Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.75/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$129.75

99 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.52

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	637	134.26	855	72
Medium and Large 2	603	117.74	711	27

One grade step is worth $16.52/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale99 hd

129.75

—

WV average3 barns · 499 hd

128.23

+1.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

24 lots · USDA AMS · Buckhannon Stockyards Special Graded Sale - Buckhannon, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	132.38/cwt	125.00–141.00	769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	134.61/cwt	133.00–136.00	910	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	132.66/cwt	127.00–143.00	832	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.50	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	119.35/cwt	116.00–123.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	119.30/cwt	113.00–125.00	687	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	647	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	964	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	135.26/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	133.35/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,032	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	132.84/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,097	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	141.97/cwt	139.00–145.00	828	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	140.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	858	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	136.35/cwt	135.00–139.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	131.53/cwt	128.00–135.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	912	2

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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