Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.79/cwt on 295 head.

Average price

$139.79

295 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$1.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.25

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	140.13	737	215
Medium and Large 2	430	138.88	597	80

One grade step is worth $1.25/cwt here — about $140 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 sale295 hd

139.79

—

WV average6 barns · 1,524 hd

134.54

+5.25

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

20 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	152.46/cwt	148.00–154.50	712	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	432	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	641	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	146.98/cwt	138.00–153.00	595	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	670	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	558	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	588	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	470	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	392	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	138.74/cwt	135.00–144.00	745	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	606	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	123.77/cwt	123.00–124.00	756	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	127.36/cwt	118.00–129.00	596	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	114.70/cwt	114.00–115.50	614	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	124.45/cwt	121.00–125.00	487	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	490	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	633	7

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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