Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.05/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$126.05

201 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$0.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	538	126.21	679	120
Medium and Large 1	538	125.82	677	81

One grade step is worth $0.39/cwt here — about $3 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 sale201 hd

126.05

—

WV average5 barns · 751 hd

121.10

+4.95

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

41 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	—	763	110.71/cwt	108.00–114.00	845	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	128.56/cwt	120.00–132.00	875	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	144.90/cwt	144.00–145.00	762	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	726	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	155.88/cwt	154.00–157.50	652	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	144.41/cwt	135.00–153.00	605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	146.35/cwt	145.00–148.00	825	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	132.65/cwt	120.00–140.00	834	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	454	160.68/cwt	158.00–166.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	152.87/cwt	137.00–158.00	868	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	161.06/cwt	152.00–162.50	620	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.59/cwt	150.00–156.00	730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	118.03/cwt	114.00–125.00	843	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	152.53/cwt	148.00–157.00	807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	162.44/cwt	161.00–163.00	747	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.12/cwt	115.00–127.00	705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	366	138.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	132.42/cwt	129.00–137.00	445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	127.32/cwt	123.00–129.00	738	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	124.30/cwt	122.00–125.50	758	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	128.08/cwt	117.50–132.50	537	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	132.90/cwt	126.00–137.00	621	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	482	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	792	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	129.38/cwt	122.50–133.00	494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	128.95/cwt	128.00–132.00	690	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	110.24/cwt	109.00–112.00	747	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	131.52/cwt	115.00–134.00	612	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	594	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	561	2

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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