Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.96/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$118.96

91 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$17.45/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 1	631	121.60	767	77
Medium 2	784	108.00	847	1thin
Medium and Large 2	724	104.15	755	13thin

One grade step is worth $17.45/cwt here — about $12 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 sale91 hd

118.96

—

WV average6 barns · 215 hd

114.01

+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

29 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	756	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	762	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	139.80/cwt	135.00–143.00	956	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	129.91/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,018	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.50	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	124.20/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,016	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	147.28/cwt	143.00–148.00	948	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	131.99/cwt	124.00–138.00	954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	144.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	121.40/cwt	118.00–124.00	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	784	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	123.19/cwt	117.00–124.50	770	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	101.34/cwt	100.00–104.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	121.96/cwt	120.00–125.50	833	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	105.97/cwt	104.00–108.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	124.43/cwt	122.50–126.00	658	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	854	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	115.87/cwt	111.00–118.00	826	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	775	1

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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