Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.27/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$138.27

127 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$16.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	690	140.56	969	109
Medium and Large 2	626	124.41	779	18thin

One grade step is worth $16.14/cwt here — about $190 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 sale127 hd

138.27

—

WV average5 barns · 344 hd

138.77

−0.51

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

30 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	—	579	149.05/cwt	135.00–153.00	863	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	133.62/cwt	132.00–136.00	758	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	130.77/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,070	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	134.08/cwt	128.00–138.50	1,049	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	123.35/cwt	118.00–126.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	141.92/cwt	135.00–148.00	945	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	126.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	145.97/cwt	132.50–150.00	934	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	128.58/cwt	120.00–133.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	137.47/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,002	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	141.28/cwt	140.00–142.50	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	117.99/cwt	114.00–121.00	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	839	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	126.33/cwt	123.00–128.00	860	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	130.62/cwt	125.00–132.00	827	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	125.28/cwt	115.00–129.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	118.67/cwt	118.00–119.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	137.13/cwt	135.00–139.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	898	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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