Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.59/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$131.59

190 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$18.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	505	138.40	699	47
Medium 1	552	129.57	715	29
Medium and Large 1-2	594	129.46	769	112
Large 1	583	120.00	700	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.40/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale190 hd

131.59

—

WV average7 barns · 1,266 hd

130.68

+0.91

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

54 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 2	—	513	139.80/cwt	138.00–140.00	717	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	133.52/cwt	120.00–136.00	781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	96.65/cwt	95.00–100.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	127.29/cwt	121.00–130.00	864	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	132.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	819	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	143.74/cwt	142.00–145.00	677	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	157.40/cwt	154.00–162.50	995	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	152.82/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,024	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	134.47/cwt	133.00–137.00	726	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	135.82/cwt	132.50–140.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	133.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	129.23/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,061	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,079	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	168.40/cwt	147.50–176.00	955	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	140.20/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,022	9
Steers	Large 1	—	659	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	890	4
Steers	Large 1	—	636	137.55/cwt	127.50–142.50	875	3
Steers	Large 1	—	787	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	968	2
Steers	Large 1	—	505	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	894	2
Steers	Large 1	—	588	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	779	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	583	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	136.50/cwt	120.00–142.00	459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	153.42/cwt	137.50–159.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	159.15/cwt	147.50–163.00	910	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	816	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	131.28/cwt	126.00–134.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	876	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	827	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	114.00/cwt	108.00–118.00	828	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	808	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	996	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	711	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	981	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	773	126.72/cwt	120.00–132.50	980	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	498	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	735	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	402	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	667	129.61/cwt	120.00–133.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	575	128.81/cwt	117.50–140.00	741	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	522	130.08/cwt	130.00–131.00	679	13
Steers	Medium 1	—	675	144.69/cwt	140.00–147.00	977	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	504	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	794	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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