Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.80/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$143.80

168 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$53.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.88

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	684	148.83	1,018	130
Medium and Large 2-3	650	134.97	877	13thin
Small and Medium 1-2	617	130.44	805	15thin
Large 1-2	892	118.50	1,057	3thin
Large 2-3	525	111.00	582	3thin
Small and Medium 2-3	425	105.33	448	3thin
Medium and Large 1	608	95.00	578	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.83/cwt here — about $440 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 sale168 hd

143.80

—

WV average4 barns · 348 hd

147.68

−3.88

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

62 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 2-3	—	773	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	156.01/cwt	140.00–162.50	978	21
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	484	135.49/cwt	127.50–144.00	656	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	767	132.31/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,015	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	715	124.79/cwt	119.00–130.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	159.48/cwt	148.00–166.00	903	25
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	578	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	746	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	534	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	131.11/cwt	122.50–142.50	747	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	506	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	160.88/cwt	152.50–164.00	766	4
Steers	Large 2-3	—	440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	137.91/cwt	123.00–147.00	1,141	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	145.90/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,061	16
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	428	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	712	134.22/cwt	125.00–139.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	129.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,215	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	138.49/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,062	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	147.30/cwt	137.50–157.00	775	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	672	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	150.99/cwt	139.00–160.00	1,003	23
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	433	93.25/cwt	90.00–100.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	116.72/cwt	116.00–117.50	671	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	689	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	783	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	—	356	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	579	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	608	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	124.45/cwt	115.00–134.00	915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	121.99/cwt	113.00–125.00	977	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	556	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	126.40/cwt	124.00–127.50	671	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	134.04/cwt	130.00–136.00	688	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	456	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.58/cwt	125.00–141.00	757	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	130.47/cwt	119.00–137.00	875	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	633	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	737	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	526	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.75/cwt	115.00–130.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	120.74/cwt	119.00–122.50	942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	814	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	440	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	129.16/cwt	127.50–130.00	545	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	682	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	733	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	997	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,236	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	399	1
Steers	Large 2-3	—	567	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	543	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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