Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.59/cwt on 298 head.

Average price

$168.59

298 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$143

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$12.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.77

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	421	174.90	736	40
Medium 1	499	171.53	855	147
Large 1	541	162.42	879	111

One grade step is worth $12.48/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale298 hd

168.59

—

WV average6 barns · 657 hd

155.82

+12.77

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

40 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	Large 1	—	568	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	667	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	713	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	870	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	611	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	758	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	466	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	676	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	601	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	736	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	315	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	586	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	715	142.66/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,020	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	394	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	725	18
Steers	Large 1	—	692	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	969	8
Steers	Large 1	—	473	176.51/cwt	160.00–177.00	835	36
Steers	Large 1	—	304	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	395	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	530	158.77/cwt	146.00–160.00	841	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	866	4
Steers	Large 1	—	578	148.92/cwt	145.00–153.00	861	2
Steers	Large 1	—	800	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,060	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	598	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	957	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	606	159.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	966	16
Heifers	Medium 1	—	654	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	824	1
Steers	Large 1	—	614	152.07/cwt	140.00–153.00	934	17
Steers	Large 1	—	533	158.36/cwt	150.00–160.50	844	33
Steers	Large 1	—	403	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	766	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	468	180.93/cwt	147.50–182.00	847	64
Steers	Medium 1	—	664	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	407	149.71/cwt	132.50–151.50	609	21
Heifers	Medium 1	—	522	135.13/cwt	125.00–136.00	705	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	531	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	776	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	729	121.60/cwt	120.00–122.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	594	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	754	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	723	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	667	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	394	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	466	149.76/cwt	132.50–151.50	698	63
Heifers	Medium 1	—	319	141.53/cwt	140.00–143.00	451	2

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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