Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.46/cwt on 468 head.

Average price

$188.46

468 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$17.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	438	199.50	874	65
Medium 1	503	189.53	954	251
Large 1	540	181.98	983	152

One grade step is worth $17.52/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale468 hd

188.46

—

WV average5 barns · 691 hd

185.82

+2.64

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

51 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	Large 1	—	309	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	609	2
Steers	Large 1	—	678	167.53/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,136	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	190.87/cwt	154.00–193.00	880	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	804	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	532	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	814	32
Heifers	Large 1	—	461	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	738	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	40
Steers	Medium 1	—	712	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	926	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	672	166.26/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,117	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	342	193.28/cwt	155.00–200.00	661	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	396	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	851	3
Steers	Large 1	—	542	180.74/cwt	165.00–184.00	980	57
Steers	Medium 1	—	583	163.92/cwt	160.00–170.00	956	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	412	203.23/cwt	150.00–215.00	837	33
Steers	Medium 1	—	527	183.12/cwt	150.00–185.00	965	84
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	608	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,031	34
Steers	Large 1	—	472	186.12/cwt	160.00–187.50	878	36
Steers	Large 1	—	608	179.79/cwt	162.00–180.50	1,093	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	147.24/cwt	142.00–155.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	159.33/cwt	152.50–166.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	166.47/cwt	130.00–202.50	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	165.66/cwt	130.00–185.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	118.27/cwt	110.00–125.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	897	1
Steers	Large 1	—	389	184.29/cwt	170.00–195.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	530	158.00/cwt	156.00–158.50	837	40
Heifers	Large 1	—	386	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	533	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	327	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	611	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	694	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	760	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	584	17
Heifers	Medium 1	—	326	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	579	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	726	1
Steers	Large 1	—	403	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	866	7
Steers	Large 1	—	566	171.00/cwt	170.00–174.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	461	163.49/cwt	136.00–166.00	754	76
Heifers	Medium 1	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	296	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	392	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	584	142.72/cwt	140.00–146.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	916	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	466	202.82/cwt	167.50–214.00	945	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	744	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	609	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	871	17
Heifers	Medium 1	—	397	161.49/cwt	135.00–166.00	641	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	842	28

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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