Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.33/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −41.13 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$318.33

3 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−74.92

vs WV average

−98.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	562	318.33	1,788	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

318.33

—

WV average5 barns · 64 hd

393.26

−74.92

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−98.78

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−41.13

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	165.04	2,656	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,393	159.49	2,222	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,256	158.68	1,993	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,201	$3,859	5

Every lot, as filed

22 lots · USDA AMS · Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction - 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	650–700	665	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	159.49/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	815	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,393	4,446.68/head	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,447	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,935	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	170.32/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,686	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,251	159.92/cwt	147.00–166.00	2,001	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	159.76/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	436.23/cwt	395.00–475.00	2,478	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,300	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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