Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $446.86/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$446.86

5 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.01

vs WV average

−27.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	446.86	2,408	5thin

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 sale5 hd

446.86

—

WV average3 barns · 13 hd

444.85

+2.01

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−27.62

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
Bulls	—	Average	2,166	226.14	4,897	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	189.63	2,525	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	159.12	1,660	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,379	$2,666	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$3,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,319	$3,099	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	439.93/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,521	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,389	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	361.09/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	3,298.73/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,299	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	173.83/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,291	2
Bulls	—	—	2,126	214.21/cwt	201.00–231.00	4,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	451.48/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,330	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	195.95/cwt	186.00–215.00	2,620	5
Bulls	—	—	2,245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	5,613	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	159.12/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,660	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,379	2,665.78/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,666	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,301	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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