Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $359.46/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$359.46

14 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

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

$57.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.82

vs WV average

−47.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	367.71	2,104	12thin
Medium and Large 2	535	310.00	1,659	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.71/cwt here — about $445 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

359.46

—

WV average4 barns · 67 hd

390.28

−30.82

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−47.98

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

+0.00

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	1,925	210.00	4,043	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	180.17	2,751	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	179.75	2,531	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,260	173.00	2,180	1thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,403	$2,437	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	179.75/cwt	165.00–186.50	2,531	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	180.17/cwt	173.00–182.50	2,751	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,480	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,025	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	547	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,403	2,437.17/head	2,425.00–2,450.00	2,437	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,139	7

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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