Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.00/cwt on 1 head, down $59.46 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −59.46 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$300.00

▼ 59.46 vs prior sale

1 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−108.32

vs WV average

−111.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	300.00	1,650	1thin

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 sale1 hd

300.00

—

WV average3 barns · 98 hd

408.32

−108.32

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−111.50

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−59.46

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	1,728	210.48	3,637	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	167.19	2,251	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	166.11	2,676	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	157.66	1,868	10

Every lot, as filed

10 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	210.48/cwt	203.00–219.00	3,637	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	168.84/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,296	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	2,267	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,956	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	164.64/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,534	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,900	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,268	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	157.66/cwt	148.00–172.50	1,868	10

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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