Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.65/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −104.81 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$254.65

7 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,454

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$37.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.66

vs WV average

−49.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	260.01	1,513	6thin
Medium and Large 2	505	222.50	1,124	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.51/cwt here — about $390 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 sale7 hd

254.65

—

WV average2 barns · 30 hd

246.99

+7.66

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−49.99

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−104.81

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	1,855	145.85	2,706	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	138.21	1,810	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	135.65	2,145	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,244	108.59	1,350	7thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	260.01/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,062	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	264.78/cwt	257.50–272.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	301.02/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	253.29/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	294.68/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,370	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,251	114.78/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,436	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	133.47/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,002	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	145.85/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	93.13/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,141	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	146.09/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,928	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,443	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	132.95/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	267.83/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,149	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	236.68/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,045	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,361	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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