Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.88/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −74.59 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$284.88

9 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$20.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.26

vs WV average

−31.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	296.25	1,607	4thin
Medium and Large 2	525	275.78	1,447	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.47/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale9 hd

284.88

—

WV average5 barns · 66 hd

294.13

−9.26

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−31.67

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−74.59

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	2,218	155.61	3,451	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	142.44	2,090	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	133.91	1,638	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	108.59	1,080	10

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,236	$3,034	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$2,700	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$2,449	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	2,218	155.61/cwt	145.00–169.00	3,451	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	130.09/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,968	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	150.68/cwt	146.00–161.00	2,165	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	89.51/cwt	83.00–97.00	987	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	113.36/cwt	104.00–123.00	1,097	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	130.86/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	288.00/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,369	2,822.19/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,822	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	3,128.19/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,128	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,796	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,936	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	337.45/cwt	329.00–348.00	1,620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	311.68/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	2,449.38/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,449	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	291.31/cwt	250.00–312.50	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	276.22/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	295.10/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,589	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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