Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.65/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −82.81 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$276.65

5 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$17.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.98

vs WV average

−53.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	283.83	1,624	3thin
Medium and Large 2	510	265.88	1,356	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.95/cwt here — about $268 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 sale5 hd

276.65

—

WV average6 barns · 204 hd

301.63

−24.98

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−53.30

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−82.81

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	1,913	146.36	2,800	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	137.24	1,811	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	129.00	1,754	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,184	126.28	1,496	9thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	128.72/cwt	121.00–144.00	1,677	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,754	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	148.60/cwt	142.00–161.00	1,994	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	129.27/cwt	115.00–137.00	1,484	6
Bulls	—	—	1,913	146.36/cwt	140.00–156.00	2,800	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	355.51/cwt	325.00–387.50	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	260.71/cwt	220.00–300.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	352.23/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	275.09/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	282.43/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	283.83/cwt	272.50–307.50	1,624	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	107.47/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	265.88/cwt	247.50–285.00	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	243.83/cwt	233.00–255.00	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	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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