Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.04/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −109.42 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$250.04

11 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$55.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.26

vs WV average

−79.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	280.50	1,537	5thin
Medium and Large 2	556	224.66	1,249	6thin

One grade step is worth $55.85/cwt here — about $288 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 sale11 hd

250.04

—

WV average4 barns · 96 hd

295.30

−45.26

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−79.30

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−109.42

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	1,793	176.25	3,160	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	154.99	2,325	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	148.42	1,963	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,152	125.75	1,448	4thin

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)	1,282	$2,854	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,169	$2,415	5

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	221.09/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,243	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,921	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,163	2,125.05/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	117.52/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	616	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	176.25/cwt	156.00–189.00	3,160	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	142.53/cwt	131.00–150.00	1,796	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	133.97/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,655	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	155.29/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,166	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,955.10/head	2,825.00–3,025.00	2,955	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	224.83/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	297.61/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	269.10/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,782	3

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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