Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2025-05-07

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 7
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
41 head
7 vs last sale 34 8 vs year ago 49 · 16.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
16 vs last sale 31 18 vs year ago 29 · +62.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
37 vs last sale 14 18 vs year ago 33 · +54.5%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $350.67/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$350.67
3 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,953
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.09
vs WV average
28.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557350.671,9533thin
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 sale3 hd
350.67
WV average4 barns · 28 hd
346.59
+4.09
National average168 barns · 13,508 hd
378.79
−28.12
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,592182.442,9045thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,306162.182,1196thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,600155.542,48912
CowsLean 85-90%High1,155142.051,64010

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,450$3,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,184$3,71413
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$3,2753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$2,6858

Every lot, as filed

30 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,592182.44/cwt166.00–200.002,9045
CowsLean 85-90%1,045158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6511
CowsLean 85-90%1,125127.59/cwt116.00–134.001,4353
CowsBoner 80-85%1,243156.96/cwt155.00–159.001,9512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,338164.79/cwt157.00–170.002,2054
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,601152.45/cwt143.00–165.002,4419
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1952169.05/cwt162.00–174.001,6093
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550545365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9891
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0941
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530322.28/cwt321.00–325.001,7083
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600563343.51/cwt320.00–366.001,9342
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375367.23/cwt362.50–372.501,3772
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9381
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415370.12/cwt360.00–375.001,5363
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1203,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2243,691.41/head3,675.00–3,800.003,6918
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4503,975.00/head3,975.00–3,975.003,9752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4253,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2632,685.25/head2,450.00–2,750.002,6858
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2980153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4991
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650645322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,0801
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,9115
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,2991
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500450340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5301
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,597164.79/cwt158.00–169.002,6323
CowsLean 85-90%1,188146.62/cwt138.00–153.001,7426
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423335.41/cwt325.00–345.001,4192
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6242
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500450297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,3391
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0641

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.