Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.16/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −14.31 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$345.16

17 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+18.22

vs WV average

+5.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	345.16	1,873	17thin

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 sale17 hd

345.16

—

WV average3 barns · 73 hd

326.94

+18.22

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

+5.28

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−14.31

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	1,819	197.18	3,587	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	159.78	2,139	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	152.85	2,344	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	143.94	1,570	6thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,819	197.18/cwt	180.00–214.00	3,587	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	154.29/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,044	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	165.27/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,236	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	142.25/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,145	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	159.92/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,479	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	145.93/cwt	133.00–158.00	1,637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	398.30/cwt	375.00–404.00	2,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	375.92/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,216	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	383	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	299.23/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	357.14/cwt	330.00–371.00	2,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	608	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,098	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	327.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	353.37/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	349.86/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,259	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	302	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	12

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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