Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.38/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −40.08 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$319.38

4 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$45.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.30

vs WV average

−13.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	330.84	1,777	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	285.00	1,568	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.84/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale4 hd

319.38

—

WV average3 barns · 26 hd

316.08

+3.30

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−13.31

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−40.08

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,358	165.21	2,244	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	160.50	2,452	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	153.24	1,689	6thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,800	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,600	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,060	$4,021	3thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	336.26/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,979	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,208	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	153.24/cwt	141.00–168.00	1,689	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	371.50/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,441	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	326	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	4,021.07/head	3,900.00–4,250.00	4,021	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	165.21/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,244	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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