Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.75/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −30.71 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$328.75

2 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$37.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.16

vs WV average

−5.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	347.50	1,842	1thin
Medium and Large 2	570	310.00	1,767	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about $75 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 sale2 hd

328.75

—

WV average3 barns · 29 hd

338.91

−10.16

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

−5.36

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−30.71

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	1,845	199.43	3,679	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,489	165.23	2,460	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	150.39	1,675	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)	1,229	$2,876	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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	Lean 85-90%	—	945	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,058	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,660	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,922	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	163.19/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,909	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,446	162.54/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,350	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	199.43/cwt	197.00–201.00	3,679	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,842	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,178	2,464.33/head	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,464	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	225.07/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	921	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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