Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −29.46 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$330.00

3 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.87

vs WV average

−5.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	330.00	1,700	3thin

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

330.00

—

WV average2 barns · 23 hd

316.13

+13.87

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−5.91

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−29.46

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	2,074	196.93	4,084	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,393	163.20	2,273	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	154.00	2,479	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	134.53	1,538	2thin

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
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,065	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,487	2thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	361.42/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,836	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,486.84/head	1,750.00–3,000.00	2,487	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,479	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,573	2
Bulls	—	—	2,074	196.93/cwt	190.00–205.00	4,084	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	134.53/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,538	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	163.20/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,273	5

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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