Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.35/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −37.11 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$322.35

9 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.77

vs WV average

−16.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	322.35	1,742	9thin

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 sale9 hd

322.35

—

WV average3 barns · 81 hd

324.12

−1.77

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−16.39

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−37.11

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	1,403	176.45	2,476	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,440	162.35	2,338	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	145.00	2,063	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,205	131.72	1,587	8thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$3,401	2thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	236.46/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	908	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	3,400.61/head	3,325.00–3,475.00	3,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	313.45/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	330.17/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	293.50/cwt	281.00–298.00	2,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	162.35/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,338	4
Bulls	—	—	1,403	176.45/cwt	156.00–200.00	2,476	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	117.94/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,268	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,379	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	136.23/cwt	129.00–144.00	1,661	4

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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