Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.23/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −50.23 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$309.23

3 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.33

vs WV average

−38.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	309.23	1,681	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

309.23

—

WV average3 barns · 33 hd

323.56

−14.33

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−38.27

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−50.23

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	1,674	180.43	3,020	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	159.87	2,270	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	151.09	2,053	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,244	138.93	1,728	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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	500–550	515	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,403	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	146.90/cwt	138.00–159.00	1,839	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	159.87/cwt	155.50–164.50	2,270	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	151.09/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,512	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,928	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	1
Bulls	—	—	1,674	180.43/cwt	162.00–190.00	3,020	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	324.42/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	312.60/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,744	2

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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