Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.75/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$358.75

4 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$37.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.65

vs WV average

−28.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	377.50	2,208	2thin
Medium and Large 2	590	340.00	2,006	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about $202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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

358.75

—

WV average3 barns · 67 hd

388.40

−29.65

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

−28.74

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	1,801	188.82	3,401	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	160.00	2,144	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	143.24	1,536	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	140.00	2,128	1thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,801	188.82/cwt	179.00–195.00	3,401	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,208	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	159.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,803	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,128	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	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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