Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $424.82/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$424.82

19 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$530

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

$115.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.74

vs WV average

+8.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	430.92	2,216	18thin
Medium and Large 2	535	315.00	1,685	1thin

One grade step is worth $115.92/cwt here — about $530 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale19 hd

424.82

—

WV average3 barns · 37 hd

396.07

+28.74

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

+8.29

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	1,792	179.07	3,209	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	154.94	2,202	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	152.69	2,051	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	129.77	1,433	13

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,247	$2,211	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,189	$2,068	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$3,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	395.35/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	452.79/cwt	422.50–456.00	2,155	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	331.17/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	438.10/cwt	380.00–442.50	2,199	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	366.12/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,266	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	2,127.16/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,127	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	2,416.78/head	2,100.00–2,725.00	2,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	414.15/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	343.30/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	376.19/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,904	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,709	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	341.88/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	179.07/cwt	161.00–190.00	3,209	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	116.78/cwt	100.00–127.00	1,268	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	144.93/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,630	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	154.94/cwt	148.00–164.00	2,202	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	152.69/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,051	3

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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