Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $392.93/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$392.93

11 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

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

$22.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.88

vs WV average

−20.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	403.28	2,149	6thin
Medium and Large 1	581	380.50	2,209	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.78/cwt here — about −$60 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale11 hd

392.93

—

WV average3 barns · 119 hd

401.80

−8.88

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−20.59

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	1,728	189.92	3,282	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	156.27	2,075	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	152.44	2,436	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	137.42	1,644	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$3,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	—	1,728	189.92/cwt	189.00–191.00	3,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	415.95/cwt	405.00–452.50	1,805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	329	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,495	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	396.72/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	378.60/cwt	350.00–437.50	1,681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	350.85/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,928	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	321.61/cwt	313.00–365.00	1,975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	403.28/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,149	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	152.44/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,436	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,327	152.23/cwt	140.00–162.00	2,020	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	125.07/cwt	117.00–138.00	1,361	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	156.27/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,075	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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