Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −122.80 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$236.67

3 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$971

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

$160.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−108.80

vs WV average

−129.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	310.00	1,721	1thin
Medium and Large 2	575	250.00	1,438	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	500	150.00	750	1thin

One grade step is worth $160.00/cwt here — about $971 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale3 hd

236.67

—

WV average6 barns · 228 hd

345.47

−108.80

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−129.18

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−122.80

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	1,699	174.40	2,963	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,462	138.29	2,022	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	119.37	1,355	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	215.00	2,795	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,505	230.00	3,462	1thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,160	180.00	2,088	1thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,800	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,003	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,385	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	300.07/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	323.44/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	121.19/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,455	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	133.48/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,666	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	610	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	366	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	905	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,231	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,462	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	427.43/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,124	2
Steers	Small 1	300–350	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	350–400	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	348	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	382.20/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	414.73/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	339.96/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	384.95/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	342.30/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	451.03/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Steers	Large 1	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	790	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,105	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,800.16/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,800	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	134.44/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,061	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,927	1
Bulls	—	—	1,699	174.40/cwt	167.00–184.00	2,963	8
Steers	Standard	—	1,160	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	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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