Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.66/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$369.66

10 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$781

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

$138.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.65

vs WV average

−52.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	383.51	2,190	9thin
Medium and Large 2	575	245.00	1,409	1thin

One grade step is worth $138.51/cwt here — about $781 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale10 hd

369.66

—

WV average4 barns · 207 hd

374.31

−4.65

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−52.99

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	1,751	171.97	3,011	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	148.32	2,396	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,386	130.86	1,814	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	123.50	1,432	21

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,470	$2,980	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	442.00/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	334.36/cwt	300.00–345.00	2,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	388.97/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,494	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	395.46/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	290.09/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	383.51/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,190	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	292.78/cwt	265.00–345.00	1,540	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,385	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	129.08/cwt	116.00–146.00	1,523	10
Bulls	—	—	1,751	171.97/cwt	166.00–182.00	3,011	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,385	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	147.48/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,401	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	118.60/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,754	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	134.01/cwt	124.00–141.00	1,743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	396.17/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,466	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,463	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	116.27/cwt	100.00–136.00	1,337	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,087	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,513	3,420.17/head	3,200.00–3,650.00	3,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	382.52/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	327.25/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	286.33/cwt	272.50–325.00	1,603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,725.00/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	367.43/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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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