Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Bred Cow Special Sale this Friday at 6 PM--take in Thursday afternoon and Friday 8 am until 12 noon

Slightly higher head run than last week, larger offering of Slaughter Cattle while Replacements and Feeders stayed mostly the same. Average attendance and trade remained active. Larger than usual offering of Hair Sheep and Goats. Small run of Slaughter Hogs, $75--$95 per cwt. No market test on Feeder Cattle. Slaughter Cows: Breaker Cows steady to lower by $5.50 per cwt; Boner and Lean types lower by nigh $10 per cwt. Slight gain on Slaughter Bulls, steady to $6 per cwt higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.49/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −86.98 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$272.49

4 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$644

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

$116.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.92

vs WV average

−93.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	301.65	1,689	3thin
Medium and Large 2	565	185.00	1,045	1thin

One grade step is worth $116.65/cwt here — about $644 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 sale4 hd

272.49

—

WV average6 barns · 59 hd

303.41

−30.92

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−93.12

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−86.98

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	1,575	156.86	2,471	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	139.47	2,174	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	126.84	1,713	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,144	92.39	1,057	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,429	208.39	2,977	4thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,575	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,323	$1,994	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,325	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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	85.22/cwt	81.00–90.00	995	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	221.52/cwt	215.00–230.00	2,714	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	112.64/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,369	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	132.82/cwt	126.00–145.00	1,780	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	117.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,603	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	141.45/cwt	136.00–147.00	2,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	382.53/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	312.39/cwt	265.00–335.00	1,631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	301.65/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	288.75/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	335.16/cwt	275.00–365.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	269.14/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	302.70/cwt	285.00–320.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	331.58/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	1,994.23/head	1,800.00–2,175.00	1,994	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	2,030	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	405	1
Bulls	—	—	1,711	173.63/cwt	158.00–187.00	2,971	6
Bulls	—	—	1,412	136.74/cwt	120.00–146.00	1,931	5
Steers	Select and ChoiceNon-Traditional	—	2,040	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	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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