Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lower head run overall compared to last reported two weeks ago, trade active, no Feeder cattle to speak of following yesterday's Feeder Special sale. No market test on Feeders. Slaughter Cows up $10 per cwt for Lean and Boning types, Slaughter Bulls steady to $2 higher. Heiferettes, up to $225 per cwt, rodeo stock Bulls, $119-$135 per cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $272.50/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −61.67 against this barn's trailing median of $334.17.

Average price

$272.50

1 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.91

vs WV average

−68.59 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	272.50	1,676	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

272.50

—

WV average2 barns · 19 hd

294.41

−21.91

National average188 barns · 14,490 hd

341.09

−68.59

This barn, trailing median1 sales

334.17

−61.67

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	1,927	161.36	3,109	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	137.71	1,759	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	106.54	1,188	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,312	$2,533	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,966	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,777	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	997	$1,164	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,676	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	997	1,163.55/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,164	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	2,532.91/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,533	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,777.31/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,777	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,966.24/head	1,700.00–2,600.00	1,966	8
Bulls	—	—	1,927	161.36/cwt	150.00–170.00	3,109	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	127.54/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,556	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	998	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	79.30/cwt	76.00–84.00	789	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	117.37/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,371	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	140.74/cwt	134.00–156.00	1,824	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,872	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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