Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $340.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +5.83 against this barn's trailing median of $334.17.

Average price

$340.00

3 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−46.71 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	340.00	2,047	3thin

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 sale3 hd

340.00

—

WV average1 barns · 3 hd

340.00

+0.00

National average183 barns · 19,378 hd

386.71

−46.71

This barn, trailing median1 sales

334.17

+5.83

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	1,925	180.00	3,465	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,319	164.80	2,173	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	163.00	2,486	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,244	140.48	1,748	5thin

Every lot, as filed

9 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%	—	1,065	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,214	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,289	147.10/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,896	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,486	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,301	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	162.07/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,131	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,047	3

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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