Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.28/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +14.82 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$374.28

5 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$42.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.18

vs WV average

−54.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	382.85	2,120	4thin
Medium and Large 2	560	340.00	1,904	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.85/cwt here — about $216 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale5 hd

374.28

—

WV average4 barns · 46 hd

403.47

−29.18

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−54.89

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

+14.82

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	2,003	198.64	3,979	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,348	168.56	2,272	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	164.46	2,508	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,195	160.48	1,918	5thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	380.47/cwt	377.50–382.00	2,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,360	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,021	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,788	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,506	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	151.14/cwt	142.00–164.00	1,844	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	163.08/cwt	152.00–172.00	2,440	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	164.65/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,231	6
Bulls	—	—	2,003	198.64/cwt	196.00–202.00	3,979	2

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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