Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.47/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −7.00 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$352.47

4 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$36.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−48.83

vs WV average

−75.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	361.62	2,108	3thin
Medium and Large 2	555	325.00	1,804	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.62/cwt here — about $304 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

352.47

—

WV average3 barns · 26 hd

401.30

−48.83

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−75.43

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−7.00

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	159.05	2,061	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,235	151.50	1,871	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,265	148.00	1,872	1thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$3,200	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,665	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,192	$2,394	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,333	$4,238	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$4,074	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,514	$3,806	4thin

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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	159.05/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,061	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,872	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	151.50/cwt	141.00–167.00	1,871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	377.32/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,936	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,415.51/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,416	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	3,509.09/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,509	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,382	4,489.14/head	4,200.00–5,100.00	4,489	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,191	4,421.90/head	3,900.00–5,000.00	4,422	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,103	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,989	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	2,830.61/head	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,831	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,207	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	361.62/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	397.81/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,099	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,386	4,505.77/head	4,100.00–4,700.00	4,506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,593	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	989	3,668.07/head	3,000.00–4,250.00	3,668	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,335	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,653	3,862.18/head	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,862	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	2,504.93/head	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,088	211.17/cwt	200.00–222.50	2,298	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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