Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.67/cwt on 3 head, up $12.20 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +12.20 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$371.67

▲ 12.20 vs prior sale

3 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$85.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.50

vs WV average

−24.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	400.00	2,072	2thin
Medium and Large 2	585	315.00	1,843	1thin

One grade step is worth $85.00/cwt here — about $229 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 sale3 hd

371.67

—

WV average3 barns · 77 hd

412.17

−40.50

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−24.38

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

+12.20

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	1,877	200.23	3,758	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	176.97	2,242	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	166.00	1,693	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	164.92	2,243	2thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	400–450	430	372.54/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	412.47/cwt	405.00–420.00	3,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	164.92/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,243	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,072	2
Bulls	—	—	1,877	200.23/cwt	179.00–224.00	3,758	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	176.97/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,242	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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