Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*This report is for the in-barn cattle today. For today's board sale results, please see Buckhannon Stockyards--Board Sale*

Larger run than last month's in barn special by near 100 head. Break in the dog days heat yesterday and today with temperatures in the low 70s made for excellent conditions to haul cattle. Better than average attendance with very active trade on the in barn offering. Stronger demand than last month, much stronger in the lighter weights, however, we didn't see the numbers of lighter Feeders to call it a very strong test. Best tests would be in the 6 weights: Feeder Steers $30 per cwt higher, Heifers $23.50-$31 per cwt higher. No test on Bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.60/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −86.26 against this barn's trailing median of $476.87.

Average price

$390.60

17 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$15.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

vs WV average

−18.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	399.92	2,296	7thin
Medium and Large 2	559	384.08	2,148	10thin

One grade step is worth $15.84/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $496.30, low $415.33, median $476.87 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

390.60

—

WV average5 barns · 118 hd

389.40

+1.20

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−18.70

This barn, trailing median3 sales

476.87

−86.26

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

39 lots · USDA AMS · Buckhannon Stockyards Special Graded Sale - 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,929	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	368.92/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	336.02/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	304.03/cwt	300.00–306.00	2,387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	295.82/cwt	275.00–302.50	2,432	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	355.62/cwt	332.50–366.00	2,251	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	352.31/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,399	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	322.99/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	459.97/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	344.83/cwt	322.50–353.00	2,317	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	335.47/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,412	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	324.74/cwt	290.00–330.00	2,738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	376.90/cwt	312.50–407.50	2,325	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	327.11/cwt	315.00–333.00	2,414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	449.37/cwt	437.50–455.00	1,955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	382.87/cwt	357.50–387.50	2,156	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	325.65/cwt	260.00–337.50	2,547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	324.18/cwt	312.50–330.50	2,337	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	333.80/cwt	316.00–342.50	2,617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	399.92/cwt	382.50–405.00	2,296	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	306.86/cwt	285.00–332.50	2,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	357.70/cwt	325.00–367.50	2,561	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	351.55/cwt	245.00–385.00	2,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	343.62/cwt	315.00–357.50	2,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	389.40/cwt	367.50–395.00	1,854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	928	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	365.88/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,968	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	344.54/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,126	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	318.27/cwt	292.50–332.00	2,142	10

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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