Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.24/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits −74.09 against this barn's trailing median of $413.33.

Average price

$339.24

113 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$45.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.77

vs WV average

−45.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	362.60	1,939	51
Medium 1	547	324.00	1,772	24
Large 1	569	317.50	1,807	22
Medium and Large 2	551	317.50	1,749	16thin

One grade step is worth $45.10/cwt here — about $190 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.00, low $336.82, median $413.33 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 sale113 hd

339.24

—

WV average8 barns · 519 hd

333.46

+5.77

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−45.15

This barn, trailing median3 sales

413.33

−74.09

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

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	411.24/cwt	410.00–412.50	1,945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	360.22/cwt	342.50–389.00	2,086	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	341.95/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,165	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	238.15/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	270.55/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,986	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,952	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	228.96/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	408.36/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,740	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	412.82/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,953	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	377.94/cwt	345.00–405.00	1,965	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,899	11
Bulls	Large 1	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	569	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,807	22
Steers	Large 1	400–450	440	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,958	1
Steers	Large 1	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Large 1	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	579	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,882	10
Heifers	Large 1	650–700	682	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,654	10
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	497	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,690	5
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	427	365.83/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,562	5
Steers	Large 1	550–600	572	364.00/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,082	20
Steers	Large 1	500–550	509	368.21/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,874	11
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	489	402.70/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,969	31
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Steers	Large 1	450–500	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	1
Steers	Large 1	650–700	662	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,085	5
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	419	446.13/cwt	360.00–457.50	1,869	9
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	363	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,434	5
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	479	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,688	28
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	423	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,633	14
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	661	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,049	6
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	664	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,633	4
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	559	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,845	9
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	538	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,743	12
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	581	377.97/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,196	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	381.57/cwt	380.00–383.00	1,591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	379.95/cwt	320.00–415.00	1,809	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	322.06/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,849	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,525	3
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	504	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,852	6
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	556	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,801	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	379.62/cwt	330.00–382.50	1,560	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	314.45/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,145	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	387.26/cwt	385.00–391.00	1,464	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	413.04/cwt	405.00–422.50	2,173	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,749	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	387.50/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,356	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	400.72/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,302	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,730	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,820	5

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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