Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This report is for today's in barn Cattle, for today's board sale results see Buckhannon-Board Sale report

Lighter than average attendance today, snow and slippery road conditions with several temporary roadblocks due to accidents this morning. Despite this and getting late in the season, trade remained very active. Lighter head run than compared to last but it should be noted that much of the offering was weaned and advertised as vaccinated. Compared to other runs this fall there was a greater percentage of #2 shoulder type Cattle, not overly fleshy, good condition to go into and come out of a moderate winter feeding program and graze next summer. Considerable strength in the market considering national and regional trends of the past several weeks but also somewhat selective on type and weight. Four weight Steers higher by $3-$13 per cwt, sharp decline in the 5 weights and 6 weights spot on steady compared to last. Heifers saw a sharp decline on the light end of the run while 6 weights were steady to $7 per cwt lower; Feeder Bulls, sharp decline for 4 weights and a sharp increase for 5-6 weights. Good study in local demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.47/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −95.86 against this barn's trailing median of $413.33.

Average price

$317.47

27 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$67

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

$2.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−52.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	318.05	1,753	21
Medium and Large 2	577	315.42	1,820	6thin

One grade step is worth $2.63/cwt here — about −$67 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale27 hd

317.47

—

WV average1 barns · 27 hd

317.47

+0.00

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−52.98

This barn, trailing median3 sales

413.33

−95.86

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

35 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	277.36/cwt	225.00–340.00	1,722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	348.55/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,872	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	345.87/cwt	250.00–375.00	1,505	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	433	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,613	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	308.13/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,920	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	342.38/cwt	305.00–380.00	1,999	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	315.24/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,308	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	324.63/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,535	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	337.47/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,954	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	415.81/cwt	385.00–429.00	1,946	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	314.93/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,789	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	362.08/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	332.88/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	322.22/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	314.77/cwt	295.00–325.00	2,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	321.97/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,243	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	274.69/cwt	225.00–370.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	392.81/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,434	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	376.25/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,798	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	421.20/cwt	355.00–427.50	1,799	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	332.34/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,060	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	315.42/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	336.27/cwt	322.50–337.00	1,621	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,828	6

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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