Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.43/cwt on 200 head, up $0.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 6 comparable sales and sits −44.77 against this barn's trailing median of $409.20.

Average price

$364.43

▲ 0.22 vs prior sale

200 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$2.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.15

vs WV average

−38.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	366.71	1,966	43
Medium and Large 1	539	363.81	1,961	157

One grade step is worth $2.90/cwt here — about $5 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

6 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $496.30, low $364.21, median $409.20 across 6 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 sale200 hd

364.43

—

WV average4 barns · 263 hd

364.58

−0.15

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−38.93

This barn, trailing median6 sales

409.20

−44.77

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

28 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 2	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,009	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	508.91/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,939	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	475.66/cwt	472.50–480.00	1,570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,279	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,507	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	483.92/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,255	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	294.63/cwt	273.00–300.00	2,054	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,868	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,845	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	366.71/cwt	350.00–397.50	1,966	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	399	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,035	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	363.81/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,961	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	349.77/cwt	300.00–365.00	2,137	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,609	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,336	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,695	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,074	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	413.93/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	324.45/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,739	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	338.52/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,564	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,483	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	308.78/cwt	301.00–357.50	1,884	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,231	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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