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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 28

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← May 14May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 91▲ 4 vs year ago 22 · +18.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 31▼ 3 vs year ago 17 · −17.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 8 · +0.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.38/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits +6.95 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$319.38

4 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$45.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.30

vs WV average

−13.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	330.84	1,777	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	285.00	1,568	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.84/cwt here — about $209 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

319.38

—

WV average3 barns · 26 hd

316.08

+3.30

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−13.31

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

+6.95

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $359.46, low $277.25, median $312.43 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,358	165.21	2,244	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	160.50	2,452	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	153.24	1,689	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,800	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,600	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,060	$4,021	3thin

Every lot

19 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	326	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,304	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	371.50/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,441	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	336.26/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,759	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,979	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	153.24/cwt	141.00–168.00	1,689	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	165.21/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,244	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,208	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,697	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	4,021.07/head	3,900.00–4,250.00	4,021	3

This sale against other markets

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction - Buckhannon, WV

Wed May 28, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 26Last week 91Year ago 22

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 31Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	365.00	365.00
7	350–400	388	365.00–380.00	371.50
2	500–550	523	335.00–337.50	336.26
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	680	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	665	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,675	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,102	141.00–168.00	153.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	161.00–168.00	165.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,060	3,900.00–4,250.00	4,021.07

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.