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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Tue, Sep 23

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1884

← Sep 16Sep 23Oct 7 →

Receipts

504 head

▼ 621 vs last sale 1,125▼ 7 vs year ago 511 · −1.4%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $412.52/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 5 of 7 comparable sales and sits +2.55 against this barn's trailing median of $409.98.

Average price

$412.52

82 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$878

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$165.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.23

vs WV average

−4.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	546	425.17	2,321	32
Medium 1	548	420.57	2,303	38
Medium and Large 2	540	361.80	1,952	11thin
Medium and Large 3	555	260.00	1,443	1thin

One grade step is worth $165.17/cwt here — about $878 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale82 hd

412.52

—

WV average6 barns · 289 hd

393.29

+19.23

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−4.57

This barn, trailing median7 sales

409.98

+2.55

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

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $496.30, low $364.21, median $409.98 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

71 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. 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	1
Steers	250–300	Large 1	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Steers	300–350	Large 1	325	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,658	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,521	2
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	355	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,722	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,853	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	408	502.86/cwt	425.00–530.00	2,052	14
Steers	400–450	Large 1	412	453.32/cwt	380.00–480.00	1,868	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	468.94/cwt	390.00–480.00	2,171	8
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	464	483.53/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,244	40
Steers	450–500	Large 1	476	481.07/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,290	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	371.98/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,990	10
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	540	434.39/cwt	365.00–441.00	2,346	25
Steers	500–550	Large 1	545	426.52/cwt	355.00–436.00	2,325	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Steers	550–600	Large 1	560	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,268	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	562	393.99/cwt	320.00–415.00	2,214	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Steers	600–650	Large 1	604	401.19/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,423	29
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	607	406.89/cwt	345.00–410.00	2,470	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	332.91/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,081	5
Steers	650–700	Large 1	693	365.82/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,535	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,624	7
Steers	700–750	Large 1	722	349.17/cwt	300.00–362.50	2,521	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Steers	750–800	Large 1	760	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,584	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	303.98/cwt	260.00–350.00	2,350	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,771	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,655	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	395.39/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,313	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	408.18/cwt	370.00–413.00	1,551	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	393	397.49/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,562	11
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	352.19/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,529	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	466	394.32/cwt	310.00–404.00	1,838	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	402.86/cwt	345.00–407.50	1,897	14
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	478	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,924	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	518	370.72/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,920	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	352.34/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,860	7
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	533	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,105	17
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	554	338.65/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,876	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	282.81/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,615	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	607	340.82/cwt	300.00–345.00	2,069	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	314.88/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,937	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	272.41/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,779	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,188	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	678	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,153	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	3
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	700	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,184	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,148	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	462.15/cwt	400.00–495.00	1,650	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	411.49/cwt	375.00–455.00	1,708	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	371.10/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,933	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	306.80/cwt	230.00–345.00	1,832	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	327.47/cwt	260.00–347.50	2,014	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1

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 Special Graded Sale - Buckhannon, WV

Tue Sep 23, 2025

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

Receipts 504Last week 1,125Year ago 511

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	300	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	357	400.00–495.00	462.15
8	400–450	415	375.00–455.00	411.49
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
5	500–550	521	365.00–375.00	371.10
3	550–600	597	230.00–345.00	306.80
5	600–650	615	260.00–347.50	327.47
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	355	485.00	485.00
14	400–450	408	425.00–530.00	502.86
40	450–500	464	430.00–485.00	483.53
25	500–550	540	365.00–441.00	434.39
13	550–600	562	320.00–415.00	393.99
21	600–650	607	345.00–410.00	406.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	719	365.00	365.00
2	750–800	773	260.00–350.00	303.98
1	850–900	885	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	338	450.00	450.00
6	350–400	390	475.00	475.00
8	450–500	463	390.00–480.00	468.94
10	500–550	535	340.00–385.00	371.98
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
5	600–650	625	310.00–345.00	332.91
1	700–750	735	265.00	265.00
3	800–850	815	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	325	510.00	510.00
6	400–450	412	380.00–480.00	453.32
18	450–500	476	450.00–485.00	481.07
30	500–550	545	355.00–436.00	426.52
2	550–600	560	405.00	405.00
29	600–650	604	370.00–405.00	401.19
16	650–700	693	335.00–370.00	365.82
12	700–750	722	300.00–362.50	349.17
2	750–800	760	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	332	355.00–400.00	395.39
26	350–400	380	370.00–413.00	408.18
4	400–450	434	330.00–365.00	352.19
14	450–500	471	345.00–407.50	402.86
7	500–550	528	322.50–357.50	352.34
7	550–600	571	250.00–325.00	282.81
4	600–650	615	300.00–320.00	314.88
2	650–700	653	250.00–295.00	272.41
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
3	650–700	663	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	700	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	840	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
11	350–400	393	350.00–410.00	397.49
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
29	450–500	466	310.00–404.00	394.32
18	500–550	518	320.00–380.00	370.72
4	550–600	554	325.00–352.50	338.65
11	600–650	607	300.00–345.00	340.82
3	650–700	678	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
11	450–500	478	402.50	402.50
17	500–550	533	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	700	312.00	312.00

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.