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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Tue, Sep 22

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1884

← Sep 15Sep 22Oct 6 →

Receipts

658 head

▼ 417 vs last sale 1,075▲ 154 vs year ago 504 · +30.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Second Graded Feeder Special sale following on the heels of last week's sale; lower head run by about 300 head but plenty of quality in the offering. Average attendance and very active trade. Local market on somewhat of a roller coaster ride following a much stronger futures board yesterday but with some consistency to the curve. Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold significantly lower in the four hundred weight breaks while significantly higher in the five weights and mostly steady in the six weights. Same trend on Feeder Heifers, weaker trend on the lighter end of the run while much higher for the heavy four weights and higher by $13 per cwt in the fives before settling out lower on the heavy end of the run. No market test on Feeder Bulls but a decent run today pursued by active interest. Very wet conditions persist in N. Central WV with many producers reporting difficulty in accessing pastures and loading areas.

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 $403.07/cwt on 99 head, up $38.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −6.91 against this barn's trailing median of $409.98.

Average price

$403.07

▲ 38.63 vs prior sale

99 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$44.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.95

vs WV average

−2.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	406.69	2,181	91
Medium and Large 2	561	361.88	2,029	8thin

One grade step is worth $44.81/cwt here — about $152 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 sale99 hd

403.07

—

WV average4 barns · 337 hd

389.12

+13.95

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−2.34

This barn, trailing median7 sales

409.98

−6.91

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

34 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	297	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,292	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,394	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,761	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	444.73/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,726	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	460.48/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,902	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	455.49/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,145	62
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,199	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,887	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	408.30/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,184	89
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,113	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	334.02/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,038	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	310.38/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,132	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	307	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,067	19
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,439	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	399	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,496	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	354.29/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,548	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	378.29/cwt	366.00–390.00	1,759	65
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,862	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	337.42/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,819	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	297.93/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,761	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,844	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	299	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,271	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	372.38/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,460	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	376.92/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,617	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	414.50/cwt	340.00–430.00	1,927	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	352.20/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,856	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	254.95/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,599	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	278.41/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,871	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	258.44/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,956	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 Special Graded Sale - Buckhannon, WV

Tue Sep 22, 2026

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

Receipts 658Last week 1,075Year ago 504

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	299	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	392	325.00–395.00	372.38
7	400–450	429	330.00–400.00	376.92
10	450–500	465	340.00–430.00	414.50
14	500–550	527	310.00–360.00	352.20
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	627	250.00–265.00	254.95
3	650–700	672	270.00–285.00	278.41
3	750–800	757	235.00–280.00	258.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
8	350–400	397	362.50	362.50
65	450–500	465	366.00–390.00	378.29
31	500–550	539	332.50–342.50	337.42
9	550–600	591	282.50–310.00	297.93
4	600–650	621	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	307	347.50	347.50
27	350–400	399	375.00	375.00
35	400–450	437	350.00–357.00	354.29
15	500–550	535	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	425.00	425.00
9	350–400	388	440.00–455.00	444.73
12	400–450	413	440.00–465.00	460.48
62	450–500	471	435.00–470.00	455.49
89	500–550	535	390.00–425.00	408.30
2	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
33	600–650	610	332.50–335.00	334.02
13	650–700	687	305.00–312.00	310.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	297	435.00	435.00
11	350–400	387	455.00	455.00
36	450–500	473	465.00	465.00
3	500–550	517	365.00	365.00
5	550–600	587	360.00	360.00
4	600–650	625	325.00	325.00

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.