Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2025-04-09

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 9

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 52▲ 25 vs year ago 49 · +51.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 41▼ 13 vs year ago 37 · −35.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 0▼ 19 vs year ago 41 · −46.3%

View

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 $284.88/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −27.55 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$284.88

9 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$20.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.26

vs WV average

−31.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	296.25	1,607	4thin
Medium and Large 2	525	275.78	1,447	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.47/cwt here — about $160 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

284.88

—

WV average5 barns · 66 hd

294.13

−9.26

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−31.67

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−27.55

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

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
Bulls	—	Average	2,218	155.61	3,451	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	142.44	2,090	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	133.91	1,638	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	108.59	1,080	10

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,236	$3,034	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$2,700	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$2,449	2thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	291.31/cwt	250.00–312.50	1,375	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,796	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	311.68/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,562	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,543	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,889	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,936	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,112	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	276.22/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,411	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,562	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,652	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,589	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	288.00/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,760	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	295.10/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,166	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	337.45/cwt	329.00–348.00	1,620	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,559	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,465	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,768	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,218	155.61/cwt	145.00–169.00	3,451	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	113.36/cwt	104.00–123.00	1,097	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	89.51/cwt	83.00–97.00	987	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	130.86/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,564	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,792	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	150.68/cwt	146.00–161.00	2,165	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	130.09/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,968	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,013	2,449.38/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,449	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,177	3,128.19/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,128	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,275	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,369	2,822.19/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,822	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2

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 Apr 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 52Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 41Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,218	145.00–169.00	155.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	125.00–136.00	130.09
3	—	1,437	146.00–161.00	150.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	83.00–97.00	89.51
8	—	968	104.00–123.00	113.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	128.00–134.00	130.86
1	—	1,280	140.00	140.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	415	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	465	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	525	297.50	297.50
2	550–600	560	295.00	295.00
6	600–650	611	285.00–291.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	485	265.00	265.00
4	500–550	511	270.00–285.00	276.22
1	550–600	580	274.00	274.00
2	650–700	660	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	280.00–310.00	295.10
2	550–600	558	262.50	262.50
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
7	450–500	480	329.00–348.00	337.45
2	500–550	518	301.00	301.00
2	600–650	615	285.00–290.00	287.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	250.00–312.50	291.31
1	500–550	510	302.50	302.50
2	550–600	590	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	492	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	501	300.00–317.50	311.68
3	550–600	595	317.50	317.50
3	600–650	607	319.00	319.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,369	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,822.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,177	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,128.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,390	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,449.38

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	2	—	1,275	2,650.00	2,650.00

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.