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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 30

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 52▼ 62 vs year ago 96 · −64.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 19▲ 0 vs year ago 31 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 0▼ 22 vs year ago 36 · −61.1%

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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 $250.04/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −62.38 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$250.04

11 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$55.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.26

vs WV average

−79.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	280.50	1,537	5thin
Medium and Large 2	556	224.66	1,249	6thin

One grade step is worth $55.85/cwt here — about $288 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 sale11 hd

250.04

—

WV average4 barns · 96 hd

295.30

−45.26

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−79.30

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−62.38

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	1,793	176.25	3,160	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	154.99	2,325	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	148.42	1,963	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,152	125.75	1,448	4thin

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)	1,282	$2,854	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,169	$2,415	5

Every lot

25 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	616	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,921	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	297.61/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,542	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,273	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	221.09/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,243	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	269.10/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,528	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	224.83/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,513	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,782	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,793	176.25/cwt	156.00–189.00	3,160	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	117.52/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,255	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	133.97/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,655	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	142.53/cwt	131.00–150.00	1,796	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	155.29/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,166	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,325	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,163	2,125.05/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,170	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,210	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,955.10/head	2,825.00–3,025.00	2,955	4

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 34Last week 52Year ago 96

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 19Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 36

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	—	1,170	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,450.00	2,450.00

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	—	1,300	2,825.00–3,025.00	2,955.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,500.00	2,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	242.50	242.50
5	550–600	562	210.00–250.00	221.09
4	650–700	673	220.00–240.00	224.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	275.00–320.00	297.61
3	550–600	568	255.00–276.00	269.10
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	692	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	680	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	117.00–118.00	117.52
2	—	1,235	128.00–139.00	133.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,260	131.00–150.00	142.53
6	—	1,395	151.00–161.00	155.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	154.00–156.00	154.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,793	156.00–189.00	176.25

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.