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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 16

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 10▼ 14 vs year ago 66 · −21.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 12▼ 10 vs year ago 33 · −30.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 6▼ 12 vs year ago 14 · −85.7%

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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 $322.35/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits +9.93 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$322.35

9 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.77

vs WV average

−16.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	322.35	1,742	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

322.35

—

WV average3 barns · 81 hd

324.12

−1.77

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−16.39

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

+9.93

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	1,403	176.45	2,476	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,440	162.35	2,338	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	145.00	2,063	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,205	131.72	1,587	8thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$3,401	2thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,287	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,936	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,488	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,428	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,494	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,455	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	330.17/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,730	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	598	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,764	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	313.45/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,906	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	293.50/cwt	281.00–298.00	2,125	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,606	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	236.46/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,863	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	908	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,975	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,403	176.45/cwt	156.00–200.00	2,476	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	117.94/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,268	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	136.23/cwt	129.00–144.00	1,661	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,063	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	162.35/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,338	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,379	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	3,400.61/head	3,325.00–3,475.00	3,401	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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 10Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 12Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	158.00–167.00	162.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	111.00–124.00	117.94
1	—	1,535	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,219	129.00–144.00	136.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	156.00–200.00	176.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	490	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	670	360.00–365.00	362.46
1	850–900	860	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	522	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	705	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	235.00	235.00
5	750–800	788	230.00–238.00	236.46
2	900–950	908	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	518	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	462	315.00	315.00
7	500–550	524	315.00–340.00	330.17
2	550–600	598	295.00	295.00
3	600–650	608	295.00–322.50	313.45
4	700–750	724	281.00–298.00	293.50

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	3,325.00–3,475.00	3,400.61

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.