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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

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

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Jul 16Jul 30Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 52▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 23▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 2▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $309.23/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits −3.19 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$309.23

3 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.33

vs WV average

−38.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	309.23	1,681	3thin

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 sale3 hd

309.23

—

WV average3 barns · 33 hd

323.56

−14.33

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−38.27

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−3.19

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	1,674	180.43	3,020	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	159.87	2,270	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	151.09	2,053	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,244	138.93	1,728	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$2,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,900	2thin

Every lot

16 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,998	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	324.42/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,243	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,558	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	312.60/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,744	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,512	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,928	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,674	180.43/cwt	162.00–190.00	3,020	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,403	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	146.90/cwt	138.00–159.00	1,839	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	151.09/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,053	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	159.87/cwt	155.50–164.50	2,270	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,180	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	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 Livestock Auction - Buckhannon, WV

Wed Jul 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14Last week 52Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	317.50–345.00	324.42
1	500–550	515	302.50	302.50
2	550–600	558	305.00–320.00	312.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	432	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	632	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	277.50	277.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,252	138.00–159.00	146.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	155.50–164.50	159.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,359	145.00–158.00	151.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,674	162.00–190.00	180.43

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,675.00	2,675.00

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.