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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 13

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Jul 30Aug 13Aug 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 14▼ 7 vs year ago 33 · −21.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 12▼ 10 vs year ago 24 · −41.7%

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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 $358.75/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$358.75

4 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$37.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.65

vs WV average

−28.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	377.50	2,208	2thin
Medium and Large 2	590	340.00	2,006	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about $202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale4 hd

358.75

—

WV average3 barns · 67 hd

388.40

−29.65

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

−28.74

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,801	188.82	3,401	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	160.00	2,144	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	143.24	1,536	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	140.00	2,128	1thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,795	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,208	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,849	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,139	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,891	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,801	188.82/cwt	179.00–195.00	3,401	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	159.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,803	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,144	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,128	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 Aug 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 26Last week 14Year ago 33

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 12Year ago 24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,801	179.00–195.00	188.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,128	155.00–165.00	159.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	573	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	585	377.50	377.50
3	700–750	715	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	725	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	930	230.00	230.00

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.