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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 10

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 77▼ 60 vs year ago 120 · −50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 33▼ 35 vs year ago 55 · −63.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 27▼ 3 vs year ago 10 · −30.0%

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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 $392.93/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$392.93

11 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

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

$22.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.88

vs WV average

−20.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	533	403.28	2,149	6thin
Medium and Large 1	581	380.50	2,209	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.78/cwt here — about −$60 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

392.93

—

WV average3 barns · 119 hd

401.80

−8.88

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−20.59

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	1,728	189.92	3,282	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	156.27	2,075	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	152.44	2,436	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	137.42	1,644	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$3,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

35 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	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	415.95/cwt	405.00–452.50	1,805	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,956	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	403.28/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,149	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,260	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,190	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,235	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	321.61/cwt	313.00–365.00	1,975	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	329	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,349	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	396.72/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,515	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,925	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,928	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,511	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	378.60/cwt	350.00–437.50	1,681	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	350.85/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,986	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,859	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,791	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	189.92/cwt	189.00–191.00	3,282	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	125.07/cwt	117.00–138.00	1,361	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,327	152.23/cwt	140.00–162.00	2,020	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	156.27/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,075	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	152.44/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,436	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,280	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,495	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	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 Sep 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 77Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 33Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 27Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	189.00–191.00	189.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	146.00–158.00	152.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,327	140.00–162.00	152.23
6	—	1,088	117.00–138.00	125.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	153.00–160.00	156.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	397.50	397.50
3	400–450	444	350.00–437.50	378.60
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
6	550–600	566	350.00–355.00	350.85
2	700–750	740	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	590	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	434	405.00–452.50	415.95
2	450–500	483	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	535	422.50	422.50
4	550–600	592	370.00	370.00
4	600–650	604	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	533	395.00–407.50	403.28
6	600–650	614	313.00–365.00	321.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	382	395.00–400.00	396.72
4	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	558	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	610	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	410.00	410.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	2,275.00	2,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	3,850.00	3,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.