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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 17

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 60▼ 8 vs year ago 42 · −19.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 20▼ 40 vs year ago 96 · −41.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Similar head run compared to last week, lighter run of Feeders following yesterday's graded Feeder sale but made up for by a heavier run of Slaughter Cattle. Average attendance and trade active. No market test on Feeders. Slaughter Cows lower by $5-$6 per cwt despite average weights lighter by near 60 pound per head compared to last; Slaughter Bulls lower by $3 per cwt. Dry conditions persist in N. Central West Virginia with some producers reporting having to haul water.

Graded Feeder Sale next Tuesday, September 23 at 9:00 am, taking in Monday

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $320.00/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$320.00

5 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−37.27

vs WV average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	320.00	1,731	5thin

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 sale5 hd

320.00

—

WV average6 barns · 88 hd

357.27

−37.27

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	1,550	180.61	2,799	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	142.82	2,161	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	138.58	1,721	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	120.80	1,345	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	950	213.49	2,028	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	237.71	2,793	2thin

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)	1,083	$1,852	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,650	1thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	348.44/cwt	330.00–357.50	2,063	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,251	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	345.83/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,435	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	274.65/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,464	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,652	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,087	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,175	237.71/cwt	235.00–240.00	2,793	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	950	213.49/cwt	200.00–225.00	2,028	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	180.61/cwt	160.00–186.00	2,799	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	125.77/cwt	114.00–138.00	1,366	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	110.99/cwt	94.00–125.00	1,238	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	128.76/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,525	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	138.21/cwt	127.00–143.00	1,681	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,805	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	149.01/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,997	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	141.74/cwt	134.00–145.00	2,116	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,983	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	147.34/cwt	141.00–153.00	2,279	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	1,852.31/head	1,200.00–2,250.00	1,852	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 34Last week 60Year ago 42

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 20Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 4

Graded Feeder Sale next Tuesday, September 23 at 9:00 am, taking in Monday

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,115	94.00–125.00	110.99
1	—	1,245	145.00	145.00
5	—	1,086	114.00–138.00	125.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,547	141.00–153.00	147.34
9	—	1,493	134.00–145.00	141.74
1	—	1,525	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,340	144.00–155.00	149.01
8	—	1,216	127.00–143.00	138.21
5	—	1,184	123.00–133.00	128.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	235.00–240.00	237.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	200.00–225.00	213.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	160.00–186.00	180.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	300.00–370.00	345.83
2	500–550	533	250.00–300.00	274.65
1	550–600	560	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	612	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	705	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	592	330.00–357.50	348.44
1	650–700	670	336.00	336.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	1,200.00–2,250.00	1,852.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,650.00	1,650.00

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.