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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 24

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 34▲ 40 vs year ago 38 · +105.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 56▼ 59 vs year ago 85 · −69.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 4▲ 6 vs year ago 3 · +200.0%

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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 $236.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −75.76 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$236.67

3 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$971

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

$160.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−108.80

vs WV average

−129.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	310.00	1,721	1thin
Medium and Large 2	575	250.00	1,438	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	500	150.00	750	1thin

One grade step is worth $160.00/cwt here — about $971 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale3 hd

236.67

—

WV average6 barns · 228 hd

345.47

−108.80

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−129.18

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−75.76

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	1,699	174.40	2,963	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,462	138.29	2,022	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	119.37	1,355	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	215.00	2,795	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,505	230.00	3,462	1thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,160	180.00	2,088	1thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,800	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,003	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,385	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Steers	300–350	Small 1	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	451.03/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,642	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,912	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,880	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	323.44/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,727	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,041	1
Steers	600–650	Large 1	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	427.43/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,124	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	618	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 1-2	348	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	870	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	342.30/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,301	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	300.07/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,149	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	382.20/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,624	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,963	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,170	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	1
Bulls	350–400	Small and Medium 1	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	414.73/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,713	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	384.95/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,809	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	339.96/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,758	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,630	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,675	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Standard	1,160	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,088	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,462	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,795	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,699	174.40/cwt	167.00–184.00	2,963	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	610	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	366	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	905	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,231	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	121.19/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,455	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,248	133.48/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,666	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,927	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,533	134.44/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,061	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,105	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	790	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,800.16/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,800	4

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 34Year ago 38

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 56Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 4Year ago 3

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,140	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,800.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	385	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	413	405.00–420.00	414.73
3	450–500	470	375.00–390.00	384.95
3	500–550	517	330.00–360.00	339.96
2	550–600	582	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	698	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	810	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	534	310.00–330.00	323.44
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	735	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	364	440.00–455.00	451.03
2	450–500	478	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	508	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	575	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	213.00	213.00
4	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	383	290.00–310.00	300.07
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	420.00–435.00	427.43
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	380	335.00–350.00	342.30
4	400–450	425	375.00–390.00	382.20
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
4	650–700	695	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	348	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	500	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	113.00–129.00	121.19
2	—	1,248	133.00–134.00	133.48
1	—	610	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	128.00–139.00	134.44
1	—	1,320	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,699	167.00–184.00	174.40

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.