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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 1

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 78▲ 48 vs year ago 44 · +109.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 26▲ 15 vs year ago 34 · +44.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 9▼ 53 vs year ago 67 · −79.1%

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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 $369.66/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$369.66

10 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$781

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

$138.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.65

vs WV average

−52.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	383.51	2,190	9thin
Medium and Large 2	575	245.00	1,409	1thin

One grade step is worth $138.51/cwt here — about $781 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale10 hd

369.66

—

WV average4 barns · 207 hd

374.31

−4.65

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−52.99

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	1,751	171.97	3,011	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	148.32	2,396	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,386	130.86	1,814	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	123.50	1,432	21

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,470	$2,980	3thin

Every lot

47 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	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	999	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	442.00/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,494	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	396.17/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,466	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	395.46/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,878	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	383.51/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,190	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,100	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,931	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	334.36/cwt	300.00–345.00	2,260	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,112	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	290.09/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,387	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	388.97/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,494	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	382.52/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,626	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	367.43/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,738	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	327.25/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,695	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	292.78/cwt	265.00–345.00	1,540	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,087	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,047	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,297	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,948	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	286.33/cwt	272.50–325.00	1,603	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,751	171.97/cwt	166.00–182.00	3,011	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,463	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	116.27/cwt	100.00–136.00	1,337	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	129.08/cwt	116.00–146.00	1,523	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	134.01/cwt	124.00–141.00	1,743	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,087	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,479	118.60/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,754	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,385	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,628	147.48/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,401	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,385	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,513	3,420.17/head	3,200.00–3,650.00	3,420	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	1,725.00/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Oct 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 78Year ago 44

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 26Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 9Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	430	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	485	225.00	225.00
4	550–600	560	272.50–325.00	286.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	530	367.50	367.50
2	650–700	670	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	425.00–450.00	442.00
4	350–400	370	385.00–405.00	396.17
1	400–450	440	390.00	390.00
7	450–500	475	375.00–415.00	395.46
9	550–600	571	355.00–395.00	383.51
3	600–650	627	335.00	335.00
6	650–700	676	300.00–345.00	334.36
2	800–850	823	280.00–300.00	290.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	633	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	710	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	526	265.00–345.00	292.78
2	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	360.00	360.00
9	350–400	384	370.00–405.00	388.97
4	400–450	425	380.00–385.00	382.52
4	450–500	473	365.00–375.00	367.43
2	500–550	518	310.00–345.00	327.25
5	550–600	564	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	655	312.50	312.50
2	750–800	753	305.00	305.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,513	3,200.00–3,650.00	3,420.17

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,180	116.00–146.00	129.08
1	—	1,045	140.00	140.00
10	—	1,150	100.00–136.00	116.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,628	144.00–152.00	147.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,479	114.00–123.00	118.60
5	—	1,301	124.00–141.00	134.01
2	—	1,415	147.00–148.00	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,751	166.00–182.00	171.97

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.