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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 22

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 92▼ 6 vs year ago 114 · −5.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 49▼ 24 vs year ago 48 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 14▼ 2 vs year ago 8 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Well attended sale with fairly active trade. Quite a bit of quality in the run of Feeder Cattle, prices trends steady despite recent uncertainty on the board. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady. Breeding Ewes and Bucks sold by the head, rest of Sheep by the cwt.

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 $303.61/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits −8.82 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$303.61

8 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$34.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.21

vs WV average

−87.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	312.31	1,663	6thin
Medium and Large 2	505	277.50	1,401	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.81/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale8 hd

303.61

—

WV average5 barns · 149 hd

341.82

−38.21

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−87.21

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−8.82

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	1,621	162.26	2,630	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	145.81	2,197	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	142.55	1,938	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	104.24	1,022	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$2,111	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,120	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	356.61/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,348	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,189	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	408.20/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,723	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	395.75/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,852	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	290.14/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,575	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	327.86/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,852	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	313.77/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,914	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,118	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	345.04/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,094	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	370.14/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,225	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	299.95/cwt	270.00–350.00	1,080	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,416	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,528	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	335.97/cwt	250.00–380.00	1,388	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,183	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	373.14/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,784	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,401	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	318.77/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,670	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	858	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,145	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	960	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,160	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	401.85/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,736	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	354.82/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,817	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,997	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,918	1
Bulls	—	—	1,684	167.82/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,826	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	104.24/cwt	80.00–123.00	1,022	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,935	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	141.97/cwt	134.00–151.00	1,948	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,829	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,033	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	144.94/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,177	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,464	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	2,110.74/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,111	3

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 92Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 49Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 14Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,372	134.00–151.00	141.97
1	—	1,180	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,475	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,502	142.00–150.00	144.94
1	—	1,540	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,495	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	80.00–123.00	104.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,684	164.00–170.00	167.82
1	—	1,370	140.00	140.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	350.00–370.00	356.61
3	400–450	422	395.00–415.00	408.20
6	450–500	468	365.00–405.00	395.75
2	500–550	543	260.00–320.00	290.14
5	550–600	565	300.00–370.00	327.86
3	600–650	610	300.00–340.00	313.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	700	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	365.00–375.00	370.14
2	350–400	388	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	413	370.00	370.00
5	450–500	478	360.00–380.00	373.14
5	500–550	524	300.00–335.00	318.77
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	317	330.00–350.00	345.04
3	350–400	360	270.00–350.00	299.95
3	400–450	413	250.00–380.00	335.97
2	450–500	473	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	505	275.00–280.00	277.50
2	850–900	858	250.00	250.00
2	950–1000	960	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	432	370.00–415.00	401.85
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
5	500–550	512	315.00–370.00	354.82
6	600–650	624	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	655	270.00	270.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,242	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,110.74
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,950.00	1,950.00

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.