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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 12

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Nov 7Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 0▼ 22 vs year ago 68 · −32.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 32▼ 20 vs year ago 36 · −55.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 181 vs last sale 185▼ 30 vs year ago 34 · −88.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lighter run than last reported with slightly lower than average attendance, trade remained strong. No market test on Feeders, prices continued to follow national and regional trends, run had decent quality if lower numbers. Slaughter Cows: Lean Cows lower by $8 per cwt, Average Dress Boners lower by $4-$5 per cwt; no test on Bulls.

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 $357.81/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$357.81

8 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.92

vs WV average

−67.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	357.81	1,966	8thin

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 sale8 hd

357.81

—

WV average3 barns · 94 hd

359.73

−1.92

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−67.06

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	132.92	1,720	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	91.89	1,066	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	229.92	2,552	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,515	$3,600	1thin

Every lot

32 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 2	360	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,566	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,769	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	252.46/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,245	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,916	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,038	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	302.75/cwt	257.50–325.00	2,143	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,584	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	402	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,427	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,173	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	276.13/cwt	252.50–300.00	1,334	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,625	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	595	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,830	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,488	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,887	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,156	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	428.38/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,649	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	348.33/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,759	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	284.52/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,636	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,110	229.92/cwt	227.50–232.50	2,552	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	84.22/cwt	80.00–87.00	975	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	103.40/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,203	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,863	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	134.91/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,704	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	113.87/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,592	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,515	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 Nov 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 0Year ago 68

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 32Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 185Year ago 34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	131.00–138.00	134.91
2	—	1,168	159.00–160.00	159.51
3	—	1,398	105.00–125.00	113.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	97.00–110.00	103.40
3	—	1,158	80.00–87.00	84.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	227.50–232.50	229.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	493	245.00–260.00	252.46
5	500–550	522	367.00	367.00
3	550–600	595	342.50	342.50
3	700–750	708	257.50–325.00	302.75
2	750–800	795	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	478	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	483	252.50–300.00	276.13
1	600–650	640	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	520	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	595	307.50	307.50
1	650–700	680	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	460	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	282	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	330	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	385	425.00–430.00	428.38
3	500–550	505	345.00–355.00	348.33
3	550–600	575	275.00–293.00	284.52

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	—	1,515	3,600.00	3,600.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,300.00	2,300.00

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.