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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 19

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Nov 12Nov 19Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 46▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 16▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Rainy weather this week in N. Central WV, slightly higher attendance and trade remains active. Very similar head run to last reported, slight gain in Slaughter Cattle. Not a very strong test on Feeders; Steers mostly sold steady, Heifers steady to $5 per cwt higher, light Feeder Bulls slightly higher than last week. Average dress Boner type Slaughter Cows lower by $8 per cwt, Slaughter Bulls slightly lower as well. Heiferettes $240 - $260 per cwt. Slaughter Hogs $80-$85 per cwt weighing 255-285 range. Baby calves sold by the head, $400.

No Sale Next Week--Happy Thanksgiving

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 $325.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 4 of 4 comparable sales and sits +12.57 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$325.00

3 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+34.70

vs WV average

−31.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	325.00	1,658	3thin

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 sale3 hd

325.00

—

WV average4 barns · 59 hd

290.30

+34.70

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−31.89

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

+12.57

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	—	Low	1,796	144.14	2,589	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	131.88	2,044	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,392	119.87	1,669	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	79.00	882	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,298	187.50	2,434	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)	1,200	$2,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,325	1thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,567	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,950	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,891	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,101	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	398	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,373	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	466	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,654	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,039	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,186	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	311.13/cwt	280.00–370.00	824	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	337.69/cwt	305.00–370.00	1,479	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	328.33/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,740	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,298	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,434	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,160	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	998	1
Bulls	—	—	2,008	163.52/cwt	160.00–166.00	3,283	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	531	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,188	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,355	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	949	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,392	122.08/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,699	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,395	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	131.88/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,044	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	780	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	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 Nov 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 46Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 0

No Sale Next Week--Happy Thanksgiving

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	107.00	107.00
1	—	885	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,355	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	100.00	100.00
9	—	1,392	115.00–129.00	122.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	130.00–134.00	131.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	185.00–190.00	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	86.00	86.00
3	—	2,008	160.00–166.00	163.52

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	387	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	620	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	665	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	527	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	580	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	618	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	765	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	825	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	435	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	345.00	345.00
6	450–500	466	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	465	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	280.00–370.00	311.13
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	438	305.00–370.00	337.69
3	500–550	530	327.50–330.00	328.33
1	600–650	630	195.00	195.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,325.00	1,325.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.