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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 3

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2 head

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

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 29▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 2▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lower head run overall compared to last reported two weeks ago, trade active, no Feeder cattle to speak of following yesterday's Feeder Special sale. No market test on Feeders. Slaughter Cows up $10 per cwt for Lean and Boning types, Slaughter Bulls steady to $2 higher. Heiferettes, up to $225 per cwt, rodeo stock Bulls, $119-$135 per cwt.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $272.50/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −61.67 against this barn's trailing median of $334.17.

Average price

$272.50

1 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.91

vs WV average

−68.59 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	272.50	1,676	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

272.50

—

WV average2 barns · 19 hd

294.41

−21.91

National average188 barns · 14,490 hd

341.09

−68.59

This barn, trailing median1 sales

334.17

−61.67

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	1,927	161.36	3,109	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	137.71	1,759	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	106.54	1,188	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,312	$2,533	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,966	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,777	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	997	$1,164	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

14 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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,676	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,927	161.36/cwt	150.00–170.00	3,109	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	79.30/cwt	76.00–84.00	789	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	998	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	117.37/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,371	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	127.54/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,556	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	140.74/cwt	134.00–156.00	1,824	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,872	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	997	1,163.55/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,164	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	1,966.24/head	1,700.00–2,600.00	1,966	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,312	2,532.91/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,533	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,777.31/head	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,777	2

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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2Last week 48Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	615	272.50	272.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	997	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,163.55

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	—	940	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,312	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,532.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,350	1,650.00–1,900.00	1,777.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,183	1,700.00–2,600.00	1,966.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,927	150.00–170.00	161.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	125.00–131.00	127.54
8	—	1,296	134.00–156.00	140.74
1	—	1,300	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	96.00	96.00
2	—	995	76.00–84.00	79.30
6	—	1,168	110.00–124.00	117.37

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.