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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 10

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Dec 3Dec 10Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 2▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 32▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 17▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Winter weather conditions, larger than average attendance. Trade active throughout with a slight increase in overall offering than last reported. No market test on Feeder Cattle, not a good market test on Slaughter Cows but somewhat stronger compared to last. Heiferettes up to $225 per 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 $274.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −38.43 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$274.00

5 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.25

vs WV average

−103.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	274.00	1,540	5thin

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 sale5 hd

274.00

—

WV average3 barns · 19 hd

297.25

−23.25

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−103.96

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−38.43

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	151.79	2,342	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	96.50	1,059	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)	1,544	$2,878	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,438	$2,820	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,830	$2,650	1thin

Every lot

28 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 1	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,637	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,686	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,888	1
Steers	550–600	Small 2Gaunt	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	565	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,935	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,161	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	284.41/cwt	220.00–320.00	1,081	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	310.53/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,369	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	254.64/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,207	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,649	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,455	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	2
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	573	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,060	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	698	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,482	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	151.79/cwt	144.00–157.00	2,342	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,880.24/head	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,880	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,438	2,819.91/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,820	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,612	2,877.16/head	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,877	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,830	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 Dec 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 17Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	121.00	121.00
1	—	970	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,543	144.00–157.00	151.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,612	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,877.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,830	2,650.00	2,650.00

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)	4	—	1,325	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,880.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,438	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,819.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	315.00	315.00
4	400–450	441	300.00–322.00	310.53
4	450–500	474	245.00–280.00	254.64
2	500–550	532	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	582	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	380	220.00–320.00	284.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	475	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	500	377.50	377.50
1	550–600	580	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	565	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	200.00	200.00
6	550–600	573	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00

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.