Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2026-02-11

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 11
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 0▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb heifers averaged $340.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +5.83 against this barn's trailing median of $334.17.
Average price
$340.00
3 head · 602 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,047
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs WV average
−46.71 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1602340.002,0473thin
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 sale3 hd
340.00
—
WV average1 barns · 3 hd
340.00
+0.00
National average183 barns · 19,378 hd
386.71
−46.71
This barn, trailing median1 sales
334.17
+5.83
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,925180.003,4651thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,319164.802,1734thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,525163.002,4861thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,244140.481,7485thin

Every lot

9 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3201
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1602340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0473
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,925180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,4651
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2141
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,289147.10/cwt144.00–149.001,8964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315162.07/cwt158.00–165.002,1313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,3011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,4861

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.