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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 18

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Feb 11Feb 18Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 5▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 11▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $374.28/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 5 of 4 comparable sales and sits +61.86 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$374.28

5 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$42.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.18

vs WV average

−54.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	382.85	2,120	4thin
Medium and Large 2	560	340.00	1,904	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.85/cwt here — about $216 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

374.28

—

WV average4 barns · 46 hd

403.47

−29.18

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−54.89

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

+61.86

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	—	Average	2,003	198.64	3,979	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,348	168.56	2,272	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	164.46	2,508	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,195	160.48	1,918	5thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,964	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	380.47/cwt	377.50–382.00	2,169	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,360	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,003	198.64/cwt	196.00–202.00	3,979	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,021	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	151.14/cwt	142.00–164.00	1,844	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,506	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	164.65/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,231	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	163.08/cwt	152.00–172.00	2,440	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,788	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 Feb 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 5Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	760	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
3	550–600	570	377.50–382.00	380.47
2	650–700	660	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	174.00–175.00	174.50
3	—	1,220	142.00–164.00	151.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,496	152.00–172.00	163.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	192.00	192.00
6	—	1,355	155.00–170.00	164.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,003	196.00–202.00	198.64

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.