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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 18

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 3▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 16▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Bred hair ewes $315-$410 per head

Hair ewes with kids $345-$395 per head

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 $360.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 5 of 4 comparable sales and sits +47.57 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$360.00

5 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$495

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

$75.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.34

vs WV average

−56.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	375.00	2,175	4thin
Medium and Large 2	560	300.00	1,680	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.00/cwt here — about $495 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

360.00

—

WV average3 barns · 56 hd

395.34

−35.34

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−56.12

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

+47.57

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	—	Average	1,704	190.52	3,246	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	206.07	1,997	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,501	148.70	2,232	5thin

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)	1,505	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$2,919	3thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,083	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,610	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,727	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,965	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	427.36/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,722	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,175	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,169	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,186	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	277.45/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,970	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,704	190.52/cwt	188.00–202.50	3,246	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	969	206.07/cwt	192.50–227.50	1,997	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,501	148.70/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,232	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,828.95/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,829	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Mar 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Bred hair ewes $315-$410 per head

Hair ewes with kids $345-$395 per head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	360.00	360.00
4	800–850	814	335.00	335.00
2	850–900	872	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	405.00–450.00	427.36
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	710	270.00–285.00	277.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	580	375.00	375.00
10	600–650	611	355.00	355.00
6	650–700	683	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,505	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,828.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,704	188.00–202.50	190.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	969	192.50–227.50	206.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,501	145.00–157.00	148.70

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.