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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 15

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Mar 25Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 28▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 49▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 16▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Average attendance today, nigh half the run as las reported with much lower offering of Feeder Cattle in light of yesterday's Special Graded Feeder sale. No market test on Feeders, not enough supply to set a trend. Slaughter Cows and Bulls spot on steady compared to last. Worth noting is the continued demand for Cow-Calf pairs bringing $3,250 to $3800 per family. Baby Calves today: $475 to $520 per head, perhaps a lower trend there. Heiferettes, $240 to $275 per cwt.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $415.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$415.00

2 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.08

vs WV average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	415.00	2,303	2thin

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 sale2 hd

415.00

—

WV average3 barns · 18 hd

428.08

−13.08

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	—	Low	1,424	179.77	2,559	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,270	177.00	2,248	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	165.11	1,984	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,152	142.99	1,648	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,523	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,295	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$3,538	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,500	1thin

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,161	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,432	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,660	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	485.05/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,377	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	415.00/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,303	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,888	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	186.36/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,805	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	144.89/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,485	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,005	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,237	141.72/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,753	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	158.89/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,967	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,248	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	3,538.41/head	3,250.00–3,800.00	3,538	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	2,295.12/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,295	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,522.57/head	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,523	3

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 Apr 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 28Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	144.00–146.00	144.89
3	—	1,237	138.00–144.00	141.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,238	150.00–164.00	158.89
1	—	1,055	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,505	183.00–188.00	186.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,192	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	3,250.00–3,800.00	3,538.41

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,130	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,522.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,295.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	490	480.00–490.00	485.05
2	550–600	555	390.00–440.00	415.00
1	650–700	690	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	705	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	475.00	475.00

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.