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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 22

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Apr 15Apr 22May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 15▼ 18 vs year ago 52 · −34.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 17▼ 2 vs year ago 19 · −10.5%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $465.23/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +44.23 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.

Average price

$465.23

6 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−45.34

vs WV average

−62.95 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	465.23	2,047	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

465.23

—

WV average4 barns · 194 hd

510.57

−45.34

National average161 barns · 8,165 hd

528.18

−62.95

This barn, trailing median1 sales

420.99

+44.23

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	—	Average	2,025	207.19	4,196	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	170.32	1,954	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	164.62	2,199	6thin

Every lot

14 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,960	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	452.84/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,083	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,720	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,415	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,025	207.19/cwt	194.00–220.00	4,196	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	167.98/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,886	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,091	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	168.34/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,225	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,051	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 Apr 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 34Last week 15Year ago 52

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 17Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	575	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	441	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	520	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	490.00	490.00
4	450–500	460	425.00–475.00	452.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,025	194.00–220.00	207.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,322	164.00–172.00	168.34
1	—	1,405	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	165.00–171.00	167.98
1	—	1,195	175.00	175.00

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.