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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 6

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Apr 22May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 34▼ 15 vs year ago 41 · −36.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 17▼ 28 vs year ago 47 · −59.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 51 · −9.8%

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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 $352.47/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 4 of 4 comparable sales and sits +40.04 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$352.47

4 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$36.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−48.83

vs WV average

−75.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	361.62	2,108	3thin
Medium and Large 2	555	325.00	1,804	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.62/cwt here — about $304 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 sale4 hd

352.47

—

WV average3 barns · 26 hd

401.30

−48.83

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−75.43

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

+40.04

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	159.05	2,061	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,235	151.50	1,871	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,265	148.00	1,872	1thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$3,200	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,665	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,192	$2,394	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,333	$4,238	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$4,074	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,514	$3,806	4thin

Every lot

35 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	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,989	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,099	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	397.81/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,921	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	361.62/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,108	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,207	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,088	211.17/cwt	200.00–222.50	2,298	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	350.00/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,593	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,185	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	377.32/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,936	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,103	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	151.50/cwt	141.00–167.00	1,871	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,265	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,872	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	159.05/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,061	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,218	2,504.93/head	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,505	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	2,415.51/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,416	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,233	2,830.61/head	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,831	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,325	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	989	3,668.07/head	3,000.00–4,250.00	3,668	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,155	3,509.09/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,509	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,191	4,421.90/head	3,900.00–5,000.00	4,422	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,280	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,335	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,382	4,489.14/head	4,200.00–5,100.00	4,489	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,386	4,505.77/head	4,100.00–4,700.00	4,506	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,653	3,862.18/head	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,862	2

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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 26Last week 34Year ago 41

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 17Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 0Year ago 51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,296	150.00–167.00	159.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,235	141.00–167.00	151.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	513	365.00–390.00	377.32
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	320.00–380.00	350.00
1	850–900	895	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	510.00	510.00
2	600–650	630	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	815	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
5	450–500	483	360.00–420.00	397.81
3	550–600	583	360.00–365.00	361.62
1	600–650	635	347.50	347.50
2	1050–1100	1,088	200.00–222.50	211.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,415.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,830.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,218	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,504.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,509.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	989	3,000.00–4,250.00	3,668.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	3,600.00	3,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,382	4,200.00–5,100.00	4,489.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,191	3,900.00–5,000.00	4,421.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,386	4,100.00–4,700.00	4,505.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,653	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,862.18

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.