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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 13

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 26▼ 75 vs year ago 91 · −82.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 19▼ 14 vs year ago 31 · −45.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 46▲ 6 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 $318.33/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits +5.91 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$318.33

3 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−74.92

vs WV average

−98.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	562	318.33	1,788	3thin

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 sale3 hd

318.33

—

WV average5 barns · 64 hd

393.26

−74.92

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−98.78

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

+5.91

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	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	165.04	2,656	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,393	159.49	2,222	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,256	158.68	1,993	8thin

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)	815	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,201	$3,859	5

Every lot

22 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,121	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	436.23/cwt	395.00–475.00	2,478	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,577	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,288	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,385	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,300	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,243	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,654	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,251	159.92/cwt	147.00–166.00	2,001	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,935	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	159.49/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,222	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	170.32/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,686	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,642	159.76/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,623	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	815	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,393	4,446.68/head	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,447	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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 26Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 19Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 46Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	505.00	505.00
2	550–600	568	395.00–475.00	436.23
1	650–700	665	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	738	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	900	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	585	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	500.00	500.00
1	600–650	640	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	690	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	870	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	154.00–165.00	159.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	150.00	150.00
7	—	1,251	147.00–166.00	159.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	169.00–171.00	170.32
3	—	1,642	158.00–161.00	159.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	2	—	1,393	4,400.00–4,500.00	4,446.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	4,200.00	4,200.00

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	—	1,005	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.