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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 27

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← May 20May 27Jun 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 27▲ 0 vs year ago 26 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 12▼ 2 vs year ago 14 · −14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 25▼ 4 vs year ago 8 · −50.0%

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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 $359.46/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 4 of 4 comparable sales and sits +47.04 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$359.46

14 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

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

$57.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.82

vs WV average

−47.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	367.71	2,104	12thin
Medium and Large 2	535	310.00	1,659	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.71/cwt here — about $445 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 sale14 hd

359.46

—

WV average4 barns · 67 hd

390.28

−30.82

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−47.98

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

+47.04

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,925	210.00	4,043	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	180.17	2,751	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	179.75	2,531	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,260	173.00	2,180	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,403	$2,437	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,275	1thin

Every lot

21 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,161	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,480	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,435	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	547	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,051	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,139	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,238	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,025	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,329	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,925	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,043	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,180	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	179.75/cwt	165.00–186.50	2,531	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	180.17/cwt	173.00–182.50	2,751	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,403	2,437.17/head	2,425.00–2,450.00	2,437	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 26Last week 27Year ago 26

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 25Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	575	405.00	405.00
1	700–750	720	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	560	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
7	550–600	590	362.50	362.50
7	600–650	635	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	547	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	580	427.50	427.50
1	600–650	605	402.50	402.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	165.00–186.50	179.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,527	173.00–182.50	180.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	210.00	210.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,275.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,403	2,425.00–2,450.00	2,437.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,600.00	2,600.00

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.