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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 17

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← May 27Jun 17Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 26▼ 12 vs year ago 18 · −66.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 12▲ 10 vs year ago 16 · +62.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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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 $300.00/cwt on 1 head, down $59.46 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −12.43 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$300.00

▼ 59.46 vs prior sale

1 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−108.32

vs WV average

−111.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	300.00	1,650	1thin

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 sale1 hd

300.00

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WV average3 barns · 98 hd

408.32

−108.32

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−111.50

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−12.43

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	1,728	210.48	3,637	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	167.19	2,251	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	166.11	2,676	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	157.66	1,868	10

Every lot

10 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	210.48/cwt	203.00–219.00	3,637	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	157.66/cwt	148.00–172.50	1,868	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	2,267	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,956	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	168.84/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,296	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	164.64/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,534	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,900	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,268	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 Jun 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6Last week 26Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 12Year ago 16

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	203.00–219.00	210.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,360	160.00–174.00	168.84
1	—	1,270	178.50	178.50
1	—	1,340	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,539	157.00–168.00	164.64
1	—	1,900	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,185	148.00–172.50	157.66

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.