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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 15

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Jun 17Jul 15Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 6▼ 26 vs year ago 52 · −50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 26▼ 9 vs year ago 23 · −39.1%

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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 $371.67/cwt on 3 head, up $12.20 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 4 comparable sales and sits +59.24 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$371.67

▲ 12.20 vs prior sale

3 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$85.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.50

vs WV average

−24.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	400.00	2,072	2thin
Medium and Large 2	585	315.00	1,843	1thin

One grade step is worth $85.00/cwt here — about $229 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 sale3 hd

371.67

—

WV average3 barns · 77 hd

412.17

−40.50

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−24.38

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

+59.24

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	1,877	200.23	3,758	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	176.97	2,242	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	166.00	1,693	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	164.92	2,243	2thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,533	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	412.47/cwt	405.00–420.00	3,023	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,893	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	372.54/cwt	330.00–405.00	1,602	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,825	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,072	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,450	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,432	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,594	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,877	200.23/cwt	179.00–224.00	3,758	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,693	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	176.97/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,242	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	164.92/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,243	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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 26Last week 6Year ago 52

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 26Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	330.00–405.00	372.54
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	518	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	690	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	490	372.50	372.50
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	405	450.00	450.00
2	700–750	733	405.00–420.00	412.47
1	850–900	890	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	589	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	705	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	780	332.50	332.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	164.00–166.00	164.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	170.00–181.00	176.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,877	179.00–224.00	200.23

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.