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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 12

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Jul 15Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 26▼ 20 vs year ago 26 · −76.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 14▲ 1 vs year ago 14 · +7.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 0▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Similar head run to last reported, gains in Replacements offset by lower head run of Feeder Cattle. No market test on Feeders. High attendance today, much wetter than average conditions for this time of year in N. Central West Virginia. Trade active throughout, Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady and Bulls steady compared to last.

Taking in Yearling Cattle Monday, August 24th, Special Sale Tuesday, August 25th, 9 am

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

900–1000 lb steers averaged $315.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$315.00

1 head · 910 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.97

vs WV average

−6.31 vs national

Price by quality 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	910	315.00	2,867	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

315.00

—

WV average2 barns · 3 hd

324.97

−9.97

National average70 barns · 10,248 hd

321.31

−6.31

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,748	201.20	3,518	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	163.78	1,956	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	150.00	1,988	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	149.84	1,561	3thin

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,282	$3,757	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,642	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,925	1thin

Every lot

18 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	740	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,867	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,227	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,330	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	202.05/cwt	190.00–215.00	3,667	4
Bulls	—	—	1,950	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	4,232	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,232	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	146.76/cwt	122.50–180.00	1,714	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	163.78/cwt	150.00–186.00	1,956	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,988	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	925	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	3,612.89/head	3,250.00–4,050.00	3,613	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,271	3,691.97/head	3,275.00–4,250.00	3,692	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,980	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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6Last week 26Year ago 26

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 14Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 0

Taking in Yearling Cattle Monday, August 24th, Special Sale Tuesday, August 25th, 9 am

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	156.00	156.00
2	—	1,168	122.50–180.00	146.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,194	150.00–186.00	163.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,815	190.00–215.00	202.05
1	—	1,950	217.00	217.00
1	—	1,280	182.00	182.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,925.00	2,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	4,150.00	4,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,271	3,275.00–4,250.00	3,691.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	3,250.00–4,050.00	3,612.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	220.00	220.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	925	1,700.00	1,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	755	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	910	315.00	315.00

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.