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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 26

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 50▲ 4 vs year ago 28 · +14.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 21▼ 10 vs year ago 36 · −27.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 19 · +15.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Active trade at this week's sale, attendance average on the heels of yesterday's Board and Feeder Special Sales. Slightly lower head run compared to last week, lowering offering of Feeder Cattle, similar numbers of Slaughter Cattle with a slight gain in Replacements. No market test on Feeders but quality throughout the offering. Few Choice Steers that sold steady, Slaughter Cows lower by $6-$10 per cwt, softer for higher dressing types but it should be noted the average weight Breaker was 100 pounds heavier this week. Bulls lower by $10 per cwt.

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 $301.67/cwt on 11 head, down $57.79 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −10.76 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$301.67

▼ 57.79 vs prior sale

11 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−31.24

vs WV average

−36.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	301.67	1,602	11thin

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 sale11 hd

301.67

—

WV average5 barns · 74 hd

332.91

−31.24

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−36.35

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−10.76

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	1,752	173.19	3,035	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,654	157.27	2,601	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	138.61	1,770	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,149	129.46	1,488	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,125	226.00	2,543	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,478	228.03	3,370	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,936	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$3,433	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,424	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$3,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,252	$2,909	6

Every lot

30 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,695	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	358.23/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,737	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,870	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,866	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	325.50/cwt	316.00–335.00	1,367	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,528	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	319.90/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,644	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	269.12/cwt	242.50–295.00	1,448	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	311.37/cwt	297.50–325.00	1,744	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,333	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,033	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,478	228.03/cwt	215.00–247.50	3,370	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,125	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,543	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,946	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	184.25/cwt	176.00–190.00	3,451	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	136.83/cwt	124.00–146.00	1,668	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	138.61/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,770	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,607	153.02/cwt	145.00–166.00	2,459	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,052	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	3,040.97/head	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,041	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	3,433.48/head	3,000.00–3,950.00	3,433	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,424.14/head	2,850.00–3,950.00	3,424	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	3,936.47/head	3,800.00–4,100.00	3,936	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,776.23/head	2,100.00–3,450.00	2,776	3

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 50Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,873	176.00–190.00	184.25
1	—	1,390	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,219	124.00–146.00	136.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,277	134.00–145.00	138.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	145.00–166.00	153.02
1	—	1,795	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	215.00–247.50	228.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	446	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	485	350.00–365.00	358.23
2	500–550	542	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	602	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	420	316.00–335.00	325.50
1	450–500	485	315.00	315.00
6	500–550	514	312.50–327.50	319.90
2	550–600	560	297.50–325.00	311.37
1	650–700	695	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	242.50–295.00	269.12
1	550–600	560	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,350	2,100.00–3,450.00	2,776.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,153	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,040.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,330	3,800.00–4,100.00	3,936.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,240	2,850.00–3,950.00	3,424.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,233	3,000.00–3,950.00	3,433.48

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.