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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 2

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 32▼ 60 vs year ago 77 · −77.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 26▼ 20 vs year ago 33 · −60.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 22▼ 21 vs year ago 27 · −77.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lower head run than last reported but trade active. Not enough Feeder Cattle for a test. Average dressing Slaughter Cows sold $4-$5 lower, no test on Bulls.

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 $298.75/cwt on 2 head, down $2.92 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −13.68 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$298.75

▼ 2.92 vs prior sale

2 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.91

vs WV average

−32.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	298.75	1,613	2thin

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 sale2 hd

298.75

—

WV average3 barns · 26 hd

309.66

−10.91

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−32.77

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−13.68

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	1,845	189.00	3,487	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	147.36	1,851	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	985	89.50	882	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,139	223.31	2,544	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,619	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$2,060	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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,438	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,718	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,598	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,380	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	365.26/cwt	330.00–377.50	1,505	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,603	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,718	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,139	223.31/cwt	200.00–235.00	2,544	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,845	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,487	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	394	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	113.75/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,135	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	147.36/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,851	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,619.05/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,619	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,060.00/head	2,060.00–2,060.00	2,060	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 Sep 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 32Year ago 77

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 26Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 22Year ago 27

Lower head run than last reported but trade active. Not enough Feeder Cattle for a test. Average dressing Slaughter Cows sold $4-$5 lower, no test on Bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	452	380.00	380.00
1	800–850	845	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	412	330.00–377.50	365.26
1	500–550	505	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	452	380.00	380.00

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	1	—	1,400	2,060.00	2,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,619.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	41.00	41.00
2	—	998	105.00–123.00	113.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,256	140.00–162.00	147.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,139	200.00–235.00	223.31

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.