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Buckhannon Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 9

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 17▼ 29 vs year ago 60 · −48.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 13▼ 5 vs year ago 20 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 3 vs year ago 7 · −42.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Similar head run compared to last week, lighter attendance but trade remained active. A good break of haying weather this week and many local producers are taking full advantage. Too few Feeders for a market test today. Higher dressing Slaughter Cows and Lean Cows sold steady, average dressing Cows $10 per cwt lower, Bulls $10-$15 per cwt lower. Calves $310-$365 per head. Small run of Slaughter Hogs, $85-$95 per cwt.

Taking in Feeder Calves next Monday, September 14th, Sale Tuesday the 15th at 9 am

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 $282.50/cwt on 1 head, down $19.17 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −29.93 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$282.50

▼ 19.17 vs prior sale

1 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.35

vs WV average

−55.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	595	282.50	1,681	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

282.50

—

WV average2 barns · 6 hd

312.85

−30.35

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−55.29

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−29.93

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	1,995	164.21	3,276	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,237	149.31	1,847	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,090	135.46	1,476	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	92.18	975	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

27 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,765	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	327.66/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,189	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	287.94/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,238	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	306.39/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,501	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,681	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	267.55/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,680	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,859	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,351	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	336.29/cwt	290.00–360.00	1,406	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,590	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,995	164.21/cwt	160.00–168.00	3,276	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	254	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	945	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,219	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	113.12/cwt	96.00–131.00	1,225	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	91.85/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,033	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	137.61/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,566	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,237	149.31/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,847	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	2,324.61/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,325	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 17Year ago 60

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 13Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 7

Taking in Feeder Calves next Monday, September 14th, Sale Tuesday the 15th at 9 am

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,995	160.00–168.00	164.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	89.00–95.00	91.85
3	—	1,083	96.00–131.00	113.12
1	—	845	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	149.00–150.00	149.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	136.00–139.00	137.61
1	—	945	129.00	129.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	375.00	375.00
5	500–550	519	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	275.00–300.00	287.94
1	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	595	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	630	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	320.00–335.00	327.66
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	490	290.00–325.00	306.39
2	600–650	628	255.00–280.00	267.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	370	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	418	290.00–360.00	336.29
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	553	285.00–290.00	287.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,324.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,950.00	1,950.00

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.