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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 23

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Sep 9Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 31▼ 61 vs year ago 78 · −78.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 15▼ 12 vs year ago 26 · −46.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 6 vs year ago 9 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade active and average attendance but lower head run than last week following yesterday's Graded Feeder Special sale. See "Buckhannon Stockyards--Special Graded Sale" for yesterday's results. Too few head to test Feeders today. Slaughter Cows continuing the downward trend of the past three weeks, dropping $8 - $10 per cwt lower again this week.

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 $320.00/cwt on 1 head, up $18.33 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits +7.57 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$320.00

▲ 18.33 vs prior sale

1 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.21

vs WV average

−36.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	320.00	1,648	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

320.00

—

WV average5 barns · 158 hd

324.21

−4.21

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

−36.10

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

+7.57

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	—	Low	1,130	155.00	1,752	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	137.00	1,911	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	115.35	1,464	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	94.53	1,051	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,330	217.50	2,893	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,405	195.00	2,740	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$800	1thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	2
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Steers	5050–5100	Medium and Large 2	5,056	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	17,443	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	855	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	361.41/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,561	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 2	778	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,062	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	402.49/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,449	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,671	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,330	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,893	1
Steers	—	Select	1,405	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,740	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,130	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,752	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	767	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	105.80/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,201	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	127.44/cwt	117.00–145.00	1,560	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,662	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	91.17/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,240	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 31Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 15Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	778	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	432	345.00–370.00	361.41
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	5050–5100	5,056	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	400.00–405.00	402.49
1	450–500	495	337.50	337.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	101.00–110.00	105.80
1	—	1,065	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	117.00–145.00	127.44
2	—	1,360	86.00–96.00	91.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,340	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	155.00	155.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,150.00	2,150.00

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.