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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Tue, Sep 16

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1884

← Aug 26Sep 16Sep 23 →

Receipts

1,125 head

▲ 833 vs last sale 292▼ 425 vs year ago 1,550 · −27.4%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $415.38/cwt on 192 head. That ranks 6 of 7 comparable sales and sits +5.41 against this barn's trailing median of $409.98.

Average price

$415.38

192 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$33.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.84

vs WV average

+10.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	541	423.23	2,289	112
Large 1	545	407.60	2,220	66
Medium and Large 2	547	389.32	2,128	14thin

One grade step is worth $33.90/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale192 hd

415.38

—

WV average6 barns · 395 hd

403.54

+11.84

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

+10.74

This barn, trailing median7 sales

409.98

+5.41

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

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $496.30, low $364.21, median $409.98 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

58 lots · USDA AMS · Buckhannon Stockyards Special Graded Sale - 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	314	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,625	5
Steers	300–350	Large 1	315	507.68/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,599	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,733	10
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	389	524.67/cwt	440.00–535.00	2,041	27
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,092	18
Steers	350–400	Large 1	392	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,136	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	424	482.72/cwt	410.00–535.00	2,047	10
Steers	400–450	Large 1	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,083	24
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	471	502.64/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,367	72
Steers	450–500	Large 1	471	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,143	33
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	540	424.10/cwt	402.50–425.00	2,290	109
Steers	500–550	Large 1	543	408.73/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,219	63
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	390.98/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,123	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	379.38/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,155	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	575	391.49/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,251	3
Steers	550–600	Large 1	580	383.77/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,226	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	2
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	607	391.03/cwt	350.00–397.50	2,374	61
Steers	600–650	Large 1	614	389.12/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,389	56
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,377	2
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	690	358.40/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,473	8
Steers	650–700	Large 1	693	345.34/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,393	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,566	3
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	718	335.16/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,406	2
Steers	700–750	Large 1	735	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,720	1
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	775	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,713	1
Steers	750–800	Large 1	790	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,686	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,780	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Large 1	298	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,073	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,240	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	339	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,203	4
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	388	398.94/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,548	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	413.26/cwt	382.50–415.00	1,632	37
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	398	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,676	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	409	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,636	4
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	422	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,635	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	396.83/cwt	355.00–399.00	1,833	43
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	464	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,868	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	469	393.73/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,847	73
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	345.28/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,820	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	534	362.35/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,935	62
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	536	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,863	23
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	611	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,062	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	619	335.25/cwt	332.50–336.00	2,075	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	671	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,130	5
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	674	329.75/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,223	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	404.57/cwt	392.50–418.00	1,906	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	377.99/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,988	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	361.29/cwt	345.00–379.00	2,074	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,944	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,236	2

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 Special Graded Sale - Buckhannon, WV

Tue Sep 16, 2025

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

Receipts 1,125Last week 292Year ago 1,550

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	355.00	355.00
27	350–400	388	380.00–400.00	398.94
4	400–450	409	400.00	400.00
73	450–500	469	355.00–395.00	393.73
62	500–550	534	335.00–370.00	362.35
23	600–650	619	332.50–336.00	335.25
5	650–700	671	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	316	392.50	392.50
37	350–400	395	382.50–415.00	413.26
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
43	450–500	462	355.00–399.00	396.83
18	500–550	527	340.00–350.00	345.28
1	600–650	600	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
6	350–400	398	421.00	421.00
2	400–450	422	387.50	387.50
18	450–500	464	402.50	402.50
23	500–550	536	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
14	600–650	611	337.50	337.50
8	650–700	674	310.00–332.50	329.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	330	525.00	525.00
18	350–400	391	535.00	535.00
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00
24	450–500	468	445.00	445.00
12	500–550	543	390.00–402.50	390.98
2	550–600	568	360.00–400.00	379.38
2	600–650	605	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	655	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	662	359.00	359.00
3	700–750	703	365.00	365.00
3	800–850	800	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	475.00–520.00	507.68
10	350–400	392	545.00	545.00
1	400–450	435	455.00	455.00
33	450–500	471	455.00	455.00
63	500–550	543	400.00–412.50	408.73
3	550–600	580	350.00–400.00	383.77
56	600–650	614	370.00–390.00	389.12
14	650–700	693	345.00–350.00	345.34
1	700–750	735	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	790	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	517.50	517.50
27	350–400	389	440.00–535.00	524.67
10	400–450	424	410.00–535.00	482.72
72	450–500	471	470.00–510.00	502.64
109	500–550	540	402.50–425.00	424.10
3	550–600	575	385.00–405.00	391.49
61	600–650	607	350.00–397.50	391.03
8	650–700	690	357.50–365.00	358.40
2	700–750	718	320.00–350.00	335.16
1	750–800	775	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	471	392.50–418.00	404.57
7	500–550	526	365.00–395.00	377.99
4	550–600	574	345.00–379.00	361.29
3	600–650	648	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	688	325.00	325.00

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.