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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Tue, Oct 7

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1884

← Sep 23Oct 7Dec 2 →

Receipts

706 head

▲ 202 vs last sale 504▲ 304 vs year ago 402 · +75.6%

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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 $339.24/cwt on 113 head. That ranks 6 of 7 comparable sales and sits +5.39 against this barn's trailing median of $333.84.

Average price

$339.24

113 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$45.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.77

vs WV average

−45.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	362.60	1,939	51
Medium 1	547	324.00	1,772	24
Large 1	569	317.50	1,807	22
Medium and Large 2	551	317.50	1,749	16thin

One grade step is worth $45.10/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale113 hd

339.24

—

WV average8 barns · 519 hd

333.46

+5.77

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−45.15

This barn, trailing median7 sales

333.84

+5.39

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.00, low $320.75, median $333.84 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

69 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	400.72/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,302	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	352	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,637	4
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Steers	350–400	Large 1	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	419	446.13/cwt	360.00–457.50	1,869	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,810	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	408.36/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,740	14
Steers	400–450	Large 1	440	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,958	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	412.82/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,953	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	411.24/cwt	410.00–412.50	1,945	8
Steers	450–500	Large 1	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	489	402.70/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,969	31
Steers	500–550	Large 1	509	368.21/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,874	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	413.04/cwt	405.00–422.50	2,173	17
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	2
Steers	550–600	Large 1	572	364.00/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,082	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	360.22/cwt	342.50–389.00	2,086	43
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	581	377.97/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,196	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	341.95/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,165	25
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	661	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,049	6
Steers	650–700	Large 1	662	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,085	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	314.45/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,145	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,238	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,525	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,191	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	387.50/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,356	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	363	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,434	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	387.26/cwt	385.00–391.00	1,464	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	379.62/cwt	330.00–382.50	1,560	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	381.57/cwt	380.00–383.00	1,591	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	423	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,633	14
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	427	365.83/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,562	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	379.95/cwt	320.00–415.00	1,809	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	479	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,688	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	10
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	497	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,690	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	377.94/cwt	345.00–405.00	1,965	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	538	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,743	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,749	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	556	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,801	12
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	569	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,807	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	322.06/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,849	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,899	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	664	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,633	4
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	682	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,654	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	697	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,952	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	270.55/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,986	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	228.96/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,731	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	238.15/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,948	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,964	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,069	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,730	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,820	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	504	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,852	6
Bulls	500–550	Large 1	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	559	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,845	9
Bulls	550–600	Large 1	579	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,882	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Bulls	700–750	Large 1	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	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 Special Graded Sale - Buckhannon, WV

Tue Oct 7, 2025

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

Receipts 706Last week 504Year ago 402

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	390.00–420.00	400.72
4	350–400	352	465.00	465.00
6	400–450	419	432.00	432.00
8	450–500	473	410.00–412.50	411.24
2	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	695	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	426	370.00–425.00	408.36
10	450–500	473	385.00–420.00	412.82
17	500–550	526	405.00–422.50	413.04
43	550–600	579	342.50–389.00	360.22
25	600–650	633	330.00–350.00	341.95
9	650–700	682	310.00–320.00	314.45
2	700–750	722	310.00	310.00
3	800–850	828	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	440	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	480	355.00	355.00
11	500–550	509	345.00–380.00	368.21
20	550–600	572	345.00–365.00	364.00
5	650–700	662	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
9	400–450	419	360.00–457.50	446.13
31	450–500	489	385.00–410.00	402.70
1	500–550	535	355.00	355.00
28	550–600	581	350.00–380.00	377.97
1	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
6	650–700	661	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	370.00	370.00
8	350–400	378	385.00–391.00	387.26
7	400–450	417	380.00–383.00	381.57
34	450–500	476	320.00–415.00	379.95
37	500–550	520	345.00–405.00	377.94
14	550–600	574	315.00–325.00	322.06
11	600–650	603	315.00	315.00
12	650–700	697	280.00	280.00
13	700–750	734	270.00–272.50	270.55
5	750–800	756	205.00–245.00	228.96
5	800–850	818	210.00–245.00	238.15
3	900–950	905	217.00	217.00
1	950–1000	985	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	427	330.00–375.00	365.83
5	450–500	497	340.00	340.00
22	550–600	569	317.50	317.50
10	650–700	682	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	395.00	395.00
14	400–450	423	386.00	386.00
28	450–500	479	352.50	352.50
12	500–550	538	324.00	324.00
12	550–600	556	324.00	324.00
4	650–700	664	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
16	350–400	350	350.00–390.00	387.50
18	400–450	411	330.00–382.50	379.62
10	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
16	550–600	551	317.50	317.50
2	700–750	700	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	420.00	420.00
8	400–450	422	410.00	410.00
5	450–500	479	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
10	550–600	579	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
6	500–550	504	367.50	367.50
9	550–600	559	330.00	330.00

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.