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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Tue, Dec 2

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1884

← Oct 7Dec 2Mar 24 →

Receipts

337 head

▼ 369 vs last sale 706▲ 337 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This report is for today's in barn Cattle, for today's board sale results see Buckhannon-Board Sale report

Lighter than average attendance today, snow and slippery road conditions with several temporary roadblocks due to accidents this morning. Despite this and getting late in the season, trade remained very active. Lighter head run than compared to last but it should be noted that much of the offering was weaned and advertised as vaccinated. Compared to other runs this fall there was a greater percentage of #2 shoulder type Cattle, not overly fleshy, good condition to go into and come out of a moderate winter feeding program and graze next summer. Considerable strength in the market considering national and regional trends of the past several weeks but also somewhat selective on type and weight. Four weight Steers higher by $3-$13 per cwt, sharp decline in the 5 weights and 6 weights spot on steady compared to last. Heifers saw a sharp decline on the light end of the run while 6 weights were steady to $7 per cwt lower; Feeder Bulls, sharp decline for 4 weights and a sharp increase for 5-6 weights. Good study in local demand.

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 $317.47/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −16.37 against this barn's trailing median of $333.84.

Average price

$317.47

27 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$67

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

$2.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−52.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	318.05	1,753	21
Medium and Large 2	577	315.42	1,820	6thin

One grade step is worth $2.63/cwt here — about −$67 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 sale27 hd

317.47

—

WV average1 barns · 27 hd

317.47

+0.00

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−52.98

This barn, trailing median7 sales

333.84

−16.37

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

35 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,069	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	392.81/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,434	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	421.20/cwt	355.00–427.50	1,799	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	415.81/cwt	385.00–429.00	1,946	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	376.25/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,798	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,010	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	337.47/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,954	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	314.77/cwt	295.00–325.00	2,077	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,340	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	332.34/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,060	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	321.97/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,243	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	315.24/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,308	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	433	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,613	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	324.63/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,535	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	336.27/cwt	322.50–337.00	1,621	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	322.22/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,705	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	314.93/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,789	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	315.42/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,820	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	308.13/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,920	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	623	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,776	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,025	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,828	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	274.69/cwt	225.00–370.00	1,176	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	345.87/cwt	250.00–375.00	1,505	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	362.08/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,745	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	348.55/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,872	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	332.88/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,861	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	342.38/cwt	305.00–380.00	1,999	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	277.36/cwt	225.00–340.00	1,722	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Receipts 337Last week 706Year ago 0

This report is for today's in barn Cattle, for today's board sale results see Buckhannon-Board Sale report

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	623	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	400–450	433	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	415	310.00–327.50	315.24
12	450–500	473	312.50–330.00	324.63
9	500–550	529	312.50–330.00	322.22
12	550–600	568	305.00–322.50	314.93
6	600–650	623	300.00–316.00	308.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	319	300.00–345.00	332.34
7	350–400	386	320.00–335.00	321.97
20	450–500	482	322.50–337.00	336.27
6	550–600	577	305.00–317.50	315.42
3	600–650	648	312.50	312.50
6	650–700	653	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
9	400–450	435	250.00–375.00	345.87
4	450–500	482	355.00–385.00	362.08
7	500–550	537	340.00–350.00	348.55
17	550–600	584	305.00–380.00	342.38
5	600–650	621	225.00–340.00	277.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	225.00–370.00	274.69
7	550–600	559	330.00–335.00	332.88
1	750–800	775	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
27	450–500	468	385.00–429.00	415.81
3	500–550	522	385.00	385.00
9	550–600	579	320.00–355.00	337.47
2	600–650	645	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	695	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	743	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
18	350–400	365	370.00–405.00	392.81
12	400–450	427	355.00–427.50	421.20
7	450–500	478	355.00–385.00	376.25
3	650–700	660	295.00–325.00	314.77

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.