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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Tue, Mar 24

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1884

← Dec 2Mar 24Apr 14 →

Receipts

520 head

▲ 183 vs last sale 337▲ 520 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Above average attendance today for the first spring Feeder Cattle special sale. Trade quite active with demand remaining firm throughout. Good quality in the run with much of the offering coming off a winter-feeding program in excellent flesh for turnout. Quite a bit of the offering advertised as vaccinated. Char-x white cattle on the report as Large-1 for comparison's sake; red/white face cattle reported as Medium.

NOTE: This report is for today's in barn Feeder Cattle sale. For today's Board Sale results, please see Buckhannon Stockyards--Board Sale

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 $476.87/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 6 of 7 comparable sales and sits +66.89 against this barn's trailing median of $409.98.

Average price

$476.87

106 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$57.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

vs WV average

−1.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	551	492.49	2,715	60
Large 1	565	460.00	2,599	1thin
Medium and Large 1	565	456.90	2,582	44
Medium 2	540	435.00	2,349	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.49/cwt here — about $366 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 sale106 hd

476.87

—

WV average3 barns · 110 hd

473.84

+3.02

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−1.22

This barn, trailing median7 sales

409.98

+66.89

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

56 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	563.29/cwt	555.00–580.00	2,124	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	500.35/cwt	430.00–510.00	2,026	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	500.95/cwt	455.00–510.00	2,104	6
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1	463	471.38/cwt	430.00–495.00	2,182	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	511.62/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,389	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	522.51/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,487	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	513	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,706	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	483.04/cwt	475.00–532.50	2,560	13
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	540	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,349	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	458.25/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,479	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	551	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,755	23
Steers	550–600	Large 1	565	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,599	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	571	491.40/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,806	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	480.64/cwt	435.00–515.00	2,768	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	421.14/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,451	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,602	2
Steers	600–650	Large 1	615	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,598	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	623	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,710	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	434.25/cwt	420.00–472.50	2,727	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,751	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	386.76/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,599	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	706	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,753	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	373.17/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,676	8
Steers	700–750	Large 1	728	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,402	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,842	5
Steers	800–850	Medium 1	803	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,891	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	807	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,833	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	333.45/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,958	11
Steers	900–950	Medium 1	908	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,769	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,511	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	428.41/cwt	320.00–455.00	1,684	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	421.70/cwt	385.00–452.50	1,826	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	442	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,459	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	461	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,051	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	437.50/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,052	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	425.45/cwt	380.00–445.00	2,004	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	491	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,160	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	397.44/cwt	375.00–460.00	2,095	23
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	396.53/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,114	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	446.50/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,536	23
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	588	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,499	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	598	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,153	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	378.88/cwt	330.00–405.00	2,334	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	378.13/cwt	320.00–385.00	2,473	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	302.36/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,020	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	702	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,317	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,474	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,958	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	506.43/cwt	460.00–540.00	2,152	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	384.01/cwt	350.00–420.00	2,035	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	319.64/cwt	280.00–360.00	1,790	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	324.88/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,998	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 Mar 24, 2026

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Receipts 520Last week 337Year ago 0

NOTE: This report is for today's in barn Feeder Cattle sale. For today's Board Sale results, please see Buckhannon Stockyards--Board Sale

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	430.00–495.00	471.38
1	550–600	565	460.00	460.00
3	600–650	615	422.50	422.50
2	700–750	728	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	555.00–580.00	563.29
9	400–450	405	430.00–510.00	500.35
14	450–500	467	480.00–525.00	511.62
13	500–550	530	475.00–532.50	483.04
19	550–600	576	435.00–515.00	480.64
2	600–650	605	430.00	430.00
3	650–700	655	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	540	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	527.50	527.50
23	550–600	551	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	420	455.00–510.00	500.95
16	450–500	476	515.00–530.00	522.51
14	500–550	541	440.00–500.00	458.25
15	550–600	582	415.00–445.00	421.14
16	600–650	628	420.00–472.50	434.25
7	650–700	672	370.00–425.00	386.76
8	700–750	717	360.00–377.50	373.17
5	750–800	795	357.50	357.50
11	850–900	887	320.00–340.00	333.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	803	360.00	360.00
2	900–950	908	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	571	475.00–500.00	491.40
3	600–650	623	435.00	435.00
6	700–750	706	390.00	390.00
5	800–850	807	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	588	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	471	380.00–445.00	425.45
6	500–550	533	385.00–405.00	396.53
2	550–600	598	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
25	650–700	654	320.00–385.00	378.13
1	700–750	712	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	491	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	445.00	445.00
2	700–750	702	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	455.00	455.00
23	350–400	393	320.00–455.00	428.41
7	400–450	433	385.00–452.50	421.70
27	450–500	469	415.00–445.00	437.50
23	500–550	527	375.00–460.00	397.44
23	550–600	568	415.00–455.00	446.50
20	600–650	616	330.00–405.00	378.88
2	650–700	668	290.00–315.00	302.36
10	700–750	712	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	460.00–540.00	506.43
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	530	350.00–420.00	384.01
2	550–600	560	280.00–360.00	319.64
2	600–650	615	310.00–340.00	324.88

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.