Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2026-08-12

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 12
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
6 head
20 vs last sale 26 20 vs year ago 26 · 76.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
1 vs last sale 14 1 vs year ago 14 · +7.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
13 vs last sale 0 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Similar head run to last reported, gains in Replacements offset by lower head run of Feeder Cattle. No market test on Feeders. High attendance today, much wetter than average conditions for this time of year in N. Central West Virginia. Trade active throughout, Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady and Bulls steady compared to last.

Taking in Yearling Cattle Monday, August 24th, Special Sale Tuesday, August 25th, 9 am

Weight class

Steers · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
900–1000 lb steers averaged $315.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$315.00
1 head · 910 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,867
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
9.97
vs WV average
6.31 vs national

What quality paid 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1910315.002,8671thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
315.00
WV average2 barns · 3 hd
324.97
−9.97
National average70 barns · 10,248 hd
321.31
−6.31
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,748201.203,5186thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,194163.781,9564thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,325150.001,9881thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,042149.841,5613thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)925$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,282$3,7577
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,6423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,9251thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,325150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9881
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194163.78/cwt150.00–186.001,9564
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2133,612.89/head3,250.00–4,050.003,6132
Bulls1,280182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,3301
Bulls1,950217.00/cwt217.00–217.004,2321
Bulls1,815202.05/cwt190.00–215.003,6674
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950910315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8671
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300255290.00/cwt290.00–290.007401
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0401
BullsMedium and Large 29251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2900220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2713,691.97/head3,275.00–4,250.003,6926
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800755295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2272
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3504,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1753,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
CowsLean 85-90%1,168146.76/cwt122.50–180.001,7142
CowsLean 85-90%790156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2321

How this sale compares

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.