Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lower head run than last reported but trade active. Not enough Feeder Cattle for a test. Average dressing Slaughter Cows sold $4-$5 lower, no test on Bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $298.75/cwt on 2 head, down $2.92 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −31.82 against this barn's trailing median of $330.57.

Average price

$298.75

▼ 2.92 vs prior sale

2 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.91

vs WV average

−32.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	298.75	1,613	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

298.75

—

WV average3 barns · 26 hd

309.66

−10.91

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−32.77

This barn, trailing median2 sales

330.57

−31.82

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,845	189.00	3,487	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	147.36	1,851	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	985	89.50	882	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,139	223.31	2,544	5thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,619	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$2,060	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,598	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,060.00/head	2,060.00–2,060.00	2,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,619.05/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,619	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	394	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,380	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,139	223.31/cwt	200.00–235.00	2,544	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	147.36/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,851	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	113.75/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	365.26/cwt	330.00–377.50	1,505	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1

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.

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