Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2026-09-23

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 23
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
← Sep 9Sep 23latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 31▼ 61 vs year ago 78 · −78.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 15▼ 12 vs year ago 26 · −46.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 6 vs year ago 9 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade active and average attendance but lower head run than last week following yesterday's Graded Feeder Special sale. See "Buckhannon Stockyards--Special Graded Sale" for yesterday's results. Too few head to test Feeders today. Slaughter Cows continuing the downward trend of the past three weeks, dropping $8 - $10 per cwt lower again this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.00/cwt on 1 head, up $18.33 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −10.57 against this barn's trailing median of $330.57.
Average price
$320.00
▲ 18.33 vs prior sale
1 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−4.21
vs WV average
−36.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515320.001,6481thin
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 sale1 hd
320.00
—
WV average5 barns · 158 hd
324.21
−4.21
National average178 barns · 11,809 hd
356.25
−36.25
This barn, trailing median2 sales
330.57
−10.57
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
Bulls—Low1,130155.001,7521thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,395137.001,9112thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,269115.351,4646thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11294.531,0513thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,330217.502,8931thin
SteersSelectAverage1,405195.002,7401thin

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
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$8001thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500460285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3111
SteersMedium and Large 25050–51005,056345.00/cwt345.00–345.0017,4431
HeifersMedium 2750–800778265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0622
SteersMedium 1600–650630200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330290.00/cwt290.00–290.009572
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400360402.49/cwt400.00–405.001,4494
SteersChoice—1,330217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,8931
CowsLean 85-90%—1,135105.80/cwt101.00–110.001,2012
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,224127.44/cwt117.00–145.001,5604
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500495337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,6711
Bulls——1,130155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7521
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06572.00/cwt72.00–72.007671
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,450150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1751
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,340124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,6621
SteersSelect—1,405195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,7401
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,36091.17/cwt86.00–96.001,2402
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450432361.41/cwt345.00–370.001,5613
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350300285.00/cwt285.00–285.008551
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,000800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3402,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.