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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 30

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 17▼ 57 vs year ago 92 · −62.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 14▼ 41 vs year ago 49 · −83.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 3▲ 18 vs year ago 14 · +128.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Taking in calves next Monday, October 5th. Board Sale Tuesday, October 6th with in-barn graded Calves to follow*

Higher head run than last week, slightly lower attendance but a break in the rainy weather and a chance to get hay up. No market test on Feeder Cattle, small run but quite a bit of quality in it. Few Bred Cows, $2,075 to $2,800. Heiferettes up to $150 per cwt. Slaughter Cows leveled off a bit, Lean and Breakers sold steady compared to last while average dress Boners lower by $7.75.

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 $309.51/cwt on 5 head, up $7.84 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits −2.91 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$309.51

▲ 7.84 vs prior sale

5 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.66

vs WV average

−43.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	309.51	1,665	5thin

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 sale5 hd

309.51

—

WV average6 barns · 191 hd

328.17

−18.66

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−43.15

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−2.91

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

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $359.46, low $277.25, median $312.43 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,525	171.86	2,621	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,528	125.25	1,914	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,357	117.88	1,600	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	916	63.51	582	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)	1,250	$2,075	1thin

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. 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	330.70/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,422	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,113	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	346.63/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,411	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,701	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,726	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	278.78/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,561	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,737	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,434	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,660	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	322.57/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,510	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	171.86/cwt	165.00–187.50	2,621	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	73.74/cwt	69.00–80.00	616	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	30.53/cwt	20.00–40.00	276	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,204	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	119.67/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,620	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	111.61/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,527	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	126.70/cwt	117.00–131.00	1,885	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,041	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction - Buckhannon, WV

Wed Sep 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 17Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 14Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 3Year ago 14

*Taking in calves next Monday, October 5th. Board Sale Tuesday, October 6th with in-barn graded Calves to follow*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	468	310.00–335.00	322.57
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	407	340.00–350.00	346.63
6	450–500	466	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	523	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	560	275.00–282.50	278.78
1	600–650	615	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	675	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	310.00–350.00	330.70
1	500–550	525	402.50	402.50
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,075.00	2,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	69.00–80.00	73.74
2	—	903	20.00–40.00	30.53
1	—	1,105	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	108.00–115.00	111.61
7	—	1,354	116.00–125.00	119.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	118.00	118.00
5	—	1,488	117.00–131.00	126.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	165.00–187.50	171.86

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.