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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 7

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 35▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 8▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 32▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Heavier run compared to last week, similar offering of Slaughter Cattle but doubling the number of Feeders, few Sheep and Goats. Average attendance pursued active trade throughout. Feeders too spread out across the weights to establish a good market test; it can be noted that Heifer demand is trending lower compared to last. Downward trend for Slaughter Cattle resumed this week after briefly shoring up last week. Average dress Cows lower by $15.60 per cwt., Lean Cows lower by $23.00 per cwt, Breaker Cows and Bulls down $19.00 per cwt.

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 $284.44/cwt on 9 head, down $17.23 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −27.98 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$284.44

▼ 17.23 vs prior sale

9 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$5.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.04

vs WV average

−83.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	285.00	1,540	8thin
Medium and Large 2	545	280.00	1,526	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about $14 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale9 hd

284.44

—

WV average5 barns · 228 hd

331.48

−47.04

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−83.47

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−27.98

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	1,751	153.00	2,679	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	113.87	1,414	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	107.61	1,669	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,140	75.71	863	10

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,138	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	399	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,616	4
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	388.97/cwt	337.50–415.00	1,680	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,989	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	515	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,571	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	373.00/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,977	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	332.42/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,958	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	323.81/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,004	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	297.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,095	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	294.93/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,221	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	295.74/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,390	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,549	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,799	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,658	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,782	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	390.16/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,787	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium 3	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Medium 3	950	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,399	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,751	153.00/cwt	146.00–160.00	2,679	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	760	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	304	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	893	201.26/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,797	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	67.00/cwt	63.00–71.00	746	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,216	86.02/cwt	75.00–96.00	1,046	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	85.06/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,042	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	104.05/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,379	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	107.61/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,669	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	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 Oct 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 35Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 32Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	63.00–71.00	67.00
1	—	760	40.00	40.00
6	—	1,216	75.00–96.00	86.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,325	100.00–115.00	104.05
3	—	1,225	80.00–89.00	85.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	200.00–203.00	201.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,551	105.00–114.00	107.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,751	146.00–160.00	153.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	470	290.00–302.00	295.74
7	500–550	534	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	663	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	310.00–335.00	323.81
2	350–400	368	295.00–300.00	297.52
4	400–450	414	280.00–300.00	294.93
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	660	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	440	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	458	380.00–400.00	390.16
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	337.50–415.00	388.97
2	500–550	530	355.00–390.00	373.00
4	550–600	589	330.00–340.00	332.42
1	600–650	610	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	399	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	452	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	515	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
2	950–1000	950	252.50	252.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.