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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 14

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 76▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Farm Equipment Consignment Sale this Saturday, 10/17/26*

Average attendance today, similar head run to last reported in Cattle, increase in offering of Sheep; Hair Lambs, up to $320 per cwt; Wooled Lambs, up to $335 per cwt. Feeders too few to test but demand trending slightly higher. Slaughter Cows firming up at $8 to $10 higher, average dress Bulls $4.75 higher. Heiferettes, $165-$170 per hundred; few fancy return to farm Cows, $190-$200 per hundred. Active trade throughout.

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 $298.33/cwt on 6 head, down $3.34 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −14.09 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$298.33

▼ 3.34 vs prior sale

6 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.73

vs WV average

−74.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	583	302.00	1,759	5thin
Medium and Large 1	515	280.00	1,442	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $317 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale6 hd

298.33

—

WV average4 barns · 302 hd

322.07

−23.73

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−74.43

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−14.09

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	1,636	149.18	2,441	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,008	147.05	2,953	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	121.88	1,469	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	79.74	856	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,975	1thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,596	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,324	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,524	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	954	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,412	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	342.39/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,633	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,865	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	262.31/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,778	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Heifers	2350–2400	Medium and Large 2	2,363	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	7,680	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	347.11/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,156	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	382.43/cwt	355.00–415.00	1,442	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	325.94/cwt	310.00–357.50	1,669	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,649	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,208	136.26/cwt	111.00–160.00	1,646	2
Bulls	—	—	1,922	157.79/cwt	156.00–160.00	3,033	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	70.09/cwt	66.00–76.00	671	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	156.21/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,765	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	114.25/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,396	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,248	94.22/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,176	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,008	147.05/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,953	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,835	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,468	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 76Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 0

*Farm Equipment Consignment Sale this Saturday, 10/17/26*

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	152.00–160.00	156.21
9	—	1,222	109.00–118.00	114.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	145.00–149.00	147.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	86.00–100.00	94.22
3	—	957	66.00–76.00	70.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,922	156.00–160.00	157.79
2	—	1,208	111.00–160.00	136.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	379	372.50	372.50
9	450–500	477	300.00–355.00	342.39
1	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	678	255.00–270.00	262.31
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	450	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	592	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
2	2350–2400	2,363	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	330.00–365.00	347.11
3	350–400	377	355.00–415.00	382.43
2	450–500	480	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	512	310.00–357.50	325.94
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	845	275.00	275.00
2	950–1000	980	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	322.50	322.50
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,835	189.00	189.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.