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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 21

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 64▼ 44 vs year ago 108 · −40.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 28▲ 7 vs year ago 24 · +29.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 6 · +16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Average attendance this week, very similar head run compared to last week and trade active throughout. Feeders trending somewhat higher for all types, following a stronger board this week as well. Slaughter Cattle: Boner Cows higher by $3.75 per cwt while demand lower for Breaking Cows; Bulls sold steady to slightly lower. Heiferettes $205.00-$240.00 per hundred.

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 $323.18/cwt on 11 head, up $21.51 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits +10.76 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$323.18

▲ 21.51 vs prior sale

11 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$34.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.31

vs WV average

−53.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	329.44	1,702	9thin
Medium 2	560	295.00	1,652	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.44/cwt here — about $50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale11 hd

323.18

—

WV average5 barns · 181 hd

324.50

−1.31

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−53.84

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

+10.76

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	1,894	148.92	2,820	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	120.27	1,692	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	116.79	1,506	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	93.36	1,044	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,657	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$1,260	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,870	1thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,853	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	371.73/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,989	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,138	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	354.93/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,643	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,715	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	400.04/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,892	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	267.44/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,565	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	287.87/cwt	235.00–305.00	1,825	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,088	1
Bulls	—	—	2,073	155.38/cwt	150.00–160.00	3,221	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	72.90/cwt	66.00–80.00	644	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	101.54/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,232	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	117.99/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,498	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	120.27/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,692	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,546	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	1,259.93/head	600.00–1,775.00	1,260	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,657.39/head	1,650.00–1,670.00	1,657	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,870.00/head	1,870.00–1,870.00	1,870	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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 64Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	340.00	340.00
9	450–500	463	345.00–360.00	354.93
8	500–550	512	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
3	600–650	620	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	473	390.00–405.00	400.04
2	550–600	585	260.00–275.00	267.44
4	600–650	634	235.00–305.00	287.87
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	535	355.00–375.00	371.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	620	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,073	150.00–160.00	155.38
1	—	1,535	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,213	95.00–106.00	101.54
2	—	883	66.00–80.00	72.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	109.00	109.00
13	—	1,270	112.00–123.00	117.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,407	116.00–124.00	120.27

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	913	600.00–1,775.00	1,259.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,335	1,650.00–1,670.00	1,657.39

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	—	1,070	1,870.00	1,870.00

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.