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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 28

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 64▲ 32 vs year ago 51 · +62.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 31▲ 10 vs year ago 28 · +35.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 7▲ 4 vs year ago 3 · +133.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slight uptick in today's offering compared to last week, slightly higher than average attendance today as well. Feeder Steers and Bulls trended somewhat higher this week, not a strong trend though, Heifers significantly lower this week. Small run but quite a bit of quality in it. Onto Slaughter Cattle average dress Boning types lower by $2-$6 per cwt, Lean Cows lower by $5.50 per cwt while Breaking Cows and Bulls had a rally finishing $8 per hundred and $9 per hundred higher. Heiferettes up to $150/cwt. Few Feeder Pigs, $55 per cwt. Few Hair Lambs, $320 per cwt. Fancy set of Nannies, Select 1-2, $315 per head.

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 $277.25/cwt on 11 head, down $45.93 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −35.18 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$277.25

▼ 45.93 vs prior sale

11 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$39.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−48.63

vs WV average

−98.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	284.42	1,545	9thin
Medium and Large 2	502	245.00	1,230	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.42/cwt here — about $315 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

277.25

—

WV average3 barns · 114 hd

325.88

−48.63

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−98.18

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−35.18

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	1,776	159.59	2,835	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,707	129.46	2,210	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	112.01	1,472	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	79.39	854	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,095	175.96	1,927	2thin

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)	1,535	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,645	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium 2	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	408.50/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,540	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,586	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	409.95/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,878	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,010	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	482	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,193	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	549	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,155	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,080	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,311	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,589	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	352.46/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,145	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	295.69/cwt	265.00–325.00	970	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	399	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,277	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	300.73/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,236	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,594	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,230	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	514	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,683	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	256.19/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,491	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,553	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,662	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,118	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	358.90/cwt	300.00–415.00	1,471	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,904	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	324.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,862	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,095	175.96/cwt	160.00–189.00	1,927	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	153.88/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,508	3
Bulls	—	—	1,886	163.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,091	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	49.91/cwt	45.00–60.00	446	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	75.74/cwt	70.00–80.00	858	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	95.68/cwt	88.00–104.00	1,090	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,386	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	115.58/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,515	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	102.19/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,353	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,707	129.46/cwt	109.00–140.00	2,210	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,645	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 64Year ago 51

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 31Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,324	97.00–107.00	102.19
11	—	1,311	110.00–125.00	115.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,139	88.00–104.00	95.68
3	—	893	45.00–60.00	49.91
2	—	1,133	70.00–80.00	75.74
1	—	1,260	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,707	109.00–140.00	129.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	160.00–189.00	175.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,886	160.00–170.00	163.88
3	—	1,630	149.00–159.00	153.88

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,535	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,645	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,175.00	2,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	1,700.00	1,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	458	400.00–420.00	409.95
2	700–750	728	315.00–320.00	317.49
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	405.00–415.00	408.50
2	400–450	423	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	473	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	650	315.00–325.00	320.00
1	800–850	835	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	482	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	549	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	410	300.00–415.00	358.90
1	450–500	470	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	573	320.00–330.00	324.98
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	265.00–325.00	295.69
5	400–450	411	275.00–315.00	300.73
2	500–550	502	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	715	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	399	320.00	320.00
4	500–550	514	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	350.00–355.00	352.46
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	462	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
4	550–600	582	220.00–270.00	256.19
1	600–650	615	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00

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.