Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2026-03-04

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 4
● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
3 head
19 vs last sale 22 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
11 vs last sale 27 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $500.00/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$500.00
2 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,550
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+19.45
vs WV average
+24.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510500.002,5502thin
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 sale2 hd
500.00
WV average3 barns · 97 hd
480.55
+19.45
National average177 barns · 11,580 hd
475.56
+24.44
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage2,383174.464,1572thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,545151.492,3413thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,575150.682,3733thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,323139.891,8515thin

Every lot, as filed

7 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500485500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4251
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550510500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,5502
Bulls2,383174.46/cwt174.00–175.004,1572
CowsBoner 80-85%1,545151.49/cwt148.00–158.002,3413
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,575150.68/cwt149.00–154.002,3733
CowsLean 85-90%1,305145.36/cwt141.00–149.001,8974
CowsLean 85-90%1,395118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,6461

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.