Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2026-04-15

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 15
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
15 head
13 vs last sale 28 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
32 vs last sale 49 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
6 vs last sale 16 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Average attendance today, nigh half the run as las reported with much lower offering of Feeder Cattle in light of yesterday's Special Graded Feeder sale. No market test on Feeders, not enough supply to set a trend. Slaughter Cows and Bulls spot on steady compared to last. Worth noting is the continued demand for Cow-Calf pairs bringing $3,250 to $3800 per family. Baby Calves today: $475 to $520 per head, perhaps a lower trend there. Heiferettes, $240 to $275 per cwt.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $415.00/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$415.00
2 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,303
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
13.08
vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555415.002,3032thin
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
415.00
WV average3 barns · 18 hd
428.08
−13.08
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
BullsLow1,424179.772,5594thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,270177.002,2481thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,201165.111,9845thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,152142.991,6485thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$2,5233thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,2952thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,192$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$3,5382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$3,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,025144.89/cwt144.00–146.001,4852
CowsLean 85-90%1,237141.72/cwt138.00–144.001,7533
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,270177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,2481
CowsBoner 80-85%1,238158.89/cwt150.00–164.001,9674
CowsBoner 80-85%1,055190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0051
Bulls1,180160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,8881
Bulls1,505186.36/cwt183.00–188.002,8053
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1923,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1302,522.57/head2,000.00–2,900.002,5233
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0252,295.12/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2952
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2303,538.41/head3,250.00–3,800.003,5382
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650640380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4321
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700690320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2081
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6391
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500455475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1611
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450400415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6601
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555415.00/cwt390.00–440.002,3032
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500490485.05/cwt480.00–490.002,3772
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750705265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8681

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.