Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2026-08-12

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 12
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 26▼ 20 vs year ago 26 · −76.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 14▲ 1 vs year ago 14 · +7.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 0▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Similar head run to last reported, gains in Replacements offset by lower head run of Feeder Cattle. No market test on Feeders. High attendance today, much wetter than average conditions for this time of year in N. Central West Virginia. Trade active throughout, Slaughter Cows sold mostly steady and Bulls steady compared to last.

Taking in Yearling Cattle Monday, August 24th, Special Sale Tuesday, August 25th, 9 am

Weight class

Steers · summary 900–1000 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
900–1000 lb steers averaged $315.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$315.00
1 head · 910 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,867
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−9.97
vs WV average
−6.31 vs national

What quality paid 900–1000 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1910315.002,8671thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 900–1000 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
315.00
—
WV average2 barns · 3 hd
324.97
−9.97
National average70 barns · 10,248 hd
321.31
−6.31
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
Bulls—Average1,748201.203,5186thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,194163.781,9564thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,325150.001,9881thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,042149.841,5613thin

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
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)925$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,282$3,7577
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,6423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,9251thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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%—790156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2321
CowsLean 85-90%—1,168146.76/cwt122.50–180.001,7142
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1753,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1002,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3504,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800755295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2272
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2713,691.97/head3,275.00–4,250.003,6926
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—900220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9801
BullsMedium and Large 2—9251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300260400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0401
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300255290.00/cwt290.00–290.007401
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950910315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8671
Bulls——1,815202.05/cwt190.00–215.003,6674
Bulls——1,950217.00/cwt217.00–217.004,2321
Bulls——1,280182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,3301
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2133,612.89/head3,250.00–4,050.003,6132
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,194163.78/cwt150.00–186.001,9564
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,325150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9881

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.