Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2026-09-09

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 9
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 17▼ 29 vs year ago 60 · −48.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 13▼ 5 vs year ago 20 · −25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 3 vs year ago 7 · −42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Similar head run compared to last week, lighter attendance but trade remained active. A good break of haying weather this week and many local producers are taking full advantage. Too few Feeders for a market test today. Higher dressing Slaughter Cows and Lean Cows sold steady, average dressing Cows $10 per cwt lower, Bulls $10-$15 per cwt lower. Calves $310-$365 per head. Small run of Slaughter Hogs, $85-$95 per cwt.

Taking in Feeder Calves next Monday, September 14th, Sale Tuesday the 15th at 9 am

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.50/cwt on 1 head, down $19.17 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −48.07 against this barn's trailing median of $330.57.
Average price
$282.50
▼ 19.17 vs prior sale
1 head · 595 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−30.35
vs WV average
−55.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2595282.501,6811thin
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 sale1 hd
282.50
—
WV average2 barns · 6 hd
312.85
−30.35
National average138 barns · 5,113 hd
337.79
−55.29
This barn, trailing median2 sales
330.57
−48.07
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—Average1,995164.213,2762thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,237149.311,8473thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,090135.461,4764thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05792.189756thin

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)955$2,3252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,8001thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bulls——1,995164.21/cwt160.00–168.003,2762
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12591.85/cwt89.00–95.001,0332
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,237149.31/cwt149.00–150.001,8473
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,138137.61/cwt136.00–139.001,5663
CowsBoner 80-85%—945129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2191
CowsLean 85-90%—1,083113.12/cwt96.00–131.001,2253
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350315350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9552,324.61/head2,250.00–2,400.002,3252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1251,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500450285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2831
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8591
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3511
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350305385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1741
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750715280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0021
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400360375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650628267.55/cwt255.00–280.001,6802
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418336.29/cwt290.00–360.001,4063
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550519340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7655
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500490306.39/cwt290.00–325.001,5014
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600595282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6811
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430287.94/cwt275.00–300.001,2382
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600553287.51/cwt285.00–290.001,5902
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4821
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400363327.66/cwt320.00–335.001,1892
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450410310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2711
CowsLean 85-90%—84530.00/cwt30.00–30.002541

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.