Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Taking in calves next Monday, October 5th. Board Sale Tuesday, October 6th with in-barn graded Calves to follow*

Higher head run than last week, slightly lower attendance but a break in the rainy weather and a chance to get hay up. No market test on Feeder Cattle, small run but quite a bit of quality in it. Few Bred Cows, $2,075 to $2,800. Heiferettes up to $150 per cwt. Slaughter Cows leveled off a bit, Lean and Breakers sold steady compared to last while average dress Boners lower by $7.75.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.51/cwt on 5 head, up $7.84 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits −21.06 against this barn's trailing median of $330.57.

Average price

$309.51

▲ 7.84 vs prior sale

5 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.66

vs WV average

−43.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	309.51	1,665	5thin

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 sale5 hd

309.51

—

WV average6 barns · 191 hd

328.17

−18.66

National average179 barns · 12,503 hd

352.96

−43.45

This barn, trailing median2 sales

330.57

−21.06

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,525	171.86	2,621	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	125.25	1,914	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	117.88	1,600	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	63.51	582	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	330.70/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	278.78/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	346.63/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,411	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	126.70/cwt	117.00–131.00	1,885	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	119.67/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,620	7
Bulls	—	—	1,525	171.86/cwt	165.00–187.50	2,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,737	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	30.53/cwt	20.00–40.00	276	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,041	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	111.61/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,527	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	73.74/cwt	69.00–80.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,701	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	322.57/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	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.

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