Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Second Graded Feeder Special sale following on the heels of last week's sale; lower head run by about 300 head but plenty of quality in the offering. Average attendance and very active trade. Local market on somewhat of a roller coaster ride following a much stronger futures board yesterday but with some consistency to the curve. Compared to last week, Feeder Steers sold significantly lower in the four hundred weight breaks while significantly higher in the five weights and mostly steady in the six weights. Same trend on Feeder Heifers, weaker trend on the lighter end of the run while much higher for the heavy four weights and higher by $13 per cwt in the fives before settling out lower on the heavy end of the run. No market test on Feeder Bulls but a decent run today pursued by active interest. Very wet conditions persist in N. Central WV with many producers reporting difficulty in accessing pastures and loading areas.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $403.07/cwt on 99 head, up $38.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 6 comparable sales and sits −6.13 against this barn's trailing median of $409.20.

Average price

$403.07

▲ 38.63 vs prior sale

99 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$44.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.95

vs WV average

−2.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	406.69	2,181	91
Medium and Large 2	561	361.88	2,029	8thin

One grade step is worth $44.81/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

6 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $496.30, low $364.21, median $409.20 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale99 hd

403.07

—

WV average4 barns · 337 hd

389.12

+13.95

National average172 barns · 11,871 hd

405.75

−2.68

This barn, trailing median6 sales

409.20

−6.13

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

34 lots · USDA AMS · Buckhannon Stockyards Special Graded Sale - 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 2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,199	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,761	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,067	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,862	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	378.29/cwt	366.00–390.00	1,759	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	337.42/cwt	332.50–342.50	1,819	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	354.29/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,548	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	399	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,496	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	334.02/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,038	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	310.38/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,132	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	408.30/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,184	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	455.49/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,145	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	297	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,292	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	460.48/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,902	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	444.73/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,726	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	352.20/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,856	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	414.50/cwt	340.00–430.00	1,927	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	297.93/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,761	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,439	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	376.92/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	299	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	258.44/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	278.41/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	254.95/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	372.38/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,460	3

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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