Buckhannon Stockyards reported on May 10 the results of its recent livestock auction held in Buckhannon, West Virginia. The report covers activity from May 6, 2026, and was released by AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News and the West Virginia Department of Agriculture Market News.
The weekly report provides market participants with an overview of cattle sales volume and prices across different categories. This information is important for producers, buyers, and others involved in the agriculture sector to understand current trends in livestock markets.
According to the report, total receipts were recorded at 91 head this week compared to 51 during the last reported period and 139 at this time last year. Feeder cattle accounted for approximately 29% of receipts; slaughter cattle made up about 21%, while replacement cattle comprised roughly half of all sales. Among feeder cattle sold, steers fetched prices ranging from $325.00 to $510.00 per hundredweight depending on weight class and grade. Heifers saw average prices between $230.00 and $420.00 per hundredweight based on size category.
Slaughter cows were divided into three groups—Breaker (75-80%), Boner (80-85%), and Lean (85-90%)—with average prices spanning from $141.00 to $167.00 per hundredweight depending on classification and condition as outlined in the USDA price tables included in the report.
Replacement cattle included both bred cows at various pregnancy stages as well as cow-calf pairs with calves under or over 150 pounds each unit fetching between $1,950 to over $5,000 depending on age groupings and weights reported by USDA AMS Livestock division (USDA AMS Livestock).
In related agricultural business news: Waitt Grain Company operates within the grain and agriculture sector concentrating on market information services such as commodity quotes for corn, soybeans, wheat; weather updates; mobile alerts; resource sharing with Waitt Trucking; primarily serving Sheridan area farmers out of its headquarters at Six Points Road in Sheridan Indiana (official website).
The release notes that not all sales may fit reporting guidelines but strives to reflect most classes offered for sale each week.
