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Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

133 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 133 116 62
Feeder cattle 38 57 34
Slaughter cattle 28 41 11
Replacement cattle 67 18 17

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–432 432 6 155.00–158.00 $155.50 $672 —
460–472 thin fleshed 462 6 170.00–172.50 $172.07 $795 —
538 thin fleshed 538 1 170.00 $170.00 $915 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508–535 522 2 150.00–153.00 $151.54 $791 —
630 630 1 145.00 $145.00 $914 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 3 137.50 $137.50 $733 —
574 574 2 129.00 $129.00 $740 +4.00
645 645 2 146.00 $146.00 $942 —
706 706 1 130.00 $130.00 $918 —
836 836 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,195 —
888 888 1 110.00 $110.00 $977 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 122.00 $122.00 $451 —
472–480 476 2 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $576 —
690 690 1 117.00 $117.00 $807 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 1 135.00 $135.00 $491 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1164–1430 1302 80-85% 6 64.50–70.00 $68.16 $887 —
1394–1432 1413 80-85% 2 73.00–75.50 $74.27 $1,049 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1096–1114 1105 85-90% 2 62.50–65.00 $63.76 $705 +7.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1724–2060 1869 4 90.00–111.00 $99.52 $1,860 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1368 1368 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1546 1546 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,570.00 $1,570.00 —
1516–1632 1586 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,540.00–1,610.00 $1,561.74 —
1644 1644 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
1612–1716 1664 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,530.00–1,800.00 $1,669.22 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1252 1252 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,265.00 $1,265.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1146–1334 1251 (<2 yrs)Open 10 2,075.00–2,425.00 $2,264.07 —
1388 fancy 1388 (<2 yrs)Open 1 2,475.00 $2,475.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.