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Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

119 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 119 133 140
Feeder cattle 81 38 105
Slaughter cattle 31 28 21
Replacement cattle 7 67 14

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–448 443 4 150.00–157.50 $154.36 $684 -1.14
488 488 2 157.50 $157.50 $769 —
508–518 514 8 145.00–155.00 $149.49 $768 —
562 562 5 162.00 $162.00 $910 —
626–634 633 6 140.00–145.00 $144.18 $913 —
692 692 5 141.00 $141.00 $976 —
912 912 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,058 —
1014 1014 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,115 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 2 145.00 $145.00 $641 —
528 528 5 144.00 $144.00 $760 -7.54
656–688 677 3 132.50–140.00 $134.92 $913 —
760–768 764 2 122.50–140.00 $131.20 $1,002 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 2 137.50 $137.50 $446 —
467 467 2 132.50 $132.50 $619 —
560 560 1 124.00 $124.00 $694 -5.00
614 614 5 122.00 $122.00 $749 -24.00
657 657 3 120.00 $120.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 1 130.00 $130.00 $361 —
392 392 1 106.00 $106.00 $416 -16.00
426 426 1 127.50 $127.50 $543 —
512–544 528 2 103.00–121.00 $111.73 $590 —
564–581 575 3 104.00–111.00 $108.71 $625 —
776 776 1 95.00 $95.00 $737 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 2 132.50 $132.50 $688 —
550 550 1 108.00 $108.00 $594 —
616–630 623 2 95.00–130.00 $112.30 $700 —
914 914 1 92.50 $92.50 $845 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
662 662 1 135.00 $135.00 $894 —
804 804 1 100.00 $100.00 $804 —
924 924 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,040 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
962–1168 1066 85-90% 3 47.00–56.00 $51.90 $553 —
1070–1268 1168 85-90% 6 61.00–72.00 $66.78 $780 —
1207–1412 1313 85-90% 4 75.00–78.00 $75.99 $998 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1304 1217 80-85% 2 72.00–75.00 $73.39 $893 —
1358–1506 1439 80-85% 4 75.00–87.00 $81.68 $1,175 +7.41
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1624 1624 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,121 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–2475 1943 2 95.00–114.00 $107.10 $2,081 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
764 thin fleshed 764 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 84.00 $84.00 $642

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1046 thin fleshed 1046 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 995.00 $995.00

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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.