Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 28, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	67	73	45
Feeder cattle	17	21	7
Slaughter cattle	26	33	24
Replacement cattle	24	19	14

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	1	147.00	$147.00	$614	—
516	516	1	140.00	$140.00	$722	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	1	137.50	$137.50	$410	—
450	450	1	135.00	$135.00	$608	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618	618	2	116.00	$116.00	$717	—
720	720	1	96.00	$96.00	$691	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	1	132.50	$132.50	$514	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1138–1428	1283	80-85%	2	71.00–72.00	$71.56	$918	—
1240–1412	1327	80-85%	6	61.00–68.00	$63.08	$837	—
1602	1602	80-85%	1	58.00	$58.00	$929	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	85-90%	1	51.00	$51.00	$551	+31.00
966–1164	1094	85-90%	4	58.00–66.00	$62.07	$679	+42.07
1184	1184	85-90%	1	40.00	$40.00	$474	-18.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1442–2164	1843	9	60.00–98.50	$87.55	$1,614	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1260	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,455.00	$1,455.00	—
1310	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1340–1360	1350	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00–1,650.00	$1,587.96	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,470.00	$1,470.00	—
1334	1334	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

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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.