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Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 4, 2021

71 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 71 67 23
Feeder cattle 9 17 14
Slaughter cattle 52 26 9
Replacement cattle 10 24 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 1 130.00 $130.00 $621 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
762 762 2 119.00 $119.00 $907 —
806 806 1 105.00 $105.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 1 98.00 $98.00 $755 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
768 768 2 100.00 $100.00 $768 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
822–1292 1023 85-90% 6 49.00–58.50 $54.29 $555 —
1070–1310 1206 85-90% 9 57.00–65.00 $62.03 $748 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1084–1268 1177 80-85% 3 70.00–71.00 $70.33 $828 —
1028–1508 1268 80-85% 2 53.00–54.00 $53.59 $680 -17.97
1160–1694 1411 80-85% 8 60.50–67.00 $64.29 $907 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1242–1508 1375 75-80% 2 62.00–63.00 $62.45 $859 —
1576 1576 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,087 —
1520–1636 1578 75-80% 2 58.00–60.00 $58.96 $930 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–2372 1833 11 64.00–105.00 $86.50 $1,586 -1.05

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1204 1204 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
1140 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1160 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,190.00 $1,190.00 —

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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.