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Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

88 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 88 94 98
Feeder cattle 31 41 44
Slaughter cattle 55 43 8
Replacement cattle 2 10 46

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 2 154.00 $154.00 $742 —
542 542 1 136.00 $136.00 $737 -5.48
672 672 1 130.00 $130.00 $874 —
734 734 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 1 132.50 $132.50 $599 —
886 886 1 94.00 $94.00 $833 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 1 110.00 $110.00 $354 —
461–494 472 3 117.50–120.00 $118.37 $559 —
510 510 2 128.00 $128.00 $653 ±0.00
622 622 1 121.00 $121.00 $753 +15.00
668 668 1 115.00 $115.00 $768 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 1 100.00 $100.00 $306 +15.00
468 468 1 87.50 $87.50 $410 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 1 117.50 $117.50 $331 —
416 416 1 130.00 $130.00 $541 —
480 480 1 135.00 $135.00 $648 -14.20
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 95.00 $95.00 $532 —
642 642 1 92.50 $92.50 $594 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
872–1012 926 85-90% 3 33.00–46.00 $38.54 $357 —
862–1540 1177 85-90% 25 50.00–62.00 $57.57 $678 -4.66
1262–1324 1293 85-90% 4 63.00–67.00 $64.63 $836 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1382–1416 1399 80-85% 2 64.50–66.50 $65.51 $916 +0.82
1312–1494 1408 80-85% 10 55.00–62.50 $59.63 $840 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 1 76.00 $76.00 $965 —
1574–2202 1842 5 80.00–93.00 $85.22 $1,570 —
2002 2002 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,802 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 815.00 $815.00
1354 1354 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 715.00 $715.00

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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.