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Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

131 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 131 130 0
Feeder cattle 71 85 0
Slaughter cattle 59 44 0
Replacement cattle 1 1 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–429 426 5 143.00–148.00 $147.03 $626 —
474–490 482 2 132.00–140.00 $136.07 $656 -13.93
520 520 1 140.00 $140.00 $728 -6.00
567 567 2 141.00 $141.00 $799 -8.00
614–623 620 6 142.50–146.00 $143.66 $891 +3.66
738 738 1 127.50 $127.50 $941 —
874 874 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,084 +11.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 1 130.00 $130.00 $434 -2.50
354 354 1 125.00 $125.00 $442 —
414 414 1 132.50 $132.50 $549 -13.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 1 122.00 $122.00 $359 —
330–331 331 5 125.00–127.00 $125.80 $416 +0.80
432 432 2 127.50 $127.50 $551 +10.75
462–494 473 6 124.00–135.00 $129.65 $613 +9.65
518 518 1 124.00 $124.00 $642 +6.24
559 559 3 128.00 $128.00 $716 +7.99
618 618 1 119.00 $119.00 $735 +2.00
738–740 739 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $854 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291–294 293 2 107.00–110.00 $108.49 $318 —
312 312 1 105.00 $105.00 $328 —
468 468 1 115.00 $115.00 $538 +1.00
506 506 1 101.00 $101.00 $511 —
556–591 583 5 110.00 $110.00 $641 —
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 +8.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222–227 225 3 125.00–132.00 $129.70 $292 —
402–427 415 4 132.50–142.50 $137.35 $570 -7.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 130.00 $130.00 $370 —
320–322 321 3 127.00–132.50 $130.67 $419 —
414 414 1 115.00 $115.00 $476 +2.50
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 1 70.00 $70.00 $546 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1316–1406 1361 80-85% 2 42.00–51.00 $46.65 $635 -13.54
1006–1560 1379 80-85% 14 52.00–59.00 $55.74 $769 -4.45
1358–1488 1427 80-85% 4 60.00–65.00 $61.74 $881 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1036–1148 1098 85-90% 8 43.00–49.00 $47.12 $517 -3.26
1058–1424 1244 85-90% 5 52.00–60.00 $57.42 $714 —
1032–1422 1261 85-90% 3 65.00–67.00 $66.25 $835 +8.79
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1268–1950 1577 75-80% 14 50.00–58.00 $54.44 $859 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–2029 1624 5 70.00–84.00 $77.80 $1,263 —
1700–2070 1862 4 86.00–90.00 $88.65 $1,651 +3.22

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1158 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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.