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Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

131 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 131 143 177
Feeder cattle 79 75 110
Slaughter cattle 47 52 54
Replacement cattle 5 16 13

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–517 515 3 132.00–137.00 $135.35 $697 —
582 582 1 129.00 $129.00 $751 —
608–645 636 4 132.00–137.50 $136.19 $866 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–440 433 2 121.00–129.00 $125.06 $542 —
523–546 528 5 115.00–123.00 $121.34 $641 —
628 628 1 123.00 $123.00 $772 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 1 120.00 $120.00 $370 —
380 380 2 123.00 $123.00 $467 —
457–484 477 8 123.00–127.50 $126.42 $603 —
518–530 526 5 121.00–124.00 $122.20 $643 —
572 572 1 118.00 $118.00 $675 —
642 642 2 116.00 $116.00 $745 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 113.00 $113.00 $576 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 123.00 $123.00 $381 —
410–420 413 3 120.00–122.50 $120.85 $499 +25.85
500–544 515 3 110.00–112.50 $110.88 $571 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 5 131.00 $131.00 $546 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1126–1394 1275 80-85% 4 53.00–60.50 $58.21 $742 +0.26
1210–1422 1313 80-85% 4 62.00–67.50 $64.55 $848 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1088–1288 1205 85-90% 5 53.00–59.00 $57.14 $689 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1416–1510 1465 75-80% 3 50.00–59.00 $55.65 $815 —
1624 1624 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,056 +6.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1686 1686 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,551 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1414 1414 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1088 1088 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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.