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Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

64 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 64 131 0
Feeder cattle 30 79 0
Slaughter cattle 28 47 0
Replacement cattle 6 5 0

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 135.00 $135.00 $513 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 117.50 $117.50 $376 —
478 478 1 122.50 $122.50 $586 —
522 522 1 87.50 $87.50 $457 —
627–648 634 5 101.00–112.00 $107.19 $680 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208 208 1 110.00 $110.00 $229 —
298 298 1 120.00 $120.00 $358 —
344 344 1 117.50 $117.50 $404 —
410 410 1 122.50 $122.50 $502 —
510 510 1 107.50 $107.50 $548 —
687 687 4 112.50 $112.50 $773 —
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1004–1668 1216 80-85% 10 54.00–57.00 $55.85 $679 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1092–1460 1318 75-80% 6 58.00–61.00 $58.75 $774 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
992 992 85-90% 1 20.00 $20.00 $198 —
1150–1500 1325 85-90% 2 47.00–52.00 $49.83 $660 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1616–2212 1894 7 72.00–93.00 $79.81 $1,512 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 1 62.50 $62.50 $550 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1692 1692 1 55.00 $55.00 $931 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750 750 (<2 yrs)Open 1 67.50 $67.50 $506
1240–1436 1338 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 55.00–58.50 $56.88 $761

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1094 1094 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 655.00 $655.00
1166 1166 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00
1440 1440 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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.