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Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 1, 2021

422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.01/cwt ≈ $659/hd at 519 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $165.99/cwt ≈ $790/hd at 476 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.97/cwt ≈ $573/hd at 428 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 422 273 419
Feeder cattle 367 1 408
Slaughter cattle 46 97 11
Replacement cattle 9 175 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

For todays board sale prices see Buckhannon Stockyards Board Sale report. 13 Bred hair ewes sold between 225-237.5 per head. 2 older bred ewes sold by the pound for 107.5 per pound and weighed 152 pound each. 22 bred nannies averaged between 175-265 per head. 2 kid nannies were 155-175 each. The only pygmy nanny sold for 170/hd.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–394 381 8 160.00–174.00 $164.81 $628 —
402–442 424 11 167.50–174.00 $169.70 $720 —
451–496 476 23 159.00–171.50 $165.99 $790 —
515–516 515 5 155.00–160.00 $157.00 $809 —
554–595 587 14 148.00–155.00 $148.94 $874 —
606–635 621 10 145.00–148.00 $146.62 $911 —
651 651 2 151.00 $151.00 $983 —
770–796 784 6 140.00–145.00 $141.65 $1,111 —
860 860 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,247 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–414 412 2 130.00–137.50 $133.73 $551 —
512–518 515 3 130.00–150.00 $141.65 $729 —
550–588 569 5 135.00–142.00 $138.05 $786 —
630 630 2 130.00 $130.00 $819 —
752 752 1 132.50 $132.50 $996 —
858 858 1 102.50 $102.50 $879 —
1060 1060 1 80.00 $80.00 $848 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–380 368 4 126.00–136.00 $131.16 $483 —
417–445 428 22 128.00–136.00 $133.97 $573 —
475–492 489 22 126.00–138.50 $136.08 $665 —
503–544 519 34 122.00–130.00 $127.01 $659 —
585 585 2 124.00 $124.00 $725 —
608–638 623 10 107.00–123.00 $117.23 $730 —
706 706 1 106.00 $106.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 309 3 110.00–120.00 $116.35 $360 —
360–370 365 2 120.00–125.00 $122.47 $447 —
442–446 443 3 122.50 $122.50 $543 —
457 457 3 115.00 $115.00 $526 —
540 540 1 110.00 $110.00 $594 —
574 574 5 116.00 $116.00 $666 —
610–628 619 2 100.00–106.00 $102.96 $637 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 1 142.50 $142.50 $550 —
443 443 8 146.00 $146.00 $647 —
457 457 2 138.00 $138.00 $631 —
500–536 523 3 130.00–140.00 $135.23 $707 —
561–596 570 4 120.00–123.00 $122.22 $697 —
633 633 2 117.50 $117.50 $744 —
673–676 675 6 112.50–115.00 $114.17 $771 —
772 772 1 92.50 $92.50 $714 —
832 832 1 85.00 $85.00 $707 —
864 864 1 80.00 $80.00 $691 —
991 991 2 80.00 $80.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 1 150.00 $150.00 $513 —
407–442 417 7 160.00 $160.00 $667 —
503 503 4 141.00 $141.00 $709 —
576–598 595 7 125.00–135.00 $126.38 $752 —
614–636 632 5 120.00–126.00 $121.17 $766 —
716 716 5 115.00–117.50 $115.50 $827 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1438 1142 80-85% 11 45.00–53.00 $49.98 $571 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1128–1576 1355 75-80% 9 54.00–60.00 $56.72 $769 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
714 714 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $178 —
800–956 905 85-90% 4 31.00–44.00 $38.29 $347 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1832–1986 1907 3 85.00–91.00 $87.69 $1,672 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1106–1464 1280 3 70.00–75.00 $72.90 $933 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
808 808 (<2 yrs)Open 1 85.00 $85.00 $687

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
824 824 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 410.00 $410.00
928 928 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1418 1418 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
798 798 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
1046 1046 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200–1400 1283 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 790.00–850.00 $825.06 -249.94

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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.