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Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

90 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 90 422 28
Feeder cattle 43 367 23
Slaughter cattle 39 46 5
Replacement cattle 8 9 0

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Feeder Steers

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 1 136.00 $136.00 $465 —
574 574 1 128.00 $128.00 $735 —
608 608 1 128.00 $128.00 $778 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
704 704 1 136.00 $136.00 $957 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 134.00 $134.00 $858 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 1 118.00 $118.00 $356 —
352 352 1 120.00 $120.00 $422 —
410 410 3 132.00 $132.00 $541 —
482 482 2 123.00 $123.00 $593 —
522–540 532 5 120.00–126.00 $122.87 $654 —
696 696 1 117.00 $117.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 122.50 $122.50 $539 —
504 504 3 118.00 $118.00 $595 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 1 117.50 $117.50 $651 —
600 600 1 118.00 $118.00 $708 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 —
634 634 1 90.00 $90.00 $571 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 2 126.00 $126.00 $325 —
447 value added 447 2 142.50 $142.50 $637 —
548 548 1 127.50 $127.50 $699 —
552 552 2 125.00–130.00 $127.50 $704 —
626 626 1 120.00 $120.00 $751 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 2 114.00 $114.00 $602 —
716 716 1 110.00 $110.00 $788 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 1 99.00 $99.00 $527 —
904 904 1 80.00 $80.00 $723 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 1 110.00 $110.00 $411 —
688 688 1 79.00 $79.00 $544 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
982–1712 1368 80-85% 11 56.00–59.50 $57.88 $792 —
1356–1610 1482 80-85% 6 60.00–64.50 $61.80 $916 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
808–1266 1069 85-90% 4 48.00–55.00 $51.06 $546 —
1104–1386 1241 85-90% 7 37.00–44.00 $40.92 $508 —
1186–1404 1255 85-90% 4 59.50–64.00 $62.50 $784 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1658–1780 1719 75-80% 2 57.50–58.00 $57.76 $993 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2078–2636 2361 3 70.00–85.50 $78.90 $1,863 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 590.00 $590.00
1244 1244 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 715.00 $715.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1066 1066 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 465.00 $465.00

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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
916 916 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00 —

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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.