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Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 23, 2022

57 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 57 34 0
Feeder cattle 17 11 0
Slaughter cattle 35 23 0
Replacement cattle 5 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

SPECIAL SALE NEXT WEDNESDAY 3/30/22

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 2 170.00 $170.00 $760 —
452 452 2 175.00 $175.00 $791 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 120.00 $120.00 $516 —
466 466 1 132.50 $132.50 $617 —
739 739 2 110.00 $110.00 $813 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1400 1375 2 131.00–132.50 $131.76 $1,812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–432 421 5 125.00–147.50 $136.17 $573 —
587 587 3 135.00 $135.00 $792 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1222 1161 2 100.00–105.00 $102.37 $1,189 —
1370 1370 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,795 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1448 1314 80-85% 5 85.00–95.00 $90.58 $1,190 —
1204–1582 1320 80-85% 8 92.50–104.00 $97.70 $1,290 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1464 1464 75-80% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,537 —
1392–1716 1495 75-80% 7 91.50–102.00 $96.18 $1,438 —
1644–1718 1681 75-80% 2 84.50–89.50 $86.94 $1,461 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1152–1218 1185 85-90% 2 86.00–92.00 $88.92 $1,054 —
1196 1196 85-90% 1 83.00 $83.00 $993 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1508–2456 1979 3 105.00–116.00 $110.55 $2,188 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
720 720 (<2 yrs)Open 1 105.00 $105.00 $756
834 834 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 75.00 $75.00 $626

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
676–820 748 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 475.00–625.00 $557.22

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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.