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Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 11, 2022

127 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $182.65/cwt +12.65 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 522 lb · 12 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.75/cwt +4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 728 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 127 111 133
Feeder cattle 91 88 38
Slaughter cattle 32 18 28
Replacement cattle 4 5 67

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 1 154.00 $154.00 $511 —
413–426 thin fleshed 417 3 180.00–197.50 $191.55 $799 —
490 thin fleshed 490 8 200.00 $200.00 $980 —
511–535 thin fleshed 519 9 175.00–195.00 $181.87 $944 —
529 529 3 185.00 $185.00 $979 +15.00
553–598 thin fleshed 564 8 177.50–201.00 $194.77 $1,099 —
644 thin fleshed 644 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,191 —
652 652 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,206 —
718 thin fleshed 718 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,185 —
718–747 733 8 152.50–165.00 $158.63 $1,163 +2.63
819 819 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,179 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 1 148.00 $148.00 $642 —
520–526 523 2 127.50 $127.50 $667 —
526 thin fleshed 526 1 135.00 $135.00 $710 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 1 130.00 $130.00 $335 —
488 488 4 122.50 $122.50 $598 -16.72
528 528 1 125.00 $125.00 $660 -18.76
610–638 620 3 115.00–120.00 $117.50 $728 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 2 135.00 $135.00 $770 -11.89
834 834 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,042 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 1 146.00 $146.00 $353 —
374 374 1 145.00 $145.00 $542 —
424 424 1 147.00 $147.00 $623 —
455 455 5 170.00 $170.00 $774 —
507 507 3 152.50 $152.50 $773 —
571 571 5 148.00 $148.00 $845 —
602 602 2 142.50 $142.50 $858 —
814 814 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 1 146.00 $146.00 $420 —
670 670 1 125.00 $125.00 $838 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
888–1172 1024 85-90% 5 74.00–79.00 $76.59 $784 —
1030 1030 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $824 —
1082–1160 1121 85-90% 2 67.50–68.00 $67.74 $759 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1268 1268 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $837 —
1086–1502 1328 80-85% 5 84.00–96.00 $89.48 $1,188 +13.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1686 1623 75-80% 3 72.00–79.00 $74.90 $1,216 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–2180 1947 7 115.50–123.00 $119.17 $2,320 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1188 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,360.00 $1,360.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1072 1072 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.