Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 24, 2023

99 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.16/cwt +24.92 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 422 lb · 11 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.12/cwt ≈ $1,105/hd at 516 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	99	106	47
Feeder cattle	71	72	14
Slaughter cattle	24	29	21
Replacement cattle	4	5	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit. 44lb feeder bulls deleted**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	212.50	$212.50	$882	—
478	478	5	232.50	$232.50	$1,111	—
525 thin fleshed	525	3	247.50	$247.50	$1,299	+2.18
596	596	2	227.50	$227.50	$1,356	-0.77
715	715	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,394	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	3	200.00	$200.00	$700	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–444	422	11	205.00–215.00	$208.16	$878	+24.92
482–488	485	3	190.00–215.00	$204.19	$990	—
501 thin fleshed	501	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,127	—
508–540	534	5	195.00–202.50	$201.07	$1,074	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	1	160.00	$160.00	$541	-10.00
377–388	381	3	140.00–165.00	$148.49	$566	-1.51
531	531	2	150.00	$150.00	$796	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	3	215.00	$215.00	$791	+25.00
410	410	1	195.00	$195.00	$800	—
483	483	2	200.00	$200.00	$966	—
514	514	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,002	—
629	629	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,195	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534	534	1	175.00	$175.00	$934	—
592	592	1	150.00	$150.00	$888	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090	1090	85-90%	1	86.00	$86.00	$937	—
886–1384	1182	85-90%	4	87.00–108.00	$99.27	$1,173	—
1236–1394	1331	85-90%	3	113.00–117.00	$114.71	$1,527	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1346–1760	1495	75-80%	4	103.00–108.00	$105.32	$1,575	—
1538	1538	75-80%	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,692	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1204–1232	1218	80-85%	2	112.00–113.00	$112.51	$1,370	—
1240	1240	80-85%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,178	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1408–2225	1808	5	102.00–133.00	$122.33	$2,212	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1412–1468	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,700.00–1,800.00	$1,750.97	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.