Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	67	127	84
Feeder cattle	38	49	17
Slaughter cattle	26	37	47
Replacement cattle	3	41	20

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	360	2	220.00–237.50	$228.51	$823	—
445	445	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,035	-25.77
555	555	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,288	-24.66
615–645	630	2	225.00–237.50	$231.40	$1,458	—
685	685	1	244.00	$244.00	$1,671	—
715	715	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,662	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,512	-7.35
570	570	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,539	-7.50
800	800	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,600	+22.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	217.50	$217.50	$468	—
420	420	1	200.00	$200.00	$840	—
460	460	2	200.00–227.50	$213.75	$983	—
525	525	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,108	—
585	585	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,170	—
605–630	618	2	187.00–210.00	$198.73	$1,228	—
650	650	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,339	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570 thin fleshed	570	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,482	—
645	645	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,484	+18.00
650	650	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,462	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	220.00	$220.00	$869	—
410	410	1	215.00	$215.00	$882	—
560–575	568	2	200.00–202.50	$201.27	$1,143	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1295	1198	85-90%	9	104.00–115.00	$108.64	$1,302	—
1245	1245	85-90%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,183	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	80-85%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,599	-0.37
1250–1415	1327	80-85%	5	115.00–125.00	$121.12	$1,607	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1540	1508	75-80%	3	110.00–116.00	$113.96	$1,719	—
1565	1565	75-80%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,643	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–2105	1601	6	130.00–169.00	$152.20	$2,437	—

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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
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—
1260	1260	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	-535.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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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.