Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	108	67	115
Feeder cattle	72	38	54
Slaughter cattle	36	26	61
Replacement cattle	—	3	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	257.50	$257.50	$824	—
360	360	1	257.50	$257.50	$927	—
430	430	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,204	—
480	480	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,584	—
525–546	538	8	265.00–332.50	$308.11	$1,658	+30.61
565–590	573	3	260.00–275.00	$269.85	$1,546	-0.15
673	673	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,851	—
760	760	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,748	—
840	840	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,722	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	2	205.00–277.50	$242.61	$808	—
455	455	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,115	—
515	515	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,133	—
600	600	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,350	-6.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	240.00	$240.00	$768	—
350–380	365	7	245.00–260.00	$249.11	$909	—
465	465	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,197	—
515	515	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,210	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
522–540	528	3	227.50–230.00	$229.15	$1,210	+18.15
590	590	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,150	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	260.00	$260.00	$988	+40.00
410	410	1	230.00	$230.00	$943	+15.00
552–582	567	4	220.00–230.00	$224.87	$1,275	+23.60
640	640	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,376	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	260.00	$260.00	$936	—
410	410	3	272.50	$272.50	$1,117	—
460–475	465	3	260.00–270.00	$263.41	$1,225	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1495	1205	85-90%	11	108.00–116.00	$110.79	$1,335	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1500	1342	80-85%	3	120.00–135.00	$126.59	$1,699	+5.47
1320–1460	1368	80-85%	3	114.00–118.00	$115.93	$1,586	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	75-80%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,524	—
1370–1610	1482	75-80%	3	105.00–112.00	$109.18	$1,618	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1970	1586	5	127.00–168.00	$147.85	$2,345	—

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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.