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Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 1, 2024

163 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 163 108 108
Feeder cattle 96 72 77
Slaughter cattle 31 36 31
Replacement cattle 36 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: Replacement cattle changed from per CWT to per Unit**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–416 414 8 327.50–330.00 $328.74 $1,361 +48.74
515 515 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,416 -33.11
590–595 593 6 237.50–325.00 $281.43 $1,669 +11.58
605 605 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,543 —
606 thin fleshed 606 8 316.00 $316.00 $1,915 —
730 730 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,898 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 240.00 $240.00 $900 —
440 440 1 200.00 $200.00 $880 —
490 490 2 220.00–252.50 $236.25 $1,158 -8.75
610–620 617 3 227.50–230.00 $229.18 $1,414 +4.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 225.00 $225.00 $927 —
460–498 475 5 237.50–245.00 $241.86 $1,149 -15.64
515 515 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,030 -35.00
508–545 526 7 230.00–260.00 $248.67 $1,308 +13.67
560 560 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,372 —
630 630 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,292 —
640 640 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,200 —
710 710 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,555 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 thin fleshed 355 1 195.00 $195.00 $692 —
355 355 1 210.00 $210.00 $746 —
415 415 1 232.50 $232.50 $965 —
420 thin fleshed 420 1 200.00 $200.00 $840 —
460 460 2 225.00–232.50 $228.75 $1,052 —
535 thin fleshed 535 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,083 —
625–635 630 2 200.00–207.50 $203.72 $1,283 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,209 -3.41
520–545 528 3 247.00–260.00 $251.47 $1,328 —
575 575 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,409 —
695 695 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,564 —
710 710 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,456 —
790 790 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,382 —
825 825 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,320 —
885 885 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,328 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,176 —
505–510 507 3 185.00–225.00 $211.58 $1,073 —
625 625 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,344 ±0.00
660 660 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,221 —
850 850 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,169 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–1120 918 85-90% 3 85.00–100.00 $93.26 $856 —
1010–1340 1163 85-90% 8 102.00–114.00 $109.26 $1,271 —
1260–1295 1278 85-90% 2 118.00–122.00 $119.97 $1,533 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1375 1230 80-85% 3 110.00–116.00 $113.53 $1,396 —
1260 1260 80-85% 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,298 —
1320–1480 1400 80-85% 2 120.00–124.00 $122.11 $1,710 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1645 1482 75-80% 3 114.00–116.00 $114.96 $1,704 +5.78
1585–1625 1605 75-80% 2 118.00–120.00 $119.01 $1,910 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725–1860 1815 3 141.00–157.00 $149.54 $2,714 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,118 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120–1160 thin fleshed 1133 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 2,300.00–2,400.00 $2,350.00 —
1210 thin fleshed 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —
1220 thin fleshed 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —
1235 1235 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —
1320 1320 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
1250–1590 1420 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00–2,150.00 $2,083.98 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1020 thin fleshed 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —
1010–1060 thin fleshed 1043 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,475.00–2,200.00 $1,889.94 —
1115 thin fleshed 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
1120 thin fleshed 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
1060–1260 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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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.