Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 4, 2024

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.81/cwt ≈ $899/hd at 375 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	85	80	25
Feeder cattle	81	43	23
Slaughter cattle	—	37	—
Replacement cattle	4	—	2

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	300.00	$300.00	$975	+10.00
408–430	417	5	285.00	$285.00	$1,188	—
455–475	465	4	272.50–280.00	$275.03	$1,279	+25.33
517	517	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,292	+2.50
620	620	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,457	-10.00
830	830	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,432	—
1020	1020	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,785	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	230.00–240.00	$235.12	$759	-24.88
415–425	420	2	200.00–257.50	$228.41	$959	—
485	485	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,116	+10.00
515–545	532	3	215.00–225.00	$218.42	$1,162	-14.08
605–615	610	2	220.00–240.00	$229.92	$1,403	—
775	775	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,589	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–320	308	3	240.00	$240.00	$739	—
368–385	375	10	220.00–250.00	$239.81	$899	—
405–447	432	9	220.00–232.50	$227.76	$984	-19.74
475–490	482	3	217.50–225.00	$222.53	$1,073	-16.70
535–538	537	4	221.00–225.00	$224.00	$1,203	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	2	220.00	$220.00	$689	—
355–375	365	2	200.00–225.00	$212.16	$774	—
405	405	1	210.00	$210.00	$850	+10.00
532	532	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,197	—
735	735	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,360	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,082	—
450	450	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,192	+22.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	235.00	$235.00	$987	—
500	500	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,125	—

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,050.00	$2,050.00

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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
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—

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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.