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Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 14, 2025

101 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.00/cwt +32.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,899/hd at 535 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.00/cwt ≈ $2,098/hd at 608 lb · 12 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $391.00/cwt ≈ $1,237/hd at 316 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 101 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 thin fleshed 302 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,314 —
320 320 8 380.00 $380.00 $1,216 —
383 thin fleshed 383 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,647 —
420 420 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,575 +4.88
455 455 2 377.50 $377.50 $1,718 —
515–526 524 5 375.00–404.00 $398.30 $2,087 +33.30
568–578 573 6 367.00–385.00 $375.92 $2,154 +32.41
602–615 606 3 330.00–371.00 $357.14 $2,164 +22.14
690 690 3 321.00 $321.00 $2,215 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,722 —
670 670 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,027 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,100 —
350–380 360 3 345.00–355.00 $349.86 $1,259 +12.36
405–415 410 3 340.00–365.00 $353.37 $1,449 +17.96
460–495 478 2 325.00–330.00 $327.41 $1,565 -12.59
505 505 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,641 +2.72
540 thin fleshed 540 12 360.00 $360.00 $1,944 —
565–595 578 3 285.00–307.50 $299.23 $1,730 -40.77
608 thin fleshed 608 12 345.00 $345.00 $2,098 —
663 663 3 307.50 $307.50 $2,039 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 275.00 $275.00 $984 —
650 650 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,528 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 346.00 $346.00 $1,920 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,253 —
915–1210 1122 85-90% 5 133.00–158.00 $145.93 $1,637 +18.34
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1505 1325 80-85% 3 149.00–158.00 $154.29 $2,044 -10.50
1240–1420 1353 80-85% 3 164.00–167.00 $165.27 $2,236 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1695 1508 75-80% 2 140.00–144.00 $142.25 $2,145 —
1520–1610 1550 75-80% 3 156.00–163.00 $159.92 $2,479 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–2205 1819 4 180.00–214.00 $197.18 $3,587 —

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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.