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Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 24, 2025

111 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 111 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,386 —
357–385 364 4 440.00–455.00 $451.03 $1,642 —
478 478 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,912 +30.00
508 508 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,880 —
575 575 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,041 +6.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,105 —
525–538 534 3 310.00–330.00 $323.44 $1,727 —
570 570 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,710 —
630 630 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,575 —
650 650 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,495 —
735 735 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,948 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,088 -57.71
1505 1505 1 230.00 $230.00 $3,462 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,375 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 210.00 $210.00 $662 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 2 420.00–435.00 $427.43 $1,124 —
340 340 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,360 —
370–390 380 2 335.00–350.00 $342.30 $1,301 —
408–442 425 4 375.00–390.00 $382.20 $1,624 +36.37
555 555 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,720 +35.00
695 695 4 282.50 $282.50 $1,963 +42.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 213.00 $213.00 $618 —
325 325 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,056 —
380–385 383 2 290.00–310.00 $300.07 $1,149 —
400 400 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,300 —
460 460 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,656 —
575 575 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,438 —
630 630 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,606 —
675 675 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,620 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 250.00 $250.00 $870 —
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,852 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,795 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,170 —
385 385 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,656 —
402–435 413 3 405.00–420.00 $414.73 $1,713 +114.73
468–475 470 3 375.00–390.00 $384.95 $1,809 —
515–518 517 3 330.00–360.00 $339.96 $1,758 +19.96
582 582 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,630 -40.00
600 600 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,500 -20.00
698 698 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,675 —
770 770 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,694 —
810 810 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,782 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,752 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,330 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 255.00 $255.00 $994 —

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Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $366 —
905 905 85-90% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,231 —
905–1355 1201 85-90% 8 113.00–129.00 $121.19 $1,455 —
1190–1305 1248 85-90% 2 133.00–134.00 $133.48 $1,666 -11.52
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 80-85% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,927 -3.01
1270–1795 1533 80-85% 2 128.00–139.00 $134.44 $2,061 —

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YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–2195 1699 8 167.00–184.00 $174.40 $2,963 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1300 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,750.00–1,900.00 $1,800.16

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Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215 1215 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —
1385 1385 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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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.