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Buckhannon Stockyards Special Graded Sale Market Report

Buckhannon, West Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Tuesday, March 24, 2026

520 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $491.24/cwt ≈ $2,762/hd at 562 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $438.12/cwt ≈ $2,079/hd at 474 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $456.27/cwt ≈ $2,630/hd at 576 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 520 337 0
Feeder cattle 520 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Above average attendance today for the first spring Feeder Cattle special sale. Trade quite active with demand remaining firm throughout. Good quality in the run with much of the offering coming off a winter-feeding program in excellent flesh for turnout. Quite a bit of the offering advertised as vaccinated. Char-x white cattle on the report as Large-1 for comparison's sake; red/white face cattle reported as Medium. **NOTE: This report is for today's in barn Feeder Cattle sale. For today's Board Sale results, please see Buckhannon Stockyards--Board Sale**

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
415–435 420 6 455.00–510.00 $500.95 $2,104
462–480 476 16 515.00–530.00 $522.51 $2,487
530–548 541 14 440.00–500.00 $458.25 $2,479
562–589 value added 571 15 475.00–500.00 $491.40 $2,806
560–589 582 15 415.00–445.00 $421.14 $2,451
623 value added 623 3 435.00 $435.00 $2,710
615–637 628 16 420.00–472.50 $434.25 $2,727
655–685 672 7 370.00–425.00 $386.76 $2,599
706 value added 706 6 390.00 $390.00 $2,753
700–738 717 8 360.00–377.50 $373.17 $2,676
795 795 5 357.50 $357.50 $2,842
807 value added 807 5 351.00 $351.00 $2,833
870–892 887 11 320.00–340.00 $333.45 $2,958
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
375–378 377 6 555.00–580.00 $563.29 $2,124
401–440 405 9 430.00–510.00 $500.35 $2,026
450–495 467 14 480.00–525.00 $511.62 $2,389
513 value added 513 5 527.50 $527.50 $2,706
500–543 530 13 475.00–532.50 $483.04 $2,560
551 value added 551 23 500.00 $500.00 $2,755
560–585 576 19 435.00–515.00 $480.64 $2,768
605 605 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,602
655 655 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,751
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
803 803 11 360.00 $360.00 $2,891
908 908 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,769
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
455–470 463 3 430.00–495.00 $471.38 $2,182
565 565 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,599
615 615 3 422.50 $422.50 $2,598
728 728 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,402
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
435 435 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,675
540 540 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,349

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
332 332 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,511
386–399 393 23 320.00–455.00 $428.41 $1,684
410–445 433 7 385.00–452.50 $421.70 $1,826
450–495 469 27 415.00–445.00 $437.50 $2,052
491 value added 491 9 440.00 $440.00 $2,160
513–538 527 23 375.00–460.00 $397.44 $2,095
555–571 568 23 415.00–455.00 $446.50 $2,536
605–647 616 20 330.00–405.00 $378.88 $2,334
660–675 668 2 290.00–315.00 $302.36 $2,020
712 712 10 347.50 $347.50 $2,474
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
461 value added 461 4 445.00 $445.00 $2,051
459–495 471 9 380.00–445.00 $425.45 $2,004
520–548 533 6 385.00–405.00 $396.53 $2,114
598 598 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,153
605 605 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,118
650–682 654 25 320.00–385.00 $378.13 $2,473
702 value added 702 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,317
712 712 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,958
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
530 530 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,908
588 588 2 425.00 $425.00 $2,499
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
442 442 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,459

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
410–440 425 3 460.00–540.00 $506.43 $2,152
475 475 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,900
515–545 530 2 350.00–420.00 $384.01 $2,035
555–565 560 2 280.00–360.00 $319.64 $1,790
610–620 615 2 310.00–340.00 $324.88 $1,998

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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.