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Buckhannon Stockyards Special Graded Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 14, 2026

451 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $376.01/cwt +73.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,534/hd at 674 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $456.23/cwt +9.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,583/hd at 566 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $445.88/cwt +15.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,769/hd at 621 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 451 520 0
Feeder cattle 451 520 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Warm weather and above average early pasture growth in North Central WV. Aggressive trading today at the second Special Graded Feeder sale, three weeks since the last Feeder Special. A feeding frenzy and bullish seller's market to fill the stocker demand as we get lower on the calendar. Feeder Steers higher by $30 to $50 per cwt for light fives and light four weights respectively, six weights higher by $10 per cwt. Feeder Heifers higher by $22.50 to $24.00 for the lighter end of the run, $28.50 per cwt higher for the light sixes. Char/cross cattle represented as Large 1; red/white face type as Medium 2.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–295 277 4 490.00–700.00 $634.69 $1,758 —
320 320 3 600.00 $600.00 $1,920 —
355 355 2 695.00 $695.00 $2,467 +131.71
410 410 5 665.00 $665.00 $2,726 +164.65
416 416 4 550.00 $550.00 $2,288 +49.65
451–497 479 19 500.00–535.00 $524.80 $2,514 +13.18
496 value added 496 4 540.00 $540.00 $2,678 —
535–546 542 15 500.00–530.00 $518.80 $2,812 +35.76
580 580 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,697 -15.64
607–648 621 28 435.00–460.00 $445.88 $2,769 +15.88
687 687 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,885 ±0.00
711–727 717 8 440.00 $440.00 $3,155 —
768–772 769 14 395.00–400.00 $395.72 $3,043 —
808 808 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,868 —
859 859 10 360.00 $360.00 $3,092 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–388 388 25 575.00–590.00 $577.99 $2,243 —
449 449 7 550.00 $550.00 $2,470 +49.05
459 value added 459 8 525.00 $525.00 $2,410 —
485 485 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,425 -22.51
529–535 531 20 485.00–505.00 $498.95 $2,649 +40.70
701 701 5 397.50 $397.50 $2,786 +24.33
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 2 500.00–550.00 $525.30 $2,206 +140.30
490 490 2 490.00 $490.00 $2,401 —
518–521 520 8 480.00–490.00 $487.51 $2,535 +52.51
550–578 564 6 445.00–500.00 $464.61 $2,620 —
610 610 2 460.00 $460.00 $2,806 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 600.00 $600.00 $2,310 —
455–465 460 2 410.00–435.00 $422.64 $1,944 -48.74
540 540 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,484 —
655 655 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,686 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–347 331 8 440.00–515.00 $477.47 $1,580 +22.47
372–394 388 7 455.00–460.00 $458.63 $1,779 +30.22
410–444 433 9 435.00–465.00 $448.19 $1,941 +26.49
461–475 469 12 400.00–497.50 $448.79 $2,105 +11.29
515–532 526 3 425.00–460.00 $448.58 $2,360 +51.14
532 value added 532 2 477.50 $477.50 $2,540 —
553–588 563 28 415.00–482.50 $464.93 $2,618 +18.43
595 595 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,231 -71.50
608–645 621 11 367.50–420.00 $406.52 $2,524 +27.64
628 628 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,292 -13.88
652–692 674 34 332.00–405.00 $376.01 $2,534 +73.65
716 value added 716 4 395.00 $395.00 $2,828 —
710–735 721 9 347.50–390.00 $375.17 $2,705 +27.67
828 828 3 327.00 $327.00 $2,708 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–391 375 15 470.00–482.50 $475.78 $1,784 —
403–444 428 13 465.00–482.50 $471.33 $2,017 —
470–480 474 8 435.00–445.00 $440.01 $2,086 +14.56
529–540 530 9 415.00–465.00 $420.66 $2,229 +24.13
539 539 11 412.50 $412.50 $2,223 +15.97
668 668 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,405 -18.13
700–730 720 3 355.00–357.50 $356.69 $2,568 +81.69
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,785 +90.00
480 480 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,944 —
575–585 578 6 345.00–385.00 $364.92 $2,109 —
600 600 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,100 —
680 680 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,278 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,312 —
480 480 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,920 —
570 570 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,194 -40.00

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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.