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Appalachian Regional Stockyard, LLC. Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Wytheville, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded) · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Thursday, August 13, 2026

2,117 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (15)

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $321.14/cwt -18.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,476/hd at 771 lb · 303 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $342.51/cwt -49.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,319/hd at 677 lb · 175 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $410.05/cwt -45.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,501/hd at 610 lb · 136 head
Wytheville, VA 7-weight heifers brought $322/cwt with receipts of 2,117 head. VA 7-weight heifers are down $14 from their early July peak of $333/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,117 1,277 0
Feeder cattle 2,117 1,277 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder Cattle (Steers 971, Heifers 1146) All cattle Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 422 28 477.00–505.00 $481.17 $2,031 —
477–499 488 66 461.00–472.50 $467.39 $2,281 —
503–548 532 46 400.00–450.00 $426.21 $2,267 -79.79
555–596 579 64 376.00–432.50 $407.64 $2,360 -4.86
606–639 610 136 380.00–422.00 $410.05 $2,501 +10.95
673 673 2 321.00 $321.00 $2,160 —
651–699 690 71 329.00–372.00 $361.47 $2,494 —
711–733 719 125 344.00–371.00 $365.55 $2,628 —
728 728 3 323.00 $323.00 $2,351 —
754–785 763 7 330.00–331.00 $330.71 $2,523 —
806 806 5 315.00 $315.00 $2,539 —
802–823 809 45 327.00–338.00 $336.03 $2,718 —
901 901 8 301.00 $301.00 $2,712 —
965 965 2 477.50 $477.50 $4,608 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484–493 485 13 465.00–479.00 $476.81 $2,313 —
552–590 574 40 375.00–430.00 $408.98 $2,348 —
640–648 645 15 365.00–375.00 $368.31 $2,376 —
662–696 680 45 348.00–375.00 $359.00 $2,441 —
698 698 3 332.50 $332.50 $2,321 —
724–747 736 64 334.00–364.50 $358.11 $2,636 —
765–767 766 25 336.00–337.00 $336.52 $2,578 —
819–839 832 20 328.00–339.00 $330.63 $2,751 —
869 869 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,824 —
1004 1004 4 281.00 $281.00 $2,821 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 510.00 $510.00 $1,918 —
648 648 9 340.00 $340.00 $2,203 —
899 899 5 308.00 $308.00 $2,769 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 3 387.50 $387.50 $2,054 —
652 652 7 315.00 $315.00 $2,054 —
918 918 4 272.50 $272.50 $2,502 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688 688 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,167 —
785 785 4 310.00 $310.00 $2,434 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 3 349.00 $349.00 $2,157 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419–443 433 25 410.00–427.50 $420.51 $1,821 —
452–496 475 30 420.00 $420.00 $1,995 —
502–547 522 74 370.00–415.00 $389.97 $2,036 —
556–589 563 105 344.50–389.50 $381.62 $2,149 —
604–643 613 80 337.50–357.00 $347.57 $2,131 —
655–686 677 175 322.00–347.00 $342.51 $2,319 —
702–735 718 99 316.00–327.00 $324.65 $2,331 —
758–798 771 303 314.50–324.50 $321.14 $2,476 —
802–808 803 78 300.00–315.00 $311.71 $2,503 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 8 430.00 $430.00 $1,840 —
451 451 5 407.50 $407.50 $1,838 —
524–530 525 26 395.00–396.00 $395.88 $2,078 —
570 570 7 380.00 $380.00 $2,166 —
585 585 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,930 —
618–640 631 13 320.00–350.00 $338.94 $2,139 —
662–687 673 45 327.50–340.50 $332.57 $2,238 —
696 696 4 317.00 $317.00 $2,206 —
709–713 711 8 318.00–323.00 $320.49 $2,279 —
772 772 5 324.50 $324.50 $2,505 —
793 793 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,379 —
835 835 2 299.00 $299.00 $2,497 —
858 858 10 298.00 $298.00 $2,557 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 417.50 $417.50 $1,599 —
620 620 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,968 —
673 673 5 308.00 $308.00 $2,073 —
742 742 9 257.00 $257.00 $1,907 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 2 387.50 $387.50 $2,007 —
558 558 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,814 —
608 608 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,930 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 367.50 $367.50 $1,316 —

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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.

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