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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, April 9, 2026

1,277 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (14)

No new report since Apr 9, 2026. Below is this market's most recent published report.

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $477.36/cwt ≈ $2,778/hd at 582 lb · 151 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $455.23/cwt ≈ $2,842/hd at 624 lb · 136 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $398.70/cwt ≈ $2,871/hd at 720 lb · 132 head
Wytheville, VA 6-weight steers sold at $442/cwt, the highest of the 5 yards reporting the class and $9/cwt above the VA average ($433). Receipts were 1277 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,277 169 0
Feeder cattle 1,277 169 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder Cattle (Steers 796, Heifers 481) 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
368 thin fleshed 368 2 642.00 $642.00 $2,363 —
395 value added 395 5 564.00 $564.00 $2,228 —
443 value added 443 2 600.00 $600.00 $2,658 —
475 value added 475 8 546.00 $546.00 $2,594 —
462–498 thin fleshed 481 21 549.00–553.00 $550.83 $2,649 —
509–540 value added 516 78 533.00–559.00 $549.22 $2,834 —
534 534 4 506.00 $506.00 $2,702 —
567–599 value added 582 149 457.00–510.00 $478.23 $2,783 —
583 583 2 412.50 $412.50 $2,405 —
605–631 value added 622 120 426.00–480.00 $462.71 $2,878 —
636–646 641 16 386.00–412.00 $399.10 $2,558 —
651–697 value added 680 123 417.00–439.00 $428.16 $2,911 —
709–741 value added 720 132 346.00–430.00 $398.70 $2,871 —
758–780 value added 763 45 356.00–390.50 $380.85 $2,906 —
805–848 value added 824 40 300.00–349.00 $342.25 $2,820 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–393 thin fleshed 382 8 601.00–617.50 $607.37 $2,320 —
457 value added 457 3 475.00 $475.00 $2,171 —
557–590 value added 564 15 470.00–517.00 $507.16 $2,860 —
633 value added 633 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,374 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 value added 484 5 502.50 $502.50 $2,432 —
540 value added 540 2 507.50 $507.50 $2,740 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 value added 390 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,560 —
423–447 thin fleshed 435 37 517.00–534.00 $525.50 $2,286 —
459–490 value added 471 24 480.00–502.50 $495.93 $2,336 —
506 thin fleshed 506 34 500.00 $500.00 $2,530 —
500–541 value added 523 47 457.00–501.00 $473.82 $2,478 —
554–585 value added 565 86 419.00–453.00 $446.04 $2,520 —
588 thin fleshed 588 26 419.00 $419.00 $2,464 —
600–644 value added 613 78 394.00–440.00 $427.34 $2,620 —
657–692 value added 676 79 383.00–397.00 $391.84 $2,649 —
750–769 value added 754 19 321.00–345.00 $339.85 $2,562 —
804–815 value added 811 12 316.00–328.00 $319.96 $2,595 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 thin fleshed 372 3 507.50 $507.50 $1,888 —
403 thin fleshed 403 2 510.00 $510.00 $2,055 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 thin fleshed 303 4 551.00 $551.00 $1,670 —

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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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