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

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

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

307 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 307 184 0
Feeder cattle 307 0

State Graded Holstein Feeder Cattle (Holstein Steers 307)

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Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
270–290 280 2 130.00–140.00 $134.82 $377
320 320 1 142.00 $142.00 $454
361 361 14 144.00 $144.00 $520
445 445 33 138.00 $138.00 $614
560 560 35 126.00 $126.00 $706
656–677 658 36 114.00–116.00 $115.83 $762
741 741 8 102.50 $102.50 $760
757 757 33 107.00 $107.00 $810
852–853 853 19 86.00–104.00 $101.16 $863
948 948 15 93.50 $93.50 $886
990 990 1 81.00 $81.00 $802
1044 1044 7 80.00 $80.00 $835
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
270 270 1 127.00 $127.00 $343
374 374 9 152.00 $152.00 $568
452 452 17 126.00 $126.00 $570
551 551 23 135.00 $135.00 $744
632 632 5 104.00 $104.00 $657
651 651 19 116.50 $116.50 $758
740 740 2 101.00 $101.00 $747
761 761 9 108.00 $108.00 $822
833 833 7 105.50 $105.50 $879
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
265 265 2 126.00 $126.00 $334
344 344 4 127.00 $127.00 $437
693 693 2 100.50 $100.50 $696
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765
850 850 1 51.00 $51.00 $434
955 955 1 80.00 $80.00 $764

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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.