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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 22, 2024

295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 295 366 268
Feeder cattle 295 366 268

State Graded Holstein Feeder Cattle (Holstein Steers 295)

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Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 250.00 $250.00 $812
381 381 8 250.00 $250.00 $952 +60.00
441–449 445 21 232.00–248.00 $239.69 $1,067
550 550 10 246.00 $246.00 $1,353 +62.92
600–646 643 30 228.00–232.00 $229.06 $1,473 +79.06
748 748 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,601 +43.50
755 755 20 210.00 $210.00 $1,586 +78.50
805 805 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,562
852 852 26 183.00 $183.00 $1,559 +33.00
930 930 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,442
952 952 15 192.00 $192.00 $1,828 +53.00
1030 1030 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,648
1190 1190 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,785
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 376 8 232.00–244.00 $239.49 $900 +43.49
435–445 444 16 238.00–244.00 $243.26 $1,080 +55.26
453 453 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,151 +54.00
520 520 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,238 +66.00
551–569 558 25 250.00–253.00 $251.22 $1,402 +68.37
600 600 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,212
651–680 653 22 220.00–230.00 $228.62 $1,493 +55.37
730 730 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,489 +33.50
751 751 10 210.00 $210.00 $1,577
850 850 10 193.00 $193.00 $1,640
925–933 931 5 150.00–192.00 $183.66 $1,710
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 255.00 $255.00 $599
295 295 1 236.00 $236.00 $696
335 335 4 218.00 $218.00 $730 +93.00
364 364 9 242.00 $242.00 $881 +46.00
455 455 13 232.00 $232.00 $1,056
553 553 8 204.00 $204.00 $1,128
653–665 654 9 185.00–200.00 $198.31 $1,297 +98.31
750 750 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,455 +64.00
850 850 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,454
1059 1059 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,694

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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.