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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 14, 2025

162 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 162

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,069 +37.00
447 447 11 313.50 $313.50 $1,401
460 460 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,412 +56.34
560 560 16 332.25 $332.25 $1,861 +134.63
645 645 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,580 +54.00
659 659 23 313.00 $313.00 $2,063 +135.47
737 737 9 257.50 $257.50 $1,898 +86.50
855 855 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,710
930 930 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,962
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 572 9 309.00 $309.00 $1,767 +114.85
638 638 3 300.50 $300.50 $1,917
705 705 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,840 +71.00
755 755 12 258.00 $258.00 $1,948 +93.00
846 846 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,692
961 961 6 218.00 $218.00 $2,095
1005 1005 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,759
1165 1165 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,654
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 272.00 $272.00 $979 +9.18
440 440 7 299.00 $299.00 $1,316
460–490 475 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,378 +36.96
520 520 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,456 +75.00
551–595 560 8 265.00–300.00 $295.10 $1,653 +90.10
627–632 630 6 252.00–284.00 $267.94 $1,688 +87.94
710–728 722 3 202.00–231.00 $221.49 $1,599 +52.72
767 767 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,841
880 880 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,672
1015 1015 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,726
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,928
765 765 7 243.00 $243.00 $1,859

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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.