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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, August 18, 2025

196 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 196

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Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 9 360.00 $360.00 $1,332
455 455 15 355.00 $355.00 $1,615
541 541 14 347.50 $347.50 $1,880
649 649 16 320.00 $320.00 $2,077 +19.50
738 738 9 290.00 $290.00 $2,140 +29.00
841 841 9 268.00 $268.00 $2,254 +68.00
929 929 4 240.00 $240.00 $2,230
1050 1050 2 212.00 $212.00 $2,226
1125 1125 1 217.00 $217.00 $2,441
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 8 360.00 $360.00 $1,357 +63.00
443 443 24 350.00 $350.00 $1,550 +36.50
450 450 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,575 +43.00
515 515 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,751
552–590 555 11 325.00–355.00 $352.10 $1,954 +19.85
645 645 10 327.50 $327.50 $2,112 +82.50
690 690 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,966 -28.00
737 737 14 290.00 $290.00 $2,137 +32.50
800–830 820 3 210.00–267.00 $248.46 $2,037
915 915 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,196 +29.00
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–375 360 11 345.00 $345.00 $1,242 +73.00
425 425 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,211 -14.00
451 451 8 355.00 $355.00 $1,601 +65.00
547 547 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,723 +35.00
558 558 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,953 +54.90
630–648 636 6 200.00–275.00 $249.53 $1,587 -18.41
719 719 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,582 -1.49
835 835 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,670

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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.