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

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 7, 2026

169 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 169 196 0
Feeder cattle 169 — 0

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Dairy Steers 169)

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,382 -10.00
450–455 454 6 365.00–422.50 $406.72 $1,847 +56.72
557 557 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,061 +17.90
635 635 3 334.00 $334.00 $2,121 +6.50
660 660 7 330.00 $330.00 $2,178 +45.00
733 733 10 292.00 $292.00 $2,140 +2.00
775 775 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,112 —
820–845 839 9 256.00 $256.00 $2,148 +7.54
935 935 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,992 -27.00
953 953 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,963 —
1115 1115 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,063 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 495.00 $495.00 $1,436 —
430–435 434 6 415.00–420.00 $415.83 $1,805 —
561 561 7 365.00 $365.00 $2,048 —
653 653 2 357.50 $357.50 $2,334 —
744 744 5 295.00 $295.00 $2,195 +5.00
836 836 7 272.00 $272.00 $2,274 +4.00
910–925 922 5 214.00–218.00 $217.21 $2,003 -22.79
1068 1068 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,965 -28.00
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,342 —
356 356 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,388 +45.00
425 425 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,700 +115.00
456 456 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,870 +55.00
540 540 4 377.50 $377.50 $2,038 +62.50
615–647 634 5 312.00 $312.00 $1,978 +62.47
743 743 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,080 +60.00
790 790 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,291 —
835 835 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,787 +14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 387.50 $387.50 $1,697 —
498 498 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,594 —
565–575 568 3 230.00–315.00 $286.33 $1,626 —
650–652 652 6 260.00–300.00 $293.35 $1,913 —
720 720 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,016 —
765 765 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,339 —
855 855 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,223 —
955 955 1 218.00 $218.00 $2,082 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,162 —
568 568 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,718 —
625 625 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,750 —
677 677 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,963 —
705–747 735 7 200.00–267.50 $218.50 $1,606 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254 254 4 330.00 $330.00 $838 —
362 362 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,086 —
434 434 4 282.50 $282.50 $1,226 —
490 490 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,200 —
500 500 2 372.50 $372.50 $1,862 —
585 585 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,462 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,777 —
662 662 3 317.50 $317.50 $2,102 —
765 765 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,760 —
858 858 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,145 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,518 —
550 550 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,554 —
775 775 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,325 —
835 835 1 243.00 $243.00 $2,029 —

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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.