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Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

127 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.87/cwt ≈ $853/hd at 628 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $144.94/cwt ≈ $841/hd at 580 lb · 12 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.39/cwt ≈ $1,059/hd at 831 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 127 338 0
Feeder cattle 127 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 69, Heifers 48, Bulls 10) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
622–645 value added 628 15 134.00–136.00 $135.87 $853
708 value added 708 6 131.50 $131.50 $931
780 value added 780 2 124.50 $124.50 $971
829–838 value added 831 10 121.00–129.00 $127.39 $1,059
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
380 380 1 153.00 $153.00 $581
470–485 475 3 148.00–150.00 $148.68 $706
579–595 580 12 139.00–145.50 $144.94 $841
650–680 656 6 128.50–132.50 $131.40 $862
705 705 1 126.50 $126.50 $892
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
455 455 1 128.00 $128.00 $582
787 value added 787 6 125.50 $125.50 $988
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
340 340 1 162.00 $162.00 $551
465 465 1 141.00 $141.00 $656
530 530 1 145.50 $145.50 $771
735 735 1 120.00 $120.00 $882

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
450 450 1 129.00 $129.00 $580
546 546 5 123.00 $123.00 $672
595 595 1 123.00 $123.00 $732
650 650 4 114.50 $114.50 $744
760 760 1 107.50 $107.50 $817
840–843 842 4 102.00–105.00 $104.25 $878
973 973 2 96.50 $96.50 $939
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
510 value added 510 4 125.00 $125.00 $638
625 value added 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719
678 value added 678 3 115.00 $115.00 $780
739 value added 739 5 108.00 $108.00 $798
796 value added 796 4 107.00 $107.00 $852
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
305 305 2 110.00 $110.00 $336
390 390 1 126.00 $126.00 $491
435–440 439 5 130.00 $130.00 $571
560–565 563 2 110.00–118.00 $114.02 $642
745 745 1 104.50 $104.50 $779
965 965 1 96.00 $96.00 $926
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
460 460 1 110.00 $110.00 $506

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
724 724 5 111.50 $111.50 $807
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
410 410 2 145.50 $145.50 $597
580 580 1 127.00 $127.00 $737
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
440 440 1 137.00 $137.00 $603
605 605 1 128.00 $128.00 $774

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
588 value added 588 2 74.00 $74.00 $435

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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.