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Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.43/cwt ≈ $749/hd at 575 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.79/cwt ≈ $635/hd at 454 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.03/cwt ≈ $760/hd at 608 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 269 115 67
Feeder cattle 269 115 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 149, Bulls 11) Value Added and Natural 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–442 value added 430 8 162.00–170.00 $164.86 $709 —
490–497 value added 496 15 160.00–162.00 $161.74 $802 —
500 500 3 160.00 $160.00 $800 —
508 value added 508 2 158.50 $158.50 $805 —
559 value added 559 7 164.00 $164.00 $917 —
608–612 value added 609 15 150.50–155.00 $153.49 $935 —
615 615 2 154.50 $154.50 $950 —
724 724 17 139.50 $139.50 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 145.00 $145.00 $587 —
495 495 1 155.00 $155.00 $767 +9.00
545–548 547 4 146.00–150.00 $149.00 $815 —
600–610 605 2 136.50–142.50 $139.48 $844 —
660 660 3 138.50 $138.50 $914 —
723–747 735 6 123.50–125.50 $124.48 $915 +1.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 142.00 $142.00 $454 —
383–385 value added 384 4 167.00–170.50 $168.75 $648 —
550 value added 550 1 142.00 $142.00 $781 —
559 559 6 140.00 $140.00 $783 —
679 679 3 133.00 $133.00 $903 +16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 value added 405 1 133.00 $133.00 $539 —
408 408 3 103.17 $103.17 $421 —
498 value added 498 2 140.00 $140.00 $697 —
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 117.00 $117.00 $427 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 value added 363 8 146.50 $146.50 $532 —
417 value added 417 12 144.50 $144.50 $603 —
452–456 value added 454 22 139.50–140.00 $139.79 $635 —
522 522 3 120.50 $120.50 $629 —
523–546 value added 535 10 131.00–134.00 $132.47 $709 —
573 value added 573 5 123.50 $123.50 $708 —
575 575 22 132.00 $132.00 $759 —
607 value added 607 17 125.50 $125.50 $762 —
615 615 2 121.00 $121.00 $744 —
668 668 9 117.50 $117.50 $785 —
675 value added 675 4 115.00 $115.00 $776 +4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 129.00 $129.00 $445 —
420 420 1 99.00 $99.00 $416 —
455–490 467 3 114.00–132.00 $125.70 $587 —
510–535 527 3 125.00–129.00 $126.29 $666 —
640 640 1 105.00 $105.00 $672 —
680 value added 680 11 110.50 $110.50 $751 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 123.50 $123.50 $593 +2.50
500 500 1 123.50 $123.50 $618 —
570 570 4 108.50–117.50 $115.25 $657 +1.25
640 640 1 113.00 $113.00 $723 +7.00
705–720 713 2 100.00–101.00 $100.51 $717 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 5 99.00 $99.00 $438 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 124.00 $124.00 $391 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 value added 495 3 160.00 $160.00 $792 —
547 value added 547 5 158.00 $158.00 $864 —
605 value added 605 3 134.00 $134.00 $811 —

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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.