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Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

133 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $157.05/cwt ≈ $922/hd at 587 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.17/cwt +5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 536 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.50/cwt +18.50 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 619 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 133 269 0
Feeder cattle 133 269 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 73, Heifers 42, Bulls 18) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 157.00 $157.00 $730 +2.00
505 505 9 165.00 $165.00 $833 —
555–593 587 19 156.00–163.00 $157.05 $922 —
683 value added 683 2 145.00 $145.00 $990 —
768 768 2 128.00 $128.00 $983 —
800 800 1 120.00 $120.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 165.00–166.00 $165.50 $563 +23.50
390 value added 390 1 155.00 $155.00 $604 -13.75
438 438 8 168.50 $168.50 $738 —
510 value added 510 3 145.00 $145.00 $740 —
540–545 543 2 117.00–141.50 $129.31 $702 —
571 571 8 158.00 $158.00 $902 +18.00
665–683 679 5 135.00–147.00 $144.65 $982 +11.65
795 795 1 117.00 $117.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 value added 402 8 171.00 $171.00 $687 +6.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 115.00 $115.00 $431 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 132.00 $132.00 $466 —
415 415 1 134.00 $134.00 $556 —
518–538 530 8 123.50–130.00 $125.76 $667 +2.26
548 value added 548 4 136.00 $136.00 $745 —
619 value added 619 11 131.50 $131.50 $814 —
650 650 1 113.00 $113.00 $734 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 value added 432 3 139.00 $139.00 $600 -5.50
523 value added 523 6 130.00 $130.00 $680 -2.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 134.50 $134.50 $477 —
625–630 628 2 110.00–119.00 $114.48 $719 +9.48
760 760 1 111.50 $111.50 $847 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 —
457 457 7 145.50 $145.50 $665 —
535–540 538 2 154.00–154.50 $154.25 $830 —
620–640 630 2 132.00–145.50 $138.64 $873 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 152.00 $152.00 $524 —
380 380 1 162.00 $162.00 $616 —
445 445 2 147.00 $147.00 $654 —
558 558 2 150.00 $150.00 $837 —

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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.