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Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 11, 2021

157 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.62/cwt -3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 564 lb · 12 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.00/cwt +10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 667 lb · 12 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $133.91/cwt ≈ $1,034/hd at 772 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 157 27 80
Feeder cattle 157 27 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 92, Heifers 60, Bulls 5) 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
460 460 1 140.00 $140.00 $644 —
588 588 4 151.00 $151.00 $888 —
667 667 12 142.00 $142.00 $947 +10.50
760–773 772 11 133.00–134.00 $133.91 $1,034 —
854 854 8 130.00 $130.00 $1,110 —
937 937 6 125.00 $125.00 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 6 150.00 $150.00 $746 —
522–535 529 6 152.00–154.00 $153.01 $809 —
665 value added 665 1 143.00 $143.00 $951 -2.00
697 697 9 139.00 $139.00 $969 —
726 726 6 134.50 $134.50 $976 —
778 778 5 143.00 $143.00 $1,113 —
990 990 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,267 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 144.00 $144.00 $670 —
571 571 4 152.00 $152.00 $868 —
634 634 4 140.00 $140.00 $888 —
760 760 3 132.50 $132.50 $1,007 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 127.00 $127.00 $470 —
506 506 6 129.50 $129.50 $655 —
550–570 564 12 121.00–128.00 $125.62 $708 —
624 624 6 123.50 $123.50 $771 —
675 675 5 120.50 $120.50 $813 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 —
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 —
641 641 4 121.00 $121.00 $776 —
755 755 5 116.50 $116.50 $880 —
834 834 5 112.00 $112.00 $934 —
913 913 3 92.00 $92.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 132.00 $132.00 $574 —
560 560 3 123.50 $123.50 $692 —
663 663 6 119.00 $119.00 $789 —
980 980 1 80.00 $80.00 $784 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
868 868 4 100.00 $100.00 $868 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 139.00 $139.00 $570 —

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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.