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Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, August 25, 2021

167 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.00/cwt +24.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 717 lb · 39 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.50/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 786 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.14/cwt +14.64 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 639 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 167 157 39
Feeder cattle 167 157 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 116, Heifers 42, Bulls 9) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 value added 538 2 156.00 $156.00 $839 —
603 value added 603 3 150.50 $150.50 $908 —
678 value added 678 6 146.00 $146.00 $990 +3.00
680 680 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,000 +8.00
700–721 value added 717 39 151.00–161.00 $159.00 $1,140 —
786 value added 786 30 148.50 $148.50 $1,167 —
855 value added 855 14 148.00 $148.00 $1,265 —
930 value added 930 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,237 —
992 value added 992 12 138.00 $138.00 $1,369 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 150.00 $150.00 $600 —
505 505 1 150.00 $150.00 $758 —
645 645 1 140.50 $140.50 $906 +0.50
810 810 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 145.00 $145.00 $812 -6.00
600 600 1 144.00 $144.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 value added 528 3 135.50 $135.50 $715 —
623–644 value added 639 28 125.50–139.00 $138.14 $883 —
798 value added 798 3 122.00 $122.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 133.00 $133.00 $778 —
600–635 618 2 121.00–122.00 $121.51 $751 +0.51
785 785 1 116.00 $116.00 $911 -0.50
820 820 1 119.00 $119.00 $976 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 125.00 $125.00 $500 -7.00
465 465 1 129.50 $129.50 $602 —
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 value added 604 8 136.00 $136.00 $821 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 142.00 $142.00 $724 —

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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.