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Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

223 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.26/cwt ≈ $994/hd at 775 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.28/cwt ≈ $808/hd at 645 lb · 30 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 819 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 223 301 127
Feeder cattle 223 301 127

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 101, Heifers 110, Bulls 12) 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
580 value added 580 2 152.00 $152.00 $882 —
684 value added 684 12 143.00 $143.00 $978 —
704 value added 704 5 139.00 $139.00 $979 +2.00
751 value added 751 4 132.00 $132.00 $991 -6.00
819 value added 819 18 129.00 $129.00 $1,057 -4.00
891 value added 891 5 132.00 $132.00 $1,176 —
963 value added 963 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–485 469 4 159.00 $159.00 $746 -6.73
500–545 530 3 150.00–158.50 $155.83 $826 -4.17
565–567 567 13 156.00–158.50 $158.31 $898 -1.69
610–630 625 13 140.00–140.50 $140.39 $877 -6.65
683 683 2 140.50 $140.50 $960 -4.50
720–725 722 6 131.00–133.50 $132.66 $958 -5.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–473 464 5 144.00–160.00 $153.48 $712 +1.48
530–532 532 4 158.00–159.00 $158.75 $845 +17.75
655 655 2 138.00 $138.00 $904 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 value added 580 10 130.00 $130.00 $754 —
639–649 value added 645 30 123.00–127.00 $125.28 $808 —
774–776 value added 775 31 128.00–128.50 $128.26 $994 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 130.00 $130.00 $507 —
457 457 3 125.00 $125.00 $571 -14.99
530–545 540 3 115.00–119.00 $117.69 $636 -11.81
578 578 14 120.50 $120.50 $696 -14.75
658 658 3 115.00 $115.00 $757 -13.50
760 760 1 110.50 $110.50 $840 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343–345 344 3 117.00–122.00 $120.33 $414 -13.67
420 420 1 122.00 $122.00 $512 —
451–480 456 6 120.00–122.00 $121.65 $555 -14.85
525 525 3 114.00–118.00 $116.67 $613 -14.33
620 620 1 114.50 $114.50 $710 -5.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 149.00 $149.00 $566 —
488 488 2 147.00 $147.00 $717 —
600–633 622 3 124.50–129.00 $125.95 $783 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 140.00–147.00 $143.64 $546 —
425–435 430 2 135.00–145.00 $139.94 $602 —
465 465 1 143.00 $143.00 $665 —
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —

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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.