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Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

139 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.50/cwt +10.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,126/hd at 790 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.50/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 636 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.00/cwt +5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 541 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 139 223 58
Feeder cattle 139 223 58

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 61, Heifers 62, Bulls 16) 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
466 466 5 160.00 $160.00 $746 +1.00
500 500 1 160.00 $160.00 $800 +4.17
583 583 4 156.50 $156.50 $912 -1.81
635–636 636 12 139.50 $139.50 $887 -0.89
735 735 2 129.00 $129.00 $948 -3.66
755 755 2 129.00 $129.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 2 141.00 $141.00 $561 —
703 value added 703 2 137.00 $137.00 $963 -2.00
790 value added 790 13 142.50 $142.50 $1,126 —
810 810 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,085 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518 —
365 365 1 150.00 $150.00 $548 —
430 value added 430 1 137.00 $137.00 $589 —
430 430 4 159.50 $159.50 $686 —
493 value added 493 6 135.00 $135.00 $666 —
510–528 522 3 156.00–158.00 $157.35 $821 -1.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–460 456 9 102.00–138.50 $134.07 $611 +9.07
534–545 541 11 123.00 $123.00 $665 +5.31
599 599 8 132.00 $132.00 $791 +11.50
657–663 659 9 126.50 $126.50 $834 +11.50
710 710 1 117.00 $117.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 367 5 128.00 $128.00 $470 —
410 410 1 127.00 $127.00 $521 +5.00
472–495 476 6 135.00 $135.00 $643 +13.35
550–575 560 4 117.00–126.00 $123.73 $693 —
705 705 1 102.00 $102.00 $719 —
858 858 2 95.00 $95.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 3 105.00 $105.00 $656 —
718 value added 718 2 91.00 $91.00 $653 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–343 340 3 146.00 $146.00 $496 —
460–488 471 5 149.00 $149.00 $702 +2.00
510 510 1 145.00 $145.00 $740 —
550 550 1 145.00 $145.00 $798 —
675 675 1 128.00 $128.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–475 469 4 147.00–148.00 $147.76 $693 +4.76
565 565 1 144.00 $144.00 $814 —

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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.