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Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 10, 2021

190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.12/cwt ≈ $662/hd at 476 lb · 17 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.00/cwt ≈ $1,220/hd at 946 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $128.00/cwt -11.50 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 642 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 190 139 115
Feeder cattle 190 139 115

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 111, Heifers 77, Bulls 2) 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
358–365 value added 360 4 152.00–155.00 $154.24 $555 —
443 value added 443 3 157.00 $157.00 $696 —
466 value added 466 8 156.00 $156.00 $727 —
522 value added 522 12 152.00 $152.00 $793 —
570 value added 570 1 135.50 $135.50 $772 —
631 value added 631 8 145.50 $145.50 $918 —
710 value added 710 4 137.50–138.00 $137.88 $979 +0.88
778 value added 778 2 125.00 $125.00 $972 -17.50
829 value added 829 11 136.00 $136.00 $1,127 —
860 value added 860 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,152 —
946 value added 946 17 129.00 $129.00 $1,220 —
1180 value added 1180 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 5 150.00 $150.00 $690 -10.00
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 -10.00
558–585 562 7 143.00 $143.00 $804 -13.50
615–644 642 14 128.00 $128.00 $822 -11.50
715–733 724 4 125.50 $125.50 $909 -3.50
835 835 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 150.00 $150.00 $645 -9.50
475 475 2 150.00 $150.00 $712 —
770 770 1 119.50 $119.50 $920 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 value added 362 3 132.00 $132.00 $478 —
403 value added 403 3 138.00 $138.00 $556 —
468–496 value added 476 17 136.00–140.50 $139.12 $662 —
505 value added 505 2 120.00 $120.00 $606 —
615 value added 615 4 118.50 $118.50 $729 —
690 value added 690 2 110.50 $110.50 $762 —
790 value added 790 11 106.00 $106.00 $837 —
953 value added 953 6 104.50 $104.50 $996 —
1030 value added 1030 1 90.50 $90.50 $932 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 127.00 $127.00 $444 —
475–483 480 3 135.00 $135.00 $648 +0.93
515 515 1 122.50 $122.50 $631 -0.50
557 557 12 122.50 $122.50 $682 —
618–645 632 4 110.00–115.00 $112.45 $711 —
725 725 1 105.00 $105.00 $761 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 125.00 $125.00 $419 —
365 365 1 125.00 $125.00 $456 -3.00
468 468 3 134.00 $134.00 $627 -1.00
710 710 1 98.00 $98.00 $696 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 142.00 $142.00 $405 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 -14.00

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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.