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Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

158 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.46/cwt ≈ $1,142/hd at 813 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.37/cwt +35.87 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 578 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.20/cwt ≈ $799/hd at 574 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 158 190 0
Feeder cattle 158 190 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 89, Bulls 1) 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
470 470 3 165.00 $165.00 $776 —
531 531 10 166.00 $166.00 $881 —
568–590 value added 578 18 167.00–175.00 $171.37 $991 +35.87
601 value added 601 8 169.00 $169.00 $1,016 +23.50
644 644 4 155.00 $155.00 $998 —
690 value added 690 1 155.50 $155.50 $1,073 —
720–738 value added 732 3 135.00–138.00 $135.98 $995 -1.90
787 value added 787 3 139.50 $139.50 $1,098 +14.50
808 value added 808 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,067 -4.00
860 value added 860 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,182 +3.50
950 value added 950 1 125.50 $125.50 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 154.00 $154.00 $693 +4.00
500 500 1 160.00 $160.00 $800 +10.00
560 560 4 166.00 $166.00 $930 +23.00
780 780 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 154.50 $154.50 $873 —
650 650 3 139.00–153.50 $148.67 $966 —
815 815 1 103.00 $103.00 $839 —
955 955 1 95.00 $95.00 $907 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 value added 433 2 125.00 $125.00 $541 -13.00
488 value added 488 2 135.50 $135.50 $661 -3.62
556–582 value added 574 16 138.00–141.00 $139.20 $799 —
613–640 value added 617 7 121.00–127.00 $126.11 $778 +7.61
675 value added 675 2 95.50 $95.50 $645 -15.00
765–796 value added 789 13 122.00–141.25 $136.94 $1,080 +30.94
811–833 value added 813 34 125.00–142.00 $140.46 $1,142 —
870 value added 870 2 137.25 $137.25 $1,194 —
920 value added 920 1 89.00 $89.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624 -5.00
548 548 2 132.00 $132.00 $723 +9.50
595 595 1 127.00 $127.00 $756 —
605–640 623 2 111.50–115.50 $113.44 $707 +0.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 123.00 $123.00 $627 —
615 615 1 106.00 $106.00 $652 —
790 790 1 84.50 $84.50 $668 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 82.00 $82.00 $332 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 152.00 $152.00 $562 —

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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.