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Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, July 13, 2022

228 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.84/cwt -7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 561 lb · 25 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.67/cwt ≈ $1,009/hd at 717 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.94/cwt -4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 605 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 228 78 209
Feeder cattle 228 78 209

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 116, Heifers 108, Bulls 4) 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
428 value added 428 2 174.00 $174.00 $745 +8.00
488 488 2 173.00 $173.00 $844 +10.00
518–545 530 7 165.00–166.00 $165.44 $877 —
625–645 value added 638 3 151.00–155.00 $153.69 $981 -31.20
645 645 6 165.50 $165.50 $1,067 —
673 673 15 168.00 $168.00 $1,131 —
723 723 12 159.50 $159.50 $1,153 —
790 790 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,185 —
857 857 7 144.00 $144.00 $1,234 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 164.00 $164.00 $820 —
550–565 564 12 174.50 $174.50 $984 —
659–685 664 11 148.00–159.50 $157.34 $1,045 —
700 700 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,064 —
760 760 11 152.00 $152.00 $1,155 —
853–880 856 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,241 —
1115 1115 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 175.00 $175.00 $604 —
458 458 6 166.00 $166.00 $760 —
560 560 2 156.00 $156.00 $874 —
685 685 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,123 —
780 780 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,154 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 value added 485 1 134.00 $134.00 $650 -15.50
505–535 value added 529 15 131.00–133.50 $131.48 $696 —
555 value added 555 16 146.25 $146.25 $812 -3.75
559–598 571 9 127.00–146.00 $136.79 $781 —
602 value added 602 5 141.00 $141.00 $849 -7.50
600–613 606 17 143.25–146.50 $144.80 $877 —
701–731 717 25 139.50–142.00 $140.67 $1,009 —
795 value added 795 1 109.00 $109.00 $867 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 140.50 $140.50 $688 —
557 557 5 140.50 $140.50 $783 +11.50
610–643 636 5 131.00–139.00 $137.47 $874 —
715–735 725 2 134.50 $134.50 $975 —
815 815 1 116.00 $116.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 136.00 $136.00 $622 —
550 550 1 138.50 $138.50 $762 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 3 120.00 $120.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 140.00 $140.00 $714 —

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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.