Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 14, 2022

237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.42/cwt ≈ $939/hd at 578 lb · 32 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.00/cwt ≈ $1,089/hd at 633 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $189.35/cwt +9.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 559 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	237	171	0
Feeder cattle	237	171	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 128, Heifers 89, Bulls 20) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435 value added	435	1	189.00	$189.00	$822	+41.50
554–588 value added	559	13	186.00–190.00	$189.35	$1,058	+9.90
633 value added	633	25	172.00	$172.00	$1,089	—
680–695 value added	683	5	166.00–173.00	$171.58	$1,172	-7.42
707 value added	707	5	161.00	$161.00	$1,138	—
755 value added	755	5	120.00	$120.00	$906	—
833 value added	833	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,374	—
855 value added	855	11	167.00	$167.00	$1,428	—
1021 value added	1021	11	153.00	$153.00	$1,562	—
1111 value added	1111	12	145.00	$145.00	$1,611	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	163.00	$163.00	$619	—
469–495	474	5	177.00	$177.00	$839	—
558	558	3	172.00	$172.00	$960	-5.00
645	645	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,077	+11.00
651	651	7	167.00	$167.00	$1,087	—
741	741	11	156.50	$156.50	$1,160	—
775	775	1	156.50	$156.50	$1,213	—
831	831	5	152.00	$152.00	$1,263	—
920	920	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,242	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,178	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368 value added	368	2	165.00	$165.00	$607	—
529 value added	529	6	156.00	$156.00	$825	-2.00
562–592 value added	578	32	156.00–163.50	$162.42	$939	—
745 value added	745	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,155	—
895 value added	895	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,164	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–474	468	8	143.00–145.00	$143.48	$671	-14.52
540	540	3	148.00	$148.00	$799	-8.00
575–590	578	6	143.00	$143.00	$827	-5.00
615	615	1	146.00	$146.00	$898	—
650	650	7	146.00	$146.00	$949	—
743	743	12	147.00	$147.00	$1,092	—
828	828	6	134.50	$134.50	$1,114	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	116.00	$116.00	$505	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–530 value added	515	2	160.00–161.00	$160.49	$827	—
650 value added	650	8	146.00	$146.00	$949	—
732 value added	732	3	137.00	$137.00	$1,003	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	170.00	$170.00	$629	—
415–435	425	2	160.00–171.00	$165.63	$704	—
545	545	1	148.00	$148.00	$807	—
610	610	1	149.00	$149.00	$909	—
665	665	1	149.00	$149.00	$991	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	135.00	$135.00	$506	—

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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.