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Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

348 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.35/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 683 lb · 68 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 565 lb · 37 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $160.73/cwt +4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,194/hd at 743 lb · 35 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 348 237 0
Feeder cattle 348 237 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 200, Bulls 5) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–448 432 3 192.00–195.00 $192.93 $833
465 465 1 169.00 $169.00 $786 -8.00
560–598 577 18 171.00–176.00 $173.98 $1,004 +1.98
604–619 value added 613 12 160.00–173.00 $166.13 $1,018
658–660 658 29 160.00 $160.00 $1,053 -7.00
680 value added 680 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,020
738–745 value added 739 16 164.00–166.00 $165.75 $1,225
745–746 746 19 156.50 $156.50 $1,167 ±0.00
842 842 8 150.00 $150.00 $1,263 -2.00
843 value added 843 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,332
855 855 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,223
911 value added 911 11 157.50 $157.50 $1,435
910–945 928 2 133.00–147.00 $139.87 $1,298 +4.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 190.50 $190.50 $720
430 430 1 181.00 $181.00 $778
465 465 1 191.00 $191.00 $888
530–548 546 10 174.00 $174.00 $950
635 635 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,016
690 690 3 150.00–160.00 $156.67 $1,081 -15.33
705–710 708 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,133

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 160.00 $160.00 $536
460–478 473 5 120.00–166.00 $156.85 $742 +13.37
562–568 565 24 145.00–161.00 $156.98 $887 +13.98
557–586 value added 566 13 145.00–147.00 $145.64 $824
645 value added 645 2 126.50 $126.50 $816
647 647 6 140.50 $140.50 $909 -5.50
650–655 655 20 140.50–146.00 $140.77 $922 -5.23
682 value added 682 9 144.00 $144.00 $982
698 698 39 151.50 $151.50 $1,057
722–747 744 24 142.50 $142.50 $1,060 -4.50
773 773 23 149.50 $149.50 $1,156
775 775 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,085
810–835 818 3 143.50 $143.50 $1,174 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 172.00 $172.00 $628
445 445 1 150.00 $150.00 $668 +34.00
456–465 457 9 170.00 $170.00 $777
530–535 531 7 160.00 $160.00 $850
600–640 627 7 141.00–147.00 $145.07 $910
720–723 722 4 140.00–145.00 $143.75 $1,038

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 188.00 $188.00 $686 +18.00
440 440 2 185.00 $185.00 $814 +19.37
695 695 1 135.00 $135.00 $938 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 180.00 $180.00 $828

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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.