Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, October 26, 2022

134 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.53/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 559 lb · 16 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.20/cwt ≈ $948/hd at 653 lb · 14 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $132.00/cwt ≈ $866/hd at 656 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	134	81	139
Feeder cattle	134	81	139

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 54, Heifers 47, Bulls 33) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	185.00	$185.00	$823	-11.00
495	495	2	181.00	$181.00	$896	—
557–595	559	16	172.00–179.00	$178.53	$998	+0.16
680–695	684	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,060	+0.50
725–735	730	6	145.00	$145.00	$1,058	-5.00
860	860	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,023	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–488 value added	477	3	184.00–189.00	$185.59	$885	—
605–643 value added	618	10	156.00–171.50	$165.34	$1,022	—
693 value added	693	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,040	—
730 value added	730	7	148.00	$148.00	$1,080	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	186.00	$186.00	$772	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443 value added	443	2	148.00	$148.00	$656	—
573 value added	573	3	144.00	$144.00	$825	—
633 value added	633	8	140.00	$140.00	$886	—
651–680 value added	653	14	141.50–145.50	$145.20	$948	—
803 value added	803	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	148.00	$148.00	$733	—
500–515	508	2	145.00–148.00	$146.48	$744	-9.52
568	568	7	141.50	$141.50	$804	—
644	644	6	139.00	$139.00	$895	—
715	715	1	134.00	$134.00	$958	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	179.00	$179.00	$868	+1.00
564	564	4	150.00	$150.00	$846	—
656	656	10	132.00	$132.00	$866	—
730	730	6	119.50	$119.50	$872	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390 value added	390	1	194.00	$194.00	$757	—
443 value added	443	5	186.50	$186.50	$826	—
516 value added	516	5	171.00	$171.00	$882	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	175.00	$175.00	$805	-3.00

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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.