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Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 9, 2022

279 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.03/cwt ≈ $1,073/hd at 740 lb · 58 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.00/cwt ≈ $1,311/hd at 830 lb · 19 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.37/cwt +3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 742 lb · 18 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 279 134 190
Feeder cattle 279 134 190

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 128, Heifers 143, Bulls 8) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 value added 486 7 178.00 $178.00 $865 -7.59
504 value added 504 8 176.00 $176.00 $887
550–597 value added 574 6 170.00–174.00 $172.08 $988
634 value added 634 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,008 -6.34
655–674 value added 665 14 145.00–156.00 $150.58 $1,001 +0.58
728–745 value added 742 18 143.00–153.00 $151.37 $1,123 +3.37
785 value added 785 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,099
830–831 value added 830 19 158.00 $158.00 $1,311
914 value added 914 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,334
996 value added 996 15 138.00 $138.00 $1,374
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–498 492 3 174.00 $174.00 $856 -7.00
544 544 8 177.00 $177.00 $963
645 645 7 150.00 $150.00 $968
660 660 1 150.00 $150.00 $990 -5.00
725 725 1 109.00 $109.00 $790 -36.00
767 767 5 141.50 $141.50 $1,085
840 840 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,084
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 2 165.00 $165.00 $846
710 710 1 136.00 $136.00 $966

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 value added 380 2 133.00 $133.00 $505
478 value added 478 2 135.00 $135.00 $645
516 value added 516 14 141.00 $141.00 $728
588 value added 588 8 139.00 $139.00 $817 -5.00
683 value added 683 2 119.00 $119.00 $813 -26.20
712–747 value added 740 58 139.00–145.50 $145.03 $1,073
781 value added 781 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,132
833 value added 833 15 144.50 $144.50 $1,204 +19.50
895 value added 895 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,137
998 value added 998 2 104.50 $104.50 $1,043
1070 value added 1070 4 98.50 $98.50 $1,054
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–490 469 4 141.00 $141.00 $661 -7.00
553 553 12 136.00 $136.00 $752 -5.50
610–645 633 3 131.50 $131.50 $832 -7.50
720 720 2 125.00 $125.00 $900 -9.00
750 750 1 125.00 $125.00 $938
818–825 820 3 119.50 $119.50 $980
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 136.00 $136.00 $612
630 630 1 124.00 $124.00 $781
775 775 1 115.00 $115.00 $891

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–460 458 3 155.00 $155.00 $710 -24.00
648 648 2 121.00 $121.00 $784
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 -9.50
848 848 2 85.00 $85.00 $721

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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.