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Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, January 11, 2023

94 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $176.90/cwt +35.90 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 534 lb · 15 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.00/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 822 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $210.00/cwt +34.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,079/hd at 514 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 94 279 158
Feeder cattle 94 279 158

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 29, Heifers 65) 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
514 value added 514 11 210.00 $210.00 $1,079 +34.00
645 value added 645 6 184.00 $184.00 $1,187 +25.00
653 value added 653 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,117 +20.42
743 743 3 64.00 $64.00 $476
795 value added 795 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,232 +15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,040
640–648 645 3 166.00 $166.00 $1,071 +16.00
770 770 1 163.50 $163.50 $1,259 +22.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 value added 375 2 155.00 $155.00 $581 +22.00
425 value added 425 1 163.00 $163.00 $693
466 value added 466 4 159.00 $159.00 $741 +24.00
527–538 value added 534 15 166.50–182.00 $176.90 $945 +35.90
578 value added 578 8 167.00 $167.00 $965 +28.00
609 value added 609 6 166.50 $166.50 $1,014
640 640 2 52.00 $52.00 $333
698 value added 698 8 164.50 $164.50 $1,148 +45.50
822 value added 822 13 142.00 $142.00 $1,167 -2.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 150.50 $150.50 $820
565 565 1 150.50 $150.50 $850 +14.50
620 620 2 149.50 $149.50 $927 +18.00
695 695 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,025
785 785 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,028 +6.00

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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.