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Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, September 27, 2023

298 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $221.00/cwt ≈ $1,677/hd at 759 lb · 29 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.14/cwt ≈ $1,567/hd at 735 lb · 26 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $213.00/cwt ≈ $1,736/hd at 815 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 298 215 348
Feeder cattle 298 215 348

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 27.00/cwt feeder bull deleted** State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 151, Heifers 140, Bulls 7) Value Added are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,228 —
573–575 573 10 222.00–241.50 $239.54 $1,373 —
650 650 22 237.00 $237.00 $1,540 +6.00
759 759 29 221.00 $221.00 $1,677 —
800–849 844 10 197.00–215.00 $213.29 $1,800 -5.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 value added 380 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,018 —
390–396 395 8 273.00–283.00 $281.77 $1,113 —
498 498 11 275.00 $275.00 $1,370 +23.43
600 600 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,380 —
699 value added 699 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,615 —
754–758 755 10 213.00–232.00 $226.28 $1,708 —
760 value added 760 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,558 -12.00
888 888 6 212.50 $212.50 $1,887 -17.50
990 990 11 197.00 $197.00 $1,950 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,216 —
495 495 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,233 —
507–520 510 4 241.00–245.00 $243.98 $1,244 —
625 625 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,400 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 222.00 $222.00 $722 —
480 480 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,128 —
564 564 16 217.00 $217.00 $1,224 —
615 615 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,341 +6.00
660 660 20 220.25 $220.25 $1,454 +8.25
725–735 735 26 204.00–213.50 $213.14 $1,567 —
863 863 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,726 —
905 905 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,774 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 value added 397 3 242.00 $242.00 $961 —
403–407 406 12 233.00–237.00 $233.66 $949 +22.66
495 495 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,143 —
510–515 511 7 227.00–241.00 $238.98 $1,221 +32.98
624 624 7 231.00 $231.00 $1,441 +31.00
815 815 22 213.00 $213.00 $1,736 —
943 943 4 163.00 $163.00 $1,537 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 222.00 $222.00 $744 —
395 395 1 213.00 $213.00 $841 —
465 465 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,093 —
648 648 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,231 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,110 —
570 570 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,282 —
643 643 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,357 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,288 —

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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.