Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, November 8, 2023

165 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $175.50/cwt ≈ $1,357/hd at 773 lb · 21 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $200.96/cwt -8.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,416/hd at 705 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 546 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	165	45	279
Feeder cattle	165	45	279

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 71, Dairy Steers 3, Heifers 83, Bulls 8) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534	534	5	238.50	$238.50	$1,274	—
620 value added	620	3	201.00	$201.00	$1,246	—
693 value added	693	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,282	—
704 value added	704	5	213.50	$213.50	$1,503	—
705	705	9	194.00	$194.00	$1,368	—
806–834 value added	816	11	194.00–197.00	$195.89	$1,598	—
878–880 value added	879	3	175.00–184.00	$181.00	$1,591	—
900	900	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,593	—
962 value added	962	11	195.00	$195.00	$1,876	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	200.00	$200.00	$810	-39.00
454	454	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,044	—
557	557	9	235.00	$235.00	$1,309	+3.00
633	633	6	212.00	$212.00	$1,342	+1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	9	197.50	$197.50	$1,126	—
610 value added	610	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,049	—
678	678	8	173.00	$173.00	$1,173	—
710	710	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,172	—
743 value added	743	8	160.00	$160.00	$1,189	—
773 value added	773	21	175.50	$175.50	$1,357	—
840 value added	840	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,029	—
887	887	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,375	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	195.00	$195.00	$644	—
456	456	6	211.00	$211.00	$962	-1.00
546	546	11	204.00	$204.00	$1,114	-2.00
635	635	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,124	+0.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	3	195.00	$195.00	$708	—
460	460	5	210.00	$210.00	$966	+3.00
540	540	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,096	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534	534	4	226.00	$226.00	$1,207	—
615	615	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,292	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	221.00	$221.00	$895	+1.00
540	540	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,188	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,176	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935 value added	935	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,085	—
1010 value added	1010	2	109.00	$109.00	$1,101	—

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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.