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Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 13, 2024

86 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.00/cwt +58.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,582/hd at 719 lb · 28 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $247.41/cwt +74.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,635/hd at 661 lb · 15 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $277.60/cwt +92.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,890/hd at 681 lb · 10 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 86 165 237
Feeder cattle 86 165 237

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 17, Heifers 66, Bulls 3) 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
480 value added 480 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,536
588 value added 588 2 294.00 $294.00 $1,729
677 value added 677 7 283.00 $283.00 $1,916 +98.00
690 690 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,828
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,162 +80.00
565 565 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,582 +45.00
635 635 1 274.00 $274.00 $1,740 +62.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 245.00 $245.00 $894
423 value added 423 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,108
450 value added 450 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,035
458 458 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,122
515–538 value added 527 4 258.50–263.00 $260.70 $1,374
605–645 value added 632 9 212.50–256.50 $240.84 $1,522 +68.84
651–661 value added 658 13 250.00–251.00 $250.70 $1,650
680 680 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,537 +53.00
719 value added 719 28 220.00 $220.00 $1,582 +60.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 247.00 $247.00 $852 +52.00
465 465 2 205.00 $205.00 $953 -6.00
630 630 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,279 +26.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 301.00 $301.00 $963
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,470

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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.