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Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, March 12, 2025

46 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 46

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 value added 285 3 101.00 $101.00 $288
388 value added 388 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,377
405 value added 405 1 342.00 $342.00 $1,385
480 value added 480 2 331.00 $331.00 $1,589
638 638 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,729
643 value added 643 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,993
680 value added 680 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,632
690 690 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,794
785 785 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,962

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 value added 320 9 327.00 $327.00 $1,046
373 373 2 294.00 $294.00 $1,097
545 545 2 272.00 $272.00 $1,482 +31.50
585 value added 585 5 278.00 $278.00 $1,626
671 671 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,664
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,297
640 640 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,562

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
808 value added 808 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,454
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 286.00 $286.00 $1,358

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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.