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Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Wednesday, April 9, 2025

77 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $295.90/cwt ≈ $1,834/hd at 620 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $320.03/cwt +33.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,997/hd at 624 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $341.33/cwt ≈ $1,749/hd at 513 lb · 11 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 77

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–520 503 8 335.00–345.00 $343.71 $1,729
538 value added 538 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,802
570 value added 570 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,864
623 value added 623 8 329.00 $329.00 $2,050 +19.00
623–635 626 4 270.00–313.00 $302.10 $1,891 +31.10
653–693 680 9 306.00–313.00 $308.24 $2,096 +48.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,280

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 value added 410 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,275
410 410 1 296.00 $296.00 $1,214
488 488 6 298.00 $298.00 $1,454
547 value added 547 3 303.00 $303.00 $1,657
557–565 559 4 291.00–300.00 $293.27 $1,639
590 value added 590 2 312.00 $312.00 $1,841 +34.00
607–633 value added 618 12 295.00–314.00 $305.89 $1,890
622 622 11 285.00 $285.00 $1,773
735 value added 735 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,962

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 298.00 $298.00 $1,773
675 675 1 276.00 $276.00 $1,863

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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.