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Pulaski Livestock Market - Dublin, VA

Name: Pulaski Livestock Market - Dublin, VA livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Feeder Cattle · Dublin, Virginia · Wed, Nov 8

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2180

← Oct 25Nov 8Mar 13 →

Receipts

165 head

▲ 120 vs last sale 45▼ 114 vs year ago 279 · −40.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 71, Dairy Steers 3, Heifers 83, Bulls 8)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.16/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$184.16

82 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$210

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$30.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.11

vs VA average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	204.32	1,044	19thin
Medium and Large 2	437	204.22	892	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	722	173.73	1,254	54

One grade step is worth $30.58/cwt here — about −$210 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale82 hd

184.16

—

VA average11 barns · 2,143 hd

195.28

−11.11

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

35 lots · USDA AMS · Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Dublin, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,044	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,274	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,309	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,246	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,342	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	693	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,282	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	704	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,503	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,368	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	816	195.89/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,598	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	879	181.00/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,591	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	962	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,876	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	708	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	962	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,096	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,114	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,126	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,049	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,124	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,173	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	743	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,189	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,357	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	840	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,029	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,375	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	895	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,207	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3Value Added	935	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,085	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3Value Added	1,010	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,101	2

This sale against other markets

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski Livestock Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Dublin, VA

Wed Nov 8, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 165Last week 45Year ago 279

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 71, Dairy Steers 3, Heifers 83, Bulls 8)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	221.00	221.00
1	—	540	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	210.00	210.00
4	—	534	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	195.00	195.00
1	—	635	177.00	177.00
6	—	456	211.00	211.00
11	—	546	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	172.00	172.00
21	—	773	175.50	175.50
1	—	840	122.50	122.50
8	—	743	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	678	173.00	173.00
3	—	710	165.00	165.00
3	—	887	155.00	155.00
9	—	570	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	203.00	203.00
3	—	363	195.00	195.00
5	—	460	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	185.00	185.00
3	—	879	175.00–184.00	181.00
11	—	962	195.00	195.00
11	—	816	194.00–197.00	195.89
5	—	704	213.50	213.50
3	—	620	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	705	194.00	194.00
1	—	900	177.00	177.00
5	—	534	238.50	238.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	200.00	200.00
9	—	557	235.00	235.00
4	—	454	230.00	230.00
6	—	633	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,010	109.00	109.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.