Name: Pulaski Livestock Market - Dublin, VA livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 69, Heifers 48, Bulls 10)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.11/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$135.11

67 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$195

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$16.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.58

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	142.13	735	4thin
Medium and Large 1	583	141.44	824	23
Medium and Large 1-2	713	131.82	940	33
Small 1	740	125.86	931	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.27/cwt here — about −$195 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 sale67 hd

135.11

—

VA average11 barns · 1,523 hd

139.70

−4.58

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

Every lot, as filed

40 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.68/cwt	148.00–150.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	127.39/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,059	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	114.02/cwt	110.00–118.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	144.94/cwt	139.00–145.50	841	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	135.87/cwt	134.00–136.00	853	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	931	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	131.40/cwt	128.50–132.50	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	104.25/cwt	102.00–105.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	817	1
Steers	Small 1Value Added	—	787	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	988	6
Steers	Small 1	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3Value Added	—	588	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	435	2

How this sale compares

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 Oct 14, 2020

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 69, Heifers 48, Bulls 10)

Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	141.00	141.00
1	—	340	162.00	162.00
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	148.00–150.00	148.68
12	—	580	139.00–145.50	144.94
6	—	656	128.50–132.50	131.40
1	—	705	126.50	126.50
1	—	380	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	124.50	124.50
10	—	831	121.00–129.00	127.39
15	—	628	134.00–136.00	135.87
6	—	708	131.50	131.50
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	787	125.50	125.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	130.00	130.00
2	—	305	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	104.50	104.50
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
2	—	563	110.00–118.00	114.02
1	—	965	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
5	—	739	108.00	108.00
4	—	796	107.00	107.00
4	—	510	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	123.00	123.00
5	—	546	123.00	123.00
4	—	842	102.00–105.00	104.25
1	—	760	107.50	107.50
4	—	650	114.50	114.50
2	—	973	96.50	96.50
1	—	450	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	127.00	127.00
2	—	410	145.50	145.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	724	111.50	111.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
1	—	440	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	74.00	74.00

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.

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