Name: Pulaski Livestock Market - Dublin, VA livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 149, Bulls 11)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.70/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$127.70

149 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$33.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.60

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	132.30	703	114
Small 1	315	124.00	391	1thin
Medium and Large 2	593	115.22	684	20
Medium and Large 1	592	113.56	672	9thin
Medium and Large 3	442	99.00	438	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.30/cwt here — about $266 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 sale149 hd

127.70

—

VA average10 barns · 2,670 hd

126.10

+1.60

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

51 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 1	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	139.48/cwt	136.50–142.50	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	149.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	103.17/cwt	103.17–103.17	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	559	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	405	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	498	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	603	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	679	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	126.29/cwt	125.00–129.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Natural	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	522	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	680	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	751	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	615	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	125.70/cwt	114.00–132.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	724	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,010	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	384	168.75/cwt	167.00–170.50	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	668	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	132.47/cwt	131.00–134.00	709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	153.49/cwt	150.50–155.00	935	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	164.86/cwt	162.00–170.00	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	139.79/cwt	139.50–140.00	635	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	762	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	3
Steers	Small 1	—	365	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	427	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	315	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	115.25/cwt	108.50–117.50	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	124.48/cwt	123.50–125.50	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	161.74/cwt	160.00–162.00	802	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1

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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Receipts 269Last week 115Year ago 67

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 149, Bulls 11)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
1	—	495	155.00	155.00
2	—	605	136.50–142.50	139.48
3	—	660	138.50	138.50
4	—	547	146.00–150.00	149.00
6	—	735	123.50–125.50	124.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	142.00	142.00
4	—	384	167.00–170.50	168.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	103.17	103.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	559	140.00	140.00
3	—	679	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	133.00	133.00
2	—	498	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	154.50	154.50
17	—	724	139.50	139.50
3	—	500	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	164.00	164.00
15	—	609	150.50–155.00	153.49
8	—	430	162.00–170.00	164.86
2	—	508	158.50	158.50
15	—	496	160.00–162.00	161.74
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	123.50	123.50
1	—	500	123.50	123.50
2	—	713	100.00–101.00	100.51
4	—	570	108.50–117.50	115.25
1	—	640	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	442	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	417	144.50	144.50
5	—	573	123.50	123.50
4	—	675	115.00	115.00
10	—	535	131.00–134.00	132.47
8	—	363	146.50	146.50
22	—	454	139.50–140.00	139.79
17	—	607	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	125.00–129.00	126.29
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
1	—	420	99.00	99.00
1	—	345	129.00	129.00
3	—	467	114.00–132.00	125.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	575	132.00	132.00
3	—	522	120.50	120.50
9	—	668	117.50	117.50
2	—	615	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	680	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	160.00	160.00
5	—	547	158.00	158.00
3	—	605	134.00	134.00

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