Sale reports / Virginia / Pulaski Livestock Market - Dublin, VA / 2024-11-13

Pulaski Livestock Market - Dublin, VA

Feeder Cattle · Dublin, Virginia · Wed, Nov 13
● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2180
Receipts
26 head
60 vs last sale 86 139 vs year ago 165 · 84.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1, Heifers 25)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.22/cwt on 16 head.
Average price
$239.22
16 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,259
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+19.19
vs VA average
25.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526239.221,25916thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale16 hd
239.22
VA average8 barns · 411 hd
220.03
+19.19
National average194 barns · 23,548 hd
265.10
−25.88
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

7 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550525262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,37611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added400–450431247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0674
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added350–400390236.00/cwt236.00–236.009201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650641229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4684
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,2393
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600550112.00/cwt112.00–112.006162

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.