Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $109.39/cwt ≈ $515/hd at 471 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $104.26/cwt ≈ $598/hd at 573 lb · 15 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $106.11/cwt ≈ $658/hd at 620 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	447	528
Feeder cattle	366	—
Slaughter cattle	54	—
Replacement cattle	27	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Steers under 500 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
275–295	288	3	142.50–150.00	$145.06	$418
300–345	316	6	139.00–160.00	$148.97	$471
380	380	3	142.50–148.00	$144.83	$550
405–430	421	4	127.00–143.00	$134.74	$567
465	465	1	132.00	$132.00	$614
500–535	518	2	122.00–129.00	$125.62	$651
555–580	568	4	118.00–126.00	$121.99	$693
605–620	613	4	115.00–119.00	$116.50	$714
660–685	676	4	117.00–121.00	$119.03	$805
755	755	1	109.00	$109.00	$823

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
335–345	342	3	130.00–142.50	$134.42	$460
360–390	375	3	130.00–144.00	$135.01	$506
410–445	433	3	113.00–126.00	$119.85	$519
483–490	485	3	126.00–129.00	$127.01	$616
515	515	1	114.00	$114.00	$587
645	645	1	107.00	$107.00	$690

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
375	375	1	118.00	$118.00	$442

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
330–335	333	2	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$391
360–390	378	5	115.00–121.00	$116.83	$442
400–425	415	5	111.00–117.00	$115.02	$477
435	435	1	106.00	$106.00	$461
450–495	470	15	105.00–117.00	$109.92	$517
455–495	475	2	104.00–107.00	$105.44	$501
505–540	522	10	105.00–110.00	$107.01	$559
555–580	567	3	102.00–105.00	$103.68	$588
555–590	575	12	101.00–109.00	$104.41	$600
615	615	1	95.00	$95.00	$584
602–645	621	11	100.00–115.00	$107.12	$665
650–680	665	2	95.00–106.00	$100.38	$668
705	705	1	102.00	$102.00	$719

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
295	295	1	127.50	$127.50	$376
320–340	330	2	105.00–111.00	$108.09	$357
350–365	355	5	110.00–115.00	$113.21	$402
405–440	423	4	95.00–113.00	$104.86	$444
450–485	465	4	104.00–108.00	$105.73	$492
520–535	528	4	94.00–106.00	$102.01	$539
615–630	623	2	94.00–99.00	$96.53	$601
680	680	1	101.00	$101.00	$687

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
360–375	368	2	110.00	$110.00	$405
400–445	432	5	98.00–110.00	$102.34	$442
485	485	1	98.00	$98.00	$475
515	515	1	105.00	$105.00	$541
555–570	563	2	102.00–104.00	$102.99	$580
605	605	1	90.00	$90.00	$544

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
400–445	414	4	129.00–135.00	$131.93	$546
450–480	466	7	122.00–129.00	$126.00	$587
495	495	1	116.00	$116.00	$574
510–545	518	8	111.00–119.00	$114.91	$595
550–585	571	4	110.00–116.00	$112.46	$642
600–635	623	4	100.00–114.00	$107.54	$670
670	670	1	99.00	$99.00	$663
715	715	1	90.00	$90.00	$644

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
405–440	427	3	118.00–125.00	$121.93	$521
450–490	472	5	112.00–122.00	$115.94	$547
500–545	530	3	106.00–116.00	$109.14	$578
555–580	567	5	100.00–110.00	$105.35	$597
600–625	613	2	93.00–101.00	$97.08	$595
680–685	683	2	92.00–96.00	$93.99	$642
865	865	1	69.00	$69.00	$597

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
530	530	1	114.00	$114.00	$604
570	570	1	101.00	$101.00	$576

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1195	1195	80-85%	1	50.00	$50.00	$598
1000–1495	1255	80-85%	10	47.00–53.00	$48.69	$611
1045–1585	1288	80-85%	10	41.00–47.00	$43.78	$564

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1040–1495	1296	75-80%	6	42.00–46.00	$44.29	$574
1310–1530	1388	75-80%	4	55.00–56.00	$55.24	$767
1585	1585	75-80%	1	53.00	$53.00	$840

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1085	1085	85-90%	1	35.00	$35.00	$380
1060–1235	1131	85-90%	4	40.00–46.00	$43.27	$489

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1365–2060	1652	6	63.00–75.00	$69.19	$1,143
1630–1700	1675	5	77.00–81.00	$79.62	$1,334

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	485.00	$485.00
1025–1235	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	640.00–690.00	$663.38

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	630.00	$630.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00

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Reading this report

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.