Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.87/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 522 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.03/cwt +1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 478 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	487	528	687
Feeder cattle	354	405	532
Slaughter cattle	109	93	125
Replacement cattle	24	30	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers steady to 7.00 higher. Heifers and bulls steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	152.50	$152.50	$374	—
270	270	1	170.00	$170.00	$459	—
315	315	1	157.50	$157.50	$496	+12.50
355–390	371	9	137.00–147.50	$143.77	$533	+2.93
415–440	427	3	139.00–155.00	$146.12	$624	+4.84
430 fancy	430	1	162.50	$162.50	$699	—
470 thin fleshed	470	2	156.00–158.00	$157.00	$738	—
465–490	478	3	140.00–152.00	$145.25	$694	+6.79
515 fancy	515	1	150.00	$150.00	$772	—
510–545	528	6	132.00–145.00	$137.41	$726	+7.70
550–595	577	7	123.00–135.00	$130.67	$754	+0.67
610–645	622	3	119.00–121.00	$120.00	$746	+1.00
655–670	660	3	118.00–119.00	$118.34	$781	+6.35
710–745	725	3	114.00–120.00	$118.01	$856	—
755	755	1	118.00	$118.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	3	132.50–152.50	$143.18	$315	—
280–295	288	2	142.50–152.50	$147.63	$425	+10.13
320–340	330	2	143.00–145.00	$144.03	$475	+10.03
360–395	377	7	132.50–140.00	$136.80	$516	+2.88
400–410	403	3	130.00–137.50	$133.33	$537	-3.67
470–480	475	2	120.00–125.00	$122.47	$582	—
520–535	528	2	115.00–123.00	$119.06	$629	—
565–595	583	3	121.00	$121.00	$705	—
650–690	670	2	100.00–117.00	$108.25	$725	—
750	750	1	115.00	$115.00	$862	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	135.00–137.50	$136.25	$470	+4.25
370	370	1	127.50	$127.50	$472	-1.26
615	615	1	121.00	$121.00	$744	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	127.50	$127.50	$382	—
365	365	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$434	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	122.50	$122.50	$318	-9.50
300–345	323	2	126.00–136.00	$130.65	$422	-0.54
380–390	383	3	127.00–132.00	$130.01	$498	+4.30
400–415	408	6	117.00–132.00	$125.82	$513	+8.82
445	445	1	116.00	$116.00	$516	-10.98
460–495	478	15	114.00–124.00	$120.03	$574	+1.10
500–548	522	18	112.00–121.00	$115.87	$605	-1.19
550–580	566	8	105.00–117.00	$111.73	$632	-2.27
580	580	1	111.00	$111.00	$644	-3.00
600–645	631	8	104.00–112.00	$106.98	$675	-5.00
660–665	663	2	104.00	$104.00	$690	+5.00
715–740	723	4	101.00–109.00	$104.29	$754	—
785	785	1	103.00	$103.00	$809	-0.50
885	885	1	106.00	$106.00	$938	+6.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	117.50–125.00	$121.41	$285	—
260–295	278	3	118.00–127.00	$123.49	$343	-4.51
300–345	313	6	114.00–126.00	$118.79	$372	-1.21
350–395	367	9	115.00–125.00	$120.74	$443	+0.74
405–440	414	4	111.00–124.00	$115.20	$477	-1.90
450–475	465	3	115.00–117.00	$116.35	$541	+4.29
505–545	530	6	109.00–115.00	$112.47	$596	+11.98
570–585	578	2	106.00–109.00	$107.48	$621	+3.07
660	660	1	100.00	$100.00	$660	+10.98

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	105.00	$105.00	$373	±0.00
465	465	1	116.00	$116.00	$539	+10.72
510–545	528	3	109.00–110.00	$109.68	$579	+3.47
595	595	1	108.00	$108.00	$643	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	137.50	$137.50	$536	—
405–440	418	4	132.00–144.00	$136.22	$569	+1.95
460–490	479	4	130.00–135.00	$132.22	$633	-4.32
540–545	542	3	126.00–133.00	$128.99	$699	+8.99
555–590	576	4	114.00–125.00	$118.51	$683	-1.18
605–620	613	2	116.00	$116.00	$711	+1.22
730	730	1	107.00	$107.00	$781	+19.00
750–770	760	2	104.00–108.00	$105.97	$805	+1.97

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	408	3	125.00–137.00	$130.34	$532	+4.34
480	480	1	125.00	$125.00	$600	-2.33
540	540	1	121.00	$121.00	$653	+5.48
565–580	573	3	112.00–116.00	$114.35	$655	+4.35
635–645	642	3	113.00–118.00	$115.65	$742	+9.13
665	665	1	113.00	$113.00	$751	+19.70
795	795	1	106.00	$106.00	$843	+24.99

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	418	2	130.00–137.50	$133.82	$559	+7.50
485	485	1	120.00	$120.00	$582	-8.00
505	505	1	116.00	$116.00	$586	-0.59
585	585	1	109.00	$109.00	$638	-2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1520	1233	80-85%	3	54.00–55.00	$54.71	$675	+3.40
1090–1690	1303	80-85%	13	40.00–47.00	$44.10	$575	—
975–1715	1307	80-85%	21	45.00–54.00	$49.84	$651	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	75-80%	1	46.00	$46.00	$635	-5.61
980–1720	1443	75-80%	16	47.00–54.00	$50.40	$727	+6.38
1460–1690	1565	75-80%	3	54.00–55.00	$54.33	$850	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1370	1082	85-90%	11	37.00–46.00	$41.52	$449	+1.80
975–1235	1107	85-90%	5	32.00–41.00	$36.41	$403	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1780	1617	6	60.00–75.00	$69.07	$1,117	-5.76
1520–1850	1704	4	78.00–82.00	$79.96	$1,363	—
1970	1970	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,655	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	980.00	$980.00
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
1530	1530	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1115	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	560.00–725.00	$637.81

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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.