Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.27/cwt +4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 478 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.15/cwt +9.93 vs last sale · ≈ $550/hd at 419 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.69/cwt +1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 526 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	414	293	483
Feeder cattle	338	222	353
Slaughter cattle	61	63	100
Replacement cattle	15	8	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due the Christmas and New Year holiday lay off, no trends could be established.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	160.00	$160.00	$552	+1.18
355 thin fleshed	355	1	170.00	$170.00	$604	—
415–425	420	2	152.50–160.00	$156.29	$656	+10.88
490–495	492	3	134.00–145.00	$140.68	$692	-3.29
515–530	523	4	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$693	+1.42
550	550	2	137.00	$137.00	$754	—
587	587	3	122.00	$122.00	$716	—
613–625	618	5	117.00–119.00	$118.19	$730	+2.19
690	690	1	115.00	$115.00	$794	+2.55

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	272	3	150.00–162.50	$155.83	$424	+5.23
315–340	332	3	145.00–151.00	$148.76	$494	+2.32
370–395	381	6	135.00–152.50	$142.58	$543	+1.82
410–445	428	2	142.50	$142.50	$610	+11.96
450–470	460	2	134.00–139.00	$136.55	$628	+4.34
535	535	1	108.00	$108.00	$578	—
645	645	1	110.00	$110.00	$710	+5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	152.50	$152.50	$374	—
340	340	1	152.50	$152.50	$518	+5.00
350–395	376	6	129.00–145.00	$137.34	$516	-2.66
400–440	419	4	122.50–140.00	$133.24	$558	+3.24
460–470	465	2	125.00–129.00	$126.98	$590	—
510–520	515	2	111.00–122.00	$116.45	$600	+1.45
575	575	1	117.00	$117.00	$673	—
630	630	1	107.00	$107.00	$674	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	147.50	$147.50	$339	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–260	258	2	142.50–152.50	$147.55	$381	—
380	380	1	135.00	$135.00	$513	+12.64
400–440	419	15	125.00–136.00	$131.15	$550	+9.64
455–495	478	16	122.00–133.00	$126.27	$604	+4.29
505–545	524	12	115.00–128.00	$119.81	$628	+3.68
535–545	540	2	104.00–106.00	$104.99	$567	-11.14
555	555	6	115.00–127.00	$118.17	$656	+7.88
580	580	1	106.00	$106.00	$615	-4.29
610–625	620	3	106.00–108.00	$107.00	$663	-1.90
655–695	671	5	101.00–109.00	$106.94	$718	-1.35
710–730	720	2	105.00–106.00	$105.49	$760	—
770	770	1	108.00	$108.00	$832	—
800	800	1	98.00	$98.00	$784	±0.00
855	855	1	94.00	$94.00	$804	-3.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	3	124.00–140.00	$132.85	$349	+8.03
330	330	1	135.00	$135.00	$446	+18.00
370	370	1	124.00	$124.00	$459	+8.12
410–445	428	8	108.00–128.00	$118.55	$507	—
450–480	464	4	115.00–125.00	$121.96	$566	+4.96
505–515	510	2	106.00–111.00	$108.48	$553	—
550–585	560	5	105.00–112.00	$108.39	$607	+4.39
605–635	620	2	91.00–102.00	$96.37	$597	-1.12
730	730	1	101.00	$101.00	$737	+9.95
780–795	788	2	95.00–99.00	$97.02	$765	—
825	825	1	101.00	$101.00	$833	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	125.00	$125.00	$369	—
300–345	323	3	116.00–121.00	$118.14	$382	—
350	350	1	122.50	$122.50	$429	—
450–495	469	6	113.00–119.00	$116.84	$548	+13.09
555–585	568	3	100.00–110.00	$106.36	$604	+12.69
700	700	1	75.00	$75.00	$525	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	122.00	$122.00	$354	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–447	432	7	144.00–155.00	$149.70	$647	+7.20
455–495	468	13	134.00–150.00	$140.46	$657	+2.99
510–530	524	4	124.00–137.00	$128.17	$672	-0.83
560–585	574	4	112.00–121.00	$115.21	$661	+0.49
605–630	615	4	107.00–116.00	$113.24	$696	+2.72
705–710	708	2	95.00–105.00	$99.98	$708	+0.57

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	413	2	125.00–130.00	$127.45	$526	-7.07
480	480	1	131.00	$131.00	$629	+7.50
545	545	1	122.00	$122.00	$665	+3.00
580–590	587	3	100.00–110.00	$105.31	$618	+0.31
625	625	1	95.00	$95.00	$594	-6.00
650	650	1	99.00	$99.00	$644	—
700	700	1	91.00	$91.00	$637	—
780	780	1	98.00	$98.00	$764	+13.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–485	480	2	124.00–128.00	$126.02	$605	—
560	560	1	95.00	$95.00	$532	-12.49
605	605	1	100.00	$100.00	$605	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1385	1304	80-85%	6	37.00–47.00	$42.59	$555	+0.60
900–1695	1306	80-85%	16	47.00–54.00	$51.09	$667	+9.10
1220–1550	1383	80-85%	3	54.00–55.00	$54.37	$752	+6.30

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1250	1113	85-90%	6	37.00–48.00	$42.71	$475	—
1045–1295	1208	85-90%	4	33.00–37.00	$35.08	$424	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285	1285	75-80%	1	55.00	$55.00	$707	—
1370–1625	1476	75-80%	4	50.00–54.00	$52.03	$768	—
1840	1840	75-80%	1	47.00	$47.00	$865	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	1	75.00	$75.00	$892	—
1525	1525	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,083	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1160	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	610.00–710.00	$644.45
950–1240	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	660.00–665.00	$662.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1220–1450	1335	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	720.00–760.00	$738.28

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	495.00	$495.00

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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.