Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 19, 2021

720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.14/cwt -1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 429 lb · 43 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.73/cwt -1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 478 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.47/cwt +4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 526 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	720	414	394
Feeder cattle	580	338	331
Slaughter cattle	114	61	46
Replacement cattle	26	15	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady. Bulls not well established last sale. Steers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls under 600 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 lower. 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
320–345	333	3	169.00	$169.00	$563	+9.00
350–390	372	9	159.00–170.00	$165.76	$617	—
400 thin fleshed	400	1	165.00	$165.00	$660	—
405–445	419	10	156.00–162.00	$159.18	$667	+2.89
450 fancy	450	2	163.00	$163.00	$734	—
465–470	468	2	157.00–160.00	$158.51	$742	+17.83
498 value added	498	7	154.00	$154.00	$767	—
505–510	508	2	144.00–145.00	$144.50	$734	+12.02
550–568	564	7	127.00–134.00	$128.84	$727	-8.16
580	580	1	122.00	$122.00	$708	±0.00
621 value added	621	9	123.50	$123.50	$767	—
605–640	622	3	120.00–123.00	$121.97	$759	+3.78
653	653	6	122.00	$122.00	$797	—
704 value added	704	4	119.00	$119.00	$838	—
815	815	1	101.00	$101.00	$823	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	3	132.50–155.00	$145.83	$401	-10.00
310–325	315	3	147.50–165.00	$157.88	$497	+9.12
370–395	379	4	142.50–155.00	$149.56	$567	+6.98
410–445	424	7	145.00–155.00	$152.16	$645	+9.66
460–485	468	3	142.00–144.00	$143.35	$671	+6.80
520	520	1	130.00	$130.00	$676	+22.00
575–595	585	2	122.00–125.00	$123.47	$722	—
780	780	2	106.00–107.00	$106.50	$831	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	152.50	$152.50	$435	—
360–385	373	2	140.00–142.50	$141.21	$527	+3.87
565–595	580	2	122.00–123.00	$122.51	$711	+5.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	135.00	$135.00	$500	—
440	440	1	130.00	$130.00	$572	—
460	460	1	144.00	$144.00	$662	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	145.00	$145.00	$602	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	131.00	$131.00	$400	—
360 fancy	360	1	140.00	$140.00	$504	—
350–390	371	14	125.00–137.50	$132.44	$491	-2.56
400–445	429	43	123.00–136.00	$130.14	$558	-1.01
450–495	478	33	120.00–132.00	$124.73	$596	-1.54
510	510	1	117.00	$117.00	$597	-2.81
500–544	524	20	116.00–126.00	$122.13	$640	+2.32
536 value added	536	6	124.50	$124.50	$667	—
550–595	569	10	114.00–123.00	$116.88	$665	+10.88
600–625	613	8	110.00–119.00	$116.00	$711	+9.00
650–675	663	2	103.00–110.00	$106.43	$706	-0.51
720	720	1	107.00	$107.00	$770	+1.51
855	855	1	85.00	$85.00	$727	-9.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	125.00–129.00	$127.02	$347	-5.83
300–340	320	4	119.00–127.50	$122.54	$392	-12.46
365–395	382	9	116.00–129.00	$122.94	$470	-1.06
405–445	423	5	117.00–125.00	$121.26	$513	+2.71
465–495	478	7	114.00–125.00	$120.03	$574	-1.93
500–530	520	3	104.00–113.00	$109.60	$570	+1.12
550–570	558	4	112.00–116.00	$113.24	$632	+4.85
610	610	1	110.00	$110.00	$671	+13.63
680	680	1	104.00	$104.00	$707	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	119.00	$119.00	$411	+0.86
370	370	1	110.00	$110.00	$407	-12.50
435–445	440	2	115.00–121.00	$117.97	$519	—
455	455	2	117.00–120.00	$118.50	$539	+1.66
525–530	527	3	100.00–113.00	$108.34	$571	—
570–585	578	2	112.00–114.00	$112.99	$653	+6.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	122.50	$122.50	$416	—

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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	400	1	150.00	$150.00	$600	+0.30
460–495	478	12	142.50–152.50	$147.64	$706	+7.18
500–537	525	17	125.00–139.00	$132.40	$695	+4.23
550–580	563	5	121.00–127.00	$123.57	$696	+8.36
605–640	620	7	100.00–110.00	$104.73	$649	-8.51
650–695	676	7	99.00–110.00	$102.25	$691	—
700–740	716	4	93.00–103.00	$99.22	$710	-0.76
760–765	762	3	99.00	$99.00	$754	—
800–830	815	2	83.00–99.00	$90.85	$740	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	420	3	133.00–145.00	$140.26	$589	+12.81
470–495	479	4	128.00–142.50	$136.20	$652	+5.20
510–545	526	6	121.00–125.00	$123.66	$650	+1.66
550–595	573	3	107.00–119.00	$113.18	$649	+7.87
655–690	673	2	96.00–100.00	$97.95	$659	-1.05
725–745	735	2	91.00–94.00	$92.52	$680	+1.52
760	760	1	96.00	$96.00	$730	-2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	111.00	$111.00	$555	—
590–595	593	3	99.00–120.00	$106.69	$633	+11.69
605–615	610	2	99.00–103.00	$100.98	$616	+0.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1375	1204	80-85%	13	42.00–46.00	$44.60	$537	—
1000–1695	1268	80-85%	22	47.00–54.00	$50.35	$638	—
1115–1445	1293	80-85%	4	52.00–57.00	$54.68	$707	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1380	1203	75-80%	2	47.00–48.00	$47.57	$572	—
1500	1500	75-80%	1	57.00	$57.00	$855	—
1155–1905	1528	75-80%	13	51.00–55.00	$52.91	$808	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1225	1087	85-90%	11	39.00–46.00	$42.73	$464	—
900–1320	1120	85-90%	4	32.00–41.00	$34.62	$388	-8.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1945	1466	7	60.00–73.00	$68.32	$1,002	—
1410–1755	1617	7	73.00–84.00	$77.92	$1,260	—
1800	1800	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,494	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
1255	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	570.00	$570.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	75.00	$75.00	$315	—
457	457	3	74.00	$74.00	$338	—

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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.