Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 2, 2021

330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.06/cwt +5.92 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 418 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.41/cwt -1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 574 lb · 11 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2-3 steers $157.42/cwt +7.86 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 374 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	330	720	545
Feeder cattle	270	580	432
Slaughter cattle	47	114	75
Replacement cattle	13	26	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Steers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	172.50–173.00	$172.74	$558	+3.74
350–380	363	3	162.50–172.00	$167.24	$607	+1.48
413	413	2	145.00	$145.00	$599	-14.18
425	425	2	152.00–158.00	$155.00	$659	-4.18
475–495	480	4	140.00–149.00	$142.48	$684	-16.03
520–548	534	4	136.00–148.00	$142.16	$759	-2.34
570	570	1	141.00	$141.00	$804	+12.16
580 value added	580	2	151.00	$151.00	$876	—
600–630	615	2	134.00–142.00	$137.90	$848	+15.93
660–698	683	4	127.00–141.00	$133.19	$910	+11.19
780	780	1	113.00	$113.00	$881	—
849	849	1	106.00	$106.00	$900	+5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	142.50	$142.50	$328	—
260–270	265	2	142.50–152.50	$147.41	$391	+1.58
305–320	314	4	147.50–169.00	$162.79	$511	+4.91
355–390	374	11	148.00–166.00	$157.42	$589	+7.86
410–435	423	3	150.00–154.00	$151.29	$640	-0.87
455–470	463	2	136.00–140.00	$138.03	$639	-5.32
510	510	1	132.00	$132.00	$673	+2.00
695	695	1	123.00	$123.00	$855	—
720	720	1	105.00	$105.00	$756	—
750	750	1	106.00	$106.00	$795	-0.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	145.00	$145.00	$486	—
395	395	1	140.00	$140.00	$553	-1.21
405	405	1	145.00	$145.00	$587	—
655	655	1	100.00	$100.00	$655	—
700	700	1	103.00	$103.00	$721	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	150.00	$150.00	$465	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	377	6	144.00–149.00	$147.54	$556	+15.10
400–445	418	13	129.00–143.00	$136.06	$569	+5.92
460–495	470	5	124.00–129.00	$126.76	$596	+2.03
508–545	525	8	115.00–128.00	$123.40	$648	+1.27
555–593	574	11	112.00–122.00	$115.41	$662	-1.47
615–645	630	2	117.00–121.00	$119.05	$750	+3.05
650–690	668	5	108.00–122.00	$113.33	$757	+6.90
750–765	758	2	101.00–108.00	$104.47	$792	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	122.50	$122.50	$361	-4.52
320–335	328	2	131.00–136.00	$133.56	$438	+11.02
380–390	388	4	123.00–128.00	$125.99	$489	+3.05
405–440	424	5	116.00–129.00	$122.50	$519	+1.24
450–495	475	9	113.00–124.00	$117.38	$558	-2.65
500–540	526	4	113.00–117.00	$114.48	$602	+4.88
570–595	582	3	110.00–113.00	$111.02	$646	-2.22
600–630	615	2	107.50–109.00	$108.27	$666	-1.73
660–675	668	2	102.00–107.00	$104.53	$698	+0.53

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	388	2	120.00–129.00	$124.41	$483	+14.41
560–580	570	2	109.00	$109.00	$621	-3.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	117.50	$117.50	$370	-5.00
350	350	1	118.00	$118.00	$413	—
410	410	1	113.00	$113.00	$463	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–475	470	3	138.00–148.00	$142.65	$670	-4.99
500–535	515	10	133.00–136.00	$134.85	$694	+2.45
600–645	616	5	114.00–123.00	$119.82	$738	+15.09
660–698	684	3	101.00–105.00	$103.31	$707	+1.06
740	740	1	104.00	$104.00	$770	+4.78

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	425	2	148.00–151.00	$149.45	$635	+9.19
470–480	477	3	134.00–140.00	$136.35	$650	+0.15
510–535	525	4	118.00–124.00	$120.50	$633	-3.16
565–590	580	3	123.00–125.00	$123.99	$719	+10.81
730	730	1	101.00	$101.00	$737	+8.48

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	125.00	$125.00	$675	—
685	685	1	95.00	$95.00	$651	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1430	1295	80-85%	3	64.00–68.00	$65.79	$852	+11.11
1110–1540	1304	80-85%	7	55.00–62.00	$58.50	$763	—
1215–1970	1429	80-85%	7	50.00–57.00	$53.85	$770	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1455	1448	75-80%	2	63.00	$63.00	$912	—
1435–1925	1599	75-80%	5	58.00–60.00	$58.87	$941	—
1655	1655	75-80%	1	55.00	$55.00	$910	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1090	1045	85-90%	2	37.00–39.00	$38.04	$398	—
1055–1480	1230	85-90%	3	50.00–53.00	$51.74	$636	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–2200	1949	4	75.00–82.00	$78.79	$1,536	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1275	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	500.00–700.00	$627.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1440	1440	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	895.00	$895.00

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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.