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Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

219 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.70/cwt -16.97 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 571 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 219 330 279
Feeder cattle 189 270 252
Slaughter cattle 30 47 27
Replacement cattle — 13 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend could be established due to light receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 176.00 $176.00 $560 +3.26
350–390 381 7 162.50–173.00 $169.43 $646 +2.19
505 505 1 142.00 $142.00 $717 -0.16
570 570 2 130.00 $130.00 $741 -11.00
569–585 571 8 130.00–131.00 $130.87 $747 -10.13
610 610 2 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $787 -8.90
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 155.00 $155.00 $364 +12.50
270 270 1 145.00 $145.00 $392 -2.41
320 320 1 142.50 $142.50 $456 -20.29
355–395 375 2 155.00–160.00 $157.63 $591 +0.21
435–445 440 2 135.00–138.00 $136.52 $601 -14.77
475 475 1 137.00 $137.00 $651 -1.03
520–535 528 2 127.00–135.00 $130.94 $691 -1.06
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 139.00 $139.00 $521 -1.00
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 -5.00
475–480 478 2 135.00–145.00 $139.97 $669 —
495 495 2 127.00 $127.00 $629 —
540 540 1 121.00 $121.00 $653 —
810 810 1 91.00 $91.00 $737 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 135.00 $135.00 $486 —
425 425 1 124.00 $124.00 $527 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 135.00 $135.00 $425 —
355–375 362 5 138.00–155.00 $145.26 $526 -2.28
405–440 422 9 135.00–146.00 $140.62 $593 +4.56
450–495 485 9 128.00–138.00 $130.81 $634 +4.05
520 thin fleshed 520 1 134.00 $134.00 $697 —
526–530 528 7 121.00–130.00 $125.43 $662 +2.03
555–580 565 7 116.00–121.00 $117.99 $667 +2.58
600–620 610 4 111.00–117.00 $114.00 $695 -5.05
658 658 5 94.00 $94.00 $619 -19.33
690 690 1 105.00 $105.00 $724 -8.33
707 707 5 106.00 $106.00 $749 —
730–745 738 2 107.00–112.00 $109.53 $808 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 130.00 $130.00 $280 —
255 255 1 135.00 $135.00 $344 —
305–310 308 2 135.00–137.50 $136.24 $420 +2.68
350–375 363 2 123.00–130.00 $126.62 $460 +0.63
410 thin fleshed 410 1 139.00 $139.00 $570 —
420–425 423 3 127.00–135.00 $129.65 $548 +7.15
450–480 469 4 111.00–126.00 $119.88 $562 +2.50
515–530 520 3 116.00–119.00 $117.35 $610 +2.87
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 -4.53
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–645 628 2 112.00–113.00 $112.51 $707 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 425 5 152.50–165.00 $161.44 $686 —
485 485 1 138.00 $138.00 $669 -4.65
520–540 531 6 132.00–138.00 $135.64 $720 +0.79
550 550 1 139.00 $139.00 $764 —
600–625 613 2 118.00–125.00 $121.43 $744 +1.61
675 675 1 116.00 $116.00 $783 +12.69
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 127.00 $127.00 $737 +3.01
610–630 620 4 110.00–118.00 $113.77 $705 —
655–660 658 3 111.00–116.00 $113.67 $748 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 2 150.00–152.50 $151.20 $640 —
550–580 565 2 115.00–125.00 $119.87 $677 —
640 640 1 117.00 $117.00 $749 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1305 1240 80-85% 3 51.00–61.00 $55.08 $683 —
1075–1425 1250 80-85% 2 65.00–69.00 $66.72 $834 —
1195–1765 1493 80-85% 4 60.00–66.00 $63.55 $949 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1230 1043 85-90% 4 43.00–55.00 $47.82 $499 +9.78
1010–1150 1080 85-90% 3 39.00–45.00 $42.13 $455 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $757 —
1230–1720 1484 75-80% 4 62.00–67.00 $63.93 $949 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1815 1638 3 88.00–91.00 $89.65 $1,468 —
1730 1730 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,661 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 74.00 $74.00 $255 —

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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.