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Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.74/cwt +9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 636 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.98/cwt +4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 478 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.78/cwt ≈ $804/hd at 485 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 423 290 320
Feeder cattle 347 216 220
Slaughter cattle 52 45 61
Replacement cattle 24 29 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls steady to steady to 6.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 366 8 172.00–186.00 $176.16 $645 +1.49
380 fancy 380 1 195.00 $195.00 $741 —
400–435 420 6 170.00–178.00 $173.36 $728 +4.37
480 480 1 162.00 $162.00 $778 —
455–498 485 18 163.00–174.00 $165.99 $805 —
505–545 520 5 151.00–165.00 $158.96 $827 +5.50
555–585 570 10 148.00–159.00 $152.53 $869 —
615–627 621 13 135.00–144.00 $143.31 $890 —
700 value added 700 2 128.00 $128.00 $896 —
705 705 1 122.00 $122.00 $860 —
780 value added 780 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,014 —
841 841 5 119.00 $119.00 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 167.50 $167.50 $402 +2.90
265 265 1 170.00 $170.00 $450 +8.25
315–335 325 2 175.00–179.00 $176.94 $575 +6.94
360–390 374 5 160.00–170.00 $163.44 $611 -5.67
400–410 405 2 166.00–173.00 $169.46 $686 +4.46
460–475 468 2 152.00–163.00 $157.59 $738 +3.63
525–540 533 2 132.00–141.00 $136.44 $727 -4.21
685 685 1 122.00 $122.00 $836 —
727–730 728 4 123.00–126.00 $125.25 $912 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 152.50 $152.50 $442 +2.50
305 305 1 160.00 $160.00 $488 —
360–395 378 2 160.00–165.00 $162.62 $615 +14.62
410 410 1 142.00 $142.00 $582 —
460 460 1 152.00 $152.00 $699 -8.00
560 560 1 141.00 $141.00 $790 -3.00
765 765 1 120.00 $120.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 142.00 $142.00 $561 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 3 144.00–147.00 $145.00 $471 —
355–390 373 9 143.00–155.00 $147.20 $549 +5.70
400–440 420 10 139.00–154.00 $148.00 $622 +2.71
455–490 467 9 138.00–146.00 $141.13 $659 +3.56
480–485 483 2 128.00–129.00 $128.50 $621 -9.07
480–497 value added 487 11 144.00–146.50 $145.12 $707 —
515 515 1 140.00 $140.00 $721 +11.34
525–530 528 2 123.00–125.00 $124.00 $655 -4.66
555–590 571 6 122.00–134.00 $129.62 $740 +3.78
574 value added 574 4 131.50 $131.50 $755 —
619–637 value added 631 15 127.50–132.00 $130.53 $824 —
605–649 642 11 119.00–130.00 $126.31 $811 +6.81
670 670 1 119.00 $119.00 $797 +10.00
730 730 1 115.00 $115.00 $840 +10.00
775 775 1 111.00 $111.00 $860 —
797 value added 797 10 114.00 $114.00 $909 —
890 890 1 80.00 $80.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 318 3 140.00–147.00 $142.65 $454 +6.65
360–380 370 2 142.00–144.00 $142.97 $529 +15.97
415–440 428 6 130.00–143.00 $137.03 $586 +13.02
490 490 1 126.00 $126.00 $617 -2.46
565–585 573 3 121.00–122.00 $121.67 $697 +0.67
675 675 1 116.00 $116.00 $783 +9.03
865 865 4 88.00 $88.00 $761 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 141.00 $141.00 $444 +13.50
415–440 427 3 129.00–131.00 $129.65 $554 -1.30
460–475 470 3 128.00–134.00 $129.96 $611 +6.96
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 +5.03
675 675 1 108.00 $108.00 $729 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 428 3 159.00–174.00 $166.73 $714 +1.17
450–495 476 8 159.00–173.00 $163.29 $777 +0.32
530 530 1 156.00 $156.00 $827 +3.23
550–590 564 6 142.00–154.00 $149.07 $841 +11.57
625–645 633 5 124.00–133.00 $129.39 $819 +4.39
660 660 1 129.00 $129.00 $851 +5.03
710–725 718 2 122.00 $122.00 $876 —
815 815 1 112.00 $112.00 $913 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 478 5 150.00–161.00 $153.38 $733 +5.84
500–535 518 2 138.00 $138.00 $715 -9.45
550–580 565 3 133.00–139.00 $135.32 $765 —
610 610 1 121.00 $121.00 $738 +1.00
740 740 1 115.00 $115.00 $851 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 138.00 $138.00 $607 —
465–485 475 2 152.50–161.00 $156.84 $745 +24.84

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1265 985 85-90% 13 50.00–61.00 $55.81 $550 —
1145–1305 1225 85-90% 2 52.00–54.00 $53.07 $650 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1165 1100 80-85% 2 69.00–70.00 $69.53 $765 —
920–1325 1127 80-85% 12 61.00–69.00 $64.54 $727 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $908 —
1050–1500 1358 75-80% 8 62.00–68.00 $65.83 $894 —
1280–1545 1413 75-80% 2 52.00–57.00 $54.27 $767 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1765 1613 3 85.00–89.00 $87.45 $1,411 +0.26

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–935 918 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 730.00–850.00 $788.86
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,310.00 $1,310.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 61.00 $61.00 $293 —

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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.