Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.23/cwt +2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 562 lb · 12 head

light 5-weight M&L 2-3 bulls $119.75/cwt -3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 521 lb · 10 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.27/cwt +9.80 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 528 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	421	269	528
Feeder cattle	329	201	438
Slaughter cattle	50	55	63
Replacement cattle	42	13	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Quality fair to good. 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
345	345	3	162.50–173.00	$166.83	$576	—
360–380	373	4	157.50–165.00	$161.34	$602	-2.04
500–525	513	2	131.00–132.00	$131.49	$675	-6.01
570–595	583	2	124.00–127.00	$125.47	$731	-14.47
605–625	615	4	128.00	$128.00	$787	-4.11
665	665	2	124.00	$124.00	$825	-3.00
705	705	2	121.00–123.00	$122.00	$860	—
810–835	823	2	119.00–120.00	$119.51	$984	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	140.00–143.00	$141.51	$485	-14.55
375–380	378	2	140.00–148.00	$143.97	$544	-8.53
430–445	440	3	132.00–140.00	$136.72	$602	-0.78
485	485	2	125.00–132.00	$128.50	$623	-14.50
510–540	523	3	123.00–128.00	$125.62	$657	+2.62
555–595	570	3	120.00–121.00	$120.67	$688	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	150.00	$150.00	$510	—
370–395	383	2	124.00–127.00	$125.45	$480	-11.47
465	465	1	130.00	$130.00	$604	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	423	8	128.00–135.00	$132.00	$558	-8.98
460–495	478	8	125.00–133.00	$129.86	$621	+9.86
500–545	528	10	121.00–135.00	$128.27	$677	+6.31
550–585	558	10	118.00–129.00	$123.37	$688	+3.38
575–585	580	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$641	-0.53
600	600	1	111.00	$111.00	$666	-5.00
600–640	615	6	109.00–120.00	$112.16	$690	+1.76
650	650	1	105.00	$105.00	$682	—
655–680	662	7	107.00–123.00	$114.69	$759	-9.31
723–745	729	6	112.00–119.00	$114.31	$833	-5.69
795	795	1	112.00	$112.00	$890	—
845	845	1	100.00	$100.00	$845	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	127.50	$127.50	$274	+0.19
280–295	287	3	123.00–127.50	$124.49	$357	+0.18
365–390	378	2	117.00–130.00	$123.72	$468	-6.78
410–445	427	5	126.00–130.00	$128.58	$549	+1.23
455–495	475	4	116.00–126.00	$122.45	$582	—
555–595	577	5	106.00–113.00	$109.35	$631	-1.65
635	635	1	95.00	$95.00	$603	-18.00
765	765	1	108.00	$108.00	$826	-2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	111.00	$111.00	$377	—
375	375	1	116.00	$116.00	$435	—
415–440	428	2	110.00–113.00	$111.46	$477	—
490	490	1	120.00	$120.00	$588	+4.10
505	505	1	112.00	$112.00	$566	—
565	565	1	120.00	$120.00	$678	+6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	422	3	137.00–159.00	$145.83	$615	-4.17
455–475	463	6	135.00–143.00	$138.51	$641	-5.47
500–545	518	6	121.00–135.00	$125.90	$652	-12.62
520	520	1	106.00	$106.00	$551	-32.52
550–585	559	9	112.00–125.00	$118.94	$665	-6.56
600–620	609	4	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$706	-5.00
658–690	672	6	104.00–114.00	$107.75	$724	-8.25
715–740	728	2	108.00–111.00	$109.53	$797	-5.47
820–835	828	2	104.00–110.00	$106.97	$886	—
855–895	875	2	103.00–110.00	$106.42	$931	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	410	2	127.00–135.00	$130.90	$537	-9.10
465–485	472	5	114.00–136.00	$125.76	$594	-6.74
500–545	521	10	116.00–124.00	$119.75	$624	-3.91
560–590	578	5	107.00–118.00	$114.56	$662	-3.41
605–640	620	5	93.00–112.00	$104.56	$648	-8.03
655–690	667	3	90.00–108.00	$99.81	$666	-8.19
720	720	1	98.00	$98.00	$706	-6.21
775	775	1	108.00	$108.00	$837	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$558	—
450–495	480	3	117.00–127.50	$121.31	$582	—
545	545	1	114.00	$114.00	$621	-3.71
570–585	578	2	105.00–107.00	$105.99	$613	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	107.00	$107.00	$519	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1460	1220	80-85%	11	57.00–63.50	$60.61	$739	—
1095–1525	1239	80-85%	5	45.00–55.00	$51.19	$634	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1100	1075	85-90%	2	52.00–55.00	$53.53	$575	-1.44
875–1610	1083	85-90%	5	38.00–51.00	$41.96	$454	-13.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1460	1312	75-80%	5	61.00–65.00	$63.02	$827	—
1890	1890	75-80%	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,342	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1570	1323	6	66.00–83.00	$76.45	$1,011	—
1555–2130	1871	6	88.00–95.00	$92.87	$1,738	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1345	1111	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	730.00–890.00	$792.17
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,070.00	$1,070.00
1170	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00
1240	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,070.00	$1,070.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–950	908	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	720.00–730.00	$725.23

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	71.00	$71.00	$362	—
575	575	1	70.00	$70.00	$402	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.