Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $130.57/cwt +7.51 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 527 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	412	421	447
Feeder cattle	337	329	366
Slaughter cattle	56	50	54
Replacement cattle	19	42	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Steers and bulls under 500 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 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
340	340	1	160.00	$160.00	$544	-6.83
355–395	375	4	156.00–163.00	$159.47	$598	-1.87
405–445	424	6	145.00–163.00	$152.49	$647	—
455–485	471	5	139.00–150.00	$143.36	$675	—
500–535	515	3	130.00–139.00	$134.73	$694	+3.24
550–590	574	4	131.00–138.00	$134.00	$769	+8.53
600–640	615	5	125.00–128.00	$126.39	$777	-1.61
655–675	665	9	123.00–129.00	$126.13	$839	+2.13

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	140.00	$140.00	$343	—
275–295	285	4	138.00–159.00	$146.93	$419	—
330–345	338	2	135.00–145.00	$139.89	$473	-1.62
350–385	363	3	137.50–155.00	$146.54	$532	+2.57
435–440	437	3	138.00–140.00	$139.34	$609	+2.62
500	500	1	129.00	$129.00	$645	+3.38
575	575	1	121.00	$121.00	$696	+0.33
605	605	1	116.00	$116.00	$702	—
700	700	1	121.00	$121.00	$847	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	142.50	$142.50	$385	—
385	385	1	148.00	$148.00	$570	+22.55
420–435	428	2	126.00–142.50	$134.11	$574	—
550	550	2	124.00–133.00	$128.50	$707	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	363	4	135.00–140.00	$137.30	$498	—
410–445	428	3	123.00–134.00	$128.02	$548	-3.98
450–490	463	6	120.00–134.00	$126.95	$588	-2.91
470–475	473	2	115.00–117.00	$116.01	$549	-13.85
500–535	521	7	115.00–124.00	$119.72	$624	-8.55
520–525	523	2	106.00	$106.00	$554	-22.27
555	555	1	102.00	$102.00	$566	-21.37
555–575	565	2	116.00–126.00	$121.09	$684	-2.28
600	600	3	105.00–117.00	$109.00	$654	-2.00
615–645	630	3	95.00–101.00	$98.67	$622	-13.49
755	755	1	114.00	$114.00	$861	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	119.00–122.00	$120.52	$281	-6.98
310–320	315	2	125.00–127.00	$125.98	$397	—
355–385	373	3	119.00–134.00	$127.01	$474	+3.29
405–445	414	5	119.00–122.00	$120.77	$500	-7.81
465–475	470	2	112.00–120.00	$116.04	$545	-6.41
505–540	523	6	107.00–116.00	$111.82	$585	—
555–575	565	2	99.00–109.00	$103.91	$587	-5.44
625–635	627	6	101.00–108.00	$102.18	$641	+7.18
650	650	1	93.00	$93.00	$604	—
710	710	1	95.00	$95.00	$674	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	125.00	$125.00	$319	—
375–390	383	2	109.00–134.00	$121.25	$464	+5.25
410–425	418	2	111.00–114.00	$112.47	$470	+1.01
545–548	547	3	105.00–110.00	$108.34	$593	—
580	580	1	103.00	$103.00	$597	-17.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	110.00	$110.00	$374	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	421	4	140.00–145.00	$143.54	$604	-2.29
460–495	473	4	137.00–141.00	$138.97	$657	+0.46
500–540	527	10	120.00–135.00	$130.57	$688	+24.57
553–595	570	9	118.00–132.00	$126.22	$719	+7.28
605–640	626	9	111.00–127.00	$122.34	$766	+6.34
650–685	667	6	118.00–122.00	$119.82	$799	+12.07
715–740	728	2	108.00–115.00	$111.56	$812	+2.03
755–770	763	2	94.00–105.00	$99.45	$759	—
835	835	1	98.00	$98.00	$818	-8.97
870	870	1	112.00	$112.00	$974	+5.58

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	156.00	$156.00	$577	—
430–445	438	2	129.00–130.00	$129.51	$567	-1.39
450–490	470	8	118.00–138.00	$128.61	$604	+2.85
520	520	2	117.00–121.00	$119.00	$619	-0.75
565–585	575	3	106.00–121.00	$112.91	$649	-1.65
655–685	670	2	105.00–112.00	$108.58	$727	+8.77
705–735	716	4	99.00–110.00	$104.29	$747	+6.29
840	840	1	90.00	$90.00	$756	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–530	520	2	109.00–121.00	$114.88	$597	+0.88
590	590	1	117.00	$117.00	$690	+11.01
600–610	605	2	93.00–102.00	$97.54	$590	—
685	685	1	111.00	$111.00	$760	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1595	1136	80-85%	10	45.00–54.00	$48.75	$554	—
1045–1445	1241	80-85%	11	53.00–57.00	$55.08	$684	+3.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1695	1508	75-80%	7	57.50–62.00	$59.77	$901	—
1925	1925	75-80%	1	59.00	$59.00	$1,136	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1245	1100	85-90%	6	42.00–48.00	$45.38	$499	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1645	1402	5	66.00–83.00	$76.30	$1,070	—
1235–1745	1549	5	82.00–90.00	$85.23	$1,320	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	910.00	$910.00
1160	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	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.