Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 2, 2021

484 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.69/cwt +1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 793 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 2-3 bulls $120.83/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 531 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $118.25/cwt +1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 516 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	484	412	303
Feeder cattle	388	337	241
Slaughter cattle	67	56	51
Replacement cattle	29	19	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Steers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Bulls under 500 lbs 1.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. 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
300–335	314	4	160.00–175.00	$166.90	$524	+6.90
355–390	373	7	155.00–167.00	$160.20	$598	+0.73
433 value added	433	3	165.00	$165.00	$714	—
430–445	438	2	156.00–160.00	$158.03	$692	+5.54
450–495	465	3	151.00–155.00	$153.26	$713	+9.90
500–535	512	6	131.00–148.00	$140.52	$719	+5.79
550–578	569	3	135.00–136.00	$135.32	$770	+1.32
600	600	1	127.00	$127.00	$762	+0.61
697	697	3	126.00	$126.00	$878	-0.13
700	700	1	119.00	$119.00	$833	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	137.50	$137.50	$316	-2.50
305–310	308	2	150.00–154.00	$152.02	$468	+12.13
350–385	365	5	141.00–155.00	$148.71	$543	+2.17
405–440	423	2	125.00–135.00	$130.21	$551	-9.13
465–490	478	2	125.00–127.00	$126.03	$602	—
585	585	2	114.00–129.00	$121.50	$711	+0.50
685	685	1	119.00	$119.00	$815	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	121.00	$121.00	$460	-27.00
638	638	3	107.00	$107.00	$683	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	130.00	$130.00	$332	—
325	325	1	119.00	$119.00	$387	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	130.00–135.00	$132.68	$365	—
300–345	323	6	137.00–140.00	$138.05	$446	—
355–385	372	5	133.00–144.00	$138.77	$516	+1.47
400–440	420	5	129.00–143.00	$137.79	$579	+9.77
450–495	475	10	126.00–136.00	$132.24	$628	+16.23
470–485	478	2	120.00–126.00	$122.95	$588	+6.94
510	510	1	115.00	$115.00	$586	-4.72
505–545	517	13	113.00–127.00	$118.50	$613	-1.22
550–590	572	7	109.00–115.00	$113.40	$649	-7.69
640–648	646	6	113.00–122.00	$119.02	$769	+20.35
650–685	666	8	105.00–112.00	$109.13	$727	—
750–775	763	2	100.00–109.00	$104.57	$798	-9.43
796 value added	796	17	117.00	$117.00	$931	—
855	855	1	104.00	$104.00	$889	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	122.50	$122.50	$251	+1.98
255–290	269	4	117.50–128.00	$122.18	$329	—
310–335	325	4	125.00–132.50	$129.85	$422	+3.87
355–395	382	7	119.00–135.00	$127.21	$486	+0.20
400–440	421	4	110.00–128.00	$120.42	$507	-0.35
460	460	1	117.00	$117.00	$538	+0.96
515	515	1	110.00	$110.00	$566	-1.82
570–580	575	2	106.00–107.00	$106.50	$612	+2.59
605	605	1	109.00	$109.00	$659	+6.82
670–675	673	2	102.00–109.00	$105.51	$710	+12.51

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	106.00–115.00	$110.62	$319	-14.38
335	335	1	118.00	$118.00	$395	—
415–445	433	4	105.00–125.00	$115.78	$501	+3.31
460–495	478	2	100.00–107.00	$103.63	$495	—
510–545	522	3	95.00–113.00	$103.48	$540	-4.86
685	685	1	81.00	$81.00	$555	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	99.00	$99.00	$584	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–426	419	7	156.00–160.00	$157.28	$659	+13.74
455–495	474	8	138.00–154.00	$147.68	$700	+8.71
510–535	526	7	125.00–136.00	$129.59	$682	-0.98
580–585	583	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$703	-5.72
610–640	616	9	121.00–129.00	$124.55	$767	+2.21
655–695	672	6	116.00–125.00	$120.13	$807	+0.31
740	740	1	117.00	$117.00	$866	+5.44
755–795	775	2	114.00	$114.00	$884	+14.55

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	4	140.00–152.50	$145.24	$622	+15.73
455–495	479	7	124.00–142.00	$133.85	$641	+5.24
500–548	531	16	114.00–126.00	$120.83	$642	+1.83
565–595	586	5	110.00–119.00	$115.60	$677	+2.69
675	675	1	112.00	$112.00	$756	+3.42

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	117.00	$117.00	$497	—
505	505	2	123.00–128.00	$125.50	$634	+10.62
580	580	1	99.00	$99.00	$574	-18.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	127.00	$127.00	$508	—
545	545	1	104.00	$104.00	$567	—
575	575	1	114.00	$114.00	$656	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1105	1011	85-90%	4	42.00–45.00	$43.50	$440	—
880–1305	1071	85-90%	11	30.00–42.00	$38.82	$416	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1430	1171	80-85%	4	47.00–52.00	$49.96	$585	—
1010–1715	1216	80-85%	7	42.00–48.00	$44.89	$546	-10.19
1175–1575	1335	80-85%	4	61.00–66.00	$63.20	$844	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1425	1323	75-80%	4	63.00–66.00	$64.58	$854	—
1280–1580	1440	75-80%	3	45.00–50.00	$48.52	$699	—
1325–1745	1523	75-80%	3	52.00–58.00	$54.73	$834	-5.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1695	1516	7	60.00–78.00	$71.74	$1,088	-13.49
1475–1995	1840	4	81.00–88.00	$83.42	$1,535	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1675	1675	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
1770	1770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00

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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
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1525	1525	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00	—

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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.