Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 16, 2021

541 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.33/cwt +4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 521 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $121.83/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 569 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.09/cwt -7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $549/hd at 422 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	541	484	528
Feeder cattle	435	388	405
Slaughter cattle	84	67	93
Replacement cattle	22	29	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality poor 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
330–345	338	6	157.50–168.00	$162.11	$548	-4.79
350–395	372	13	157.50–169.00	$164.89	$613	+4.69
415–445	426	5	157.50–165.00	$159.39	$679	+1.36
450–478	464	9	145.00–159.00	$153.41	$712	+0.15
507 value added	507	5	147.00	$147.00	$745	—
510	510	2	144.00–150.00	$147.00	$750	+6.48
555–595	583	6	129.00–142.00	$138.47	$807	+3.15
600–635	618	2	123.00–132.00	$127.37	$787	+0.37
625 value added	625	2	133.00	$133.00	$831	—
735	735	1	121.00	$121.00	$889	+2.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	142.50	$142.50	$342	+5.00
315	315	1	145.00	$145.00	$457	-7.02
365–395	381	4	147.50–157.50	$153.21	$584	+4.50
450–490	458	5	141.00–150.00	$148.07	$678	+22.04
510	510	1	132.50	$132.50	$676	—
555–595	575	2	124.00–128.00	$126.07	$725	+4.57
665	665	2	107.00–110.00	$108.50	$722	-10.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	137.00	$137.00	$370	—
395	395	1	132.50	$132.50	$523	+11.50
500	500	1	135.00	$135.00	$675	—
585	585	1	115.00	$115.00	$673	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	329	7	132.50–143.00	$136.99	$451	-1.06
350–380	366	4	128.00–139.00	$135.10	$494	-3.67
405–443	421	16	123.00–139.00	$131.50	$554	-6.29
435	435	1	107.50	$107.50	$468	-30.29
450–495	466	14	121.00–132.00	$126.44	$589	-5.80
500–545	521	21	115.00–127.00	$122.33	$637	+3.83
570–590	582	3	110.00–116.00	$112.68	$656	-0.72
600	600	1	99.00	$99.00	$594	—
600–610	603	3	115.00–121.00	$117.02	$706	—
650–675	663	2	107.00–121.00	$113.87	$755	+4.74
740	740	1	105.00	$105.00	$777	—
860	860	1	99.00	$99.00	$851	-5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	117.00	$117.00	$345	-5.18
395	395	1	126.00	$126.00	$498	-1.21
400–440	426	9	105.00–123.00	$116.58	$497	-3.84
465–495	478	3	105.00–119.00	$112.85	$539	-4.15
500–545	523	7	109.00–119.00	$114.17	$597	+4.17
555	555	1	110.00	$110.00	$610	+3.50
620	620	1	110.00	$110.00	$682	+1.00
735	735	1	100.00	$100.00	$735	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	95.00	$95.00	$261	-15.62
305–325	315	2	100.00–124.00	$111.62	$352	-6.38
390	390	1	100.00	$100.00	$390	—
420–430	425	2	101.00–122.00	$111.62	$474	-4.16
470–490	482	3	107.00–119.00	$112.25	$541	+8.62
535	535	1	109.00	$109.00	$583	+5.52
555	555	1	106.00	$106.00	$588	—
615–640	628	2	108.00	$108.00	$678	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	110.00	$110.00	$270	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	428	3	143.00–157.50	$148.25	$635	-9.03
450–495	465	5	133.00–152.00	$141.95	$660	-5.73
505–540	520	11	125.00–138.00	$130.92	$681	+1.33
550–595	569	17	118.00–129.00	$121.83	$693	+1.33
600–645	628	6	115.00–123.00	$119.13	$748	-5.42
650–695	669	6	112.00–122.00	$115.94	$776	-4.19
725–730	728	2	107.00–113.00	$110.01	$801	-6.99
830	830	1	109.00	$109.00	$905	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	435	3	130.00–138.00	$133.31	$580	-11.93
495	495	1	122.00	$122.00	$604	-11.85
520–545	535	5	116.00–121.00	$119.19	$638	-1.64
585–590	588	2	103.00–113.00	$108.02	$635	-7.58
620–625	623	2	110.00–116.00	$112.99	$704	—
690	690	1	103.00	$103.00	$711	-9.00
705	705	1	107.00	$107.00	$754	—
760–780	770	2	106.00–109.00	$107.52	$828	—
860	860	1	103.00	$103.00	$886	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	127.50	$127.50	$625	—
570	570	1	114.00	$114.00	$650	+15.00
645	645	2	110.00	$110.00	$710	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	111.00	$111.00	$566	+7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1355	1168	80-85%	11	37.00–46.00	$41.49	$485	-8.47
1000–1335	1170	80-85%	11	45.00–55.00	$48.95	$573	-1.01
1330	1330	80-85%	1	35.00	$35.00	$466	-28.20

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1115	954	85-90%	7	30.00–35.00	$32.33	$308	—
785–1215	1038	85-90%	8	36.00–46.00	$41.02	$426	-2.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1585	1418	75-80%	8	49.00–54.00	$51.11	$725	+2.59
1135–1720	1433	75-80%	4	43.00–47.00	$45.13	$647	-3.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1770	1334	8	55.00–75.00	$67.81	$905	—
1395–2060	1823	3	78.00–83.00	$81.35	$1,483	-2.07
2040	2040	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,836	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1295	1295	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	740.00	$740.00
1155–1845	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	840.00–890.00	$859.25

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1215	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–840.00	$765.23
1190	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	680.00	$680.00

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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
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1180	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00	+10.00

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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.