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Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 30, 2021

518 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $133.61/cwt +11.78 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 578 lb · 10 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.64/cwt +9.55 vs last sale · ≈ $607/hd at 435 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.12/cwt -0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 527 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 518 541 487
Feeder cattle 398 435 354
Slaughter cattle 80 84 109
Replacement cattle 40 22 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs 5.00 to 12.00 higher, over 500 lbs not well established. Heifers 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality average to good. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 3 170.00–190.00 $178.62 $581 +16.51
360–380 374 6 171.00–182.50 $176.27 $659 +11.38
400–425 413 5 169.00–176.00 $170.56 $704 +11.17
460–490 473 4 146.00–165.00 $159.33 $754 +5.92
515 515 1 157.50 $157.50 $811 +10.50
630 630 1 128.00 $128.00 $806 +0.63
645 645 1 127.00 $127.00 $819 -0.37
655–693 680 3 120.00–130.00 $123.21 $838 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 142.50 $142.50 $456 -2.50
350–395 371 5 162.50–165.00 $163.08 $605 +9.87
405 405 1 145.00 $145.00 $587 —
450–475 456 4 140.00–146.00 $142.30 $649 -5.77
600–640 617 4 112.00–128.00 $122.63 $757 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 135.00–152.50 $144.06 $411 +7.06
350 350 1 145.00 $145.00 $508 —
470 470 1 136.00 $136.00 $639 —
675 675 1 119.00 $119.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 132.00 $132.00 $719 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 2 134.00–140.00 $137.13 $309 —
295 295 1 136.00 $136.00 $401 —
300–345 328 5 143.00–149.00 $145.44 $477 +8.45
370–380 375 2 142.00–147.00 $144.47 $542 +9.37
415–445 435 10 136.00–144.00 $139.64 $607 +32.14
450–475 458 8 127.00–142.00 $136.68 $626 +10.24
505–545 527 10 116.00–125.00 $122.12 $644 -0.21
550–595 566 8 116.00–124.00 $121.09 $685 +8.41
590 590 1 117.00 $117.00 $690 +4.32
605–620 614 4 113.00–130.00 $125.81 $772 +8.79
677 677 3 107.00 $107.00 $724 -6.87
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 +6.13
705–730 714 4 110.00–119.00 $116.02 $828 +11.02
765–795 780 2 117.00–123.00 $119.94 $936 —
860 860 1 115.00 $115.00 $989 +16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 128.00 $128.00 $435 —
360–365 364 4 122.00–139.00 $130.72 $476 +4.72
415–445 429 8 123.00–134.00 $129.31 $555 +12.73
455–495 474 8 112.50–124.00 $122.10 $579 +9.25
515–545 535 3 113.00–119.00 $115.68 $619 +1.51
565 565 1 117.00 $117.00 $661 +7.00
630 630 2 107.00–108.00 $107.50 $677 -2.50
670 670 1 111.00 $111.00 $744 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 130.00–131.00 $130.48 $372 +35.48
455–460 458 3 116.00–123.00 $119.99 $550 +7.74
510–520 515 2 114.00–119.00 $116.48 $600 +7.48
585 585 1 109.00 $109.00 $638 +3.00
625–630 628 2 109.00–112.00 $110.51 $694 +2.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 116.00 $116.00 $499 —
525 525 1 118.00 $118.00 $620 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 430 3 145.00–154.00 $148.43 $638 +0.18
460–495 475 8 143.00–154.00 $148.21 $704 +6.26
505–535 516 9 134.00–145.00 $138.40 $714 +7.48
560–590 578 10 128.00–144.00 $133.61 $772 +11.78
600–645 629 7 124.00–129.00 $126.97 $799 +7.84
660–675 668 5 118.00–127.00 $122.81 $820 +6.87
745 745 1 125.00 $125.00 $931 +14.99
750 750 1 116.00 $116.00 $870 —
805 805 1 121.00 $121.00 $974 +12.00
870 870 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,009 —
920–940 930 2 113.00–114.00 $113.51 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 145.00 $145.00 $624 +11.69
480–495 492 7 135.00–140.00 $137.08 $674 +15.08
500–540 520 4 128.00–137.00 $132.18 $687 +12.99
555–595 574 8 122.00–132.00 $127.20 $730 +19.18
615 615 1 125.00 $125.00 $769 +12.01
830 830 1 114.00 $114.00 $946 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 137.00 $137.00 $644 +9.50
560 560 1 125.00 $125.00 $700 +11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 85-90% 1 33.00 $33.00 $338 -8.02
895–1550 1149 85-90% 15 38.00–48.00 $44.16 $507 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1555 1243 75-80% 8 43.00–53.00 $48.89 $608 —
1250–1720 1540 75-80% 8 52.00–56.00 $53.68 $827 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1435 1200 80-85% 4 45.00–54.00 $49.93 $599 —
1055–1825 1401 80-85% 5 50.00–58.00 $53.75 $753 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–2005 1428 4 66.00–78.00 $71.71 $1,024 —
1230–2095 1638 8 75.00–86.00 $81.52 $1,335 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095–1150 1123 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 880.00–890.00 $884.88
1490 1490 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00
1630 1630 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00
1580–1750 1665 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 840.00–870.00 $855.77
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 635.00–675.00 $655.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 655.00 $655.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 595.00 $595.00

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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
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,130.00 $1,130.00 —
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 940.00 $940.00 —
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00 -90.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975–1015 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 820.00–900.00 $859.20 —

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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.