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Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.47/cwt +2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 473 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.16/cwt +4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 413 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.02/cwt +7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 532 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 376 518 0
Feeder cattle 316 398 0
Slaughter cattle 42 80 0
Replacement cattle 18 40 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs not well established last week. Heifers and bulls steady to 7.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 326 6 177.50–187.50 $181.27 $591 +2.65
365–385 376 4 170.00–181.00 $177.52 $667 +1.25
410–440 427 10 163.00–180.00 $170.30 $727 -0.26
460 460 1 160.00 $160.00 $736 +0.67
505–540 523 4 157.00–159.00 $158.28 $828 +0.78
560–590 577 3 153.00–158.00 $155.98 $900 —
603–625 609 4 135.00–150.00 $142.67 $869 +14.67
660 660 1 127.00 $127.00 $838 +3.79
658–698 678 4 132.00 $132.00 $895 +8.79
715 715 1 132.00 $132.00 $944 —
915 915 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,071 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 150.00–167.50 $158.95 $529 +16.45
350–395 370 12 141.00–165.00 $159.62 $591 -3.46
405–440 425 12 142.50–161.00 $152.74 $649 +7.74
460–480 468 3 142.50–160.00 $149.62 $700 +7.32
540 540 1 144.00 $144.00 $778 —
570 570 1 132.00 $132.00 $752 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 135.00 $135.00 $310 —
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518 —
350–365 358 2 155.00–160.00 $157.55 $564 +12.55
412–435 418 4 134.00–148.00 $137.64 $575 —
490 490 1 133.00 $133.00 $652 -3.00
545 545 1 131.00 $131.00 $714 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 -12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 135.00–148.00 $141.73 $404 +5.73
330–345 343 6 137.00–150.00 $139.09 $477 -6.35
360–395 376 8 137.50–150.00 $146.07 $549 +1.60
400–440 413 13 140.00–146.00 $144.16 $595 +4.52
450–490 473 16 132.00–144.00 $139.47 $660 +2.79
505–545 532 13 124.00–137.00 $130.02 $692 +7.90
550–595 568 8 121.00–136.00 $128.76 $731 +7.67
580–585 583 2 117.00–120.00 $118.51 $691 +1.51
600–620 608 9 119.00–135.00 $125.56 $763 -0.25
660–695 683 3 119.00–123.00 $121.64 $831 +1.64
740 740 1 124.00 $124.00 $918 +7.98
750 750 1 122.00 $122.00 $915 +2.06
855 855 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,060 +9.00
955 955 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,136 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 129.00 $129.00 $271 —
305 305 1 141.00 $141.00 $430 +13.00
350–395 376 10 126.00–144.00 $135.16 $508 +4.44
410–438 429 3 131.00–137.00 $132.91 $570 +3.60
455–490 475 4 120.00–130.00 $124.37 $591 +2.27
510–535 523 2 121.00–131.00 $125.88 $658 +10.20
550–580 567 6 111.00–121.00 $117.14 $664 +0.14
625 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719 +7.50
670 670 2 106.00 $106.00 $710 -5.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 130.00 $130.00 $344 -0.48
395 395 1 120.00 $120.00 $474 —
405 405 1 110.00 $110.00 $446 —
565–585 572 3 117.00–118.00 $117.33 $671 +8.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 126.00 $126.00 $315 —
535 535 1 114.00 $114.00 $610 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 159.00 $159.00 $644 +10.57
460–490 483 4 156.00–165.00 $158.15 $764 +9.94
505–545 529 9 139.00–153.00 $146.01 $772 +7.61
570–585 578 2 128.00–137.00 $132.56 $766 -1.05
610 610 2 121.00–123.00 $122.00 $744 -4.97
653–660 655 3 129.00–131.00 $130.33 $854 +7.52
715 715 1 128.00 $128.00 $915 +3.00
765–770 768 2 124.00–129.00 $126.51 $972 +10.51
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–470 460 5 135.00–155.00 $149.43 $687 +12.35
508–520 511 4 139.00–144.00 $140.27 $717 +8.09
555–590 570 3 128.00–132.00 $129.65 $739 +2.45
680–695 688 2 116.00–122.00 $118.97 $819 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 465 3 131.00–140.00 $135.38 $630 -1.62
505 505 1 126.00 $126.00 $636 —
590 590 1 108.00 $108.00 $637 -17.00
670 670 1 105.00 $105.00 $704 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1430 1244 80-85% 6 51.00–56.00 $53.79 $669 —
1265 1265 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $721 —
1150–1460 1280 80-85% 10 40.00–52.00 $45.26 $579 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1755 1364 75-80% 7 52.00–57.00 $53.96 $736 —
1600 1600 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $832 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1245 1091 85-90% 5 33.00–42.00 $39.21 $428 —
1140–1215 1178 85-90% 2 40.00–43.00 $41.45 $488 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–2180 1807 6 79.00–85.00 $82.78 $1,496 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130–1135 1133 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 590.00–750.00 $670.18
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–910 908 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 570.00–610.00 $589.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,080.00 $1,080.00

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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
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.