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Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 4, 2022

242 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 242 376 414
Feeder cattle 155 316 338
Slaughter cattle 32 42 61
Replacement cattle 55 18 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to the two week Christmas and New Years holiday layoff.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 184.00 $184.00 $653 +6.48
415–435 422 3 165.00–172.00 $168.67 $712 -1.63
450–485 470 9 137.00–175.00 $164.96 $775 +4.96
528–535 530 3 151.00 $151.00 $800 -7.28
555–565 556 7 146.00–155.00 $147.31 $819 -8.67
620 620 1 139.00 $139.00 $862 -3.67
630 630 1 135.00 $135.00 $850 -7.67
650–685 668 2 134.00–137.00 $135.54 $905 +8.54
700 700 1 131.00 $131.00 $917 -1.00
800 800 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,000 —
925 925 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,045 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 165.00 $165.00 $512 +6.05
355–375 363 3 157.50–172.50 $165.03 $599 +5.41
400 400 1 157.50 $157.50 $630 +4.76
540 540 1 142.00 $142.00 $767 -2.00
565 565 1 141.00 $141.00 $797 +9.00
688 688 3 128.00 $128.00 $881 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 147.50 $147.50 $435 —
315 315 1 150.00 $150.00 $472 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 3 132.50–145.00 $137.18 $443 -1.91
375 375 1 138.00 $138.00 $518 -8.07
400–425 411 4 132.50–145.00 $139.32 $573 -4.84
450–490 477 9 130.00–144.00 $140.15 $669 +0.68
510–545 528 2 127.00–133.00 $129.90 $686 -0.12
550 550 1 125.00 $125.00 $688 -3.76
610–645 620 5 120.00–125.00 $123.76 $767 -1.80
680 680 1 117.00 $117.00 $796 -4.64
695 695 2 105.00 $105.00 $730 -16.64
735–740 738 2 120.00–123.00 $121.51 $897 -2.49
795 795 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 125.00 $125.00 $269 -4.00
265 265 1 130.00 $130.00 $344 —
310 310 1 125.00 $125.00 $388 -16.00
350–380 365 4 128.00–137.50 $132.83 $485 -2.33
410–420 415 2 124.00–134.00 $128.94 $535 -3.97
540 540 1 118.00 $118.00 $637 -7.88
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 105.00–120.00 $112.83 $319 -17.17
355 355 1 132.00 $132.00 $469 —
435 435 1 126.00 $126.00 $548 +16.00
555–585 570 2 121.00–124.00 $122.54 $698 +5.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 415 2 165.00–175.00 $170.12 $706 +11.12
480 480 1 154.00 $154.00 $739 -4.15
535 535 1 143.00 $143.00 $765 -3.01
600–620 610 2 131.00–136.00 $133.54 $815 +11.54
650–665 658 2 128.00–138.00 $133.06 $876 +2.73
705 705 1 117.00 $117.00 $825 -11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 68.00 $68.00 $275 —
515–525 522 3 135.00–139.00 $136.65 $713 -3.62
590 590 1 127.00 $127.00 $749 -2.65
600–630 615 2 126.00–128.00 $127.02 $781 —
750 750 1 111.00 $111.00 $832 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 136.00 $136.00 $741 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1430 1190 80-85% 8 44.00–53.00 $48.78 $580 —
965–1430 1221 80-85% 7 50.00–59.00 $55.24 $674 +1.45
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1105 1013 85-90% 5 35.00–42.00 $38.32 $388 —
945–1250 1116 85-90% 5 44.00–50.00 $45.44 $507 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1375 1248 75-80% 2 47.00–54.00 $50.86 $635 —
1135–1505 1373 75-80% 4 55.00–58.00 $56.43 $775 +2.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 1 65.00 $65.00 $618 —
1755 1755 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,597 —
1295–2260 1762 6 81.00–91.00 $87.44 $1,541 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
1305 1305 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 745.00 $745.00
1335 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00

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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.