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Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 1, 2022

385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.68/cwt +9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 426 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.75/cwt +4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 566 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 385 242 330
Feeder cattle 293 155 270
Slaughter cattle 69 32 47
Replacement cattle 23 55 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

The last reported sale was on 1/04/22 therefor no trends could be established.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 355 3 167.50–174.00 $171.30 $608 -12.70
400–413 406 3 167.50–174.00 $171.46 $696 +2.79
505–530 520 3 156.00–159.00 $157.99 $822 +6.99
615–625 618 5 129.00–145.00 $140.56 $869 +1.56
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 157.50 $157.50 $543 -7.50
355–390 375 5 165.00–167.50 $165.50 $621 +0.47
400–415 408 2 154.00–162.50 $158.17 $645 +0.67
460–490 471 4 139.00–160.00 $148.10 $698 —
685 685 1 124.00 $124.00 $849 -4.00
825 825 1 121.00 $121.00 $998 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 162.50 $162.50 $544 —
550 550 1 129.00 $129.00 $710 —
615 615 1 130.00 $130.00 $800 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 155.00 $155.00 $480 +17.82
350–380 366 7 140.00–147.00 $145.13 $531 +7.13
400–445 426 14 137.50–153.00 $148.68 $633 +9.36
455–490 468 3 145.00–148.00 $146.63 $686 +6.48
505 505 1 119.00 $119.00 $601 -10.90
500–530 517 3 131.00–143.00 $135.88 $702 +5.98
550–575 566 10 126.00–140.00 $129.75 $734 +4.75
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 -3.76
600–645 620 3 123.00–133.00 $128.45 $796 +4.69
700 700 2 120.00–124.00 $122.00 $854 —
865 865 1 111.00 $111.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 135.00–145.00 $139.69 $454 +14.69
350–395 371 7 125.00–138.00 $130.74 $485 -2.09
400–445 420 4 120.00–136.00 $130.76 $549 +1.82
480 480 1 140.00 $140.00 $672 —
505–525 513 5 126.00–132.00 $129.63 $665 +11.63
555 555 1 128.00 $128.00 $710 —
675 675 1 121.00 $121.00 $817 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 484 4 120.00–133.00 $127.06 $615 —
520–530 525 2 125.00–128.00 $126.49 $664 —
555 555 1 109.00 $109.00 $605 -13.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 120.00 $120.00 $294 —
360 360 1 135.00 $135.00 $486 —
505–545 525 2 110.00–112.00 $111.04 $583 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 418 5 155.00–175.00 $167.43 $700 -2.69
460–493 476 8 157.00–160.00 $158.41 $754 +4.41
510–545 528 2 150.00–155.00 $152.42 $805 +9.42
550–595 565 5 134.00–152.00 $146.42 $827 —
605–625 616 4 132.00–143.00 $138.74 $855 +5.20
670 670 1 130.00 $130.00 $871 -3.06
760–795 778 3 121.00–133.00 $126.24 $982 —
850 850 1 113.00 $113.00 $960 —
945 945 1 104.00 $104.00 $983 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–495 483 2 147.50–150.00 $148.78 $719 —
505–530 517 3 134.00–136.00 $134.65 $696 -2.00
580–585 583 2 133.00–134.00 $133.50 $778 +6.50
600 600 1 136.00 $136.00 $816 +8.98
680–695 688 2 127.00–130.00 $128.52 $884 —
705–740 723 2 128.00–129.00 $128.49 $929 —
830 830 1 100.00 $100.00 $830 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 473 2 134.00–145.00 $139.35 $659 —
550 550 2 121.00–123.00 $122.00 $671 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 140.00 $140.00 $609 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1530 1151 80-85% 10 60.00–68.00 $64.22 $739 —
910–1405 1236 80-85% 8 46.00–64.00 $54.70 $676 -0.54
1265 1265 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $886 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1130 973 85-90% 7 36.00–50.00 $43.49 $423 —
810–1140 998 85-90% 8 47.00–57.00 $52.59 $525 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1585 1370 75-80% 5 65.00–69.00 $67.23 $921 +10.80
1240–1800 1471 75-80% 4 55.00–63.00 $58.16 $856 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,525 —
1525 1525 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,220 —
1610–2205 1883 8 85.00–97.00 $93.61 $1,763 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
1290 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00

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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.