Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 5, 2022

363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.29/cwt -0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 481 lb · 11 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.79/cwt -1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 426 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	363	395	423
Feeder cattle	265	287	347
Slaughter cattle	88	81	52
Replacement cattle	10	27	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls under 600 lbs steady to 5 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Quality fair to good. 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
280	280	1	212.50	$212.50	$595	+7.10
335–345	340	4	190.00–200.00	$196.79	$669	-1.75
350–390	362	4	190.00–202.50	$195.49	$708	+1.62
410–437	426	11	172.50–192.50	$178.79	$762	-1.83
481–485	482	6	170.00–172.00	$171.33	$826	-18.67
510–540	525	5	170.00–185.00	$175.83	$923	-13.17
560	560	4	170.00–177.00	$175.25	$981	-6.75

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	282	3	161.00–175.00	$166.86	$471	-18.63
320–340	330	2	157.50–170.00	$163.94	$541	-4.26
350–395	371	5	160.00–177.50	$168.38	$625	-2.98
410	410	1	167.50	$167.50	$687	-2.50
600	600	1	141.00	$141.00	$846	—
675	675	1	139.00	$139.00	$938	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	177.50	$177.50	$754	—
495	495	1	166.00	$166.00	$822	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	154.00	$154.00	$670	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	172.50	$172.50	$345	—
320–335	330	4	163.00–169.00	$166.15	$548	+0.25
370–395	382	6	158.00–167.50	$162.84	$622	+2.07
400–430	416	5	148.00–164.00	$156.48	$651	+3.85
450–494	481	11	139.00–155.00	$145.29	$699	-1.73
510–535	521	5	139.00–146.00	$142.98	$745	+2.01
558–595	582	9	130.00–147.00	$137.13	$798	-2.71
620–625	622	3	134.00–136.00	$135.33	$842	+1.05
655–685	670	2	128.00–136.00	$131.91	$884	-0.29
715	715	1	125.00	$125.00	$894	+3.01
750	750	1	125.00	$125.00	$938	—
825	825	1	119.00	$119.00	$982	+6.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	130.00–132.50	$131.18	$367	-9.00
315–340	328	2	155.00–160.00	$157.40	$516	—
375–395	388	6	134.00–159.00	$146.55	$569	-3.45
410–435	424	4	143.00–150.00	$146.95	$623	+1.95
475–490	483	2	139.00–140.00	$139.49	$674	-1.51
500–545	521	7	140.00–143.00	$140.59	$732	+10.59
560–575	568	2	126.00–134.00	$130.05	$739	—
610–645	628	2	127.00–133.00	$130.08	$817	+5.08

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	130.00–142.50	$136.54	$366	—
385	385	2	126.00–130.00	$128.00	$493	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	428	3	139.00–144.00	$141.03	$604	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–435	427	3	185.00–190.00	$187.70	$801	+0.20
470–495	483	2	183.00	$183.00	$884	-3.50
505–540	518	3	172.00–184.00	$177.23	$918	+8.61
565–575	569	4	160.00–180.00	$168.70	$960	+4.16
635	635	1	147.00	$147.00	$933	-5.58
675–690	682	3	136.00–145.00	$141.63	$966	+0.93
730	730	1	136.00	$136.00	$993	+2.00
755	755	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,012	+9.59

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	425	3	162.00–182.50	$173.09	$736	-2.75
475–495	485	3	152.50–167.50	$159.95	$776	-11.45
500–515	508	2	141.00–158.00	$149.37	$759	-5.83
582	582	3	143.00	$143.00	$832	-5.28
620	620	1	143.00	$143.00	$887	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	150.00	$150.00	$668	—
485	485	1	137.00	$137.00	$664	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	139.00	$139.00	$667	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1310	1070	80-85%	22	71.00–87.00	$80.89	$866	—
1100–1300	1200	80-85%	2	68.00–69.00	$68.46	$822	—
1055–1525	1218	80-85%	13	88.00–95.00	$91.77	$1,118	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1025	878	85-90%	5	48.00–55.00	$51.65	$453	—
865–1330	972	85-90%	12	59.00–70.00	$63.57	$618	+11.86

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1540	1318	75-80%	4	87.00–90.00	$88.61	$1,168	—
1115–1580	1387	75-80%	11	73.00–87.00	$82.07	$1,138	-6.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1675	1399	5	90.00–92.00	$90.81	$1,270	—
1315–2110	1687	3	97.00–110.00	$104.04	$1,755	—
1540–2135	1811	4	114.00–117.00	$115.45	$2,091	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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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
1420	1420	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,360.00	$1,360.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	890.00	$890.00	+160.00

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	1	67.00	$67.00	$657	—

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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.