Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.61/cwt +2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 570 lb · 24 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $163.63/cwt ≈ $1,019/hd at 623 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $176.48/cwt -0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 418 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	473	320	310
Feeder cattle	398	228	247
Slaughter cattle	50	73	41
Replacement cattle	25	19	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Steers not well established two weeks ago. Heifers under 500 lbs 4.00 to 9.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Bulls under 600 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	192.50	$192.50	$529	—
325	325	2	187.50–192.50	$190.00	$618	—
365–390	378	2	185.00–190.00	$187.42	$708	+2.82
400	400	1	190.00	$190.00	$760	+4.34
505–515	510	3	165.00–176.00	$169.99	$867	+4.64
555–585	565	9	163.00–171.00	$166.22	$939	—
608–627	619	5	155.00–158.00	$156.18	$967	—
612–637 value added	624	14	165.00–171.00	$166.29	$1,038	—
650–655	651	4	153.00–162.00	$155.99	$1,015	—
725	725	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	169.00	$169.00	$549	+0.52
425	425	1	170.00	$170.00	$722	—
450–475	458	3	167.50–173.00	$169.82	$778	+2.32
550–565	558	4	135.00–147.00	$142.48	$795	-12.52
605–615	609	5	146.00–148.00	$146.80	$894	—
650–690	673	3	141.00–143.00	$141.64	$953	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	162.50	$162.50	$536	-1.56
370–380	375	3	161.00–169.00	$165.02	$619	+7.24
400–445	426	11	164.00–171.00	$167.50	$714	+7.94
450–485	459	10	157.00–172.50	$165.87	$761	+12.70
475	475	1	144.00	$144.00	$684	-9.17
505–545	529	5	147.00–148.00	$147.62	$781	-2.34
550–590	568	20	133.00–147.00	$140.13	$796	+0.56
583 value added	583	4	149.00	$149.00	$869	—
600–640	616	9	132.00–141.00	$135.33	$834	+0.33
610–625	618	2	120.00–124.00	$122.02	$754	-12.98
650	650	1	113.00	$113.00	$734	—
650–685	667	5	128.00–131.00	$129.81	$866	+0.81
700	700	1	128.00	$128.00	$896	—
920	920	1	94.00	$94.00	$865	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	152.50	$152.50	$458	—
360 thin fleshed	360	6	164.00	$164.00	$590	—
350–395	365	4	150.00–162.00	$155.35	$567	+10.24
400–445	420	6	147.00–159.00	$153.91	$646	+6.91
441 thin fleshed	441	4	159.00	$159.00	$701	—
455–490	473	8	140.00–155.00	$148.68	$703	+13.68
500–540	521	9	132.00–144.00	$140.67	$733	-6.37
555–595	580	3	119.00–130.00	$125.44	$728	—
615–640	628	2	127.00–128.00	$127.49	$801	—
655	655	1	115.00	$115.00	$753	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	137.50	$137.50	$330	—
390	390	1	137.50	$137.50	$536	—
470	470	1	128.00	$128.00	$602	+7.00
610	610	1	112.00	$112.00	$683	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	152.50	$152.50	$580	—
610	610	1	106.00	$106.00	$647	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	162.00	$162.00	$761	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404–435	418	14	170.00–184.00	$176.48	$738	-0.30
450–495	476	4	167.00–175.00	$169.64	$807	-0.07
510–540	526	5	154.00–164.00	$158.42	$833	-7.63
550–595	564	4	153.00–165.00	$160.36	$904	-6.13
600–630	619	4	132.00–148.00	$143.93	$891	+2.19
660–670	665	3	140.00–142.00	$140.67	$935	+0.67
710–740	726	5	125.00–131.00	$128.19	$931	-0.81

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	429	7	166.00–175.00	$169.34	$726	+5.34
465–470	468	2	157.50–165.00	$161.23	$755	-1.13
510–535	529	9	149.00–161.00	$153.16	$810	+12.82
550–580	565	5	138.00–158.00	$149.86	$847	+12.86
650–675	663	2	129.00–135.00	$132.06	$876	—
705	705	1	128.00	$128.00	$902	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	129.00	$129.00	$651	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1380	1169	80-85%	8	71.00–81.00	$75.74	$885	+6.28
1190–1205	1198	80-85%	2	67.00–68.00	$67.50	$809	-1.96
1145–1370	1267	80-85%	5	80.00–85.00	$82.62	$1,047	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1605	1284	75-80%	8	74.00–80.00	$77.22	$992	—
1320–1400	1360	75-80%	2	66.00–74.00	$70.12	$954	-11.99

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1075	1018	85-90%	4	60.00–70.00	$65.45	$666	+3.70
1075–1220	1135	85-90%	3	51.00–54.00	$51.95	$590	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1480	1367	5	72.00–91.00	$84.13	$1,150	—
1580–1695	1638	2	109.00–110.00	$109.48	$1,793	—
1535–2125	1685	5	100.00–106.00	$104.04	$1,753	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00
1340	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00

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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
1105	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	-49.84
1095–1230	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,240.00–1,375.00	$1,310.93	—
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1285–1415	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,270.00–1,330.00	$1,298.56	—
1475	1475	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,580.00	$1,580.00	—

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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.