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Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.21/cwt -5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 517 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 346 473 364
Feeder cattle 300 398 299
Slaughter cattle 46 50 65
Replacement cattle — 25 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last reported date from this sale, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 205 2 180.00–192.50 $186.40 $382 —
260–290 275 2 180.00–185.00 $182.36 $501 -10.14
350–390 377 3 177.50–194.00 $186.29 $702 -1.13
444 444 4 181.00 $181.00 $804 —
460–495 477 3 170.00–177.50 $174.74 $834 —
530–533 532 3 155.00–165.00 $161.68 $860 -8.31
555–570 563 2 162.50–163.00 $162.75 $916 -3.47
610–625 618 2 149.00–153.00 $151.02 $933 -5.16
625 fancy 625 2 154.00 $154.00 $962 —
665–690 value added 678 2 160.00–163.00 $161.47 $1,095 —
700–718 714 9 125.00–131.00 $128.78 $919 -10.22
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 167.50 $167.50 $477 —
390 390 2 168.00–171.00 $169.50 $661 —
488 488 2 157.50 $157.50 $769 -12.32
570 570 1 146.00 $146.00 $832 +3.52
625 625 1 127.00 $127.00 $794 -19.80

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 180.00 $180.00 $378 —
260 260 1 155.00 $155.00 $403 —
300–340 323 4 150.00–162.50 $156.31 $505 -6.19
350–395 378 5 155.00–167.50 $161.33 $610 -3.69
400–445 427 5 153.00–165.00 $159.82 $682 -7.68
450–485 469 7 141.00–150.00 $145.24 $681 +1.24
500–545 517 11 139.00–146.00 $142.21 $735 -5.41
550–570 564 5 136.00–145.00 $137.98 $778 -2.15
625–640 633 3 120.00–124.00 $122.33 $774 +0.31
660–685 673 2 124.00–126.00 $125.02 $841 -4.79
845 845 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 2 138.00–145.00 $141.40 $516 -13.95
400–440 413 3 137.50–150.00 $145.00 $599 -8.91
460–480 470 2 118.00–135.00 $126.32 $594 -22.36
505–525 512 3 118.00–132.00 $125.34 $642 -15.33
575–595 587 3 105.00–130.00 $118.91 $698 -6.53
640 640 1 110.00 $110.00 $704 -17.49
650–670 660 2 113.00–118.00 $115.46 $762 +0.46
835 835 1 108.00 $108.00 $902 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 107.50 $107.50 $613 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 375 5 170.00–180.00 $173.40 $650 —
400–430 413 6 160.00–173.00 $166.43 $687 -10.05
450–495 469 8 159.00–169.00 $163.14 $765 -6.50
500–545 521 7 147.00–159.00 $153.51 $800 -4.91
575 575 2 143.00–147.00 $145.00 $834 -15.36
600–625 615 3 135.00–146.00 $141.41 $870 -2.52
670–690 680 2 125.00–134.00 $129.43 $880 -11.24
700–740 721 4 119.00–125.00 $121.22 $874 -6.97
790 790 1 121.00 $121.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 2 145.00–147.00 $146.01 $679 -15.22
515–525 520 2 132.50–135.00 $133.76 $696 -19.40
580–590 583 3 129.00–134.00 $130.99 $764 -18.87
600–645 623 4 120.00–131.00 $124.97 $779 —
700 700 1 105.00 $105.00 $735 -23.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 142.50 $142.50 $606 —
645 645 1 119.00 $119.00 $768 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1375 1170 80-85% 14 74.00–84.00 $79.15 $926 +3.41
1230–1285 1258 80-85% 2 85.00 $85.00 $1,069 +2.38
1160–1480 1285 80-85% 4 66.00–72.00 $68.92 $886 -13.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1400 1377 75-80% 3 68.00–70.00 $68.68 $946 -1.44
1240–1670 1461 75-80% 8 74.00–80.00 $77.12 $1,127 —
1635 1635 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,390 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1095 986 85-90% 4 46.00–54.00 $50.78 $501 —
1020–1170 1093 85-90% 4 66.00–74.00 $71.36 $780 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1655 1472 3 88.00–95.00 $90.06 $1,326 —
1320–2160 1779 7 100.00–111.00 $104.69 $1,862 —
2010 2010 1 113.00 $113.00 $2,271 —

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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.