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Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

294 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $120.85/cwt -3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 629 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.91/cwt -11.87 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 526 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 294 417 412
Feeder cattle 237 355 337
Slaughter cattle 46 48 56
Replacement cattle 11 14 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. Steers steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 12.00 lower. Bulls 1.00 to 9.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 162.50 $162.50 $479 —
335–340 338 2 172.50–180.00 $176.22 $596 -10.94
355–380 365 4 165.00–167.50 $165.65 $605 -12.43
410–445 425 3 164.00–167.50 $166.28 $707 -0.06
460 460 1 165.00 $165.00 $759 +11.00
500–545 523 4 143.00–153.00 $146.17 $764 -5.60
550 550 1 143.00 $143.00 $786 -14.12
607 607 2 134.00 $134.00 $813 -8.00
650–660 655 2 135.00–138.00 $136.49 $894 —
710–725 718 2 130.00–138.00 $134.04 $962 -1.97
750 750 1 127.00 $127.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 3 142.50–160.00 $150.73 $479 -29.27
350–395 380 5 137.50–167.00 $152.16 $578 -15.36
410 410 1 152.50 $152.50 $625 -2.85
475–490 483 3 140.00–148.00 $144.31 $697 +4.31
500–505 503 2 125.00–138.00 $131.53 $662 -6.35
555 555 1 131.00 $131.00 $727 +1.00
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 -9.35
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 147.50 $147.50 $339 —
530 530 1 117.00 $117.00 $620 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 137.50 $137.50 $694 +7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 422 8 130.00–140.00 $134.77 $569 -9.93
450–495 474 7 128.00–134.00 $131.43 $623 -12.08
500–545 526 10 126.00–136.00 $128.91 $678 -11.87
550–575 563 2 121.00–126.00 $123.56 $696 -10.65
550–585 565 5 125.00–133.00 $129.25 $730 -4.96
605–615 610 2 117.00–123.00 $120.02 $732 -7.27
635 635 1 110.00 $110.00 $698 -17.29
685 685 1 114.00 $114.00 $781 -1.00
705–710 707 3 81.00–98.00 $88.98 $629 -15.99
700–730 710 3 105.00–115.00 $110.69 $786 +5.72
780 780 1 90.00 $90.00 $702 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 132.00–135.00 $133.47 $451 -7.88
370 370 1 125.00 $125.00 $462 -14.31
425 425 1 127.00 $127.00 $540 -7.21
500–510 507 3 110.00–127.00 $117.02 $593 -16.97
560–575 570 3 115.00–126.00 $120.62 $688 +1.41
665 665 1 105.00 $105.00 $698 -11.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 117.50 $117.50 $376 +0.21
365–380 373 2 117.00–127.00 $122.10 $455 —
405 405 1 125.00 $125.00 $506 +2.02
460–495 478 4 108.00–129.00 $120.22 $575 -7.34
575 575 1 115.00 $115.00 $661 —
630 630 1 111.00 $111.00 $699 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 119.00 $119.00 $393 —
545 545 1 101.00 $101.00 $550 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 430 4 158.00–167.50 $164.04 $705 -4.67
455 455 1 157.50 $157.50 $717 +14.77
500 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 -3.01
550–590 575 3 129.00–143.00 $135.46 $779 +4.45
621–641 629 10 117.00–124.00 $120.85 $760 -3.37
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765 -2.86
710 710 1 111.00 $111.00 $788 +0.71
790 790 2 107.00–110.00 $108.50 $857 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–495 485 2 130.00–145.00 $137.35 $666 +2.35
505–545 531 4 124.00–133.00 $128.03 $680 +2.36
560–595 579 5 116.00–123.00 $119.00 $689 -6.00
725 725 1 111.00 $111.00 $805 +3.03
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 470 2 137.50–140.00 $138.72 $652 +17.72
525 525 1 117.00 $117.00 $614 —
615–640 628 2 114.00–120.00 $116.94 $734 +6.94
680 680 1 101.00 $101.00 $687 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 121.00 $121.00 $666 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1490 1227 80-85% 12 47.00–57.00 $52.27 $641 -15.89
1070–1630 1274 80-85% 4 60.00–62.00 $60.64 $773 -4.13
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1255 1121 85-90% 6 47.00–57.00 $52.02 $583 —
1035–1265 1158 85-90% 4 41.00–46.00 $44.61 $517 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1710 1518 75-80% 6 58.00–65.00 $61.78 $938 +4.86
1630–1650 1640 75-80% 2 53.00–56.00 $54.51 $894 -18.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750–1765 1758 2 84.00–92.00 $88.02 $1,547 —
2110 2110 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,625 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150–1210 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 720.00–810.00 $766.14

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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.