Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 29, 2022

728 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.68/cwt +2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 423 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.38/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 520 lb · 16 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $132.32/cwt +8.68 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 619 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	728	446	518
Feeder cattle	601	384	398
Slaughter cattle	102	53	80
Replacement cattle	25	9	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeders mostly steady. Quality poor 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
320–330	324	4	170.00–187.50	$177.49	$575	-17.57
350–365	356	5	167.50–188.00	$177.06	$630	+3.50
425–432	430	4	167.50–176.00	$173.90	$748	+1.12
460	460	1	160.00	$160.00	$736	-11.52
505–515	508	3	146.00–162.00	$156.27	$794	-3.63
575	575	1	138.00	$138.00	$794	-13.64
615	615	3	144.00	$144.00	$886	-0.93

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	160.00–172.50	$166.09	$478	-3.91
305–345	330	3	160.00–165.00	$163.46	$539	+5.96
360–395	372	10	150.00–170.00	$160.81	$598	-0.73
425–440	431	4	164.00–172.50	$167.74	$723	+4.17

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	378	2	155.00–165.00	$160.23	$606	—
400	400	1	167.50	$167.50	$670	—
460	460	1	137.50	$137.50	$632	—
520	520	1	110.00	$110.00	$572	—
555	555	1	127.00	$127.00	$705	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	150.00	$150.00	$592	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	145.00–150.00	$147.52	$417	—
325	325	1	167.50	$167.50	$544	—
375–380	378	2	153.00–161.00	$157.03	$594	+0.20
400–440	423	17	144.00–159.00	$150.68	$637	+2.66
455–490	470	10	135.00–157.50	$149.24	$701	+7.75
505–540	519	15	128.00–141.00	$135.47	$703	-0.88
540	540	1	118.00	$118.00	$637	-18.35
550–595	580	12	133.00–144.00	$137.07	$795	+1.32
600–616	613	5	126.00–130.00	$126.78	$777	-0.27
650–660	653	3	130.00	$130.00	$849	—
680	680	1	120.00	$120.00	$816	-1.91
795	795	1	123.00	$123.00	$978	—
1060	1060	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,060	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	135.00	$135.00	$392	—
310–345	326	4	130.00–145.00	$136.98	$447	—
360–390	378	5	125.00–145.00	$139.66	$528	-0.34
420–445	430	6	125.00–147.50	$138.04	$594	-4.46
450–495	474	8	117.00–136.00	$123.91	$587	-14.24
530–548	543	4	117.00–130.00	$122.22	$664	-0.22
570–585	578	2	118.00–126.00	$122.05	$705	-1.24
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	-3.50

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	135.00	$135.00	$459	—
370–380	375	2	125.00–135.00	$130.07	$488	—
420–445	433	3	122.50–135.00	$128.39	$556	-4.94
450–495	478	3	105.00–135.00	$118.16	$565	-6.47
510–545	522	3	112.00–129.00	$120.15	$627	-2.60
555–590	573	2	101.00–131.00	$116.46	$667	-2.54
655–675	665	2	113.00–120.00	$116.45	$774	—
700	700	1	105.00	$105.00	$735	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	118.00–122.00	$119.91	$396	—
350–395	375	4	115.00–120.00	$117.93	$442	—
440	440	1	107.50	$107.50	$473	—
485	485	1	107.50	$107.50	$521	—
510	510	4	119.00	$119.00	$607	—
590	590	1	105.00	$105.00	$620	—
615	615	1	110.00	$110.00	$676	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	431	5	160.00–170.00	$165.04	$711	-4.96
455–475	460	5	160.00–168.00	$164.75	$758	-1.84
505	505	2	137.50	$137.50	$694	-16.89
550–590	575	6	140.00–146.00	$142.08	$817	-4.17
600–645	619	12	128.00–141.00	$132.32	$819	+8.68
685	685	1	133.00	$133.00	$911	—
723	723	2	130.00	$130.00	$940	+30.00
800	800	1	109.00	$109.00	$872	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	413	3	135.00–155.00	$141.77	$586	—
450–495	474	12	138.00–159.00	$150.72	$714	-5.51
505–535	524	4	125.00–136.00	$130.56	$684	-9.44
555–595	569	7	120.00–140.00	$129.51	$737	-4.86
600–630	612	3	121.00–131.00	$124.43	$762	—
680	680	1	119.00	$119.00	$809	+4.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	435	3	125.00–137.50	$131.82	$573	—
460–475	468	2	140.00–160.00	$150.16	$703	-7.34
515–540	523	3	112.00–135.00	$124.02	$649	—
580–585	583	2	115.00–123.00	$118.98	$694	-14.92
710–730	720	2	120.00–127.00	$123.55	$890	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	125.00	$125.00	$612	—
540	540	1	129.00	$129.00	$697	—
565–590	577	3	110.00–125.00	$118.58	$684	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1365	1188	80-85%	10	48.00–60.00	$53.56	$636	—
1015–1635	1303	80-85%	10	60.00–69.00	$63.45	$827	—
1300–1735	1498	80-85%	3	68.00–74.00	$71.49	$1,071	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1395	1041	85-90%	16	47.00–57.00	$52.80	$550	+9.32
830–1430	1095	85-90%	6	40.00–51.00	$45.92	$503	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1660	1474	75-80%	6	49.00–61.00	$57.00	$840	-6.75
1115–1950	1497	75-80%	13	61.00–67.00	$64.46	$965	+0.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1420	1182	5	70.00–82.00	$75.62	$894	—
1295–1700	1532	3	84.00–91.00	$87.71	$1,344	+4.27

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1275	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1280	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,180.00	$1,180.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00
1190	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

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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.