Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 21, 2023

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $239.65/cwt +31.34 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 372 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	285	480	343
Feeder cattle	209	333	275
Slaughter cattle	64	123	47
Replacement cattle	12	24	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers 10.00 to 25.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs 9.00 to 18.00 higher. Bulls under 600 lbs 17.00 to 25.00 higher, over 600 lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	340	4	235.00–255.00	$245.13	$833	+26.27
350–390	372	12	220.00–255.00	$239.65	$891	+31.34
400–435	422	3	242.50–245.00	$244.14	$1,030	+36.64
455–485	470	4	210.00–220.00	$215.00	$1,010	—
500–545	523	2	192.00–207.50	$199.42	$1,043	+31.92
610	610	2	177.00–200.00	$188.50	$1,150	+32.01
720	720	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,159	+6.98
755 value added	755	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,314	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	230.00	$230.00	$552	—
265–285	275	3	210.00–240.00	$226.30	$622	—
325	325	1	215.00	$215.00	$699	—
360	360	1	220.00	$220.00	$792	+25.00
430	430	1	190.00	$190.00	$817	+5.00
455–475	465	2	191.00–200.00	$195.60	$910	+17.15
555	555	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,060	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	210.00	$210.00	$987	—
505	505	1	165.00	$165.00	$833	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	185.00	$185.00	$509	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	180.00	$180.00	$477	—
315–345	334	4	177.50–189.00	$181.45	$606	—
350–395	378	4	174.00–188.00	$181.28	$685	—
415–435	424	4	165.00–185.00	$177.34	$752	+5.82
447 value added	447	3	185.00	$185.00	$827	—
480	480	1	178.00	$178.00	$854	+13.54
500–535	518	9	162.50–179.00	$173.60	$899	+17.41
550	550	1	166.00	$166.00	$913	+17.41
560–575	564	7	160.00–168.00	$165.41	$933	+16.82
633	633	2	156.00	$156.00	$987	+10.53
900	900	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,071	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	263	3	165.00–180.00	$170.13	$447	—
325	325	2	167.50–175.00	$171.25	$557	—
375	375	1	173.00	$173.00	$649	+20.47
425–435	430	2	147.50–170.00	$158.88	$683	+11.42
470	470	1	170.00	$170.00	$799	+19.02
500–545	527	3	154.00–178.00	$165.04	$870	+21.29
715	715	1	136.00	$136.00	$972	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	160.00	$160.00	$432	+12.50
320–330	325	2	135.00–182.50	$159.12	$517	—
485	485	1	130.00	$130.00	$630	-18.94
645	645	1	145.00	$145.00	$935	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	140.00	$140.00	$644	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–443	429	7	215.00–235.00	$222.70	$955	+25.34
450–485	469	7	202.50–221.00	$210.21	$986	+22.80
520	520	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,040	+24.93
550–580	568	4	177.00–192.50	$186.80	$1,061	—
610	610	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,006	+9.04
660	660	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,069	+8.85
745	745	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,192	+8.50
765	765	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,132	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	212.50	$212.50	$850	—
500	500	1	195.00	$195.00	$975	+32.62
650	650	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,008	+11.00
920	920	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,205	—
960	960	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,142	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–480	478	2	170.00–187.50	$178.70	$854	+1.20
540	540	1	155.00	$155.00	$837	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	165.00	$165.00	$660	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1060	1008	80-85%	3	71.00–76.00	$73.58	$742	—
1070–1410	1229	80-85%	14	72.00–83.00	$78.01	$959	+8.71
1220–1375	1298	80-85%	2	85.00–86.00	$85.47	$1,109	+7.12

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1020	938	85-90%	7	56.00–64.00	$60.63	$569	—
880–1115	985	85-90%	3	67.00–73.00	$69.91	$689	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	75-80%	1	70.00	$70.00	$833	—
940–1455	1239	75-80%	8	74.00–85.00	$79.12	$980	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1675	1412	7	74.00–93.00	$84.63	$1,195	—
1565–2195	1894	6	103.00–110.00	$105.76	$2,003	—
2010–2155	2083	2	112.00–114.00	$113.03	$2,354	—

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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
1280	1280	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,360.00	$1,360.00	—

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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.