Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 19, 2023

675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $216.57/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,234/hd at 570 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.10/cwt +6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 475 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $225.96/cwt +4.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 520 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	675	306	383
Feeder cattle	519	225	303
Slaughter cattle	107	72	57
Replacement cattle	49	9	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, over 550 lbs 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls steady to 7.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. 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
300–310	305	2	247.50–250.00	$248.73	$759	—
390	390	1	247.50	$247.50	$965	+1.50
400–430	413	3	247.50–250.00	$249.13	$1,029	+0.43
455–495	483	4	235.00–242.50	$239.90	$1,159	-5.10
515–545	529	4	233.00–248.00	$241.71	$1,279	-2.23
530	530	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,166	-23.94
568–595	581	8	231.00–247.00	$239.64	$1,392	-0.39
600–635	617	8	229.00–236.00	$232.50	$1,435	-4.50
660	660	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,551	+7.76
770	770	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,702	-6.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	240.00	$240.00	$492	—
280	280	1	240.00	$240.00	$672	+5.09
305–315	310	2	245.00–250.00	$247.46	$767	+17.46
360–385	379	4	230.00–232.50	$230.59	$874	+0.45
467–490	479	2	225.00–234.00	$229.39	$1,099	—
637–645	639	4	227.00–228.00	$227.75	$1,455	—
755	755	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,359	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–485	475	2	224.00–225.00	$224.51	$1,066	—
695	695	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,571	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,222	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	235.00–237.50	$236.25	$650	+6.25
305–345	329	5	232.50–240.00	$237.50	$781	—
355–395	375	6	230.00–245.00	$239.90	$900	+5.90
405–435	423	11	225.00–238.00	$230.49	$975	+2.94
455–495	475	24	222.50–234.00	$228.10	$1,083	+6.04
500–535	520	22	217.50–231.00	$225.96	$1,175	+4.67
550–595	570	27	205.00–225.00	$216.57	$1,234	+2.10
600–643	624	10	202.00–214.00	$209.83	$1,309	-7.41
665–670	668	3	197.50–208.00	$204.18	$1,364	-10.58
720–730	725	2	191.00–195.00	$193.01	$1,399	—
768	768	2	199.00	$199.00	$1,528	—
813–848	831	4	190.00–191.00	$190.51	$1,583	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	212.50–227.50	$219.87	$638	—
315–330	322	3	225.00–227.50	$225.82	$727	-2.07
395	395	3	220.00–221.00	$220.33	$870	+0.93
410–445	435	6	217.50–225.00	$221.27	$963	+0.91
465–485	473	3	210.00–225.00	$217.11	$1,027	+6.95
505–530	518	3	205.00–215.00	$210.08	$1,088	-2.83
565–597	585	8	182.50–202.00	$194.01	$1,135	-22.99
600–625	613	3	192.50–205.00	$198.38	$1,216	—
670–675	673	2	192.50–196.00	$194.26	$1,307	-4.02

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–360	355	2	197.50–215.00	$206.13	$732	—
450–480	465	2	180.00–195.00	$187.74	$873	-32.26
505	505	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,098	—
585	585	2	192.00–203.00	$197.50	$1,155	-5.00
620	620	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,190	—
665	665	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,217	—
725–730	728	2	169.00–180.00	$174.52	$1,271	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	2	202.50–215.00	$208.92	$773	—
430–445	438	2	182.50–215.00	$199.03	$872	—
455–480	470	3	180.00–190.00	$183.23	$861	-8.03
590	590	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,062	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–405	403	2	247.00–250.00	$248.51	$1,001	+5.08
513–545	530	16	215.00–219.00	$217.40	$1,152	-3.34
565–585	577	3	207.50–224.00	$214.06	$1,235	-14.19
605–630	625	6	205.00–215.00	$213.39	$1,334	-8.74
650–695	673	6	190.00–220.00	$200.67	$1,351	-14.33
715–740	731	4	175.00–195.00	$185.51	$1,356	—
755–778	770	3	177.50–179.00	$178.51	$1,375	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	2	218.00–230.00	$224.32	$949	-5.68
460–470	463	3	207.50–230.00	$220.41	$1,020	+0.12
505–545	526	9	190.00–214.00	$204.17	$1,074	-11.82
560–593	580	10	187.50–211.00	$203.23	$1,179	-13.65
600–640	622	3	200.00–205.00	$202.55	$1,260	-12.45
665	665	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,197	—
741	741	4	172.50	$172.50	$1,278	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	220.00	$220.00	$880	—
580	580	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,160	-5.00
615	615	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,168	—
660–690	675	2	192.00–205.00	$198.36	$1,339	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,134	+2.00
605	605	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,210	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1645	1179	80-85%	11	86.00–98.00	$92.23	$1,087	—
1040–1435	1220	80-85%	24	98.00–108.00	$103.08	$1,258	—
1060–1555	1292	80-85%	6	106.00–112.00	$109.52	$1,415	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1155	914	85-90%	8	71.00–86.00	$81.50	$745	—
910–1270	1078	85-90%	18	85.00–96.00	$90.80	$979	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1200	1177	75-80%	3	92.00–98.00	$95.03	$1,119	—
950–1680	1294	75-80%	15	100.00–109.00	$104.05	$1,346	—
1280–1790	1483	75-80%	3	106.00–110.00	$108.47	$1,609	-2.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1815	1320	6	109.00–119.00	$114.77	$1,515	—
1125–1795	1514	4	119.00–129.00	$124.05	$1,878	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,190.00	$1,190.00
980–1310	1151	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,100.00–1,390.00	$1,259.45
1405	1405	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,360.00	$1,360.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,210.00	$1,210.00

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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
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
1058	1058	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835–855	845	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00–1,275.00	$1,249.70	—
950	950	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.