Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 6, 2024

834 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $254.58/cwt +1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 422 lb · 30 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.47/cwt -18.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 628 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $238.11/cwt -1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 464 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	834	281	480
Feeder cattle	742	215	333
Slaughter cattle	66	60	123
Replacement cattle	26	6	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	268	4	295.00–320.00	$308.79	$828	-11.21
300–325	314	5	315.00–335.00	$323.87	$1,017	+13.94
355–395	386	13	300.00–325.00	$314.54	$1,214	+3.22
400–445	422	15	290.00–312.50	$300.70	$1,269	-7.87
450–495	476	8	270.00–294.00	$284.51	$1,354	-7.27
523 value added	523	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,464	—
510–545	528	14	252.50–272.50	$262.12	$1,384	-5.31
555–595	566	8	245.00–267.50	$252.20	$1,427	-12.80
600–645	626	15	230.00–257.50	$241.06	$1,509	-4.34
655–690	680	9	227.50–244.00	$239.79	$1,631	+7.29
715–725	720	3	231.00–235.00	$233.66	$1,682	+9.47
775	775	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,589	-3.00
880	880	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,650	-14.98

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	277	3	260.00–270.00	$264.76	$733	—
330–345	336	4	275.00–290.00	$281.19	$945	+11.19
350–380	368	6	230.00–285.00	$256.93	$946	-40.68
400–425	408	4	235.00–259.00	$252.22	$1,029	+2.22
460–475	468	2	262.50–270.00	$266.19	$1,246	-0.14
535–545	540	2	225.00–252.50	$238.88	$1,290	—
584	584	4	238.00	$238.00	$1,390	—
635–640	638	2	200.00–217.50	$208.72	$1,332	-1.28
665	665	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,357	—
740	740	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,610	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	3	255.00–280.00	$269.97	$791	—
325–330	328	2	250.00–280.00	$264.89	$869	—
350–380	366	5	225.00–285.00	$253.85	$929	—
405–445	425	2	255.00–270.00	$262.15	$1,114	+32.03
515	515	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,262	+30.00
640	640	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,360	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	2	225.00–250.00	$237.95	$666	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	260.00	$260.00	$741	+5.00
320–345	336	7	240.00–250.00	$244.96	$823	-0.04
350–390	373	17	250.00–275.00	$260.71	$972	+0.16
400–445	422	30	237.50–265.00	$254.58	$1,074	+1.22
450–495	464	20	225.00–255.00	$238.11	$1,105	-1.63
500–545	524	14	220.00–242.50	$230.76	$1,209	-3.57
553 value added	553	3	244.00	$244.00	$1,349	+12.04
550–595	578	16	215.00–231.00	$219.76	$1,270	+4.16
600–645	624	17	200.00–219.00	$208.70	$1,302	-20.30
643 value added	643	4	218.00	$218.00	$1,402	—
655–680	672	5	195.00–209.00	$204.78	$1,376	+6.19
672 value added	672	11	215.00	$215.00	$1,445	—
700–735	714	7	181.00–212.50	$192.16	$1,372	—
780	780	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,502	—
810–818	816	4	187.00–192.50	$188.36	$1,537	+18.36
835	835	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,169	-30.00
855	855	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,560	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	270.00	$270.00	$594	±0.00
275–295	285	2	230.00–240.00	$234.82	$669	—
305–345	328	7	220.00–245.00	$232.78	$764	-0.97
350–385	369	9	230.00–250.00	$243.34	$898	+26.06
400–440	423	10	225.00–240.00	$235.00	$994	+6.10
468–495	479	6	218.00–232.50	$224.10	$1,073	+13.82
530–545	540	6	190.00–220.00	$203.11	$1,097	—
570–595	585	14	201.00–217.00	$210.73	$1,233	+4.09
640	640	2	190.00–200.00	$195.00	$1,248	-1.86
665–675	668	4	195.00–200.00	$198.74	$1,328	+6.24
785	785	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,334	—
855	855	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,454	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	220.00	$220.00	$539	—
283–295	286	5	205.00–232.00	$215.34	$616	—
310–325	318	2	230.00–235.00	$232.44	$739	—
415	415	1	240.00	$240.00	$996	—
455–490	482	6	182.50–220.00	$206.05	$993	-23.95
505–535	518	3	200.00–216.00	$208.82	$1,082	—
730	730	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,186	—
760	760	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,368	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	200.00	$200.00	$660	—
380–395	388	2	192.50–210.00	$201.08	$780	—
545	545	1	180.00	$180.00	$981	—

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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	17	270.00–302.50	$285.94	$1,232	-3.39
450–490	472	19	255.00–285.00	$274.28	$1,295	-25.72
500–545	521	17	245.00–270.00	$256.53	$1,337	-3.44
550–595	566	9	230.00–253.00	$242.19	$1,371	-10.31
603–630	621	10	227.00–245.00	$232.29	$1,443	-7.66
650–675	666	9	210.00–225.00	$220.81	$1,471	+6.43
705	705	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,410	-3.51
750–780	766	4	180.00–193.00	$185.73	$1,423	-19.27

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	245.00	$245.00	$919	—
420	420	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,124	—
470–490	478	5	230.00–262.50	$246.03	$1,176	-14.97
525–545	535	4	200.00–245.00	$216.19	$1,157	—
550–590	568	7	220.00–232.50	$224.99	$1,278	—
610–630	622	5	200.00–220.00	$210.57	$1,310	-3.16
670	670	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,333	-16.00
735	735	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,250	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–435	433	2	200.00–270.00	$235.20	$1,018	-44.80
450	450	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,170	—
500–520	510	3	200.00–230.00	$216.60	$1,105	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	210.00	$210.00	$976	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1505	1256	80-85%	8	90.00–100.00	$95.66	$1,201	—
1100–1520	1271	80-85%	11	101.00–109.00	$104.67	$1,330	—
1490–1905	1698	80-85%	2	111.00–114.00	$112.68	$1,913	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1600	1430	75-80%	10	98.00–109.00	$104.40	$1,493	+9.88
1435–1845	1603	75-80%	3	97.00–100.00	$98.21	$1,574	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1245	1119	85-90%	4	91.00–97.00	$94.22	$1,054	-0.38
1215	1215	85-90%	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,106	-0.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1595	1440	2	109.00–113.00	$110.78	$1,595	—
1605–2180	1923	6	131.00–139.00	$135.20	$2,600	+22.20
1970	1970	1	126.00	$126.00	$2,482	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,230.00	$1,230.00
970–1130	1067	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	955.00–1,125.00	$1,064.88
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	980.00	$980.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165	1165	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1120–1270	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,425.00	$1,272.70
1220	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—

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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.