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Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 21, 2024

236 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $313.24/cwt +12.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,341/hd at 428 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 236 208 211
Feeder cattle 200 176 141
Slaughter cattle 30 28 64
Replacement cattle 6 4 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, Slaughter Cows 5.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls and Feeders insufficient receipts to establish a trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 360.00 $360.00 $720 +25.00
355–390 375 3 330.00–350.00 $338.00 $1,268 +8.00
400–445 423 3 315.00–330.00 $321.59 $1,360 +11.59
455–480 466 5 297.50–315.00 $307.93 $1,435 +0.50
520–525 521 4 275.00–280.00 $278.74 $1,452 -3.60
535 value added 535 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,592 +5.00
550–565 558 2 295.00–305.00 $300.07 $1,674 +20.57
605 value added 605 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,664 —
615 615 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,753 +10.00
1015 1015 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,182 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 250.00–280.00 $264.87 $776 -14.89
300 300 1 315.00 $315.00 $945 +12.26
365–385 375 2 310.00–315.00 $312.43 $1,172 +12.43
405–420 413 2 282.50–285.00 $283.77 $1,172 —
480–495 488 2 267.50–280.00 $273.65 $1,335 -3.85
535–540 538 2 240.00–250.00 $244.98 $1,318 —
570 570 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,496 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 310.00 $310.00 $961 —
410–445 424 5 272.50–295.00 $285.42 $1,210 -10.28
463–495 473 8 255.00–277.50 $273.01 $1,291 -10.71
500–520 506 7 264.00–282.50 $269.16 $1,362 +11.66
553 value added 553 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,449 —
550–585 568 6 240.00–260.00 $252.35 $1,433 -0.59
615–645 634 4 233.00–238.00 $235.66 $1,494 +15.66
665–690 678 2 225.00–230.00 $227.45 $1,542 +5.98
805 805 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,658 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 305.00–330.00 $316.79 $839 +32.06
300 300 1 286.00 $286.00 $858 +1.00
383 383 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,003 -23.00
455–485 470 5 250.00–265.00 $257.84 $1,212 -5.91
500–535 514 7 245.00–265.00 $254.74 $1,309 +44.74
588 588 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,399 —
615–640 628 2 225.00–230.00 $227.55 $1,429 —
655–675 665 2 190.00–200.00 $195.08 $1,297 —
725 725 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,269 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 3 325.00–350.00 $334.70 $1,105 —
383–399 388 3 325.00–337.50 $329.28 $1,278 -2.46
400–445 428 11 297.50–320.00 $313.24 $1,341 +12.18
450–470 460 5 295.00–312.50 $301.93 $1,389 +1.65
500–545 524 9 270.00–295.00 $279.11 $1,463 +2.05
550–595 572 6 265.00–285.00 $270.72 $1,549 +4.89
600–615 608 5 255.00–267.50 $261.25 $1,588 +7.44
660–680 668 3 245.00–255.00 $249.99 $1,670 -3.00
705 705 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,657 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,054 —
420–435 428 4 270.00–290.00 $282.50 $1,209 -5.00
470–495 488 4 265.00–285.00 $274.95 $1,342 +12.45
515–545 534 7 250.00–265.00 $259.30 $1,385 -13.20
560–590 583 4 245.00–255.00 $251.20 $1,464 —
680 680 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,564 +50.00
770 770 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,886 +25.00
860 860 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,333 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1195 1015 80-85% 3 111.00–125.00 $117.77 $1,195 —
890–1445 1154 80-85% 6 125.00–133.00 $128.63 $1,484 —
1315 1315 80-85% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,815 +11.63
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 85-90% 1 96.00 $96.00 $782 —
925–1185 1031 85-90% 8 113.00–120.00 $116.92 $1,205 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280 1280 75-80% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,741 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1570 1410 2 145.00–149.00 $147.23 $2,076 —
1740 1740 1 148.00 $148.00 $2,575 -2.69
1615–2150 1893 3 165.00–169.00 $166.35 $3,149 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,410.00 $1,410.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,885.00 $1,885.00 —

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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.