Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 23, 2024

432 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $245.35/cwt ≈ $1,167/hd at 476 lb · 17 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $270.16/cwt ≈ $1,013/hd at 375 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $263.25/cwt ≈ $1,114/hd at 423 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	432	319	358
Feeder cattle	302	238	249
Slaughter cattle	103	54	87
Replacement cattle	27	27	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale Feeder Steers 2.00 to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	285.00	$285.00	$698	—
275–290	280	3	294.00–310.00	$301.49	$844	—
320–340	330	2	300.00–315.00	$307.27	$1,014	—
375	375	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,050	—
400–440	415	3	257.50–285.00	$273.65	$1,136	—
555	555	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,429	—
640	640	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,536	—
665–675	670	2	237.50–239.00	$238.24	$1,596	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	355.00	$355.00	$923	—
320	320	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,104	—
435	435	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,262	—
470	470	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,386	—
540	540	1	288.00	$288.00	$1,555	—
550	550	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,568	—
703	703	2	282.50	$282.50	$1,986	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	2	252.50	$252.50	$828	-10.41

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	285.00	$285.00	$770	—
315	315	1	235.00	$235.00	$740	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	329	5	260.00–272.50	$264.92	$872	—
380–395	388	2	252.50–275.00	$263.97	$1,024	—
400–440	420	5	235.00–265.00	$253.99	$1,067	—
450–495	475	16	225.00–255.00	$246.25	$1,170	—
485	485	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,120	—
500–545	518	8	235.00–250.00	$244.76	$1,268	—
550–585	574	8	200.00–240.00	$225.96	$1,297	—
600–615	608	2	222.50–230.00	$226.20	$1,375	—
665	665	2	212.50	$212.50	$1,413	—
705–730	720	3	180.00–205.00	$189.29	$1,363	—
750–760	755	2	167.50–192.50	$180.08	$1,360	—
825	825	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,402	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	310.00	$310.00	$852	—
355	355	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,065	—
410–425	415	4	270.00–287.50	$279.28	$1,159	—
465	465	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,046	—
500–530	523	4	252.00–260.00	$256.14	$1,340	—
600–605	603	2	235.00–240.00	$237.51	$1,432	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578	578	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,341	-25.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	230.00	$230.00	$874	—
405	405	1	240.00	$240.00	$972	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,075	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	12	235.00–290.00	$270.16	$1,013	—
400–445	423	11	240.00–277.50	$263.25	$1,114	—
455–495	476	7	232.50–277.50	$259.85	$1,237	—
505–545	522	3	237.50–242.50	$239.95	$1,253	—
555–595	571	7	220.00–260.00	$245.11	$1,400	—
600–645	611	7	215.00–255.00	$232.46	$1,420	—
650–690	670	6	194.00–225.00	$215.64	$1,445	—
705	705	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,396	—
765	765	2	170.00–175.00	$172.50	$1,320	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	284.00	$284.00	$1,250	—
455–480	468	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,310	—
505–540	520	7	270.00–277.50	$272.48	$1,417	—
535	535	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,431	—
550	550	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,458	—
605	605	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,392	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	230.00	$230.00	$908	—
720–745	733	2	155.00–165.00	$160.09	$1,173	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	2	277.50	$277.50	$1,451	-4.66

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,048	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1195	1090	80-85%	7	120.00–130.00	$125.81	$1,371	—
975–1630	1231	80-85%	14	131.00–140.00	$135.69	$1,670	—
1180–1475	1333	80-85%	6	141.00–145.00	$143.00	$1,906	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1355	1285	75-80%	2	128.00–132.00	$130.11	$1,672	—
1080–1556	1363	75-80%	14	134.00–141.00	$138.37	$1,886	—
1170–1750	1413	75-80%	9	142.00–145.00	$142.88	$2,019	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1045	979	85-90%	7	109.00–115.00	$112.27	$1,099	—
860–1235	1010	85-90%	4	101.00–108.00	$103.45	$1,045	-12.91
1115–1375	1185	85-90%	11	117.00–126.00	$120.79	$1,431	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–2515	1544	6	138.00–150.00	$147.68	$2,280	—
1560–1920	1691	4	153.00–157.00	$154.37	$2,610	—
1525–1970	1795	4	160.00–166.00	$161.90	$2,906	—

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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	1,675.00	$1,675.00
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00
1320	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00

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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
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,725.00	$2,725.00	—
1255	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1340	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
1340	1340	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
1530	1530	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—
920	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	-309.72
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—
1150–1350	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,875.00–2,000.00	$1,942.50	—

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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.