Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 28, 2025

606 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.48/cwt -12.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,442/hd at 522 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $287.96/cwt +17.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,351/hd at 469 lb · 20 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.85/cwt ≈ $1,716/hd at 668 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	606	204	281
Feeder cattle	502	175	215
Slaughter cattle	76	22	60
Replacement cattle	28	7	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week trends could not be established due to insufficient receipts last sale. Quality good, thin flesh cattle in high demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	420.00–430.00	$425.00	$1,254	—
315–330	323	3	375.00–390.00	$381.55	$1,232	-3.45
350–360	355	3	365.00–372.50	$367.50	$1,305	-25.00
410 thin fleshed	410	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,620	—
415–440	428	2	360.00–380.00	$369.71	$1,582	+1.97
458–490	467	9	340.00–360.00	$349.14	$1,630	-3.36
510–530	515	4	320.00–346.00	$339.31	$1,747	+13.31
550–568	563	16	312.50–328.00	$322.01	$1,813	—
620–640	631	4	281.00–292.00	$287.48	$1,814	-2.93
663–680	673	10	267.50–283.00	$280.83	$1,890	—
700–740	719	9	255.00–270.00	$266.95	$1,919	+15.95
780	780	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,942	—
800	800	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,940	—
900	900	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,070	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	365.00–405.00	$384.83	$1,128	+64.83
300–335	321	5	347.50–372.50	$356.05	$1,143	+13.55
400–415	408	3	335.00–365.00	$349.03	$1,424	+27.78
460–490	480	6	322.50–337.50	$327.93	$1,574	-9.24
505–540	523	2	312.50–315.00	$313.71	$1,641	—
550–590	568	3	246.00–305.00	$284.24	$1,614	+24.24
625	625	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,578	—
680–690	685	2	233.00–245.00	$238.96	$1,637	-2.04
770	770	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,694	—
990	990	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,178	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	322.00	$322.00	$1,417	—
465–485	475	2	285.00–322.50	$303.36	$1,441	-24.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,088	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,003	-17.50
310–335	321	4	332.50–357.50	$343.39	$1,102	-26.61
300–345 thin fleshed	323	2	365.00–375.00	$370.35	$1,196	—
365–395	380	2	320.00–337.50	$328.40	$1,248	-19.25
395 thin fleshed	395	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,442	—
400–445	421	8	302.50–340.00	$320.01	$1,347	-14.09
450–455 thin fleshed	453	2	310.00–315.00	$312.49	$1,416	—
450–492	471	18	272.50–297.50	$285.23	$1,343	+0.66
505–515 thin fleshed	513	6	290.00	$290.00	$1,488	-22.03
500–540	525	16	260.00–285.00	$271.41	$1,425	+0.40
555–590	571	7	252.50–277.50	$264.60	$1,511	-4.06
605–645	622	14	247.00–266.00	$257.92	$1,604	+2.64
665–670 value added	666	9	265.00	$265.00	$1,765	—
650–683	670	9	235.00–257.50	$248.69	$1,666	—
735	735	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,746	—
820	820	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,640	—
865	865	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,730	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	320.00	$320.00	$928	+30.00
310–345	331	7	310.00–335.00	$323.72	$1,072	+1.74
380–395	388	5	300.00–342.50	$325.09	$1,261	-0.75
420–445	431	5	267.50–295.00	$278.05	$1,198	-38.94
450–455	452	3	252.50–272.50	$263.37	$1,190	—
500–540	529	7	231.00–252.50	$246.53	$1,304	-10.97
555–560	558	2	245.00–250.00	$247.51	$1,381	+1.49
600	600	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,515	—
650–695	673	2	230.00–237.50	$233.88	$1,574	—
770	770	2	227.50–230.00	$228.75	$1,761	—
855	855	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,646	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,140	—
425–440	435	3	277.50–295.00	$284.21	$1,236	—
465–490	478	2	255.00–267.50	$261.09	$1,248	—
500	500	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,162	—
580–590	585	2	220.00–240.00	$230.09	$1,346	—
600–620	610	2	247.50–252.00	$249.79	$1,524	—
665	665	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,603	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	377	6	360.00–372.50	$366.60	$1,382	—
400–440	425	4	357.50–370.00	$364.47	$1,549	-6.43
450–495	476	10	320.00–345.00	$336.58	$1,602	-18.42
500–545	521	7	265.00–330.00	$297.21	$1,548	+1.05
550–585	564	7	270.00–297.50	$284.05	$1,602	+17.96
600–640	620	5	252.50–277.50	$267.87	$1,661	+8.48
655–685	667	10	255.00–272.50	$263.28	$1,756	+12.73
705	705	2	240.00–252.50	$246.25	$1,736	+36.25
770	770	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,752	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,056	—
350–360	355	2	325.00–340.00	$332.39	$1,180	—
400–440	422	6	342.50–358.00	$350.84	$1,481	—
450–495	473	12	270.00–315.00	$290.95	$1,376	-51.59
510–545	530	6	267.50–305.00	$287.48	$1,524	—
555–590	578	6	220.00–262.50	$245.57	$1,419	—
640	640	2	235.00–242.50	$238.75	$1,528	—
675–699	694	6	222.50–247.50	$226.97	$1,575	—
710	710	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,569	+10.00
795	795	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,570	-17.50
825	825	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,708	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,092	—
415	415	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,162	-20.00
450–485	468	2	282.50–325.00	$302.95	$1,418	-13.37
510–545	525	3	287.50–290.00	$289.17	$1,518	—
735	735	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,690	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1700	1313	80-85%	4	121.00–126.00	$123.47	$1,621	-5.70
1065–1930	1365	80-85%	22	129.00–142.00	$137.11	$1,872	—
1455–1540	1498	80-85%	2	145.00–147.00	$145.97	$2,187	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–2055	1598	75-80%	16	135.00–146.00	$139.78	$2,234	—
1720–1900	1810	75-80%	2	130.00–131.00	$130.52	$2,362	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	85-90%	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,010	—
860–1640	1214	85-90%	4	111.00–124.00	$118.16	$1,434	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1830	1646	6	141.00–156.00	$149.80	$2,466	—
1310–2015	1681	8	157.00–170.00	$161.60	$2,716	+14.60
2005	2005	1	182.00	$182.00	$3,649	+20.55

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1125	1125	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00
1320	1320	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00	—
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	+100.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035	1035	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00	—

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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.