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Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 4, 2025

453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $278.78/cwt -18.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,466/hd at 526 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.91/cwt -17.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,351/hd at 522 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $258.62/cwt -4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,239/hd at 479 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 453 606 834
Feeder cattle 303 502 742
Slaughter cattle 77 76 66
Replacement cattle 73 28 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week , slaughter Cows mostly steady. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder Steers and Bulls 8.00 to 17.00 lower. Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,160 -25.00
310–325 318 3 390.00–400.00 $393.25 $1,251 +11.70
355 355 1 392.50 $392.50 $1,393 +25.00
460 460 2 322.50–348.00 $335.25 $1,542 -13.89
515–545 529 8 282.50–313.00 $297.54 $1,574 -41.77
593 593 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,720 -32.01
623–625 624 3 276.00–283.00 $278.34 $1,737 -9.14
650 650 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,836 +1.67
715 715 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,859 -6.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 320.00–355.00 $337.50 $1,164 -18.55
350 350 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,172 —
405 405 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,488 +18.47
450–495 478 3 282.50–315.00 $300.32 $1,436 -27.61
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 325.00 $325.00 $942 —
405–440 423 2 302.50–330.00 $315.68 $1,335 -6.32
500 500 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,162 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 355.00 $355.00 $994 +15.00
335 335 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,240 +26.61
350–390 365 6 320.00–335.00 $329.86 $1,204 +1.46
405–433 424 6 287.50–312.50 $294.37 $1,248 -25.64
450–465 459 7 267.50–284.00 $277.04 $1,272 -8.19
500–540 521 11 251.00–272.50 $261.67 $1,363 -9.74
525 525 2 242.50–245.00 $243.75 $1,280 -27.66
550–590 571 8 252.00–267.00 $255.89 $1,461 -8.71
615–645 625 9 240.00–254.00 $250.15 $1,563 -7.77
653–690 663 5 241.00–259.00 $248.69 $1,649 ±0.00
670 670 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,608 -8.69
713 713 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,604 -12.50
795 795 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,757 —
850 850 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,742 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 315.00 $315.00 $756 —
315–330 323 2 345.00–350.00 $347.56 $1,123 +23.84
355–395 378 5 262.50–320.00 $305.54 $1,155 -19.55
425–445 437 3 253.00–287.50 $274.94 $1,201 -3.11
455–495 479 10 242.50–267.50 $258.62 $1,239 -4.75
505–520 513 5 242.50–259.00 $247.82 $1,271 +1.29
570 570 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,325 -15.01
610 610 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,403 -22.50
650–680 660 3 230.00–235.00 $231.72 $1,529 -2.16
765 765 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,415 -43.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,038 —
355–360 358 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,083 +2.50
490–495 493 3 222.50–251.00 $241.14 $1,189 -19.95
565–585 575 5 223.00–250.00 $234.64 $1,349 +4.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,300 —
355–385 370 2 367.50–372.50 $370.10 $1,369 +3.50
400–445 423 3 347.50–352.50 $349.25 $1,477 -15.22
450–485 467 6 312.00–325.00 $321.34 $1,501 -15.24
505–540 526 15 270.00–292.50 $278.78 $1,466 -18.43
555–580 569 9 252.50–280.00 $259.12 $1,474 -24.93
610–645 630 5 253.00–261.00 $255.81 $1,612 -12.06
650–680 667 6 241.00–251.00 $246.65 $1,645 -16.63
705–735 723 3 221.00–231.00 $227.61 $1,646 -18.64
755 755 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,752 +4.50
835 835 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,728 —
885 885 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,779 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 332.50–355.00 $343.45 $1,305 +11.06
400–445 425 7 300.00–335.00 $314.64 $1,337 -36.20
485 485 3 300.00–312.50 $304.50 $1,477 +13.55
500–545 524 6 243.00–267.50 $255.55 $1,339 -31.93
550–585 568 2 240.00–256.00 $247.75 $1,407 +2.18
600–635 611 4 230.00–252.50 $243.93 $1,490 +5.18
680 680 2 243.00–245.00 $244.00 $1,659 +17.03
765–790 784 5 201.00–215.00 $210.86 $1,653 +13.36
800–830 812 3 201.00–206.00 $202.70 $1,646 -4.30
865–875 870 2 191.00–201.00 $196.03 $1,705 —
975 975 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,779 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,276 +27.50
510–535 523 2 251.00–260.00 $255.39 $1,336 -33.78
645 645 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,619 —
765 765 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,423 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1535 1329 80-85% 15 130.00–142.00 $136.35 $1,812 +12.88
1190–1495 1378 80-85% 6 123.00–130.00 $126.53 $1,744 -10.58
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1240 1084 85-90% 7 105.00–116.00 $111.60 $1,210 —
1020–1300 1136 85-90% 10 117.00–127.00 $122.46 $1,391 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1605 1459 75-80% 5 123.00–133.00 $128.70 $1,878 —
1335–1800 1556 75-80% 11 130.00–143.00 $137.40 $2,138 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1835 1543 4 139.00–141.00 $140.09 $2,162 —
1365–1985 1769 4 160.00–164.00 $162.03 $2,866 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1100–1150 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,825.00–2,225.00 $2,095.22
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1175–1200 1188 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,775.00–1,875.00 $1,825.53
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1435 1435 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,610.00 $1,610.00
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
908 908 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
980–1110 1048 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,400.00–1,700.00 $1,623.21
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,625.00 $2,625.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1080 1080 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,525.00 $2,525.00 —

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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.