Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 4, 2025

429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $295.33/cwt +33.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,018/hd at 683 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $302.98/cwt +25.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,273/hd at 420 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $326.76/cwt +13.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,539/hd at 471 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	429	389	322
Feeder cattle	323	320	262
Slaughter cattle	60	42	47
Replacement cattle	46	27	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower . Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Quality poor to average. Demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	417.50–430.00	$423.60	$1,347	+29.26
365	365	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,405	-8.57
400–445	425	3	347.50–362.50	$356.48	$1,515	-27.16
480	480	1	362.50	$362.50	$1,740	±0.00
505–515	510	2	332.50	$332.50	$1,696	+32.31
555–595	563	5	314.00–326.00	$316.54	$1,782	+9.33
625	625	1	296.00	$296.00	$1,850	+5.51
660	660	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,798	+10.84
684 value added	684	34	296.00	$296.00	$2,025	—
728 value added	728	6	260.00	$260.00	$1,893	—
825 value added	825	5	258.00	$258.00	$2,128	—
825	825	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,021	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	407.50	$407.50	$958	+52.50
315–335	323	3	370.00–405.00	$385.39	$1,245	+20.87
400–425	413	2	337.50–342.50	$340.08	$1,405	-16.65
465–490	478	5	302.50–345.00	$326.42	$1,560	-5.20
625	625	3	282.50	$282.50	$1,766	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,166	-21.56
405–415	410	2	265.00–317.50	$291.57	$1,195	-25.93
545	545	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,662	+35.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	8	335.00–357.50	$346.38	$1,136	+2.28
350–395	372	9	342.50–362.50	$351.26	$1,307	+10.70
405–427	417	6	320.00–332.50	$327.04	$1,364	+10.24
455–495	477	9	270.00–310.00	$287.91	$1,373	-20.91
505–545	528	3	257.50–272.50	$266.64	$1,408	-9.24
580–595	588	2	259.00–269.00	$264.06	$1,553	+6.87
615–640	628	2	253.00–261.00	$256.92	$1,613	+7.89
670–680	675	5	221.00–248.00	$239.40	$1,616	-6.09
780	780	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,646	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	285.00–332.50	$308.54	$889	—
315–335	325	2	330.00–342.50	$336.06	$1,092	+11.57
370–390	383	3	307.50–317.50	$313.30	$1,200	-8.02
400–440	420	11	287.50–312.50	$302.98	$1,273	+25.41
470–483	479	5	250.00–266.00	$257.55	$1,234	-13.23
505–545	525	2	247.50–250.00	$248.70	$1,306	-4.30
550–560	555	2	247.00–247.50	$247.25	$1,372	-6.92
755	755	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,382	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	200.00	$200.00	$960	-50.00
505–510	508	2	241.00–245.00	$243.01	$1,234	+3.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	2	260.00–267.00	$263.65	$1,102	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	328	4	355.00–385.00	$371.80	$1,220	—
350–395	375	6	350.00–367.50	$361.37	$1,355	—
415–440	428	6	310.00–355.00	$339.59	$1,453	-4.62
450–490	471	10	318.00–337.50	$326.76	$1,539	+13.53
510–545	526	7	261.00–325.00	$304.82	$1,603	—
555–575	568	3	271.00–305.00	$287.86	$1,635	+10.47
660–675	668	2	231.00–232.50	$231.74	$1,548	—
790	790	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,683	+0.50
850	850	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,836	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	412.50	$412.50	$1,134	—
325–345	335	2	400.00–425.00	$412.13	$1,381	—
415–440	425	3	355.00–370.00	$364.00	$1,547	-3.43
450–495	469	4	342.50–360.00	$349.82	$1,641	+2.42
510–545	528	2	310.00–318.00	$314.13	$1,659	+3.77
555–565	560	4	314.00–320.00	$317.51	$1,778	+15.51
610	610	2	270.00–275.00	$272.50	$1,662	-7.51
650	650	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,820	+39.54
775	775	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,713	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	282.50–290.00	$286.25	$1,260	-43.69
480	480	1	281.00	$281.00	$1,349	-16.29
525–535	530	2	242.50–272.50	$257.36	$1,364	-30.14
565–590	578	2	260.00–290.00	$275.32	$1,591	+1.93
680	680	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,360	—
720	720	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,591	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,054	—
490	490	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,372	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	80-85%	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,752	—
1245–1265	1255	80-85%	2	129.00–131.00	$129.99	$1,631	—
1060–1625	1310	80-85%	15	135.00–147.00	$141.20	$1,850	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1316–1815	1587	75-80%	12	135.00–149.00	$141.00	$2,238	—
1425–1815	1620	75-80%	2	160.00–176.00	$167.04	$2,706	—
1570–1770	1659	75-80%	4	125.00–135.00	$130.82	$2,170	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	85-90%	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,085	—
1010–1195	1093	85-90%	5	118.00–131.00	$127.17	$1,390	-3.71
935–1405	1130	85-90%	3	134.00–138.00	$136.76	$1,545	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,884	—
1600–1850	1725	2	173.00–177.00	$174.86	$3,016	—
2025	2025	1	185.00	$185.00	$3,746	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00
965	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00
755–1270	1013	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–2,125.00	$1,891.98
1045	1045	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1030–1070	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,975.00–2,000.00	$1,987.26

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1365	1223	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,850.00–2,000.00	$1,933.74
1535	1535	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00

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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
1414	1414	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,540.00	$2,540.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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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.