Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 5, 2025

370 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Pulaski Stockyard report →

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $398.44/cwt -22.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,488/hd at 373 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $411.58/cwt -33.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,754/hd at 426 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $323.22/cwt -0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,818/hd at 562 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	370	140	205
Feeder cattle	274	117	157
Slaughter cattle	70	20	33
Replacement cattle	26	3	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, no trends could be established on Feeder Calves due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality good with strong demand.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–225	223	2	445.00–485.00	$465.22	$1,037	—
230–235 thin fleshed	233	2	505.00	$505.00	$1,177	—
275–280	278	2	475.00–487.50	$481.31	$1,338	-75.63
315 thin fleshed	315	1	502.50	$502.50	$1,583	—
315–345	329	4	435.00–462.50	$450.86	$1,483	-61.42
335	335	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,306	-122.28
415	415	2	430.00–445.00	$437.50	$1,816	+24.78
455–495	477	3	380.00–387.50	$383.25	$1,828	-17.98
505–535	518	6	360.00–380.00	$372.00	$1,927	-8.08
550–580	565	5	350.00–370.00	$362.97	$2,051	-5.12
600–640	618	4	327.50–342.50	$334.27	$2,066	-15.73
650–675	663	2	330.00–339.00	$334.42	$2,217	—
715–720	718	2	315.00–317.50	$316.25	$2,271	—
723 value added	723	3	342.00	$342.00	$2,473	—
751 value added	751	7	342.00	$342.00	$2,568	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	400.00	$400.00	$980	-120.00
260–295	277	3	330.00–400.00	$360.81	$999	-149.19
305–330	318	4	380.00–415.00	$404.70	$1,287	-74.39
405	405	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,418	-27.12
450	450	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,418	-50.71
570	570	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,710	-52.50
655	655	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,998	—
705	705	1	287.50	$287.50	$2,027	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,661	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215 thin fleshed	215	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,021	—
240–245	243	2	420.00–435.00	$427.42	$1,039	-52.58
280	280	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,274	+8.30
275–290	283	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,090	-61.70
325–330	328	2	400.00–415.00	$407.56	$1,337	-18.22
350–395	373	16	380.00–415.00	$401.94	$1,499	-18.97
380	380	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,302	-78.41
415–435	425	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,360	-54.97
400–445	427	7	365.00–380.00	$372.86	$1,592	-2.11
455–485	470	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,504	-36.13
460–495	473	6	340.00–365.00	$347.80	$1,645	-8.33
500–530	513	4	320.00–330.00	$325.51	$1,670	-6.15
550–595	562	10	322.50–338.00	$327.89	$1,843	+4.29
555–575	565	2	292.50–307.50	$299.87	$1,694	-23.73
600–645	617	3	300.00–312.50	$308.14	$1,901	—
655–671	666	7	285.00–307.50	$299.73	$1,996	+3.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	340.00	$340.00	$731	—
280–290	285	2	365.00–395.00	$380.26	$1,084	-44.74
305–335	325	3	325.00–340.00	$333.13	$1,083	—
375	375	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,219	-15.66
410–415	412	3	300.00–320.00	$313.36	$1,291	-41.64
495	495	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,609	-5.99
510	510	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,530	—
550–565	558	2	297.50–315.00	$306.37	$1,710	—
675	675	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,772	—
755	755	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,963	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,323	—
570	570	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,596	-32.50

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	383	10	425.00–460.00	$440.60	$1,687	+5.60
400–445	426	13	392.50–435.00	$416.12	$1,773	-28.88
430	430	1	352.50	$352.50	$1,516	-92.50
455–480	466	6	370.00–397.50	$384.03	$1,790	—
500–535	521	7	340.00–367.50	$354.85	$1,849	-15.17
525	525	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,680	-50.02
550–570	563	4	332.50–352.50	$341.89	$1,925	-0.52
620	620	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,736	-37.50
600–645	626	6	295.00–320.00	$305.43	$1,912	-12.07
650–680	660	5	287.50–302.50	$296.05	$1,954	—
700–745	722	10	287.50–302.50	$294.71	$2,128	—
765	765	1	281.00	$281.00	$2,150	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	374	4	355.00–385.00	$373.04	$1,395	—
420–425	423	2	340.00–370.00	$355.09	$1,502	-35.13
460–485	468	6	307.50–350.00	$333.02	$1,559	-33.20
500–545	525	4	282.50–325.00	$307.67	$1,615	-4.83
560–580	570	7	275.00–321.00	$302.39	$1,724	-11.38
600–630	616	4	260.00–280.00	$268.65	$1,655	—
690	690	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,690	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–540	535	2	300.00–310.00	$304.95	$1,631	—
550	550	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,568	—
625	625	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,812	—
650	650	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,852	-15.00
783	783	3	267.50	$267.50	$2,095	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1165	1011	85-90%	7	111.00–133.00	$125.67	$1,271	—
855–1300	1061	85-90%	7	147.00–155.00	$151.55	$1,608	+12.78
1070–1270	1129	85-90%	7	135.00–147.00	$140.46	$1,586	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1395	1248	80-85%	9	158.00–169.00	$163.39	$2,039	—
1215–1350	1295	80-85%	3	147.00–155.00	$150.07	$1,943	—
1105–1835	1323	80-85%	8	170.00–180.00	$174.32	$2,306	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1510	1452	75-80%	3	169.00–173.00	$171.35	$2,488	—
1445–1575	1506	75-80%	5	158.00–166.00	$162.60	$2,449	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1785	1532	3	178.00–183.00	$180.19	$2,761	—
1280–2270	1859	7	188.00–197.00	$193.28	$3,593	—
1725–2185	1995	3	205.00–207.00	$205.58	$4,101	+13.25

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,150.00	$3,150.00
1400	1400	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,100.00	$3,100.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,175.00	$2,175.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00	—
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,425.00	$2,425.00	—

↑ Back to top

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.