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Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 3, 2026

340 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $426.51/cwt +17.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,227/hd at 522 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $456.11/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,937/hd at 425 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $398.42/cwt -9.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,456/hd at 616 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 340 244 429
Feeder cattle 245 189 323
Slaughter cattle 61 39 60
Replacement cattle 34 16 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 6.00 to 12.00 lower: Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 10.00 lower with the exception of 500lbs Heifers which were 15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls not well established due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,530 -35.00
370–385 378 2 530.00–580.00 $554.50 $2,096 -41.96
430–440 437 3 505.00–515.00 $509.18 $2,225 -23.69
463–485 469 9 480.00–502.50 $497.67 $2,334 -2.65
510 510 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,040 -60.86
527–540 532 6 452.50–457.50 $454.18 $2,416 -6.68
565–585 573 4 432.50–452.50 $441.22 $2,528 +6.22
606 value added 606 5 420.00 $420.00 $2,545 —
610–640 625 6 370.00–392.50 $380.43 $2,378 -27.09
705 705 1 338.00 $338.00 $2,383 -22.00
800 800 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,620 —
1148 1148 2 280.00 $280.00 $3,214 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 270 3 455.00–500.00 $470.90 $1,271 -107.45
300–335 320 4 420.00–495.00 $464.12 $1,485 -78.43
350–355 353 3 490.00–500.00 $495.02 $1,747 -4.50
440 440 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,980 -45.00
455–465 460 2 430.00–475.00 $452.74 $2,083 —
510–530 522 3 365.00–440.00 $392.83 $2,051 -19.67
560 560 2 410.00–425.00 $417.50 $2,338 —
610 610 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,211 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,004 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 470.00–515.00 $491.88 $1,343 —
310–345 328 6 502.50–535.00 $525.25 $1,723 -10.26
350–390 371 4 480.00–522.50 $497.59 $1,846 -14.08
410 value added 410 3 480.00–490.00 $483.33 $1,982 —
400–445 429 10 440.00–455.00 $447.94 $1,922 -6.17
490 490 2 445.00 $445.00 $2,180 +3.43
490 490 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,764 -81.57
510–535 518 3 405.00–410.00 $408.36 $2,115 -0.68
500–538 522 9 415.00–435.00 $428.07 $2,235 +19.03
527 value added 527 3 440.00 $440.00 $2,319 —
550–595 580 5 400.00–425.00 $414.43 $2,404 +19.69
620 620 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,248 -6.97
730–735 733 2 325.00–335.00 $329.98 $2,419 +9.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 450.00–485.00 $467.65 $1,347 -17.35
315–345 331 4 440.00–505.00 $478.13 $1,583 +3.34
370–390 377 3 400.00–475.00 $436.64 $1,646 —
400–445 421 6 380.00–435.00 $408.93 $1,722 —
450–495 467 7 365.00–435.00 $393.93 $1,840 —
515–545 524 5 375.00–392.50 $385.01 $2,017 +30.01
660–670 665 2 305.00–322.50 $313.68 $2,086 +13.68
705 705 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,974 —
900 900 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,228 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,180 —
315 315 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,197 —
390 390 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,404 —
530 530 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,802 —
580 580 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,827 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,296 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 6 465.00–517.50 $488.88 $1,848 —
415–435 425 2 422.50–480.00 $451.93 $1,921 —
455–490 473 4 412.50–450.00 $428.58 $2,027 —
530–540 535 5 387.50–425.00 $406.51 $2,175 —
560–575 565 4 350.00–407.50 $366.49 $2,071 -61.01
625–635 630 2 335.00–337.50 $336.24 $2,118 —
710–715 713 2 275.00–310.00 $292.44 $2,085 —
780–790 785 2 312.50–315.00 $313.76 $2,463 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 3 535.00–542.50 $539.16 $2,092 -50.84
400–425 413 8 490.00–512.50 $499.94 $2,065 -39.88
455–485 468 3 470.00–495.00 $478.27 $2,238 +8.19
505–530 515 5 455.00–470.00 $460.93 $2,374 +11.91
608–645 629 5 350.00–365.00 $354.61 $2,230 -47.07
650–665 658 2 330.00–345.00 $337.59 $2,221 -33.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,048 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1560 1416 75-80% 7 177.00–183.00 $179.58 $2,543 —
1230–1665 1420 75-80% 8 164.00–175.00 $170.13 $2,416 —
1475 1475 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,286 -24.03
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 80-85% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,879 -18.36
1020–1590 1226 80-85% 9 165.00–174.00 $170.59 $2,091 -1.77
1130–1380 1295 80-85% 4 175.00–182.00 $178.25 $2,308 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1135 992 85-90% 6 120.00–132.00 $125.59 $1,246 -36.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,777 —
1300–2105 1687 9 181.00–194.00 $187.52 $3,163 +10.09
2145 2145 1 213.00 $213.00 $4,569 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,987.00 $1,987.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
800–1175 988 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,700.00–3,500.00 $3,175.95
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
960–1495 1158 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,250.00–2,600.00 $2,441.14
1065–1340 1203 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,800.00–2,850.00 $2,822.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,650.00 $3,650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
830 830 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,175.00 $2,175.00
815–975 895 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,650.00–2,750.00 $2,695.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
815 815 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
900–935 918 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,100.00–3,300.00 $3,198.09 —

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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.