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Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 31, 2026

305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $532.15/cwt +21.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,224/hd at 418 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $485.06/cwt +19.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,037/hd at 420 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $452.64/cwt +3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,168/hd at 479 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 305 486 184
Feeder cattle 225 388 144
Slaughter cattle 45 61 22
Replacement cattle 35 37 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 650.00 $650.00 $1,840 -10.00
300–345 316 7 600.00–640.00 $620.86 $1,962 +19.13
400–440 420 3 540.00–570.00 $556.19 $2,336 +50.72
415–425 420 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,100 -5.47
455–495 468 4 490.00–520.00 $498.78 $2,334 +0.33
500–520 511 4 480.00–510.00 $490.02 $2,504 +32.91
600–630 615 2 402.50–405.00 $403.72 $2,483 +1.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,682 +68.99
310–345 326 4 515.00–590.00 $553.43 $1,804 +83.10
465 465 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,255 +35.00
505 505 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,374 +45.10
785 785 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,375 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 281 6 590.00–620.00 $608.19 $1,709 +73.19
300–345 322 7 550.00–600.00 $562.31 $1,811 -15.56
335 335 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,508 -127.87
350–390 367 5 500.00–540.00 $518.91 $1,904 +23.92
400–445 420 12 470.00–505.00 $485.06 $2,037 +19.15
460–495 479 11 440.00–475.00 $452.64 $2,168 +4.73
505–545 524 4 415.00–435.00 $421.11 $2,207 -1.09
545 545 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,126 -32.20
555–590 566 4 400.00–405.00 $403.70 $2,285 -16.64
650–685 668 2 345.00–357.50 $351.41 $2,347 -3.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,248 +30.00
305–345 331 4 505.00–530.00 $519.08 $1,718 +86.69
375–390 383 6 410.00–490.00 $448.11 $1,716 -16.92
400–440 418 6 340.00–445.00 $417.21 $1,744 -7.08
450–490 473 4 390.00–430.00 $413.36 $1,955 -28.26
505–540 523 2 360.00–400.00 $379.33 $1,984 -8.65
555–595 569 4 325.00–395.00 $369.32 $2,101 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,422 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 369 7 585.00–630.00 $605.54 $2,234 +71.86
400–445 418 15 520.00–550.00 $532.15 $2,224 +18.49
455–495 468 6 480.00–510.00 $494.97 $2,316 +9.56
510–540 524 4 430.00–445.00 $439.87 $2,305 +3.18
563–580 569 4 415.00–440.00 $428.62 $2,439 +43.62
605–620 610 3 395.00–415.00 $404.92 $2,470 +41.36
650 650 2 365.00–385.00 $375.00 $2,438 +21.41
725 725 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,338 -10.66
785 785 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,532 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,658 —
360–390 376 8 430.00–575.00 $506.25 $1,904 -16.42
405–435 418 7 405.00–505.00 $458.50 $1,917 -7.85
465–480 472 6 415.00–470.00 $451.47 $2,131 -18.53
500–510 505 2 400.00–435.00 $417.67 $2,109 -11.38
555–595 578 3 347.50–410.00 $382.17 $2,209 +0.61
705–720 713 2 290.00–307.50 $298.66 $2,129 -20.47
790 790 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,271 -27.50

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 75-80% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,490 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545 1545 1 204.00 $204.00 $3,152 +28.03

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,750.00 $3,750.00

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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.