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Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 16, 2026

337 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $414.10/cwt +24.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,424/hd at 585 lb · 12 head
Pulaski, TN 5-weight heifers sold at $410/cwt, $16/cwt above the TN average ($394) and $7/cwt under Fayetteville, TN ($417). The class is down $31/cwt from its mid-May peak of $423. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 337 249 290
Feeder cattle 276 189 218
Slaughter cattle 42 44 45
Replacement cattle 19 16 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 560.00–570.00 $565.23 $1,837 -119.77
415 415 3 475.00–510.00 $498.33 $2,068 -1.20
490 490 1 510.00 $510.00 $2,499 +30.12
555–580 568 2 435.00–445.00 $439.89 $2,499 +11.50
690 value added 690 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,829 —
715–735 725 2 325.00–340.00 $332.60 $2,411 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,431 ±0.00
300–345 322 3 455.00–520.00 $490.54 $1,580 +0.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,250 —
320–338 330 4 505.00–515.00 $511.35 $1,687 -18.65
360–380 369 5 510.00–525.00 $517.95 $1,911 +32.98
393 value added 393 4 530.00 $530.00 $2,083 —
400–440 420 2 445.00–485.00 $464.05 $1,949 -13.59
465–485 474 6 450.00–470.00 $464.96 $2,204 +2.46
500–545 521 8 385.00–415.00 $404.36 $2,107 +0.58
560–595 570 4 380.00–410.00 $396.30 $2,259 +7.06
593 value added 593 8 423.00 $423.00 $2,508 —
600–615 608 2 330.00–355.00 $342.65 $2,083 -5.21
655 655 3 325.00–340.00 $331.67 $2,172 —
700 value added 700 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,345 —
760 value added 760 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,508 —
805 value added 805 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,616 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 367 6 410.00–460.00 $430.14 $1,579 -17.60
423 423 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,629 -52.72
465–480 470 3 380.00–405.00 $388.51 $1,826 -16.49
530 530 2 355.00–370.00 $362.50 $1,921 —
580 580 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,986 -27.50
625 625 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,031 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–525 523 2 340.00–345.00 $342.51 $1,791 +22.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 337 3 560.00–585.00 $573.54 $1,933 —
355–395 376 7 510.00–560.00 $527.84 $1,985 -22.16
400–435 420 4 500.00–515.00 $506.26 $2,126 +9.91
450–470 459 4 485.00–510.00 $497.47 $2,283 +15.71
500–535 514 4 420.00–440.00 $427.35 $2,197 -7.75
555–580 567 3 400.00–415.00 $408.25 $2,315 -1.75
615–635 627 3 360.00–375.00 $365.90 $2,294 -2.31
665 665 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,427 +25.09
705 705 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,432 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 450.00–485.00 $468.09 $1,746 -3.94
445 445 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,069 +35.00
460 460 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,047 +18.46
505–540 527 6 355.00–415.00 $390.93 $2,060 +9.84
605–630 617 3 315.00–335.00 $321.81 $1,986 -23.19
660 660 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,178 —
705 705 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,186 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,584 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1375 1187 80-85% 5 169.00–176.00 $170.92 $2,029 -3.37
1140–1375 1258 80-85% 2 181.00–185.00 $183.19 $2,305 —
1240–1410 1331 80-85% 9 150.00–166.00 $159.85 $2,128 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 75-80% 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,106 —
1240–1525 1370 75-80% 3 161.00–166.00 $164.12 $2,248 -16.17
1195–1465 1389 75-80% 4 168.00–179.00 $173.52 $2,410 -6.77
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,216 +2.23
920 920 85-90% 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,481 —
915–980 948 85-90% 2 144.00–149.00 $146.41 $1,388 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 1 216.00 $216.00 $3,391 —
1690–2395 1955 3 200.00–212.00 $207.78 $4,062 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1260 1260 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1425 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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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
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —

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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.