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Pulaski Stockyard Market Report

Pulaski, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 25, 2026

305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $338.50/cwt -6.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,760/hd at 520 lb · 10 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $302.29/cwt -14.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,865/hd at 617 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 305 141 404
Feeder cattle 241 120 293
Slaughter cattle 35 9 90
Replacement cattle 29 12 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data from light receipts the previous week;

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 270 2 460.00–490.00 $475.83 $1,285 -54.17
300–335 319 5 500.00–520.00 $511.80 $1,633 +56.80
355 355 1 477.00 $477.00 $1,693 —
530 530 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,908 +3.00
550–590 570 2 332.00–350.00 $341.32 $1,946 —
605 value added 605 3 345.00–347.00 $346.33 $2,095 +3.33
640 640 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,080 —
660 660 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,125 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,057 —
280 280 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,064 —
320 320 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,136 -55.00
455 455 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,706 —
545 545 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,798 —
680 680 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,040 —
900 900 1 252.00 $252.00 $2,268 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,435 —
355–390 372 3 400.00–420.00 $410.13 $1,526 -16.54
420–430 425 3 380.00–390.00 $383.37 $1,629 -7.30
450 450 3 350.00–368.00 $359.33 $1,617 -26.43
500–515 508 2 305.00–330.00 $317.32 $1,612 -19.72
500–540 520 7 320.00–348.00 $328.18 $1,707 -8.86
560–585 574 4 302.00–322.00 $312.74 $1,795 -20.88
600–610 605 3 285.00–300.00 $290.63 $1,758 -27.88
650–660 655 2 280.00–282.00 $281.01 $1,841 -30.99
735–740 738 2 270.00–272.00 $271.00 $2,000 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 365.00–385.00 $374.89 $892 —
375 375 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,350 —
405–445 423 6 325.00–380.00 $345.55 $1,462 —
490 490 2 317.00–327.00 $322.00 $1,578 —
500–545 517 3 260.00–312.00 $291.46 $1,507 -20.54
600–645 621 4 260.00–275.00 $265.43 $1,648 —
675–685 680 2 237.00–245.00 $240.97 $1,639 —
715 715 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,802 —
770 770 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,863 —
800–805 803 2 232.00–252.00 $241.97 $1,943 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 381 7 440.00–480.00 $455.97 $1,737 -9.98
400–445 425 9 410.00–430.00 $422.07 $1,794 +0.51
455–480 468 8 370.00–405.00 $388.01 $1,816 -4.49
500–545 520 10 330.00–355.00 $338.50 $1,760 -6.89
550–570 556 7 320.00–340.00 $332.89 $1,851 -9.11
600–645 617 10 290.00–312.00 $302.29 $1,865 -14.71
660–690 674 4 290.00–300.00 $295.46 $1,991 -5.37
830 830 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,324 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 417.00 $417.00 $1,314 —
350–385 376 5 355.00–435.00 $390.27 $1,467 +25.27
405–410 408 3 355.00–397.00 $377.42 $1,540 -2.58
460–485 471 5 320.00–355.00 $341.89 $1,610 +1.09
510–540 524 5 288.00–325.00 $307.94 $1,614 —
550–560 555 2 280.00–305.00 $292.61 $1,624 —
600 600 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,710 —
650–685 670 3 267.00–277.00 $273.64 $1,833 —
700–725 715 3 243.00–272.00 $258.51 $1,848 —
775 775 2 267.00–268.00 $267.50 $2,073 —
800 800 1 256.00 $256.00 $2,048 —
935 935 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,244 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–470 468 2 307.00–315.00 $311.02 $1,456 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1015 935 85-90% 2 120.00–134.00 $127.60 $1,193 -14.24
815–1140 985 85-90% 7 138.00–149.00 $142.88 $1,407 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1185 1130 80-85% 2 170.00–180.00 $175.24 $1,980 —
990–1295 1154 80-85% 4 149.00–155.00 $152.21 $1,757 —
1315–1440 1357 80-85% 3 161.00–165.00 $162.62 $2,207 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1510 1408 75-80% 3 160.00–165.00 $162.89 $2,293 —
1440–1545 1493 75-80% 2 156.00–158.00 $156.96 $2,343 —
1860 1860 75-80% 1 172.00 $172.00 $3,199 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,100 —
1855–2480 2168 2 182.00–190.00 $185.42 $4,020 —
2195 2195 1 206.00 $206.00 $4,522 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
860 860 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
935–1045 990 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,150.00 $2,070.83
935–1200 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,650.00–2,250.00 $1,987.24
970–1195 1083 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,800.00–2,150.00 $1,993.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00
945–1280 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,500.00–2,650.00 $2,563.71
1135–1425 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,400.00–3,950.00 $3,087.21

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 4,000.00 $4,000.00 —
1315 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 5,500.00 $5,500.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
755 755 Middle Aged (5-8 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.