Pulaski Stockyard market report — October 20, 2026

Pulaski, TN · Tuesday sale · USDA report published 10/21/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

294

Last week 220 (+74)
Last year 245

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$357.48 /cwt

$1,853 per head · 7 hd
vs last week −2.58

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$299.69† /cwt

$2,203 per head · 4 hd
vs last week —

Compared to last week Feeder Steers not well established; Feeder Heifers mostly steady; Feeder Bulls unevenly steady; Fleshier and unweaned calves receiving a considerable discount; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.
USDA Market News reporter, October 20, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 20

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. Value added = lots USDA marks as value added (weaned and vaccinated programs). No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Value added $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	3	339 lb	$470.37†	$1,593	+15.19	−44.00	—	$355.00 (1 hd)†
400–499 lb	3	488 lb	$390.10†	$1,904	−29.79	−64.90	—	$355.00 (1 hd)†
500–599 lb	7	518 lb	$357.48	$1,853	−2.58	−54.72	$385.00 (3 hd)†	$340.00 (1 hd)†
600–699 lb	6	646 lb	$341.62	$2,207	−3.38	+1.62	—	$321.00 (2 hd)†
700–799 lb	4	735 lb	$299.69†	$2,203	—	−30.31	—	$293.61 (2 hd)†

Feeder heifers — Oct 20

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. Value added = lots USDA marks as value added (weaned and vaccinated programs). No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Value added $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	4	359 lb	$425.05†	$1,526	+15.95	−17.94	—	$342.80 (4 hd)†
400–499 lb	9	465 lb	$364.89	$1,696	−1.63	−3.91	—	$333.91 (3 hd)†
500–599 lb	12	551 lb	$327.15	$1,801	−6.99	−10.83	$348.00 (7 hd)	$305.23 (5 hd)
600–699 lb	4	614 lb	$305.01†	$1,873	−6.43	+3.34	—	$274.99 (4 hd)†
700–799 lb	1	715 lb	$282.00†	$2,016	—	−8.00	—	$252.00 (2 hd)†
800–899 lb	1	805 lb	$270.00†	$2,174	—	—	—	$217.00 (1 hd)†

Slaughter cows — Oct 20

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	10	1,281 lb	$147.80	$142.00–$153.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	11	1,254 lb	$134.68	$130.00–$140.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	6	1,268 lb	$124.34	$121.00–$128.00
Breaker 75-80%	High	9	1,526 lb	$147.04	$145.00–$150.00
Breaker 75-80%	Average	11	1,434 lb	$137.82	$132.00–$141.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	5	1,538 lb	$128.96	$125.00–$131.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	4	1,030 lb	$119.86	$118.00–$121.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	4	1,108 lb	$107.88	$103.00–$113.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $357.48/cwt
4-week average: $350.32
13-week average: $358.55
4-week vs 13-week: −2.3%

52-wk low $332.00high $490.02

Sales in 12 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Falling

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $299.69/cwt
4-week average: $300.85
13-week average: $315.20
4-week vs 13-week: −4.6%

52-wk low $288.20high $375.00

Sales in 7 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $327.15/cwt
4-week average: $332.10
13-week average: $334.73
4-week vs 13-week: −0.8%

52-wk low $305.63high $423.20

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Apr and Mar and lowest in Oct and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+0.3%	57%	7
Feb	+1.7%	57%	7
Mar	+6.3%	100%	7
Apr	+7.5%	86%	7
May	+4.2%	71%	7
Jun	+3.0%	71%	7
Jul	+2.6%	86%	7
Aug	−0.1%	62%	8
Sep	−2.3%	29%	7
Oct	−8.3%	0%	7
Nov	−7.0%	0%	6
Dec	−3.0%	40%	5

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Apr and Jul and lowest in Nov and Oct.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	0.0%	50%	6
Feb	+0.2%	33%	6
Mar	−0.7%	33%	6
Apr	+7.1%	100%	5
May	+2.1%	67%	6
Jun	+2.6%	71%	7
Jul	+4.0%	67%	6
Aug	+0.8%	50%	6
Sep	+0.1%	50%	4
Oct	−4.7%	0%	7
Nov	−5.6%	0%	6
Dec	−3.6%	40%	5

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Tue Oct 20	294	$357.48	$299.69†	$327.15
Tue Oct 13	227	$360.06†	—	$334.14
Tue Oct 6	355	$332.00†	—	$333.10
Tue Sep 29	381	$351.75	$302.00†	$334.03
Tue Sep 22	370	$353.55	$325.00†	$330.37
Tue Sep 15	259	$358.13	$321.50	$327.80
Tue Sep 8	196	$358.81†	—	$322.38
Tue Sep 1	223	$345.00†	$288.20†	$305.63
Tue Aug 25	241	$347.55†	—	$322.57
Tue Aug 18	120	$357.00†	—	$334.47
Tue Aug 11	267	$393.92	$330.00†	$358.06
Tue Aug 4	243	$387.40†	$340.00†	$362.36
Tue Jul 28	168	—	—	$359.50
Tue Jul 21	200	$422.70	$348.55†	$379.83

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Tennessee sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
United Producers Inc, Fayetteville	27 mi	Oct 20	$368.96	$339.00†
Columbia Livestock Center, Columbia	30 mi	Oct 21	$349.80	$317.52†
Mid-South Livestock Regional Center LLC, Unionville	39 mi	Oct 19	$393.03	$315.91
Dickson Regional Livestock Center, Dickson	63 mi	Oct 19	$377.41	$332.22
Hardin County Stockyard, Savannah	68 mi	Oct 21	$359.92	$325.00†
Warren Co. Livestock Auction, McMinnville	78 mi	Oct 19	—	—

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Tuesday	October 20, 2026	294	46	AMS_2080

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN” (AMS_2080). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.