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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 9
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
189 head
10 vs last sale 199 52 vs year ago 241 · 21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
8 vs last sale 36 4 vs year ago 40 · +10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
3 vs last sale 19 30 vs year ago 46 · 65.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established on Feeder Cattle due to limited comparable data, however all classes of Feeders traded with a higher undertone due to good quality and strong demand with unweaned and fleshier calves receiving a considerable discount; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.89/cwt on 11 head, down $0.45 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 27 comparable sales and sits 11.12 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.
Average price
$383.89
0.45 vs prior sale
11 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,062
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$498
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$72.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.30
vs TN average
16.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539392.542,1149thin
Medium and Large 2555370.002,0541thin
Small 1505320.001,6161thin
One grade step is worth $72.54/cwt here — about $498 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales
435396357318median 395.0112/1603/0305/1207/0708/18
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.69, low $331.98, median $395.01 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale11 hd
383.89
TN average16 barns · 699 hd
387.19
−3.30
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−16.63
This barn, trailing median27 sales
395.01
−11.12
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,668218.523,6452thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,369180.292,4686thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,206167.352,01814
CowsLean 85-90%High967151.621,46613

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,680$3,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$4,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$2,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)900$2,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$2,2651thin

Every lot, as filed

62 lots · USDA AMS · Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300250500.00/cwt490.00–510.001,2502
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600555370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0541
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9041
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550538375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0182
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300295405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1951
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519403.78/cwt390.00–410.002,0964
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565389.24/cwt385.00–397.502,1993
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6422
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450433470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0353
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500460462.50/cwt455.00–475.002,1284
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2251
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428437.72/cwt425.00–450.001,8732
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375447.74/cwt420.00–465.001,6796
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450406499.53/cwt490.00–515.002,0287
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400373530.27/cwt520.00–545.001,9784
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419477.64/cwt465.00–485.002,0018
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600560380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1281
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550517458.18/cwt450.00–470.002,3693
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350305685.00/cwt685.00–685.002,0891
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650630367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,3151
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475479.88/cwt470.00–495.002,2794
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400378472.62/cwt455.00–490.001,7872
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500460465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1391
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300250530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,3251
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600563428.39/cwt420.00–440.002,4128
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463481.76/cwt475.00–490.002,2313
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600555410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2761
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1391
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515435.10/cwt425.00–445.002,2412
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470426.54/cwt405.00–450.002,0052
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8491
CowsLean 85-90%1,033164.23/cwt162.00–166.001,6963
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,369180.29/cwt173.00–186.002,4686
CowsLean 85-90%863136.77/cwt130.00–142.501,1804
CowsBoner 80-85%1,168174.29/cwt170.00–181.002,0367
Bulls1,668218.52/cwt218.00–219.003,6452
CowsBoner 80-85%1,244160.40/cwt154.00–167.001,9957
CowsLean 85-90%1,003155.22/cwt150.00–160.001,5576
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6803,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39903,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29252,265.00/head2,265.00–2,265.002,2651
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0303,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1152,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29602,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0253,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0254,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400390550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,1451
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700663339.91/cwt335.00–345.002,2542
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550516381.09/cwt345.00–410.001,9665
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418496.35/cwt485.00–505.002,0753
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400369472.03/cwt460.00–510.001,7424
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3181
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450430427.56/cwt425.00–430.001,8392
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371484.97/cwt480.00–490.001,7995
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350300530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5901
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650628368.21/cwt362.50–372.502,3124
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330420.30/cwt400.00–440.001,3872
HeifersSmall 1Fleshy500–550505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6161
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618347.86/cwt340.00–355.002,1506
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000989270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6704

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.