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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 7
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
225 head
19 vs last sale 244 137 vs year ago 362 · 37.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
16 vs last sale 46 15 vs year ago 45 · 33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
21 vs last sale 30 9 vs year ago 18 · 50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to no sale last week in observance of Independence Day, however all Feeder Stteers and Feeder Bulls under 450# traded with a higher undertone with Feeder Heifers trading slightly lower due to quality and demand. Fleshier and unweaned calves receiving a considerable discount. Slaughter Cows/Bulls traded with slightly lower undertone due to lower quality compared to two weeks ago.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.85/cwt on 31 head, up $4.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 27 comparable sales and sits +3.84 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.
Average price
$398.85
4.77 vs prior sale
31 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,148
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$667
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$105.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.85
vs TN average
17.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541415.282,24819thin
Medium and Large 2536378.542,03011thin
Medium and Large 3510310.001,5811thin
One grade step is worth $105.28/cwt here — about $667 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale31 hd
398.85
TN average8 barns · 344 hd
394.99
+3.85
National average149 barns · 8,242 hd
416.11
−17.26
This barn, trailing median27 sales
395.01
+3.84
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
BullsAverage1,667205.733,4296thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,355176.292,3894thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,313171.652,2546thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,071151.631,6247thin

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)1,180$2,5001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,430$3,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1600–650645350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2581
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380405.00/cwt400.00–410.001,5392
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525415.53/cwt410.00–425.002,1829
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350335530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7761
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518390.54/cwt380.00–405.002,0238
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850835305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5471
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550510310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5811
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900855287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,4581
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500463424.91/cwt415.00–440.001,9673
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400378503.72/cwt495.00–520.001,9045
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320637.46/cwt635.00–640.002,0402
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300275410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1281
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700682400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7285
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy250–300295580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7111
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450414462.45/cwt455.00–475.001,9156
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550539447.50/cwt447.50–447.502,4124
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300295650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,9181
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585346.55/cwt340.00–360.002,0273
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500458503.38/cwt490.00–510.002,3053
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450410540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,2141
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700680391.62/cwt390.00–395.002,6633
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550538462.53/cwt455.00–470.002,4882
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed700–750710370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6271
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,020275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,8051
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4511
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500460455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0931
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8921
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515437.50/cwt430.00–445.002,2532
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3791
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600575450.17/cwt440.00–460.002,5883
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450430509.05/cwt495.00–525.002,1897
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750713287.51/cwt285.00–290.002,0502
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623334.70/cwt320.00–350.002,0852
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600563384.70/cwt370.00–410.002,1663
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1951
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550500420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,440180.52/cwt180.00–181.002,5992
CowsLean 85-90%1,075163.60/cwt162.00–165.001,7592
CowsLean 85-90%1,072154.11/cwt147.00–160.001,6523
CowsLean 85-90%1,065135.93/cwt133.00–138.001,4482
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,440182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,6211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,420185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,6271
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,327174.38/cwt168.00–178.002,3143
Bulls1,698205.59/cwt198.00–210.003,4914
Bulls1,230192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,3621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193161.29/cwt155.00–167.001,9243
Bulls1,980220.00/cwt220.00–220.004,3561
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4303,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374557.06/cwt540.00–580.002,0834
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570394.12/cwt370.00–420.002,2462
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650605382.48/cwt380.00–385.002,3142
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550508439.98/cwt435.00–445.002,2352
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500462477.50/cwt470.00–490.002,2066
BullsSmall 1500–550525345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8111
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665367.67/cwt360.00–375.002,4452
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350343617.41/cwt605.00–630.002,1182
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528401.82/cwt380.00–420.002,1226
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450440450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9801
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500468451.46/cwt435.00–460.002,1133
BullsSmall 1450–500475400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9001
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450415425.91/cwt400.00–445.001,7686
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750740275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550500400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471436.13/cwt430.00–440.002,0549
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700665320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1281
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600581392.11/cwt380.00–400.002,2785
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670337.44/cwt335.00–340.002,2612
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650608307.47/cwt305.00–310.001,8692
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350310467.30/cwt455.00–480.001,4492
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715317.55/cwt315.00–320.002,2702
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300265485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,2851

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.