Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.20/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$226.20

246 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$410

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$35.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	230.87	1,217	159
Medium and Large 2-3	485	221.39	1,073	63
Small 1-2	433	210.34	911	20
Medium and Large 3	413	195.54	807	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.33/cwt here — about $410 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale246 hd

226.20

—

TN average11 barns · 4,235 hd

230.97

−4.78

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,821	128.75	2,344	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	102.97	1,514	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	102.00	1,332	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	93.58	1,065	5thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,258	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,067	$1,065	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$980	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,938	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 lots · USDA AMS · Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Small 1-2	—	640	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	239.79/cwt	227.50–244.00	1,631	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	241.06/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,509	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,402	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	203.11/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,097	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	323.87/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	237.95/cwt	225.00–250.00	666	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	262.15/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	235.00/cwt	225.00–240.00	994	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	201.08/cwt	192.50–210.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	224.10/cwt	218.00–232.50	1,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,445	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	254.58/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,074	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	210.73/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,233	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	198.74/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	208.70/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,302	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	238.11/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,105	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	243.34/cwt	230.00–250.00	898	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	192.16/cwt	181.00–212.50	1,372	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	262.12/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,384	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	300.70/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,269	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	252.20/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,427	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	264.89/cwt	250.00–280.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	252.22/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	314.54/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,214	13
Steers	Small 1-2	—	293	269.97/cwt	255.00–280.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	308.79/cwt	295.00–320.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	284.51/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,354	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	366	253.85/cwt	225.00–285.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	233.66/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	281.19/cwt	275.00–290.00	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	256.93/cwt	230.00–285.00	946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	208.72/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	238.88/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	277	264.76/cwt	260.00–270.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	266.19/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	274.28/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,295	19
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	216.60/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	210.57/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,310	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	246.03/cwt	230.00–262.50	1,176	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	95.66/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,201	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	104.67/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,330	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,106	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,698	112.68/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,913	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	98.21/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,574	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	104.40/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,493	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	94.22/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,054	4
Bulls	—	—	1,970	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,482	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	110.78/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,595	2
Bulls	—	—	1,923	135.20/cwt	131.00–139.00	2,600	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,067	1,064.88/head	955.00–1,125.00	1,065	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,272.70/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,273	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	1,230.00/head	1,230.00–1,230.00	1,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,200	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	185.73/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	285.94/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,232	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	216.19/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	232.29/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,443	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	220.81/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	188.36/cwt	187.00–192.50	1,537	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	260.71/cwt	250.00–275.00	972	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	230.76/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,209	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	204.78/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	219.76/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,270	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	518	208.82/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	823	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	482	206.05/cwt	182.50–220.00	993	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	286	215.34/cwt	205.00–232.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	730	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	224.99/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,278	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	234.82/cwt	230.00–240.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	232.78/cwt	220.00–245.00	764	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	318	232.44/cwt	230.00–235.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	242.19/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,371	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	433	235.20/cwt	200.00–270.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	256.53/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,337	17

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Feb 6, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 742Last week 215Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 60Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 6Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	212.50	212.50
1	—	515	245.00	245.00
2	—	425	255.00–270.00	262.15
2	—	328	250.00–280.00	264.89
3	—	293	255.00–280.00	269.97
5	—	366	225.00–285.00	253.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	680	227.50–244.00	239.79
15	—	626	230.00–257.50	241.06
5	—	314	315.00–335.00	323.87
1	—	880	187.50	187.50
14	—	528	252.50–272.50	262.12
15	—	422	290.00–312.50	300.70
8	—	566	245.00–267.50	252.20
1	—	775	205.00	205.00
13	—	386	300.00–325.00	314.54
4	—	268	295.00–320.00	308.79
8	—	476	270.00–294.00	284.51
3	—	720	231.00–235.00	233.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	225.00–250.00	237.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	235.00–259.00	252.22
4	—	584	238.00	238.00
4	—	336	275.00–290.00	281.19
1	—	740	217.50	217.50
6	—	368	230.00–285.00	256.93
2	—	638	200.00–217.50	208.72
1	—	665	204.00	204.00
2	—	540	225.00–252.50	238.88
3	—	277	260.00–270.00	264.76
2	—	468	262.50–270.00	266.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	218.00	218.00
3	—	553	244.00	244.00
11	—	672	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	540	190.00–220.00	203.11
10	—	423	225.00–240.00	235.00
1	—	220	270.00	270.00
6	—	479	218.00–232.50	224.10
1	—	785	170.00	170.00
14	—	585	201.00–217.00	210.73
4	—	668	195.00–200.00	198.74
9	—	369	230.00–250.00	243.34
2	—	640	190.00–200.00	195.00
1	—	855	170.00	170.00
2	—	285	230.00–240.00	234.82
7	—	328	220.00–245.00	232.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	192.50–210.00	201.08
1	—	545	180.00	180.00
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	260.00	260.00
30	—	422	237.50–265.00	254.58
1	—	855	182.50	182.50
17	—	624	200.00–219.00	208.70
20	—	464	225.00–255.00	238.11
7	—	714	181.00–212.50	192.16
4	—	816	187.00–192.50	188.36
17	—	373	250.00–275.00	260.71
14	—	524	220.00–242.50	230.76
5	—	672	195.00–209.00	204.78
16	—	578	215.00–231.00	219.76
7	—	336	240.00–250.00	244.96
1	—	780	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	220.00	220.00
1	—	760	180.00	180.00
3	—	518	200.00–216.00	208.82
6	—	482	182.50–220.00	206.05
5	—	286	205.00–232.00	215.34
1	—	415	240.00	240.00
2	—	318	230.00–235.00	232.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	199.00	199.00
5	—	622	200.00–220.00	210.57
5	—	478	230.00–262.50	246.03
4	—	535	200.00–245.00	216.19
7	—	568	220.00–232.50	224.99
1	—	375	245.00	245.00
1	—	420	267.50	267.50
1	—	735	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	472	255.00–285.00	274.28
4	—	766	180.00–193.00	185.73
1	—	705	200.00	200.00
17	—	431	270.00–302.50	285.94
10	—	621	227.00–245.00	232.29
9	—	666	210.00–225.00	220.81
9	—	566	230.00–253.00	242.19
17	—	521	245.00–270.00	256.53
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	200.00–230.00	216.60
1	—	450	260.00	260.00
2	—	433	200.00–270.00	235.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,256	90.00–100.00	95.66
11	—	1,271	101.00–109.00	104.67
2	—	1,698	111.00–114.00	112.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,119	91.00–97.00	94.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	97.00–100.00	98.21
10	—	1,430	98.00–109.00	104.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,440	109.00–113.00	110.78
6	—	1,923	131.00–139.00	135.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,067	955.00–1,125.00	1,064.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,230.00	1,230.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,272.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,100.00	1,100.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

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