Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.53/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −158.49 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$236.53

42 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

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

$56.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.26

vs TN average

−35.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	241.20	1,335	35
Medium and Large 2-3	550	217.84	1,197	6thin
Medium and Large 3	505	185.00	934	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.20/cwt here — about $401 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

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 sale42 hd

236.53

—

TN average9 barns · 424 hd

243.79

−7.26

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−35.38

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−158.49

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	1,805	130.20	2,350	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	113.99	1,670	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	110.04	1,379	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	95.07	975	10

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,310	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$2,002	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	297.38/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	244.52/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,264	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	278.71/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	285.80/cwt	250.00–320.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	264.26/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,118	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	287.42/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	258.44/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,189	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	271.50/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	229.82/cwt	228.00–237.50	1,462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	472	303.35/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,002.08/head	1,725.00–2,250.00	2,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	255.47/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,449	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,287	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	227.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	400	225.00/cwt	200.00–250.00	900	2
Steers	Small 1-2	750–800	780	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	400–450	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	400–450	436	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	850	5
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	325	254.38/cwt	235.00–275.00	827	2
Steers	Small 1-2	650–700	695	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	126.23/cwt	119.00–131.00	2,262	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	112.25/cwt	106.00–116.75	1,641	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	110.04/cwt	102.00–115.50	1,379	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	95.07/cwt	90.00–105.00	975	10
Bulls	—	—	1,735	118.43/cwt	118.00–119.00	2,055	2
Bulls	—	—	1,872	144.67/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	264.36/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,351	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	239.84/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	318.71/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,364	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	106.56/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,793	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	121.63/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	207.22/cwt	197.50–217.50	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	684	223.77/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	252.64/cwt	245.00–260.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	288.73/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	238.82/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,390	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	199.78/cwt	175.00–225.00	1,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	252.53/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	258.75/cwt	255.00–262.50	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	231.31/cwt	227.50–235.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	235.90/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,243	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	252.63/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	272.60/cwt	270.00–275.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	240.11/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,148	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	343.75/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	271.22/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	315.55/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,373	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,247	1

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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 491Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 75Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 35Year ago 11

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	257.50	257.50
1	450–500	475	262.50	262.50
3	500–550	528	250.00–257.50	252.53
1	550–600	585	237.50	237.50
4	650–700	684	220.00–225.00	223.77
1	700–750	730	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	317.50–320.00	318.71
2	450–500	473	285.00–292.50	288.73
4	500–550	511	257.50–267.50	264.36
10	550–600	567	240.00–270.00	255.47
3	600–650	615	230.00–245.00	239.84
2	700–750	718	225.00–230.00	227.46
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	436	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	355	342.50–345.00	343.75
6	400–450	435	310.00–332.50	315.55
2	450–500	483	290.00–305.00	297.38
6	500–550	523	275.00–305.00	287.42
2	550–600	555	267.50–275.00	271.22
1	700–750	720	242.00	242.00
2	750–800	798	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	250.00–320.00	285.80
1	350–400	380	272.50	272.50
2	400–450	425	275.00–282.50	278.71
2	450–500	488	250.00–255.00	252.54
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	635	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	472	295.00–312.50	303.35
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	235.00–275.00	254.38
1	650–700	695	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	780	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	377	260.00–280.00	271.50
7	400–450	423	250.00–280.00	264.26
8	450–500	460	257.50–265.00	258.44
14	500–550	517	232.50–257.50	244.52
18	550–600	582	232.50–240.00	238.82
5	600–650	636	228.00–237.50	229.82
1	650–700	660	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	552	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	200.00–250.00	225.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	245.00–260.00	252.64
2	300–350	345	255.00–262.50	258.75
2	350–400	365	270.00–275.00	272.60
5	400–450	416	240.00–260.00	252.63
6	450–500	478	200.00–255.00	240.11
3	500–550	527	232.50–237.50	235.90
3	550–600	572	175.00–225.00	199.78
2	600–650	623	197.50–217.50	207.22
1	650–700	670	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	227.50–235.00	231.31
1	350–400	395	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	505	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	715	162.50	162.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	1,725.00–2,250.00	2,002.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,310.00	1,310.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,792	119.00–131.00	126.23
2	—	1,735	118.00–119.00	118.43
3	—	1,872	143.00–146.00	144.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,462	106.00–116.75	112.25
2	—	1,683	106.00–107.00	106.56
4	—	1,363	120.00–124.00	121.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,253	102.00–115.50	110.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,026	90.00–105.00	95.07

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

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

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Replacement Cattle

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