Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher. Steers and bulls under 600 lbs 12.00 to 30.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Heifers under 600 lbs 10.00 to 30.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.61/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −145.41 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$249.61

19 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$25.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.87

vs TN average

−27.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	258.81	1,421	12thin
Small 1-2	535	235.00	1,257	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	534	233.64	1,246	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.16/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale19 hd

249.61

—

TN average10 barns · 833 hd

261.47

−11.87

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−27.61

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−145.41

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	—	Low	1,573	134.09	2,109	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	128.42	1,940	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	117.78	1,455	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	99.61	976	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,405	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	248.54/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	333.88/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	336.19/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	226.16/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	310.80/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,150	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	337.89/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	301.02/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,288	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	291.28/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	246.96/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	324.23/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,093	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	216.74/cwt	212.50–223.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	291.53/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	358.74/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	265.01/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	289.87/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	328.73/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,506	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,481.62/head	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,482	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	250–300	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Steers	Small 1-2	250–300	285	332.54/cwt	330.00–335.00	948	2
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	1
Steers	Small 1-2	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	700–750	705	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,569	1
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	106.18/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,136	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	126.13/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,821	9
Bulls	—	—	1,573	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,977	3
Bulls	—	—	2,030	154.65/cwt	153.00–156.00	3,139	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	106.18/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,187	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	133.04/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	132.53/cwt	129.00–136.00	2,160	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,118	119.97/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,341	2
Bulls	—	—	1,572	136.56/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,147	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	121.34/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,576	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	90.85/cwt	87.00–93.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	333.60/cwt	315.00–350.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	605	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,319	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	253.53/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	271.88/cwt	260.00–285.00	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	552	225.86/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	241.42/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	275.19/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	329.94/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	248.28/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Full	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	317.41/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	232.47/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	330.67/cwt	320.00–340.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	269.07/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Full	400–450	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	306.59/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	279.99/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,324	13

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.

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Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Mar 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 262Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 47Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 13Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	355.00	355.00
4	250–300	268	320.00–340.00	330.67
3	300–350	337	320.00–330.00	324.23
6	350–400	370	295.00–320.00	310.80
6	400–450	428	285.00–317.50	301.02
13	450–500	473	270.00–295.00	279.99
6	500–550	528	255.00–280.00	269.07
6	550–600	570	242.00–260.00	248.54
4	600–650	616	230.00–237.50	232.47
3	650–700	678	212.50–223.00	216.74
1	700–750	715	215.00	215.00
2	800–850	810	198.00	198.00
1	850–900	873	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	535	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	315.00	315.00
1	250–300	280	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	320	265.00	265.00
5	350–400	367	260.00–285.00	271.88
3	400–450	430	245.00–250.00	248.28
6	450–500	469	225.00–265.00	253.53
3	500–550	515	215.00–255.00	241.42
3	550–600	552	220.00–235.00	225.86
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	735	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	315.00–350.00	333.60
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	415	315.00–320.00	317.41
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	517	260.00–285.00	275.19
1	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	955	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	373	355.00–365.00	358.74
4	400–450	438	330.00–345.00	336.19
6	450–500	471	327.50–350.00	333.88
3	500–550	508	290.00–320.00	306.59
2	550–600	580	287.50–295.00	291.28
3	600–650	618	260.00–275.00	265.01
1	650–700	670	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	715	225.00	225.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	330.00–335.00	332.54
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	595	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	330.00–345.00	337.89
2	450–500	458	325.00–332.50	328.73
5	500–550	514	275.00–315.00	291.53
2	550–600	570	275.00–305.00	289.87
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	668	236.00–255.00	246.96
3	700–750	710	222.50–230.00	226.16
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	705	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	325.00–335.00	329.94
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,278	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,481.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	97.00–113.00	106.18
3	—	860	87.00–93.00	90.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,444	122.00–131.00	126.13
5	—	1,630	129.00–136.00	132.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,118	105.00–109.00	106.18
2	—	1,238	131.00–135.00	133.04
11	—	1,299	114.00–129.00	121.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	125.00–126.00	125.67
2	—	2,030	153.00–156.00	154.65
5	—	1,572	130.00–144.00	136.56
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	119.00–121.00	119.97

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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