Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Steers not well established. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls 9.00 to 20.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $267.43/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −143.40 against this barn's trailing median of $410.83.

Average price

$267.43

30 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$40.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	277.80	1,488	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	524	257.28	1,349	6thin
Small 1-2	527	240.90	1,268	4thin
Medium and Large 3	525	237.50	1,247	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.30/cwt here — about $241 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

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $455.47, low $333.67, median $410.83 across 24 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 sale30 hd

267.43

—

TN average10 barns · 280 hd

271.30

−3.86

This barn, trailing median24 sales

410.83

−143.40

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	1,750	148.46	2,598	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	134.95	1,851	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	122.11	1,463	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	104.65	1,030	25

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,828	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$1,708	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$1,707	6
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$1,635	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,277	$1,626	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,103	$1,787	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	928	$1,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,507	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,172	$1,919	4thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,786.67/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,787	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,838.29/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,838	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	885	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	2,704.92/head	2,700.00–2,710.00	2,705	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,012.88/head	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	438	290.98/cwt	252.50–310.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	254.66/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	313.13/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,465	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	281.72/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	553	236.46/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	320.57/cwt	307.50–332.50	1,369	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	268.90/cwt	252.50–282.50	1,525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	219.50/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,558	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,658.75/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,659	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	1,576.69/head	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,577	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,634.81/head	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,635	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,827.89/head	1,550.00–1,970.00	1,828	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,233	1,583.34/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,583	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	123.20/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,522	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	96.37/cwt	89.00–101.00	926	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	109.31/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,091	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	135.77/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,890	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	111.35/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,189	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	133.64/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,649	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	130.50/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,342	2
Bulls	—	—	1,827	157.05/cwt	149.00–164.00	2,869	5
Bulls	—	—	1,513	144.93/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,193	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	281.91/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,469	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	512	237.86/cwt	217.50–252.50	1,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	307.50/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,107	2
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	395	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	253.52/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	274.54/cwt	262.50–283.00	1,688	4
Steers	Small 1-2	250–300	260	335.29/cwt	320.00–350.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	340.34/cwt	315.00–370.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	318.72/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	288.33/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	334	266.29/cwt	195.00–320.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	262.76/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,479	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	281.97/cwt	277.00–292.50	1,613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	460	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	267.69/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	332.47/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,263	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	300.82/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	226.97/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	313.22/cwt	300.00–320.00	908	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	268.53/cwt	230.00–287.50	1,270	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	266.42/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,135	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	184.02/cwt	172.50–195.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	580	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	415	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	217.76/cwt	215.00–220.50	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	225.26/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	297.65/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,241	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	235.16/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	288.58/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	274.21/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,420	6

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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 235Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 63Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 23Year ago 16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,103	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,786.67
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,850.00	1,850.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,348	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,838.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,310	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,658.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,240	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,634.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,105	1,550.00–1,970.00	1,827.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,060	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,576.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,583.34
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,373	2,700.00–2,710.00	2,704.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,012.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,825.00	1,825.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	252.50–310.00	290.98
3	500–550	512	217.50–252.50	237.86
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	370.00	370.00
7	400–450	427	307.50–332.50	320.57
11	450–500	468	297.50–320.00	313.13
13	500–550	521	270.00–297.50	281.91
6	550–600	567	252.50–282.50	268.90
4	600–650	621	245.00–261.00	254.66
6	650–700	679	261.00	261.00
2	700–750	708	224.00–230.00	226.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	380	320.00–350.00	332.47
5	400–450	424	280.00–310.00	300.82
4	450–500	480	250.00–295.00	281.72
4	500–550	510	252.50–277.50	267.69
2	550–600	553	228.00–245.00	236.46
1	600–650	645	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	665	242.50	242.50
2	700–750	710	219.00–220.00	219.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	315.00–370.00	340.34
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	360	290.00–325.00	307.50
2	550–600	575	245.00–262.50	253.52
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	320.00–350.00	335.29
1	350–400	395	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	367.50	367.50
2	450–500	460	317.50–320.00	318.72
1	500–550	535	272.00	272.00
5	550–600	572	277.00–292.50	281.97
4	600–650	615	262.50–283.00	274.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
3	250–300	290	300.00–320.00	313.22
4	300–350	334	195.00–320.00	266.29
3	350–400	365	285.00–295.00	288.33
6	400–450	426	255.00–282.50	266.42
11	450–500	473	230.00–287.50	268.53
3	500–550	533	227.50–245.00	235.16
2	550–600	575	215.00–235.00	225.26
1	650–700	685	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
8	400–450	417	275.00–310.00	297.65
3	450–500	468	280.00–302.00	288.58
6	500–550	518	260.00–290.00	274.21
8	550–600	563	260.00–280.00	262.76
1	600–650	620	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	473	215.00–220.50	217.76
2	600–650	615	172.50–195.00	184.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	460	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	580	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	415	212.50	212.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,235	115.00–130.00	123.20
6	—	1,068	104.00–116.00	111.35
4	—	1,234	128.00–137.00	133.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	961	89.00–101.00	96.37
16	—	998	104.00–118.00	109.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,392	131.00–140.00	135.77
1	—	1,250	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	126.00–134.00	130.50
5	—	1,827	149.00–164.00	157.05
2	—	1,513	144.00–146.00	144.93

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