Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Feeder Steers are not well established; Feeder Heifers under 500 4.00 to 12.00 higher, over 500 unevenly steady on light receipts; Feeder Bulls under 450 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 450 5.00 to 12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.02/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −143.99 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$251.02

9 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$4.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.03

vs TN average

−17.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	253.07	1,380	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	248.45	1,329	4thin

One grade step is worth $4.61/cwt here — about $51 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 sale9 hd

251.02

—

TN average11 barns · 425 hd

258.04

−7.03

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−17.36

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−143.99

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	—	High	1,680	145.58	2,446	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,324	129.70	1,717	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	121.28	1,438	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	106.94	1,232	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,504	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	650–700	663	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	339.78/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	321.63/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,489	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	358.31/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,319	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	273.81/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	307.42/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,162	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	563	235.11/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	365.65/cwt	345.00–387.50	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	284.85/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	210.43/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	236.42/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	300–350	343	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	468	264.73/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,239	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	109.38/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,311	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	134.48/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,600	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	128.98/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,694	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	119.85/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	254.78/cwt	225.00–287.50	1,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	328	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	257.51/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	336.14/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	280.11/cwt	279.00–282.50	1,345	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,683.50/head	1,683.50–1,683.50	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	291.75/cwt	267.50–317.50	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	294.32/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	247.74/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,625	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	273.04/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	311.35/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,286	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	318.55/cwt	290.00–340.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	260.75/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,233	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	268.72/cwt	245.00–285.00	984	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	350–400	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	290.08/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,372	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	310.89/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	260.49/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,328	2
Steers	Small 1-2	250–300	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,863	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	111.84/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,219	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	85.47/cwt	80.00–91.00	692	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	121.45/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,471	11
Bulls	—	—	2,275	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	3,481	1
Bulls	—	—	1,531	143.73/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,201	4

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 301Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 85Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 25Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	292.50–320.00	307.42
7	400–450	413	305.00–320.00	311.35
3	450–500	480	279.00–282.50	280.11
2	500–550	508	270.00–277.50	273.81
1	550–600	585	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	645	232.00	232.00
2	650–700	663	230.00–235.00	232.51
2	700–750	730	207.00–214.00	210.43
1	750–800	765	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	255.00–275.00	264.73
2	550–600	563	230.00–240.00	235.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
5	350–400	366	245.00–285.00	268.72
5	400–450	422	225.00–287.50	254.78
8	450–500	473	250.00–271.00	260.75
2	500–550	510	260.00–261.00	260.49
2	550–600	560	228.00–245.00	236.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	345.00–387.50	365.65
1	300–350	330	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	382	330.00–355.00	339.78
2	450–500	490	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	572	277.50–292.50	284.85
1	600–650	640	257.50	257.50
1	800–850	800	217.50	217.50
1	950–1000	970	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	285.00	285.00
3	300–350	310	290.00–340.00	318.55
1	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	585	272.50	272.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	345.00–370.00	358.31
4	400–450	418	325.00–347.50	336.14
6	450–500	463	315.00–337.50	321.63
5	500–550	519	282.50–310.00	294.32
5	550–600	574	270.00–282.50	273.04
4	650–700	656	247.00–250.00	247.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	295.00–330.00	310.89
2	400–450	418	267.50–317.50	291.75
5	450–500	473	255.00–305.00	290.08
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
4	550–600	576	247.50–267.50	257.51
1	650–700	665	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,683.50	1,683.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,199	105.00–115.00	109.38
2	—	1,330	117.00–122.00	119.85
2	—	810	80.00–91.00	85.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	134.00–135.00	134.48
3	—	1,090	106.00–116.00	111.84
11	—	1,211	117.00–126.00	121.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	121.00–132.00	128.98
1	—	1,390	134.00	134.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,275	153.00	153.00
4	—	1,531	136.00–148.00	143.73

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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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