Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well established last week; Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 11.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 7.00 to 15.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher. Quality pour to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.99/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −139.02 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$255.99

19 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$48.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.61

vs TN average

−11.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	258.54	1,354	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	210.00	1,134	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.54/cwt here — about $220 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

255.99

—

TN average13 barns · 881 hd

254.38

+1.61

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−11.60

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−139.02

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	1,828	153.54	2,807	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	130.02	1,866	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	126.84	1,649	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	105.22	1,042	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	252.94/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	306.75/cwt	306.00–307.50	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	279.50/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	265.83/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	300.28/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	295.70/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,239	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	307.43/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	221.47/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	277.06/cwt	260.00–297.50	1,449	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	240.31/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	259.82/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,341	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	331.74/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	283.72/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,376	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	252.99/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	282.34/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	253.81/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	510	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	284.73/cwt	270.00–300.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	279.76/cwt	245.00–310.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	301.06/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,283	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	825	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	883	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	126.37/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,677	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	132.74/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	263.75/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,245	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Small 2-3	400–450	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	302.74/cwt	280.00–315.00	990	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	250–300	280	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	812	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	723	1
Bulls	—	—	2,008	157.81/cwt	155.00–161.00	3,169	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	107.36/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,071	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,316	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	130.02/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,866	5
Bulls	—	—	1,708	150.69/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,574	3

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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 175Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 43Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	345	352.50	352.50
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	477	302.50–310.00	307.43
3	500–550	515	272.50–292.50	282.34
6	550–600	563	279.00–280.00	279.50
2	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	514	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	305.00	305.00
3	250–300	278	245.00–310.00	279.76
5	300–350	327	280.00–315.00	302.74
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	277.50	277.50
1	600–650	600	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	306.00–307.50	306.75
9	400–450	419	280.00–307.50	295.70
6	450–500	485	280.00–292.50	283.72
14	500–550	516	242.50–267.50	259.82
3	550–600	565	244.00–260.00	252.94
4	600–650	611	237.00–245.00	240.31
2	650–700	690	218.00–225.00	221.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	270.00–300.00	284.73
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	425	257.50	257.50
8	450–500	472	250.00–272.50	263.75
1	500–550	540	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	257.50	257.50
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	317.50–337.50	331.74
4	400–450	426	295.00–315.00	301.06
7	450–500	474	290.00–307.50	300.28
8	500–550	523	260.00–297.50	277.06
6	550–600	576	255.00–273.00	265.83
5	600–650	624	247.00–265.00	253.81
4	650–700	673	250.00–256.00	252.99
1	950–1000	950	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	440	285.00–290.00	287.50
1	450–500	495	262.50	262.50
1	500–550	540	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	675	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	480	235.00	235.00

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	—	1,095	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	107.00	107.00
8	—	1,327	116.00–130.00	126.37
4	—	1,365	131.00–134.00	132.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	91.00	91.00
3	—	998	104.00–110.00	107.36
1	—	1,165	113.00	113.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,435	126.00–134.00	130.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	155.00–161.00	157.81
3	—	1,708	143.00–155.00	150.69

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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