Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Slaughter Cows 5.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls and Feeders insufficient receipts to establish a trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $267.55/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −143.28 against this barn's trailing median of $410.83.

Average price

$267.55

26 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$19.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.74

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	543	275.75	1,498	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	552	256.35	1,415	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.40/cwt here — about $83 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

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 sale26 hd

267.55

—

TN average11 barns · 205 hd

274.29

−6.74

This barn, trailing median24 sales

410.83

−143.28

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	1,707	156.92	2,678	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,280	136.00	1,741	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	126.31	1,425	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	114.60	1,154	9thin

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)	1,075	$1,410	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	890	$1,885	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	750–800	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	195.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	514	254.74/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,309	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,815	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	128.63/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,484	6
Bulls	—	—	1,410	147.23/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	307.93/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	269.16/cwt	264.00–282.50	1,362	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	227.55/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	334.70/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	249.99/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	285.42/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,210	5
Bulls	—	—	1,740	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,575	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	117.77/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,195	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	116.92/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,205	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,741	1
Bulls	—	—	1,893	166.35/cwt	165.00–169.00	3,149	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	293	264.87/cwt	250.00–280.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	273.65/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,335	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	890	1,885.00/head	1,885.00–1,885.00	1,885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	244.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	257.84/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	279.11/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,463	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	251.20/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	282.50/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	316.79/cwt	305.00–330.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	274.95/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	278.74/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,452	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	301.93/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,389	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	312.43/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	283.77/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	270.72/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	252.35/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,433	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	259.30/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,385	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	321.59/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	300.07/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	329.28/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	338.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	261.25/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	313.24/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,341	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	273.01/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,291	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	235.66/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,494	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 200Last week 176Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 28Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 6

Compared to two weeks ago, Slaughter Cows 5.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls and Feeders insufficient receipts to establish a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	428	270.00–290.00	282.50
4	450–500	488	265.00–285.00	274.95
7	500–550	534	250.00–265.00	259.30
4	550–600	583	245.00–255.00	251.20
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	860	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	325.00–350.00	334.70
3	350–400	388	325.00–337.50	329.28
11	400–450	428	297.50–320.00	313.24
5	450–500	460	295.00–312.50	301.93
9	500–550	524	270.00–295.00	279.11
6	550–600	572	265.00–285.00	270.72
5	600–650	608	255.00–267.50	261.25
3	650–700	668	245.00–255.00	249.99
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	305.00–330.00	316.79
1	300–350	300	286.00	286.00
2	350–400	383	262.00	262.00
5	450–500	470	250.00–265.00	257.84
7	500–550	514	245.00–265.00	254.74
2	550–600	588	238.00	238.00
2	600–650	628	225.00–230.00	227.55
2	650–700	665	190.00–200.00	195.08
1	700–750	725	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	424	272.50–295.00	285.42
8	450–500	473	255.00–277.50	273.01
7	500–550	506	264.00–282.50	269.16
6	550–600	568	240.00–260.00	252.35
4	600–650	634	233.00–238.00	235.66
2	650–700	678	225.00–230.00	227.45
1	800–850	805	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	553	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	360.00	360.00
3	350–400	375	330.00–350.00	338.00
3	400–450	423	315.00–330.00	321.59
5	450–500	466	297.50–315.00	307.93
4	500–550	521	275.00–280.00	278.74
2	550–600	558	295.00–305.00	300.07
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	297.50	297.50
1	600–650	605	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	250.00–280.00	264.87
1	300–350	300	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	375	310.00–315.00	312.43
2	400–450	413	282.50–285.00	283.77
2	450–500	488	267.50–280.00	273.65
2	500–550	538	240.00–250.00	244.98
1	550–600	570	262.50	262.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	138.00	138.00
6	—	1,154	125.00–133.00	128.63
3	—	1,015	111.00–125.00	117.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,031	113.00–120.00	116.92
1	—	815	96.00	96.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	136.00	136.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	145.00–149.00	147.23
1	—	1,740	148.00	148.00
3	—	1,893	165.00–169.00	166.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,885.00	1,885.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,410.00	1,410.00

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

Bulls · 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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle