Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Heifers 4.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to firm; Feeder Steers 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 Lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. No sale July 2nd due to 4th of July. Next sale July 9th.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $269.23/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −141.60 against this barn's trailing median of $410.83.

Average price

$269.23

23 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$25.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

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	547	275.87	1,509	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	563	250.41	1,410	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.46/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale23 hd

269.23

—

TN average13 barns · 251 hd

270.96

−1.73

This barn, trailing median24 sales

410.83

−141.60

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	2,050	167.76	3,439	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	144.16	2,044	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	135.24	1,616	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	119.91	1,249	23

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)	1,238	$1,986	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	142.69/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,075	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	118.82/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,189	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	145.24/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,878	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	128.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,461	13
Bulls	—	—	1,685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,780	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	148.80/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,108	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	262.54/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	700–750	705	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	274.30/cwt	265.00–285.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	244.35/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	251.03/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	243	282.37/cwt	270.00–295.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	315.94/cwt	310.00–325.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	245.70/cwt	222.50–270.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	266.63/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	233.69/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	270.28/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,000	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	837	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	110.93/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,080	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	126.90/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,458	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	135.57/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,619	21
Bulls	—	—	2,172	168.68/cwt	168.00–169.00	3,664	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,615	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	1,735.06/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,735	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,260	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	252.50/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,199	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	275.99/cwt	250.00–292.50	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	269.49/cwt	245.00–280.00	994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	254.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,695	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,236.41/head	2,225.00–2,250.00	2,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	341.12/cwt	327.50–355.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	279.85/cwt	275.00–285.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	299.24/cwt	295.00–302.50	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	293.62/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,242	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	277.41/cwt	255.00–295.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	231	338.19/cwt	332.50–345.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	253.96/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	238	234.68/cwt	225.00–245.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,376	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	289.58/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	267.02/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,100	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	262.52/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	309.57/cwt	300.00–320.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	274.83/cwt	274.00–277.50	1,575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	321.85/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	277.04/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,435	8

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 120Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 41Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 24Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,454	139.00–145.00	142.69
5	—	1,417	147.00–152.00	148.80
2	—	1,313	137.00	137.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,001	115.00–123.00	118.82
4	—	974	110.00–114.00	110.93
7	—	1,149	124.00–135.00	126.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,293	142.00–153.00	145.24
13	—	1,137	125.00–130.00	128.54
21	—	1,194	131.00–141.00	135.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	165.00	165.00
3	—	2,172	168.00–169.00	168.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	265.00–285.00	274.30
11	350–400	370	250.00–282.50	270.28
7	400–450	412	260.00–275.00	267.02
3	450–500	467	240.00–262.50	251.03
2	500–550	513	260.00–265.00	262.54
4	550–600	588	240.00–255.00	244.35
4	600–650	619	230.00–240.00	233.69
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	307.50	307.50
4	450–500	481	286.00	286.00
8	500–550	518	270.00–280.00	277.04
9	550–600	573	274.00–277.50	274.83
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	665	250.00–260.00	254.89
1	700–750	745	232.50	232.50
1	750–800	775	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	815	220.00–240.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	270.00–295.00	282.37
5	250–300	260	310.00–325.00	315.94
5	300–350	317	250.00–292.50	275.99
1	450–500	480	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	332.50–345.00	338.19
2	250–300	263	327.50–355.00	341.12
2	300–350	328	310.00–332.50	321.85
1	450–500	465	279.00	279.00
1	550–600	580	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	665	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	225.00–245.00	234.68
4	250–300	280	255.00–295.00	277.41
1	300–350	345	242.50	242.50
6	350–400	369	245.00–280.00	269.49
2	400–450	430	222.50–270.00	245.70
7	450–500	475	237.50–265.00	252.50
5	550–600	555	250.00–255.00	253.96
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	300.00–320.00	309.57
3	250–300	262	295.00–302.50	299.24
3	300–350	332	275.00–285.00	279.85
5	350–400	380	282.50–295.00	289.58
5	400–450	423	285.00–303.00	293.62
1	450–500	495	282.50	282.50
4	500–550	510	255.00–265.00	262.52
6	550–600	580	257.50–277.50	266.63
2	600–650	605	267.00	267.00
1	700–750	705	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,735.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	2,225.00–2,250.00	2,236.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,550.00	2,550.00

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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

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