Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.67/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −144.34 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$250.67

20 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$10.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

vs TN average

−7.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	257.89	1,364	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	544	247.57	1,347	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.31/cwt here — about $17 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

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 sale20 hd

250.67

—

TN average12 barns · 841 hd

249.45

+1.22

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−7.13

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−144.34

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	1,761	155.12	2,732	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	144.88	2,147	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,343	136.57	1,835	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	116.61	1,259	19

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,595	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,691	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,340	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,155	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,049	$2,113	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,074	$2,106	5

Every lot, as filed

75 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%	—	1,135	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,532	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	150.00/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,304	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	142.76/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,153	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	125.87/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,476	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,168	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	140.22/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	256.25/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,194	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	329	263.76/cwt	245.00–275.00	868	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	2,034.72/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,035	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,360	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	290.73/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	226.28/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,516	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,375.91/head	2,325.00–2,425.00	2,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	282.16/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,479	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	260.58/cwt	252.50–268.00	1,358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	283.73/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	282.95/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,319	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	223.26/cwt	222.50–224.00	1,581	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,995	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	154.17/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,548	5
Bulls	—	—	2,055	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,411	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	103.06/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,113	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	116.36/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,197	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	124.27/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,377	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	260.66/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,131	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	190.10/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	268.22/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	257.08/cwt	252.50–263.00	1,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,588	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	1,340.15/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,340	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	1,155.00/head	1,155.00–1,155.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	525	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	277.78/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,161	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	306.22/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,805	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,073	2,077.97/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,078	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	248.58/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	281.26/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	292.54/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	319.08/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	248.59/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,303	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	722	196.38/cwt	192.50–204.00	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	257.17/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	282.67/cwt	279.00–293.00	1,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	295.87/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	778	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	267.26/cwt	242.50–283.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	270.97/cwt	247.50–285.00	1,013	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	271.18/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	242.26/cwt	232.50–260.00	1,412	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	262.11/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	269.02/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,135	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	262.91/cwt	245.00–280.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	246.22/cwt	227.50–256.00	1,406	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	242.52/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	257.62/cwt	247.50–275.00	984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	221.38/cwt	205.00–237.50	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,494	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,263	1,690.84/head	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,691	2

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 Jul 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 263Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 95Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 24Year ago 22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	135.00	135.00
4	—	1,536	147.00–153.00	150.00
5	—	1,508	140.00–146.00	142.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	121.00–130.00	125.87
1	—	1,475	147.00	147.00
3	—	1,413	137.00–142.00	140.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,080	100.00–107.00	103.06
5	—	1,029	113.00–119.00	116.36
9	—	1,108	120.00–129.00	124.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	149.00	149.00
5	—	1,653	151.00–159.00	154.17
1	—	2,055	166.00	166.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	305.00	305.00
3	300–350	327	245.00–280.00	262.91
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	430	265.00–277.50	271.18
3	450–500	475	242.50–283.00	267.26
4	500–550	523	252.50–263.00	257.08
3	550–600	580	260.00–275.00	268.22
2	600–650	623	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	668	237.50–247.50	242.52
2	700–750	745	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	330	315.00–322.50	319.08
1	400–450	420	292.50	292.50
3	450–500	490	292.50–302.50	295.87
2	500–550	518	282.50–285.00	283.73
4	550–600	564	279.00–293.00	282.67
1	750–800	760	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	778	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
7	300–350	329	245.00–275.00	263.76
5	350–400	382	247.50–275.00	257.62
7	400–450	434	255.00–270.00	260.66
8	450–500	466	245.00–265.00	256.25
8	500–550	524	232.50–257.50	248.59
6	550–600	571	227.50–256.00	246.22
2	600–650	605	205.00–237.50	221.38
1	650–700	695	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	733	180.00–200.00	190.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	362	280.00–297.50	290.73
8	400–450	418	255.00–287.50	277.78
4	500–550	521	252.50–268.00	260.58
1	550–600	565	257.50	257.50
2	650–700	670	225.00–227.50	226.28
1	700–750	730	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	302.50–310.00	306.22
2	400–450	438	290.00–295.00	292.54
7	450–500	466	280.00–291.00	282.95
8	500–550	524	280.00–289.00	282.16
2	550–600	560	280.00–282.50	281.26
2	700–750	708	222.50–224.00	223.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	374	247.50–285.00	270.97
11	400–450	422	245.00–280.00	269.02
3	450–500	473	240.00–267.50	257.17
5	500–550	533	255.00–277.50	262.11
6	550–600	583	232.50–260.00	242.26
7	600–650	617	237.50–260.00	248.58
1	650–700	655	242.50	242.50
3	700–750	722	192.50–204.00	196.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	943	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,034.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,077.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	2,325.00–2,425.00	2,375.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,595	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,340.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,155.00	1,155.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,690.84

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

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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