Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale Feeder Steers 2.00 to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $258.59/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −152.23 against this barn's trailing median of $410.83.

Average price

$258.59

21 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$33.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.90

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	523	277.50	1,451	2thin
Medium and Large 1	525	271.10	1,423	9thin
Medium and Large 2	556	243.56	1,355	10thin

One grade step is worth $33.94/cwt here — about $96 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 sale21 hd

258.59

—

TN average13 barns · 409 hd

262.50

−3.90

This barn, trailing median24 sales

410.83

−152.23

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	1,658	153.65	2,547	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	139.33	1,915	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	134.75	1,640	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,088	114.93	1,250	22

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,488	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,298	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,271	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,917	3thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	253.99/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	238.24/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	307.27/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	263.97/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	301.49/cwt	294.00–310.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	225.96/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,297	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	180.08/cwt	167.50–192.50	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	239.95/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	215.64/cwt	194.00–225.00	1,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	244.76/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,268	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	273.65/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	246.25/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,170	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	270.16/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,013	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	264.92/cwt	260.00–272.50	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	232.46/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	189.29/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	226.20/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	698	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	259.85/cwt	232.50–277.50	1,237	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	160.09/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,015	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	120.79/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,431	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	112.27/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,099	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	138.37/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,886	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	130.11/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,672	2
Bulls	—	—	1,691	154.37/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,610	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	161.90/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,906	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	142.88/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,019	9
Bulls	—	—	1,544	147.68/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,280	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	135.69/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,670	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	125.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,371	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	143.00/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,906	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	103.45/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	828	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	1,942.50/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	279.28/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,159	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	272.48/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,417	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	923	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	256.14/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,340	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	263.25/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,114	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	245.11/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,400	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,451	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 238Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 54Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 27Year ago 22

Compared to last sale Feeder Steers 2.00 to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,725.00	2,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,942.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	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)	1	—	1,140	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,875.00	1,875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	260.00–272.50	264.92
2	350–400	388	252.50–275.00	263.97
5	400–450	420	235.00–265.00	253.99
16	450–500	475	225.00–255.00	246.25
8	500–550	518	235.00–250.00	244.76
8	550–600	574	200.00–240.00	225.96
2	600–650	608	222.50–230.00	226.20
2	650–700	665	212.50	212.50
3	700–750	720	180.00–205.00	189.29
2	750–800	755	167.50–192.50	180.08
1	800–850	825	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	415	270.00–287.50	279.28
4	500–550	523	252.00–260.00	256.14
2	600–650	603	235.00–240.00	237.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	285.00	285.00
3	250–300	280	294.00–310.00	301.49
2	300–350	330	300.00–315.00	307.27
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	415	257.50–285.00	273.65
1	550–600	555	257.50	257.50
2	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	670	237.50–239.00	238.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	315	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	320	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	470	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	540	288.00	288.00
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	703	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	375	235.00–290.00	270.16
11	400–450	423	240.00–277.50	263.25
7	450–500	476	232.50–277.50	259.85
3	500–550	522	237.50–242.50	239.95
7	550–600	571	220.00–260.00	245.11
7	600–650	611	215.00–255.00	232.46
6	650–700	670	194.00–225.00	215.64
1	700–750	705	198.00	198.00
2	750–800	765	170.00–175.00	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	733	155.00–165.00	160.09
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	284.00	284.00
2	450–500	468	280.00	280.00
7	500–550	520	270.00–277.50	272.48
1	550–600	550	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	277.50	277.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,185	117.00–126.00	120.79
7	—	979	109.00–115.00	112.27
4	—	1,010	101.00–108.00	103.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,363	134.00–141.00	138.37
2	—	1,285	128.00–132.00	130.11
9	—	1,413	142.00–145.00	142.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,231	131.00–140.00	135.69
7	—	1,090	120.00–130.00	125.81
6	—	1,333	141.00–145.00	143.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,691	153.00–157.00	154.37
4	—	1,795	160.00–166.00	161.90
6	—	1,544	138.00–150.00	147.68

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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