Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale Feeder Steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 3.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Quality good, Demand high.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $232.22/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −199.41 against this barn's trailing median of $431.64.

Average price

$232.22

18 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$62.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.00

vs TN average

−36.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	252.00	1,323	3thin
Medium and Large 2	539	231.00	1,246	14thin
Small 1	575	190.00	1,093	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.00/cwt here — about $231 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $478.40, low $389.64, median $431.64 across 14 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 sale18 hd

232.22

—

TN average15 barns · 629 hd

257.22

−25.00

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−36.33

This barn, trailing median14 sales

431.64

−199.41

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	1,648	163.39	2,693	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	148.01	2,097	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	138.94	1,658	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	122.09	1,263	48

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)	1,190	$1,938	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,856	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,841	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,092	$1,841	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$1,685	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,675	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,453	$3,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,151	$2,632	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,010	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	750–800	779	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,718	6
Steers	Small 1	400–450	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	196.75/cwt	194.00–202.50	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	251.75/cwt	251.00–252.50	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	233.40/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,502	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	224.32/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,415	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	273.29/cwt	247.50–290.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	232.46/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	218.81/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,144	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	244.99/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	243.83/cwt	220.00–270.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	262.50/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,321	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	307.53/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	315.18/cwt	310.00–320.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	223.82/cwt	210.00–242.50	1,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Steers	Small 1	550–600	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	205.79/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	265.54/cwt	232.50–282.50	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	236.39/cwt	210.00–247.50	1,229	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	291.26/cwt	262.50–305.00	964	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	311.75/cwt	310.00–312.50	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	242.16/cwt	222.50–262.50	1,145	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	211.59/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	239.13/cwt	220.00–260.00	995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	272.72/cwt	252.50–300.00	1,028	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	225.72/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,176	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	150.28/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,020	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	143.51/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,056	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	141.90/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,689	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	132.01/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,535	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	107.91/cwt	101.00–111.00	964	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	119.27/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,225	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	136.65/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,790	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	128.43/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,381	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	152.84/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,170	21
Bulls	—	—	1,858	168.43/cwt	162.00–175.00	3,129	7
Bulls	—	—	1,910	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,438	1
Bulls	—	—	1,401	155.97/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,185	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,092	1,840.76/head	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,841	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	1,775.30/head	1,660.00–1,900.00	1,775	4
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	935	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	1,855.91/head	1,600.00–2,175.00	1,856	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,159	1,684.90/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,685	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,010.00/head	2,010.00–2,010.00	2,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,093	1,673.68/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,674	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,028	1,719.22/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,719	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	1,937.76/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	3,088.56/head	2,350.00–3,450.00	3,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	228.33/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,388	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	237.14/cwt	217.50–257.50	1,153	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	189.35/cwt	172.50–203.00	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	210.78/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	221.19/cwt	208.00–230.00	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	233.35/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,218	9
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	231.99/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,100	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	225.46/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,287	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	221.48/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	246.58/cwt	220.00–272.50	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	205.31/cwt	194.00–212.50	1,174	6

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 Aug 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 259Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 56Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 13Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	310.00–320.00	315.18
3	250–300	277	310.00–312.50	311.75
1	300–350	315	312.50	312.50
2	350–400	385	305.00–310.00	307.53
1	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	500	251.00–252.50	251.75
1	550–600	575	252.50	252.50
5	650–700	681	231.00–234.00	233.40
1	700–750	700	227.50	227.50
6	750–800	779	220.50	220.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	575	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	600–650	607	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	265.00	265.00
7	300–350	331	262.50–305.00	291.26
3	350–400	378	232.50–282.50	265.54
2	400–450	440	257.50–267.50	262.50
6	450–500	473	222.50–262.50	242.16
8	500–550	520	210.00–247.50	236.39
6	550–600	565	210.00–242.50	223.82
1	600–650	605	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	670	212.50	212.50
3	700–750	718	202.50–210.00	205.79
1	900–950	930	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	491	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	247.50–290.00	273.29
4	300–350	325	220.00–270.00	243.83
4	350–400	369	220.00–272.50	246.58
3	400–450	435	227.50–237.50	232.46
24	450–500	474	220.00–240.00	231.99
6	500–550	523	210.00–225.00	218.81
6	550–600	572	194.00–212.50	205.31
2	650–700	668	200.00	200.00
3	700–750	727	194.00–202.50	196.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	242.50–247.50	244.99
9	500–550	522	227.50–235.00	233.35
6	550–600	571	220.00–227.50	225.46
14	600–650	631	220.00–234.00	224.32
3	650–700	665	228.50	228.50
5	700–750	705	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	525	208.00–230.00	221.19
1	550–600	555	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	252.50–300.00	272.72
4	400–450	416	220.00–260.00	239.13
8	450–500	486	217.50–257.50	237.14
8	500–550	521	200.00–237.50	225.72
6	550–600	569	200.00–233.00	221.48
3	600–650	612	207.50–220.00	211.59
3	650–700	667	205.00–217.50	210.78
3	700–750	723	172.50–203.00	189.35
1	750–800	770	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	573	240.00	240.00
6	600–650	608	222.50–237.50	228.33
2	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,344	148.00–158.00	150.28
38	—	1,190	137.00–147.00	141.90
26	—	1,163	126.00–136.00	132.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,433	139.00–148.00	143.51
3	—	1,310	136.00–137.00	136.65
21	—	1,420	149.00–159.00	152.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	893	101.00–111.00	107.91
22	—	1,027	113.00–124.00	119.27
21	—	1,075	125.00–136.00	128.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,858	162.00–175.00	168.43
1	—	1,910	180.00	180.00
7	—	1,401	149.00–160.00	155.97

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,092	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,840.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,185	1,660.00–1,900.00	1,775.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	1,600.00–2,175.00	1,855.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,159	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,684.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,093	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,673.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,937.76
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,655	2,175.00	2,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,010.00	2,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,525	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,380	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,213	2,350.00–3,450.00	3,088.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,719.22

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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