Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 2.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality good, Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.42/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −169.60 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$225.42

26 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$48.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.01

vs TN average

−15.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	231.37	1,224	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	568	225.00	1,278	3thin
Medium and Large 2	539	216.90	1,169	6thin
Small 1	505	182.50	922	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.87/cwt here — about $302 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

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 sale26 hd

225.42

—

TN average10 barns · 277 hd

225.40

+0.01

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−15.27

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−169.60

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	1,595	159.06	2,537	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	136.44	2,013	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	133.95	1,632	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	117.90	1,260	18

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)	1,135	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2	450–500	477	261.32/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	205.16/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,301	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	244.47/cwt	232.50–255.00	909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	216.68/cwt	211.00–222.50	1,153	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	224.10/cwt	203.00–240.00	1,168	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	230.37/cwt	220.00–247.40	965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	221.05/cwt	210.00–242.50	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	196.95/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	214.36/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,215	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	301.60/cwt	280.00–325.00	823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	253.31/cwt	231.00–267.50	1,059	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	228.54/cwt	219.00–247.50	1,072	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	228.59/cwt	202.00–255.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	265.82/cwt	250.00–280.00	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	219.14/cwt	213.00–236.00	1,361	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	744	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	505	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	922	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	390	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	254.64/cwt	240.00–267.50	820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	215.70/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,335	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	248.78/cwt	220.00–264.00	1,182	6
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	129.10/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,018	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	139.70/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,006	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	128.77/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,538	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,943	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	97.79/cwt	91.00–102.00	951	3
Bulls	—	—	1,766	163.58/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	212.63/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	116.49/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,250	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	138.05/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,702	15
Bulls	—	—	910	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,283	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	124.64/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,366	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	262.88/cwt	262.50–263.00	1,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	879	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,143	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,153	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	299.60/cwt	297.50–301.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	263.24/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,427	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	231.37/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,224	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	255.84/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,126	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	282.57/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	224.51/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,453	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	272.31/cwt	232.50–282.50	1,029	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	276.29/cwt	242.50–295.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	753	1

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

Tue Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 412Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 202Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 42Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	327.50	327.50
7	250–300	273	280.00–325.00	301.60
1	300–350	310	262.50	262.50
1	400–450	440	257.50	257.50
6	450–500	477	240.00–275.00	261.32
4	500–550	525	202.00–255.00	228.59
3	550–600	564	210.00–242.50	221.05
9	600–650	621	213.00–236.00	219.14
1	650–700	670	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	700	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	345.00	345.00
4	300–350	329	297.50–301.00	299.60
4	350–400	360	294.00	294.00
2	400–450	418	280.00–285.00	282.57
30	500–550	542	256.00–265.00	263.24
3	550–600	554	255.00–257.50	255.84
1	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
4	700–750	703	220.00–227.00	224.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	276.00	276.00
4	450–500	485	267.50	267.50
6	650–700	674	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	242.50–295.00	276.29
7	250–300	271	250.00–280.00	265.82
5	300–350	322	240.00–267.50	254.64
6	350–400	372	232.50–255.00	244.47
7	400–450	419	220.00–247.40	230.37
9	450–500	469	219.00–247.50	228.54
5	500–550	532	211.00–222.50	216.68
1	550–600	575	218.00	218.00
7	600–650	634	201.00–211.00	205.16
1	650–700	690	191.00	191.00
2	700–750	723	194.00–200.00	196.95
1	900–950	935	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	445	197.50	197.50
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	202.50	202.50
1	500–550	505	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	275.00	275.00
4	400–450	427	262.50–263.00	262.88
16	500–550	529	230.00–233.00	231.37
7	600–650	621	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	247.00	247.00
7	450–500	479	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	568	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	310.00	310.00
13	350–400	378	232.50–282.50	272.31
6	400–450	418	231.00–267.50	253.31
6	450–500	475	220.00–264.00	248.78
13	500–550	521	203.00–240.00	224.10
12	550–600	567	200.00–222.50	214.36
8	600–650	619	212.50–217.50	215.70
3	650–700	678	211.00–215.00	212.63
1	800–850	825	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	520	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	423	270.00–275.00	272.53
1	500–550	515	263.00	263.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,563	126.00–133.00	129.10
9	—	1,436	135.00–143.00	139.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,194	125.00–133.00	128.77
1	—	1,340	145.00	145.00
15	—	1,233	134.00–144.00	138.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	91.00–102.00	97.79
5	—	1,073	114.00–119.00	116.49
10	—	1,096	122.00–128.00	124.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,766	161.00–166.00	163.58
1	—	910	141.00	141.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,850.00	2,850.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

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