Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00 to 9.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls Steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.16/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −172.85 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$222.16

55 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$19.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.10

vs TN average

−16.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	226.04	1,232	44
Medium and Large 2	563	206.63	1,163	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.41/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale55 hd

222.16

—

TN average15 barns · 1,088 hd

228.26

−6.10

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−16.45

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−172.85

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	1,753	158.02	2,770	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,404	138.20	1,940	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	133.23	1,601	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	115.79	1,219	29

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,925	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,560	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,104	$1,508	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,304	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,217	$2,242	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	248.97/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,031	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,308	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	204.71/cwt	185.00–217.50	1,204	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	213.03/cwt	180.00–233.00	1,131	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	236.25/cwt	202.50–252.50	1,113	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	211.62/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,196	6
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	370	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,392	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,147	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,925.42/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,925	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,221.36/head	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,221	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	2,363.98/head	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,364	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	1,470.13/head	1,285.00–1,700.00	1,470	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,325	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	164.66/cwt	160.00–169.00	3,183	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	125.07/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,547	10
Bulls	—	—	1,452	146.96/cwt	136.00–151.00	2,134	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	117.59/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,262	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	134.94/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,625	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	104.41/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,075	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	148.89/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,272	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,244	128.64/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,600	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	138.70/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,990	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	125.19/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,299	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	146.78/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	271.21/cwt	245.00–290.00	995	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	191.72/cwt	177.50–207.50	1,189	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	293.19/cwt	280.00–305.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	250.73/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	237.95/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,116	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	222	295.15/cwt	285.00–315.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,187	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	313.28/cwt	310.00–315.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	250.61/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	283.94/cwt	267.50–297.50	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	224.51/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	231.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	268.81/cwt	260.00–275.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	202.97/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,352	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	224.94/cwt	212.50–240.00	1,062	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	191.58/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	255.73/cwt	237.50–272.50	956	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	208.74/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	194.45/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	231.01/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	201.49/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	226.33/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,177	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	229.69/cwt	212.50–242.50	974	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	225.82/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,274	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	261.02/cwt	245.00–280.00	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	251.47/cwt	248.00–262.50	1,054	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,113	9

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 612Last week 417Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 73Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 10Year ago 9

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers/Bulls 5.00 to 9.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00 to 8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls Steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	260.00	260.00
13	350–400	367	245.00–290.00	271.21
11	400–450	414	225.00–260.00	248.97
14	450–500	471	202.50–252.50	236.25
11	500–550	531	180.00–233.00	213.03
6	550–600	565	200.00–225.00	211.62
7	600–650	620	177.50–207.50	191.72
1	650–700	690	192.50	192.50
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	775	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	270.00–280.00	275.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	504	227.50	227.50
5	650–700	679	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	182.50	182.50
1	550–600	555	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	419	248.00–262.50	251.47
1	450–500	450	242.50	242.50
19	500–550	520	222.50–230.00	226.33
25	550–600	564	220.00–232.00	225.82
2	600–650	610	207.50–210.00	208.74
2	700–750	713	200.00–203.00	201.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	462	241.00	241.00
9	600–650	617	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	275.00	275.00
4	250–300	269	260.00–275.00	268.81
6	300–350	321	245.00–280.00	261.02
13	350–400	374	237.50–272.50	255.73
18	400–450	424	212.50–242.50	229.69
15	450–500	472	212.50–240.00	224.94
4	500–550	519	210.00	210.00
7	550–600	588	185.00–217.50	204.71
3	600–650	637	180.00–200.00	191.58
5	650–700	666	190.00–217.50	202.97
2	700–750	708	190.00–199.00	194.45
1	750–800	760	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	960	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	285.00–315.00	295.15
5	250–300	279	280.00–305.00	293.19
5	300–350	321	267.50–297.50	283.94
1	350–400	350	260.00	260.00
4	400–450	416	240.00–260.00	250.73
11	450–500	469	222.50–242.50	237.95
3	500–550	517	219.00–235.00	224.51
1	600–650	630	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	325.00–330.00	327.50
3	250–300	267	310.00–315.00	313.28
1	300–350	305	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	363	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	515	255.00	255.00
4	550–600	551	245.00–252.50	250.61
7	600–650	618	230.00–235.00	231.49
5	650–700	681	227.50–237.50	231.01
1	800–850	800	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	865	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	980	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	257.50	257.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,575.00	2,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,221.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,297	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,363.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,180	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,925.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,085	1,285.00–1,700.00	1,470.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,560.00	1,560.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,933	160.00–169.00	164.66
3	—	1,452	136.00–151.00	146.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,237	121.00–129.00	125.07
16	—	1,204	131.00–141.00	134.94
4	—	1,105	143.00–150.00	146.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,073	111.00–121.00	117.59
8	—	1,030	95.00–109.00	104.41
7	—	1,038	123.00–128.00	125.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,526	146.00–153.00	148.89
5	—	1,244	124.00–131.00	128.64
10	—	1,435	135.00–143.00	138.70

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle