Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls are 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers are 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls are 8.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality poor to fair, Demand fair to average

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $212.92/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −182.09 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$212.92

36 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$35.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.46

vs TN average

−27.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	220.70	1,206	17thin
Medium and Large 2	551	208.37	1,149	17thin
Medium and Large 3	518	185.37	960	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.33/cwt here — about $246 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale36 hd

212.92

—

TN average15 barns · 849 hd

224.38

−11.46

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−27.17

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−182.09

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	1,634	141.60	2,314	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	116.52	1,387	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	113.49	1,642	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	101.97	1,037	9thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 3	350–400	388	235.02/cwt	232.50–237.50	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	198.63/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,069	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	309.36/cwt	295.00–330.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	244.90/cwt	240.00–250.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	218.51/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	230.00/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,093	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	102.31/cwt	100.00–106.00	992	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,587	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	108.54/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,216	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	120.98/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,367	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,004	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	114.54/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,628	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	117.39/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,524	3
Bulls	—	—	1,295	129.34/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,675	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	112.90/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,135	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	94.22/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,024	3
Bulls	—	—	2,085	152.17/cwt	151.00–153.00	3,173	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	145.51/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	267.06/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,127	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	281.51/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,047	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	251.58/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,172	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	216.30/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,112	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	199.91/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,329	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	160.59/cwt	152.50–167.00	1,330	3
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	216.15/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	207.42/cwt	198.00–216.00	1,178	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	237.65/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,148	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	249.95/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,042	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	257.96/cwt	247.50–265.00	954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	188.50/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	582	215.51/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	215.00/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	219.48/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	224.25/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,171	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	217.78/cwt	212.50–222.50	588	2
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	495	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	246.03/cwt	240.00–252.50	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	204.36/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,287	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	185.37/cwt	180.00–191.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	227.65/cwt	220.00–232.50	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	247.14/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,023	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	244.30/cwt	240.00–265.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	178.03/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	465	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	204.53/cwt	195.00–213.00	1,174	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	227.81/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,080	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	243.92/cwt	232.50–256.00	910	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	260.77/cwt	257.50–264.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	186.82/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,336	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	226.95/cwt	220.00–240.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	212.70/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,119	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	204.31/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	224.12/cwt	222.50–227.50	946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	211.96/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,310	16

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 205Year ago 519

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 66Year ago 107

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls are 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers are 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows/Bulls are 8.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality poor to fair, Demand fair to average

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	232.50–237.50	235.02
3	400–450	422	222.50–227.50	224.12
3	450–500	480	212.50–220.00	216.15
3	500–550	538	190.00–205.00	198.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	372	275.00–285.00	281.51
5	400–450	422	262.50–270.00	267.06
4	450–500	466	249.00–255.00	251.58
2	550–600	565	220.00–225.00	222.43
2	700–750	745	185.00–192.00	188.50
1	750–800	770	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	247.50–265.00	257.96
6	400–450	417	240.00–257.50	249.95
6	450–500	483	222.50–247.50	237.65
8	500–550	514	210.00–224.00	216.30
8	550–600	568	198.00–216.00	207.42
16	600–650	618	200.00–216.00	211.96
3	650–700	665	191.00–208.00	199.91
1	700–750	700	172.50	172.50
3	800–850	828	152.50–167.00	160.59
1	950–1000	985	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	378	240.00–250.00	244.90
1	400–450	400	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	475	227.50–232.50	230.00
2	550–600	590	221.00	221.00
1	750–800	790	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	295.00–330.00	309.36
2	400–450	423	257.50–264.00	260.77
1	500–550	525	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	768	218.00–219.00	218.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	225.00	225.00
3	300–350	317	220.00–240.00	226.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	218.00	218.00
4	550–600	582	215.00–217.00	215.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	212.50–222.50	217.78
1	450–500	465	205.00	205.00
2	500–550	518	180.00–191.00	185.37
1	600–650	605	183.00	183.00
2	650–700	663	171.00–185.00	178.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	363	260.00–270.00	265.02
5	400–450	414	240.00–260.00	247.14
8	500–550	522	220.00–232.00	224.25
4	550–600	561	218.00–220.00	219.48
4	600–650	619	211.00–221.00	215.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	240.00–252.50	246.03
7	300–350	321	240.00–265.00	244.30
11	350–400	373	232.50–256.00	243.92
5	400–450	425	220.00–232.50	227.65
8	450–500	474	220.00–232.50	227.81
8	500–550	526	200.00–219.00	212.70
9	550–600	574	195.00–213.00	204.53
7	600–650	630	200.00–208.00	204.36
3	650–700	677	201.00–206.00	204.31
8	700–750	715	181.00–191.00	186.82
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	970	100.00–106.00	102.31
2	—	1,005	111.00–115.00	112.90
3	—	1,087	91.00–99.00	94.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,449	109.00–110.00	109.51
1	—	1,670	120.00	120.00
9	—	1,421	112.00–117.00	114.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	106.00–110.00	108.54
3	—	1,130	120.00–123.00	120.98
3	—	1,298	116.00–118.00	117.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	126.00–135.00	129.34
2	—	2,085	151.00–153.00	152.17
4	—	1,663	141.00–150.00	145.51

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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