Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a light test, Slaughter Cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder Steers and Bulls not well established. Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.30/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −158.71 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$236.30

28 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,308

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$41.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.68

vs TN average

−16.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	240.23	1,324	24
Medium and Large 2	570	217.30	1,239	3thin
Small 1	555	199.00	1,104	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.23/cwt here — about $220 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 sale28 hd

236.30

—

TN average15 barns · 967 hd

232.63

+3.68

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−16.38

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−158.71

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	1,780	149.14	2,654	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,529	125.71	1,922	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	124.65	1,944	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,229	105.59	1,297	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,533	$2,167	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,409	$1,958	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,010	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	Small 1	450–500	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Small 1	700–750	720	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,447	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	256.04/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	274.99/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	287.96/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	302.39/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,104	7
Steers	Small 1	350–400	360	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	259.05/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	241.38/cwt	241.00–242.50	1,472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	265.82/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,010	2
Steers	Small 1	500–550	513	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,015	1
Steers	Small 1	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	285.11/cwt	280.00–290.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	218.45/cwt	213.00–224.00	1,289	2
Steers	Small 1Fleshy	600–650	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	243.99/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	203.39/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	555	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	237.17/cwt	227.50–246.00	1,361	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	203.76/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	242.59/cwt	232.00–252.50	1,266	10
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	266.25/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	216.82/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,468	7
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	432	232.03/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	628	204.28/cwt	202.50–206.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	249.39/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,287	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	240.94/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	228.90/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,375	4
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	480	210.15/cwt	192.50–220.00	1,009	3
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	440	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	236.69/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	228.00/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	220.72/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,357	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	263.28/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,253	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	218.92/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,456	4
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	630	208.27/cwt	203.00–211.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,417	1
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	680	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,306	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,533	2,167.12/head	2,150.00–2,175.00	2,167	3
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	775	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,482	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	5
Bulls	—	—	1,595	140.17/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,236	3
Bulls	—	—	1,892	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,884	3
Bulls	—	—	1,888	157.66/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,977	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,020	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	124.20/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,920	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,236	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,323	108.38/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,434	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,528	122.56/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,033	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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 219Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 53Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 25Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	630	203.00–211.00	208.27
1	650–700	680	192.00	192.00
1	700–750	720	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
5	450–500	476	255.00–272.50	263.28
5	500–550	516	240.00–255.00	249.39
2	550–600	575	226.00–230.00	228.00
4	600–650	615	216.00–223.00	220.72
4	650–700	665	211.00–230.00	218.92
1	700–750	705	201.00	201.00
1	750–800	750	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	230.00–240.00	236.69
1	500–550	525	222.50	222.50
2	600–650	640	216.00	216.00
1	650–700	685	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	333	280.00–290.00	285.11
2	350–400	380	250.00–282.50	265.82
1	400–450	410	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	470	250.00–265.00	256.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	310	327.50	327.50
7	350–400	365	290.00–310.00	302.39
2	400–450	418	286.00–290.00	287.96
4	450–500	454	267.50–280.00	274.99
4	500–550	528	255.00–262.00	259.05
1	550–600	575	252.50	252.50
4	600–650	610	241.00–242.50	241.38
2	650–700	655	240.00–241.00	240.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	513	225.00	225.00
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	427	235.00–247.50	240.94
3	450–500	488	221.00–236.00	228.90
1	500–550	530	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	590	213.00–224.00	218.45
3	600–650	610	200.00–211.00	203.76
2	650–700	660	196.00–211.00	203.39
1	700–750	740	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	262.50–270.00	266.25
1	400–450	415	252.50	252.50
5	450–500	474	232.50–252.50	243.99
10	500–550	522	232.00–252.50	242.59
10	550–600	574	227.50–246.00	237.17
7	650–700	677	211.00–221.00	216.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	470	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	432	224.00–240.00	232.03
3	450–500	480	192.50–220.00	210.15
1	550–600	555	199.00	199.00
2	600–650	628	202.50–206.00	204.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	242.00	242.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,533	2,150.00–2,175.00	2,167.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,482	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	136.00–145.00	140.17
3	—	1,892	150.00–155.00	152.43
2	—	1,888	155.00–160.00	157.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	132.00	132.00
2	—	1,528	122.00–123.00	122.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,546	120.00–128.00	124.20
1	—	1,720	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	107.00–110.00	108.38
1	—	1,040	100.00	100.00

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle