Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows steady on a light test. Slaughter Bulls and Feeder steers not well established due to insufficient receipts. Feeder Heifers and Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Quality fair to good, with many feeder cattle carrying excessive flesh. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.84/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −163.17 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$231.84

46 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$27.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.56

vs TN average

−27.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	238.59	1,272	28
Medium and Large 1-2	585	237.50	1,389	1thin
Medium and Large 2	547	222.50	1,217	11thin
Small 1	553	217.64	1,204	5thin
Medium and Large 3	510	211.00	1,076	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.59/cwt here — about $196 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 sale46 hd

231.84

—

TN average15 barns · 908 hd

233.40

−1.56

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−27.79

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−163.17

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	—	High	1,863	148.48	2,765	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,415	125.91	1,782	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	120.73	1,608	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	108.38	1,162	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,540	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,669	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,360	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,740	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	257.07/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,188	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,263	1
Steers	Small 1	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	495	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	220.25/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	258.80/cwt	252.50–265.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	292.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	250.48/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	335.58/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	301.20/cwt	285.00–321.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	208.10/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	282.95/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	292.21/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,227	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	313.46/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,166	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	255.50/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	249.99/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	264.15/cwt	261.00–267.50	1,255	2
Steers	Small 1	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	230.30/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	240.80/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	235.38/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	275.04/cwt	269.00–281.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	280.17/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,182	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	235.03/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,232	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	264.61/cwt	251.00–272.50	1,133	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,112	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	620	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,315	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,418	3,022.22/head	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,022	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,540	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,183	1,516.01/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,516	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,565	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	575	233.35/cwt	222.50–239.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Small 1	700–750	730	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	267.07/cwt	258.00–273.00	1,255	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	233.75/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	245.06/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,399	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	233.62/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	252.48/cwt	249.00–256.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	427	258.05/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	221.00–237.50	1,541	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	248.71/cwt	246.00–252.50	1,306	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	215.09/cwt	190.00–224.00	1,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	289.45/cwt	285.00–295.00	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	257.19/cwt	240.00–270.00	944	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	206.54/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	471	231.26/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,089	9
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	340	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	220.50/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	262.73/cwt	257.50–271.00	1,098	5
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	433	242.40/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	226.61/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,410	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	242.31/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,250	18
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	580	216.13/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	383	249.93/cwt	240.00–260.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	271.94/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,022	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	242.86/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	234.25/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,333	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	213.99/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	242.03/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,154	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	226.73/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,199	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	218.49/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	535	218.65/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	219.72/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,351	3
Steers	Small 1	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	315.09/cwt	310.00–320.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	193.43/cwt	186.00–201.00	1,515	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,127	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	138.96/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,335	2
Bulls	—	—	2,195	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	3,314	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	122.85/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,688	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,583	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	125.87/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,734	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,244	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	108.98/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,203	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,002	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	113.94/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,364	5

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 Oct 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 243Year ago 376

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 40Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 24Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
5	300–350	325	285.00–295.00	289.45
9	350–400	376	263.00–285.00	271.94
5	400–450	418	257.50–271.00	262.73
16	450–500	462	251.00–270.00	257.07
18	500–550	516	232.50–255.00	242.31
8	550–600	569	225.00–242.50	234.25
9	600–650	622	221.00–233.00	226.61
4	650–700	676	218.00–222.00	220.25
2	700–750	728	218.00–219.00	218.49
2	750–800	763	213.00–215.00	213.99
3	800–850	813	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	510	211.00	211.00
1	600–650	610	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	285.00–300.00	292.50
2	300–350	318	252.50–265.00	258.80
5	350–400	367	240.00–270.00	257.19
3	400–450	423	239.00–250.00	242.86
9	450–500	477	232.50–250.00	242.03
7	500–550	529	221.00–232.00	226.73
4	550–600	579	190.00–224.00	215.09
3	600–650	615	210.00–225.00	219.72
2	650–700	680	201.00–215.00	208.10
1	700–750	745	208.00	208.00
2	750–800	783	186.00–201.00	193.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	211.00–230.00	220.50
1	500–550	530	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	620	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	250.00–260.00	255.00
2	350–400	383	240.00–260.00	249.93
4	400–450	433	232.50–255.00	242.40
9	450–500	471	210.00–250.00	231.26
3	500–550	535	216.00–220.00	218.65
2	550–600	580	211.00–221.00	216.13
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	495	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	322	327.50–350.00	335.58
5	350–400	372	307.50–320.00	313.46
5	400–450	420	290.00–300.00	292.21
2	450–500	475	261.00–267.50	264.15
2	500–550	513	247.00–253.00	249.99
2	550–600	570	251.00–260.00	255.50
5	600–650	633	250.00–252.50	250.48
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	700	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	310.00–320.00	315.09
5	300–350	312	285.00–321.00	301.20
2	350–400	373	275.00–290.00	282.95
2	400–450	428	269.00–281.00	275.04
2	450–500	483	231.00–240.00	235.38
3	500–550	533	232.50–250.00	240.80
2	550–600	560	227.50–233.00	230.30
1	600–650	620	228.00	228.00
1	700–750	710	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	625	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	292.50	292.50
5	400–450	422	275.00–285.00	280.17
15	450–500	470	258.00–273.00	267.07
6	500–550	525	246.00–252.50	248.71
11	550–600	571	241.00–249.00	245.06
4	600–650	625	230.00–237.00	233.75
9	650–700	670	221.00–237.50	230.00
2	750–800	775	201.00–212.00	206.54
1	850–900	890	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	251.00–272.50	264.61
2	450–500	493	249.00–256.00	252.48
4	500–550	524	230.00–241.00	235.03
4	550–600	574	220.00–240.00	233.62
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	745	191.00	191.00
1	800–850	835	191.00	191.00
1	850–900	850	192.00	192.00
1	900–950	935	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	240.00–267.50	258.05
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	575	222.50–239.00	233.35
1	600–650	620	219.00	219.00
1	700–750	730	211.00	211.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,360	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,175.00	2,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,418	2,950.00–3,100.00	3,022.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,540	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,565	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,516.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,680	137.00–141.00	138.96
1	—	2,195	151.00	151.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,374	118.00–126.00	122.85
5	—	1,197	107.00–117.00	113.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	116.00	116.00
5	—	1,378	123.00–128.00	125.87
1	—	1,650	136.00	136.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,104	106.00–111.00	108.98
1	—	945	106.00	106.00

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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