Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter Bulls and Feeder Steers not well established last week. Feeder Heifers under 550 lbs 8.00 to 15.00 lower, over 550 lbs 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder Bulls 1.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand moderate. Quality fair to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.72/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −171.29 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$223.72

37 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$14.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.24

vs TN average

−36.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	227.47	1,228	24
Medium and Large 2	546	220.95	1,206	6thin
Small 1	530	213.21	1,130	7thin

One grade step is worth $14.26/cwt here — about $98 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 sale37 hd

223.72

—

TN average14 barns · 1,029 hd

232.96

−9.24

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−36.74

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−171.29

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	1,878	151.35	2,842	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,607	121.69	1,955	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	118.96	1,591	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	107.10	1,111	11

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)	1,238	$1,799	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$1,438	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,495	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	450–500	476	233.19/cwt	227.00–242.50	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,347	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	110.01/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,195	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	102.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	970	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	120.43/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,622	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	115.62/cwt	114.00–117.00	2,064	2
Bulls	—	—	2,040	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	247.78/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,028	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	228.37/cwt	220.00–232.50	961	4
Steers	Small 1	500–550	510	225.84/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,152	3
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	285	254.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	221.78/cwt	221.00–222.50	1,149	2
Steers	Small 1	350–400	375	278.28/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	236.67/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	227.42/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	220.53/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	783	2
Steers	Small 1	550–600	580	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,282	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	746	2
Steers	Small 1	300–350	340	284.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	312.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,004	7
Steers	Small 1	400–450	442	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	316.39/cwt	312.50–320.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	252.26/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	248.20/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	264.16/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,376	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	276.22/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	342.50/cwt	330.00–355.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	301.70/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	256.24/cwt	240.00–273.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	228.52/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	277.47/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	225.51/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	975	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	390	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	215.95/cwt	211.00–224.00	1,343	5
Bulls	—	—	1,777	150.59/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,676	7
Bulls	—	—	2,420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,969	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	1,799.27/head	1,540.00–2,000.00	1,799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	206.50/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	269.07/cwt	254.00–277.50	1,138	8
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	532	224.02/cwt	211.00–231.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	405	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	976	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	593	213.51/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	247.88/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,324	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	230.29/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,308	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	211.18/cwt	201.00–221.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	228.25/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,424	12
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	241.87/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,376	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	745	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	227.74/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,191	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	257.48/cwt	252.50–262.50	976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	263.68/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,231	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	228.49/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,218	8
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	227.10/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,279	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	225.07/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	232.96/cwt	231.00–235.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	516	211.07/cwt	201.00–216.00	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	237.62/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,124	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	478	221.44/cwt	212.50–228.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	565	218.57/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	378	241.08/cwt	232.50–250.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	916	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	333	243.33/cwt	232.50–255.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,671	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	112.14/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,486	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	123.43/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,921	7

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 419Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 44Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	257.50	257.50
4	450–500	476	227.00–242.50	233.19
8	500–550	533	220.00–238.00	228.49
5	550–600	568	225.00–240.00	230.29
5	600–650	622	211.00–224.00	215.95
2	650–700	683	201.00–221.00	211.18
1	700–750	705	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	254.00–277.50	269.07
10	450–500	467	255.00–270.00	263.68
4	500–550	534	247.00–249.00	247.88
9	550–600	569	239.00–245.00	241.87
12	600–650	624	221.00–232.00	228.25
4	650–700	675	220.00–231.00	225.51
2	700–750	725	203.00–210.00	206.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	257.50	257.50
1	400–450	405	241.00	241.00
3	500–550	532	211.00–231.00	224.02
2	550–600	593	211.00–216.00	213.51
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
4	350–400	379	252.50–262.50	257.48
12	400–450	415	237.50–260.00	247.78
17	450–500	473	230.00–245.00	237.62
14	500–550	523	221.00–231.00	227.74
10	550–600	563	221.00–236.00	227.10
7	600–650	633	220.00–231.00	225.07
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	725	217.00	217.00
2	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	242.50	242.50
1	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
4	400–450	421	220.00–232.50	228.37
3	450–500	467	220.00–232.50	227.42
2	500–550	518	221.00–222.50	221.78
4	550–600	560	211.00–226.00	220.53
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	250.00–260.00	254.94
2	300–350	333	232.50–255.00	243.33
2	350–400	378	232.50–250.00	241.08
1	400–450	445	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	478	212.50–228.00	221.44
5	500–550	516	201.00–216.00	211.07
2	550–600	565	211.00–226.00	218.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	455	232.50	232.50
1	700–750	745	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	212.50	212.50
2	350–400	373	231.00–235.00	232.96
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	280.00–290.00	284.93
2	350–400	375	270.00–287.50	278.28
3	400–450	442	262.50	262.50
1	450–500	485	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	510	220.00–232.50	225.84
1	550–600	580	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	317.50	317.50
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	345	257.50	257.50
4	350–400	378	272.50–282.50	277.47
2	400–450	403	271.00	271.00
2	450–500	478	240.00–273.00	256.24
1	500–550	530	231.00	231.00
2	600–650	625	226.00–231.00	228.52
1	650–700	690	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	330.00–355.00	342.50
2	250–300	270	312.50–320.00	316.39
7	300–350	321	310.00–315.00	312.64
3	350–400	353	295.00–305.00	301.70
2	450–500	478	270.00–282.50	276.22
8	500–550	521	255.00–271.00	264.16
4	550–600	563	241.00–255.00	248.20
4	600–650	609	250.00–255.00	252.26
3	650–700	677	230.00–240.00	236.67
1	700–750	705	232.00	232.00
1	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	247.50	247.50
1	400–450	445	242.50	242.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,086	107.00–116.00	110.01
4	—	951	100.00–106.00	102.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,347	116.00–127.00	120.43
1	—	1,285	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,325	108.00–115.00	112.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	114.00–117.00	115.62
7	—	1,556	121.00–126.00	123.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,040	144.00	144.00
7	—	1,777	144.00–156.00	150.59
1	—	2,420	164.00	164.00

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	—	1,225	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,540.00–2,000.00	1,799.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	2,450.00	2,450.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle