Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows steady. Slaughter Bulls steady on a light test. Feeder Steers mostly steady on a light test. Feeder Heifers mostly steady. Feeder Bulls steady to 6.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.58/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −165.43 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$229.58

30 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$19.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.39

vs TN average

−28.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	234.03	1,287	23
Medium and Large 2	575	215.09	1,237	4thin
Small 1	559	214.82	1,200	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.21/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale30 hd

229.58

—

TN average14 barns · 747 hd

229.20

+0.39

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−28.81

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−165.43

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	1,873	147.58	2,764	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,498	123.59	1,852	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	121.23	1,602	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	105.43	1,260	6thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$1,463	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,430	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,560	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,302	$2,336	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	Small 1	450–500	474	230.71/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	630	204.33/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	335	251.25/cwt	250.00–252.50	842	2
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	688	201.73/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	199.90/cwt	182.50–212.50	1,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	204.76/cwt	202.50–207.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	246.96/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,161	2
Steers	Small 1	650–700	690	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	520	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	233.93/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,106	2
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	578	215.98/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	218.47/cwt	212.50–221.00	1,324	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	250.04/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,065	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	251.25/cwt	242.50–260.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	530	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	347.99/cwt	325.00–367.50	985	3
Steers	Small 1	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	319.30/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	303.68/cwt	302.50–305.00	966	2
Steers	Small 1	600–650	630	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	257.10/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	279.38/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,361	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	299.11/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	220.67/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	229.29/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	243.72/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,280	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	205.12/cwt	191.00–212.50	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	236.29/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	227.45/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,317	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	211.74/cwt	211.00–212.50	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	215.09/cwt	206.00–223.00	1,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	240.24/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,268	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	280.32/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,186	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	219.15/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,451	7
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	370	235.59/cwt	220.00–252.50	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	780	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	525	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	235.11/cwt	232.50–243.00	1,307	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	640	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	588	214.31/cwt	201.00–227.50	1,260	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,560	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,302	2,336.36/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,336	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	965	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	1,430.00/head	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,901	144.47/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,746	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,816	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	121.87/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,594	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	107.98/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,294	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	118.05/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,820	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	102.88/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,226	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,729	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,517	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	123.93/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,885	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	130.53/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,753	2

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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 418Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 51Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 16Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	250.00–252.50	251.25
2	350–400	370	220.00–252.50	235.59
4	450–500	474	222.50–240.00	230.71
1	500–550	520	212.50	212.50
2	550–600	578	211.00–221.00	215.98
3	600–650	630	200.00–210.00	204.33
4	650–700	688	190.00–211.00	201.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	242.50–260.00	251.25
1	350–400	395	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	400	231.00	231.00
2	450–500	473	230.00–237.50	233.93
4	550–600	575	206.00–223.00	215.09
3	600–650	620	182.50–212.50	199.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	247.50–255.00	250.04
2	450–500	470	245.00–249.00	246.96
13	500–550	528	227.50–250.00	240.24
9	550–600	579	222.50–237.50	227.45
7	600–650	606	212.50–221.00	218.47
1	700–750	720	211.00	211.00
2	750–800	783	202.50–207.00	204.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	212.50	212.50
2	600–650	628	211.00–212.50	211.74
1	700–750	740	201.00	201.00
1	750–800	780	201.00	201.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	237.50	237.50
1	600–650	630	212.00	212.00
1	650–700	690	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	302.50–305.00	303.68
1	350–400	395	257.50	257.50
1	400–450	420	241.00	241.00
1	450–500	470	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	325.00–367.50	347.99
2	300–350	320	310.00–327.50	319.30
5	350–400	364	290.00–302.50	299.11
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
5	450–500	487	276.00–281.00	279.38
2	500–550	538	250.00–264.00	257.10
3	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
3	750–800	759	220.00–221.00	220.67
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	262.50–285.00	280.32
4	500–550	525	230.00–252.50	243.72
7	550–600	556	232.50–243.00	235.11
7	650–700	662	219.00–220.00	219.15
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	780	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	230.00–242.50	236.29
1	450–500	460	257.50	257.50
2	550–600	563	220.00–239.00	229.29
4	650–700	675	191.00–212.50	205.12
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	525	223.00	223.00
2	550–600	588	201.00–227.50	214.31
1	600–650	640	207.00	207.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,560	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,302	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,336.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,430.00	1,430.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,901	143.00–148.00	144.47
1	—	1,760	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,308	114.00–127.00	121.87
1	—	1,330	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,405	108.00	108.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	105.00–113.00	107.98
3	—	1,192	100.00–106.00	102.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	117.00–119.00	118.05
8	—	1,521	117.00–127.00	123.93
2	—	1,343	130.00–131.00	130.53

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

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