Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.81/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −172.20 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$222.81

11 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$19.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.99

vs TN average

−42.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	229.74	1,262	6thin
Medium and Large 2	559	217.50	1,215	3thin
Small 1	533	210.00	1,119	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.74/cwt here — about $143 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 sale11 hd

222.81

—

TN average13 barns · 621 hd

228.80

−5.99

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−42.29

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−172.20

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	1,927	146.21	2,817	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	117.18	1,761	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	110.85	1,413	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	101.39	1,171	7thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,525	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,268	$2,004	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,680	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	500–550	533	210.00/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	267.57/cwt	265.00–270.00	977	2
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	388	240.06/cwt	230.00–250.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	322	249.02/cwt	242.50–260.00	802	3
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	432	229.86/cwt	225.00–237.50	993	3
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	480	229.27/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	293.89/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	288.75/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	225.43/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	231.90/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	625	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	280.90/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,340	3
Steers	Small 1	600–650	605	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	247.38/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,155	3
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	293	253.59/cwt	235.00–272.50	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	255.79/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	245.30/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	241.31/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	268.47/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	256.75/cwt	252.50–262.50	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	1
Steers	Small 1	250–300	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	259.40/cwt	252.50–264.00	1,349	4
Steers	Small 1	300–350	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	365	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	260.03/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	218.51/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	269.24/cwt	260.00–280.00	886	4
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	550	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,114	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	618	214.43/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	238.59/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	413	261.99/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	475	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	225.33/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,384	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	254.84/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,330	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,680.00/head	1,680.00–1,680.00	1,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	2,004.44/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,004	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	158.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	3,150	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	104.53/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,167	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	97.21/cwt	86.00–103.00	1,173	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	105.45/cwt	94.00–111.00	1,369	7
Bulls	—	—	1,790	135.20/cwt	134.00–136.00	2,420	4
Bulls	—	—	2,285	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	3,519	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	114.62/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,404	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,770	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	112.51/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,765	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	118.95/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,752	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	306.37/cwt	302.50–310.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	276.43/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	312.50/cwt	305.00–320.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	277.56/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	197.88/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	253.81/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,249	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.

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Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 273Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 46Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 21Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	235.00–272.50	253.59
3	300–350	322	242.50–260.00	249.02
2	350–400	388	230.00–250.00	240.06
3	400–450	432	225.00–237.50	229.86
3	450–500	480	220.00–235.00	229.27
2	500–550	533	209.00–211.00	210.00
1	600–650	625	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	260.00–280.00	269.24
2	350–400	365	265.00–270.00	267.57
3	400–450	415	252.50–260.00	255.79
3	450–500	467	242.50–252.50	247.38
4	500–550	530	225.00–240.00	231.90
2	550–600	588	220.00–231.00	225.43
2	600–650	608	216.00–221.00	218.51
1	700–750	720	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	325	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	368	252.50–262.50	256.75
1	400–450	440	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	478	232.50–245.00	238.59
1	500–550	540	222.50	222.50
2	550–600	568	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	740	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	302.50–310.00	306.37
3	350–400	380	290.00–302.50	293.89
1	400–450	415	301.00	301.00
3	450–500	477	277.50–285.00	280.90
4	500–550	520	252.50–264.00	259.40
3	550–600	577	253.00–266.00	260.03
7	600–650	624	241.00–251.00	245.30
6	650–700	666	236.00–247.00	241.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	305.00–320.00	312.50
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	375	285.00–292.50	288.75
4	400–450	421	262.50–287.50	276.43
2	450–500	475	260.00–277.50	268.47
1	500–550	505	251.00	251.00
1	800–850	845	197.00	197.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	365	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	605	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	240.00–277.50	261.99
1	450–500	475	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	550	202.50	202.50
2	600–650	618	211.00–218.00	214.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	272.50–282.50	277.56
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
6	500–550	522	247.50–262.50	254.84
2	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
4	600–650	614	221.00–230.00	225.33
1	750–800	755	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	245.00–265.00	253.81
1	500–550	500	244.00	244.00
1	550–600	560	223.00	223.00
2	700–750	718	193.00–203.00	197.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,680.00	1,680.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,268	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,004.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,990	155.00–160.00	158.30
4	—	1,790	134.00–136.00	135.20
1	—	2,285	154.00	154.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	102.00–106.00	104.53
3	—	1,207	86.00–103.00	97.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,298	94.00–111.00	105.45
6	—	1,225	112.00–121.00	114.62
1	—	1,405	126.00	126.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,569	105.00–117.00	112.51
12	—	1,473	112.00–126.00	118.95
1	—	1,465	124.00	124.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle