Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady. Feeders mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.63/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −164.38 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$230.63

17 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.80

vs TN average

−49.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	236.28	1,329	10thin
Small 1	534	222.98	1,192	5thin
Medium and Large 2	543	221.50	1,202	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.78/cwt here — about $128 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 sale17 hd

230.63

—

TN average14 barns · 743 hd

249.43

−18.80

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−49.67

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−164.38

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	1,660	137.89	2,289	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	117.84	1,610	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	113.87	1,484	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,157	100.48	1,162	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$3,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$2,588	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Steers	Small 1	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	228.00/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	368	268.38/cwt	247.50–280.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	240.10/cwt	237.00–242.50	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	284.76/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,199	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	309.87/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,326	6
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	485	239.85/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,163	2
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	560	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,190	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	528	225.60/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	340	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	197.75/cwt	185.00–211.00	1,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	298.20/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	307.44/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	260.11/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,111	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,698	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	141.09/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,370	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,762	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,579	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	99.89/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,171	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,256	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	116.39/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,586	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,108	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	105.88/cwt	93.00–109.00	1,401	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	117.96/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,561	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,247	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	246.02/cwt	231.00–253.00	1,530	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	272.29/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,421	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	255.38/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	331.68/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,250	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	261.26/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	308.75/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	231.42/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	279.27/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	273.63/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	343.32/cwt	327.50–352.50	1,133	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	324.79/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	233.74/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	258.65/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,198	7
Steers	Small 1	500–550	505	252.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	298.93/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	305.09/cwt	295.00–315.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	845	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	430	251.40/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	223.37/cwt	216.00–232.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	303.88/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,428	4

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 Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 332Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 84Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 19Year ago 16

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady. Feeders mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	505	245.00–260.00	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	327.50–352.50	343.32
9	350–400	377	320.00–342.50	331.68
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
4	450–500	470	290.00–315.00	303.88
5	500–550	514	270.00–289.00	279.27
4	550–600	559	260.00–285.00	273.63
2	700–750	723	227.00–236.00	231.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	302.50	302.50
2	300–350	340	322.50	322.50
4	350–400	375	290.00–302.50	298.93
1	450–500	485	277.50	277.50
2	500–550	543	260.00–262.50	261.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	345.00	345.00
2	250–300	283	295.00–315.00	305.09
4	300–350	331	312.50–337.50	324.79
2	350–400	385	307.50–310.00	308.75
14	400–450	421	270.00–295.00	284.76
7	450–500	463	250.00–267.50	258.65
4	500–550	526	237.00–242.50	240.10
6	550–600	587	225.00–240.00	233.74
2	600–650	635	225.00–231.00	228.00
4	650–700	664	216.00–232.00	223.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	300.00–315.00	307.44
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
8	400–450	427	240.00–270.00	260.11
1	500–550	520	223.00	223.00
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	670	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	287.50	287.50
3	350–400	368	247.50–280.00	268.38
4	400–450	430	242.50–270.00	251.40
2	450–500	485	232.50–247.50	239.85
4	500–550	528	210.00–240.00	225.60
1	550–600	560	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	290.00–325.00	309.87
3	450–500	465	287.50–307.50	298.20
11	500–550	522	265.00–280.00	272.29
2	550–600	565	251.00–260.00	255.38
7	600–650	622	231.00–253.00	246.02
1	650–700	670	231.00	231.00
1	700–750	735	231.00	231.00
2	750–800	775	185.00–211.00	197.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	247.50	247.50
1	500–550	500	261.00	261.00
1	650–700	685	219.00	219.00

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	—	1,255	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	925	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,175.00	3,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,275.00	2,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,680	136.00–148.00	141.09
1	—	1,805	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,435	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,172	92.00–105.00	99.89
1	—	1,065	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	125.00	125.00
6	—	1,323	93.00–109.00	105.88
9	—	1,323	114.00–121.00	117.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,363	112.00–122.00	116.39
1	—	1,155	108.00	108.00
3	—	1,442	123.00–125.00	124.02

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle