Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows mostly steady. Slaughter Bulls not well established due to insufficient receipts. Feeder Steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder Heifers 4.00 to 14.00 higher. Feeder Bulls 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.91/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −143.11 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$251.91

22 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$18.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs TN average

−33.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	257.70	1,421	15thin
Medium and Large 2	553	239.50	1,324	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.19/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale22 hd

251.91

—

TN average9 barns · 448 hd

253.68

−1.77

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−33.04

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−143.11

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	1,903	149.44	2,844	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	117.21	1,758	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	113.22	1,492	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,246	100.65	1,254	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,800	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,172	$1,678	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,005	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	304.87/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	346.33/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	308.82/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	250.99/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	232.45/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,448	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	317.24/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,348	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	283.77/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	261.78/cwt	251.00–277.50	1,369	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	299.27/cwt	292.50–310.00	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,147	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	102.86/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,291	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	117.21/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,758	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	113.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,518	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	149.44/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,844	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	1,055	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,692.15/head	1,450.00–1,825.00	1,692	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,138	1,656.10/head	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,656	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	231.20/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,581	4
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	225.03/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	276.60/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,436	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	217.42/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	247.04/cwt	242.50–251.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	281.24/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	318.99/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,317	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	262.96/cwt	257.50–273.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	755	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	250.09/cwt	241.00–262.50	1,536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	321.66/cwt	312.50–337.50	891	5
Heifers	Small 1	750–800	750	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	248.06/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	271.94/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,275	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	285.40/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	312.40/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	329.36/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	315	311.29/cwt	310.00–312.50	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	234.77/cwt	222.50–252.50	1,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	293.36/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,297	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	217.66/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	284.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	266.05/cwt	262.50–273.00	1,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	268.98/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,547	4
Steers	Small 1	400–450	445	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	235.37/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	780	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	309.71/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	273.79/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	342.19/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,273	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	233.85/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,347	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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 276Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 45Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 44Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	320	345.00–347.50	346.33
5	350–400	372	330.00–352.50	342.19
8	400–450	425	302.50–322.50	317.24
6	450–500	482	295.00–325.00	309.71
3	500–550	527	300.00–310.00	304.87
4	550–600	575	265.00–273.00	268.98
1	650–700	655	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	728	230.00–241.00	235.37
1	750–800	790	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	393	297.50–320.00	308.82
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	490	270.00–277.50	273.79
3	500–550	537	262.50–273.00	266.05
1	550–600	560	242.50	242.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	445	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	312.50–337.50	321.66
2	300–350	323	317.50–340.00	329.36
2	350–400	388	307.50–317.50	312.40
3	400–450	425	277.50–300.00	285.40
12	450–500	469	260.00–287.50	271.94
7	500–550	523	251.00–277.50	261.78
3	550–600	573	249.00–252.00	250.99
6	600–650	623	225.00–240.00	232.45
1	650–700	680	223.00	223.00
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	940	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	313	292.50–310.00	299.27
2	350–400	383	280.00–287.50	283.77
1	400–450	400	272.50	272.50
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	522	242.50–251.00	247.04
4	550–600	576	222.50–242.50	233.85
2	600–650	628	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	715	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	315	310.00–312.50	311.29
1	350–400	365	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	750	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	578	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	470	245.00–251.00	248.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	211.00	211.00
1	750–800	755	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	310.00–332.50	318.99
3	450–500	473	280.00–290.00	284.06
9	500–550	519	270.00–282.00	276.60
3	550–600	573	257.50–273.00	262.96
6	600–650	614	241.00–262.50	250.09
4	650–700	684	227.00–237.00	231.20
2	700–750	718	223.00–227.00	225.03
1	750–800	775	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	287.50–302.50	293.36
2	450–500	468	280.00–282.50	281.24
1	500–550	520	247.50	247.50
3	550–600	568	222.50–252.50	234.77
2	600–650	625	212.50–222.50	217.66
2	650–700	668	210.00–225.00	217.42
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	163.00	163.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,255	97.00–111.00	102.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,500	113.00–121.00	117.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	110.00–115.00	113.28
1	—	1,230	113.00	113.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	149.00–150.00	149.44

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,175.00	2,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,195	1,450.00–1,825.00	1,692.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,656.10
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,005	2,000.00	2,000.00

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