Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows steady. All other classes not well established last sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.56/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −134.45 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$260.56

36 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$49.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.23

vs TN average

−43.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	265.74	1,463	27
Medium and Large 2	545	253.30	1,381	7thin
Small 1	573	216.18	1,239	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.56/cwt here — about $225 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 sale36 hd

260.56

—

TN average11 barns · 789 hd

278.79

−18.23

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−43.47

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−134.45

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	1,881	166.04	3,122	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	125.51	1,746	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	120.35	1,492	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	112.58	1,244	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,215	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,368	$1,788	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,550	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,435	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,575	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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Small 1	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	317.26/cwt	307.50–345.00	1,326	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	396.63/cwt	375.00–407.50	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	326.40/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	341.58/cwt	330.00–350.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	257.10/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,491	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	247.74/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	276.53/cwt	252.50–287.50	1,421	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	275	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	263.67/cwt	245.00–278.00	1,384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	306.14/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,341	2
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	573	216.18/cwt	200.00–232.50	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	300.53/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,539	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	251.97/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	329.46/cwt	318.00–340.00	1,519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	288.30/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	235.44/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,841	5
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	249.51/cwt	247.50–251.00	1,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	618	233.50/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,443	2
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	690	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	341.25/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	223.04/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	440	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,331	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,550	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,368	1,788.48/head	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,788	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,688	2
Bulls	—	—	2,038	176.07/cwt	175.00–177.00	3,588	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	115.45/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,507	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	125.51/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,746	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	112.58/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,244	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	126.48/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	239.47/cwt	223.00–265.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	280.77/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	588	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	274.53/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	362.62/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	282.35/cwt	281.00–283.00	1,759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,857	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	312.89/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	279.28/cwt	276.00–283.00	1,857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	277.29/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	305.66/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	242.98/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	253.36/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,482	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 Jan 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 161Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows steady. All other classes not well established last sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	460	252.50	252.50
2	500–550	518	269.00–280.00	274.53
1	650–700	670	238.00	238.00
1	850–900	895	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	375.00–407.50	396.63
3	300–350	337	350.00–375.00	362.62
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	415	320.00–332.50	326.40
2	450–500	480	335.00–340.00	337.45
4	500–550	524	305.00–317.00	312.89
2	550–600	580	272.00–290.00	280.77
3	600–650	623	281.00–283.00	282.35
4	650–700	665	276.00–283.00	279.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	306.00	306.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	200.00–232.50	216.18
2	600–650	618	225.00–242.50	233.50
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	327.50	327.50
1	250–300	275	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	438	300.00–312.50	306.14
1	450–500	455	287.50	287.50
4	500–550	525	245.00–278.00	263.67
3	550–600	572	223.00–265.00	239.47
1	700–750	700	221.00	221.00
1	750–800	755	221.00	221.00
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	895	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	330.00–350.00	341.58
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
5	400–450	418	307.50–345.00	317.26
3	450–500	477	285.00–292.50	288.30
12	500–550	514	252.50–287.50	276.53
15	550–600	580	237.50–265.00	257.10
3	600–650	613	241.00–251.00	247.74
5	750–800	782	217.00–240.00	235.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	332.50–350.00	341.25
4	450–500	461	318.00–340.00	329.46
6	500–550	512	292.50–305.00	300.53
6	550–600	575	270.00–292.00	277.29
3	600–650	623	247.50–251.00	249.51
2	650–700	668	251.00–253.00	251.97
2	700–750	713	221.00–225.00	223.04
1	850–900	875	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	440	302.50	302.50
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	595	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	690	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	328.00	328.00
3	450–500	478	297.50–312.50	305.66
1	500–550	543	286.00	286.00
4	550–600	585	245.00–260.00	253.36
2	600–650	633	241.00–245.00	242.98

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,368	1,775.00–1,800.00	1,788.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,550	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,575.00	1,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	156.00	156.00
2	—	2,038	175.00–177.00	176.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,305	112.00–122.00	115.45
4	—	1,158	125.00–127.00	126.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	121.00–128.00	125.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	109.00–117.00	112.58

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