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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 24
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
388 head
257 vs last sale 131 120 vs year ago 268 · +44.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
28 vs last sale 33 10 vs year ago 51 · +19.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
19 vs last sale 18 8 vs year ago 29 · +27.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to light receipts last week, however all classes of Feeder Cattle traded steady to slightly higher with fleshier calves receiving a considerable discount. Slaughter Cows/Bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $416.43/cwt on 25 head, up $13.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 27 comparable sales and sits +21.42 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.
Average price
$416.43
13.22 vs prior sale
25 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,224
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.29
vs TN average
8.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535422.942,26520
Medium 2545400.002,1801thin
Medium and Large 2525387.982,0374thin
One grade step is worth $34.96/cwt here — about $228 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
435396357318median 395.0112/1603/0305/1207/0708/18
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 sale25 hd
416.43
TN average16 barns · 764 hd
406.13
+10.29
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
−8.76
This barn, trailing median27 sales
395.01
+21.42
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,559179.392,79710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,522171.242,60611
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,167163.351,90712
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,017142.531,4509thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,469148.372,1793thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,062$3,5533thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$3,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$2,6752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,004$2,6264thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,158$2,3793thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,010$3,3504thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,005$3,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$2,9001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,255$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$5,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,044$3,0626
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)958$2,3193thin

Every lot, as filed

109 lots · USDA AMS · Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400374543.76/cwt540.00–545.002,0344
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250–300263555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,4603
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650610402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,4552
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375465.03/cwt455.00–475.001,7445
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1831
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300271516.99/cwt485.00–550.001,4017
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350312577.87/cwt520.00–655.001,8035
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550515422.20/cwt395.00–445.002,17412
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650622370.17/cwt345.00–395.002,30213
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900890255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2701
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426465.91/cwt450.00–472.501,98510
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650613319.90/cwt315.00–325.001,9612
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300265450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1931
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465441.62/cwt412.50–475.002,0543
HeifersMedium 2500–550545400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full250–300275535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,4711
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900863274.93/cwt270.00–280.002,3732
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425424.29/cwt410.00–455.001,8033
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700650332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,1611
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500472447.91/cwt417.50–465.002,11416
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525387.98/cwt342.50–415.002,0374
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400375455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7061
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335432.39/cwt425.00–440.001,4492
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700660312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0631
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550525450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3631
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500455460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0932
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3791
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350308555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,7093
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300272521.01/cwt455.00–565.001,4173
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750735315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3151
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675384.18/cwt382.50–385.002,5933
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400360485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7461
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350324470.33/cwt405.00–515.001,5248
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350315385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2131
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570444.87/cwt435.00–450.002,5363
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600572420.34/cwt395.00–432.502,4047
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318601.73/cwt560.00–635.001,9146
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425505.47/cwt475.00–525.002,1485
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950915282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,5851
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600579409.36/cwt400.00–417.502,3704
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300–350328640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,0992
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515424.90/cwt415.00–435.002,1882
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300295660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,9471
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500458498.45/cwt480.00–520.002,2833
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623402.17/cwt385.00–420.002,5063
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,7322
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365544.18/cwt525.00–565.001,9862
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550528457.11/cwt440.00–472.502,4148
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450426513.66/cwt480.00–540.002,18816
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700658353.59/cwt340.00–367.502,3272
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400360587.53/cwt585.00–590.002,1152
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500463529.92/cwt525.00–535.002,4542
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600560385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1561
BullsSmall 1Fleshy500–550530400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1201
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,453154.56/cwt153.00–156.002,2462
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,538155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,3842
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518183.51/cwt180.00–187.002,7862
CowsLean 85-90%967128.20/cwt127.50–129.001,2403
CowsLean 85-90%1,058141.91/cwt138.00–151.001,5013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518172.38/cwt167.00–178.002,6177
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%1,500136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,0401
CowsBoner 80-85%1,111155.00/cwt149.00–160.001,7225
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198176.47/cwt175.00–178.002,1142
CowsBoner 80-85%1,211166.46/cwt163.00–171.002,0165
CowsLean 85-90%1,027157.48/cwt150.00–170.001,6173
Bulls1,685193.08/cwt190.00–196.003,2532
Bulls1,528175.97/cwt169.00–185.002,6898
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29603,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1052,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4153,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0623,552.67/head3,300.00–3,750.003,5533
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1355,100.00/head5,100.00–5,100.005,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39452,905.95/head2,500.00–3,100.002,9064
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-38402,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0103,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3504
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0053,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0052,551.16/head2,200.00–2,900.002,5513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0902,443.35/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4432
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3053,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0752,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400377533.68/cwt510.00–555.002,01212
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500455470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1391
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750731333.16/cwt325.00–342.502,4354
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400374494.99/cwt485.00–530.001,8516
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750730285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0811
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000960285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,7361
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700675339.48/cwt315.00–362.502,2913
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750727319.13/cwt310.00–330.002,3203
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400370522.67/cwt495.00–540.001,9346
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522436.69/cwt422.50–450.002,2807
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550523429.05/cwt405.00–455.002,2443
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450434466.35/cwt455.00–475.002,0244
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800785315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4731
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650630346.40/cwt340.00–352.502,1822
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600577381.56/cwt355.00–412.502,2025
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500469485.41/cwt475.00–495.002,27710
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600560432.50/cwt430.00–435.002,4222
BullsSmall 1450–500470390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8331
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650629363.56/cwt340.00–380.002,2874
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450445455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0251
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500495425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1041
BullsSmall 1400–450405445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8021
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900875302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,6471
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1803,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,2952,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-39002,053.33/head1,850.00–2,250.002,0532

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.