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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 19

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Mar 5Mar 19Apr 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

235 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 262▼ 32 vs year ago 267 · −12.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 47▼ 3 vs year ago 66 · −4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 13▲ 11 vs year ago 12 · +91.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 10.00 higher. Steers and bulls under 600 lbs 12.00 to 30.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Heifers under 600 lbs 10.00 to 30.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.61/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −134.51 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$249.61

19 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$25.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.87

vs TN average

−27.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	258.81	1,421	12thin
Small 1-2	535	235.00	1,257	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	534	233.64	1,246	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.16/cwt here — about $174 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

249.61

—

TN average10 barns · 833 hd

261.47

−11.87

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−27.61

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−134.51

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.69, low $301.40, median $384.12 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Low	1,573	134.09	2,109	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	128.42	1,940	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	117.78	1,455	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	99.61	976	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,405	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,825	1thin

Every lot

85 lots · USDA AMS · Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	278	333.60/cwt	315.00–350.00	927	2
Steers	250–300	Small 1-2	285	332.54/cwt	330.00–335.00	948	2
Steers	300–350	Small 1-2	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	358.74/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,338	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1-2	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	317.41/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,317	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	336.19/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,473	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	333.88/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,573	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	306.59/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,557	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	275.19/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,423	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	291.28/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,689	2
Steers	550–600	Small 1-2	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	265.01/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,638	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,658	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	955	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,958	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	834	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	772	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	330.67/cwt	320.00–340.00	886	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	882	1
Heifers	250–300	Small 1-2	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	324.23/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,093	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	367	271.88/cwt	260.00–285.00	998	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	310.80/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,150	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	301.02/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,288	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	248.28/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,068	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3Full	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3Full	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	253.53/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,189	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	279.99/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,324	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	241.42/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,243	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	269.07/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,421	6
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	552	225.86/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,247	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	248.54/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,417	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	605	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,319	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	232.47/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,432	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	216.74/cwt	212.50–223.00	1,469	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,341	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,604	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,659	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	337.89/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,439	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	329.94/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,429	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	328.73/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,506	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	291.53/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,498	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	289.87/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,652	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Bulls	650–700	Small 1-2	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	246.96/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,650	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Bulls	700–750	Small 1-2	705	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,569	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	226.16/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,606	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,118	119.97/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,341	2
Bulls	—	—	1,572	136.56/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,147	5
Bulls	—	—	1,573	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,977	3
Bulls	—	—	2,030	154.65/cwt	153.00–156.00	3,139	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	90.85/cwt	87.00–93.00	781	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	106.18/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,136	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	106.18/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,187	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	133.04/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,647	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	121.34/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,576	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	126.13/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,821	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	132.53/cwt	129.00–136.00	2,160	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,175	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	1,481.62/head	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,482	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 262Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 47Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 13Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	355.00	355.00
4	250–300	268	320.00–340.00	330.67
3	300–350	337	320.00–330.00	324.23
6	350–400	370	295.00–320.00	310.80
6	400–450	428	285.00–317.50	301.02
13	450–500	473	270.00–295.00	279.99
6	500–550	528	255.00–280.00	269.07
6	550–600	570	242.00–260.00	248.54
4	600–650	616	230.00–237.50	232.47
3	650–700	678	212.50–223.00	216.74
1	700–750	715	215.00	215.00
2	800–850	810	198.00	198.00
1	850–900	873	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	535	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	315.00	315.00
1	250–300	280	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	320	265.00	265.00
5	350–400	367	260.00–285.00	271.88
3	400–450	430	245.00–250.00	248.28
6	450–500	469	225.00–265.00	253.53
3	500–550	515	215.00–255.00	241.42
3	550–600	552	220.00–235.00	225.86
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	735	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	315.00–350.00	333.60
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	415	315.00–320.00	317.41
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	517	260.00–285.00	275.19
1	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	955	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	373	355.00–365.00	358.74
4	400–450	438	330.00–345.00	336.19
6	450–500	471	327.50–350.00	333.88
3	500–550	508	290.00–320.00	306.59
2	550–600	580	287.50–295.00	291.28
3	600–650	618	260.00–275.00	265.01
1	650–700	670	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	715	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	330.00–335.00	332.54
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	595	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	330.00–345.00	337.89
2	450–500	458	325.00–332.50	328.73
5	500–550	514	275.00–315.00	291.53
2	550–600	570	275.00–305.00	289.87
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	668	236.00–255.00	246.96
3	700–750	710	222.50–230.00	226.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	705	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	325.00–335.00	329.94
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,278	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,481.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	97.00–113.00	106.18
3	—	860	87.00–93.00	90.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,444	122.00–131.00	126.13
5	—	1,630	129.00–136.00	132.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,118	105.00–109.00	106.18
2	—	1,238	131.00–135.00	133.04
11	—	1,299	114.00–129.00	121.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	125.00–126.00	125.67
2	—	2,030	153.00–156.00	154.65
5	—	1,572	130.00–144.00	136.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	119.00–121.00	119.97

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.