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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 16

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Apr 2Apr 16Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

301 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 254▼ 11 vs year ago 312 · −3.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 72▲ 25 vs year ago 60 · +41.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 40▲ 7 vs year ago 18 · +38.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Steers not well established two weeks ago. Heifers under 400lbs not well established, Over 400lbs steady to 10.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $271.98/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −126.12 against this barn's trailing median of $398.10.

Average price

$271.98

16 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,474

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$28.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.77

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	282.64	1,512	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	254.20	1,406	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.44/cwt here — about $107 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale16 hd

271.98

—

TN average11 barns · 286 hd

265.21

+6.77

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.10

−126.12

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

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $455.47, low $315.18, median $398.10 across 29 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	—	Average	1,348	141.67	1,909	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	132.66	1,813	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	123.69	1,524	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,164	109.47	1,274	17

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,425	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,390	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,227	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,495	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$2,363	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	840	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	400.21/cwt	390.00–410.00	961	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	284	364.80/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,036	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	341.76/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,097	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	287.46/cwt	282.50–290.00	977	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	349.40/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,258	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	295.22/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,101	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	310.48/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,301	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	257.57/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,095	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	271.15/cwt	240.00–287.50	1,269	6
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	289.54/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,511	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,418	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	282.70/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,614	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	589	269.65/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,588	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	268.46/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,673	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,491	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,807	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	815	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	288	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	893	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	317	298.39/cwt	295.00–300.00	946	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	319	314.59/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,004	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	268.45/cwt	250.00–290.00	993	5
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	296.12/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,146	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	417	269.73/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,125	9
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	298.84/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,300	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	274.62/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,258	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	252.53/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,184	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,063	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	258.31/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,351	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,410	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	251.20/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,527	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	213.53/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,335	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,519	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	710	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,370	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,618	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	338.41/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,083	3
Bulls	300–350	Small 1-2	345	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,018	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	267.43/cwt	245.00–295.00	976	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	330.53/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,210	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	280.10/cwt	255.00–291.00	1,176	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	314.69/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,350	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	308.89/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,433	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	269.11/cwt	235.00–297.50	1,276	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	288.77/cwt	277.50–302.50	1,496	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	256.71/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,355	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	268.35/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,543	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	251.69/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,455	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	600–650	Small 1-2	645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,097	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	240.04/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,656	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,559	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	139.78/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,768	3
Bulls	—	—	1,320	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,676	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	151.84/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,255	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	110.52/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,197	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	102.52/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,121	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	108.51/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,250	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	123.64/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,557	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	118.58/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,498	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	134.08/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,704	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,297	129.32/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,677	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,437	136.00/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,954	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,227.16/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,227	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,210	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	2,362.96/head	2,350.00–2,375.00	2,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Apr 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 254Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 72Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 40Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	425	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	332.50	332.50
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
5	300–350	319	300.00–330.00	314.59
7	350–400	387	292.50–310.00	296.12
4	400–450	435	290.00–310.00	298.84
6	450–500	458	265.00–282.50	274.62
14	500–550	523	250.00–265.00	258.31
2	550–600	553	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	608	240.00–262.50	251.20
1	650–700	670	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	700	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	865	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	310.00	310.00
3	300–350	317	295.00–300.00	298.39
5	350–400	370	250.00–290.00	268.45
9	400–450	417	260.00–282.50	269.73
4	450–500	469	247.50–255.00	252.53
1	500–550	500	212.50	212.50
1	550–600	555	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	625	200.00–227.50	213.53
1	700–750	700	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	710	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	390.00–410.00	400.21
4	250–300	284	360.00–370.00	364.80
5	300–350	321	335.00–360.00	341.76
3	350–400	360	320.00–370.00	349.40
6	400–450	419	302.50–312.50	310.48
7	500–550	522	285.00–295.00	289.54
4	550–600	571	280.00–291.00	282.70
2	600–650	623	265.00–272.00	268.46
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	730	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	282.50–290.00	287.46
3	350–400	373	285.00–305.00	295.22
3	400–450	425	240.00–290.00	257.57
6	450–500	468	240.00–287.50	271.15
1	500–550	530	267.50	267.50
4	550–600	589	250.00–276.00	269.65
2	600–650	628	235.00–240.00	237.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	645	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
7	350–400	366	310.00–340.00	330.53
11	400–450	429	305.00–327.50	314.69
14	450–500	464	300.00–312.50	308.89
7	500–550	518	277.50–302.50	288.77
3	550–600	575	265.00–272.50	268.35
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	690	235.00–245.00	240.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	330.00–350.00	338.41
4	350–400	365	245.00–295.00	267.43
9	400–450	420	255.00–291.00	280.10
8	450–500	474	235.00–297.50	269.11
3	500–550	528	247.50–262.50	256.71
3	550–600	578	250.00–252.50	251.69
1	700–750	740	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	810	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,259	119.00–129.00	123.64
9	—	1,271	130.00–139.00	134.08
7	—	1,083	104.00–114.00	110.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	101.00–104.00	102.52
4	—	1,263	114.00–122.00	118.58
9	—	1,152	105.00–113.00	108.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,437	134.00–139.00	136.00
10	—	1,297	127.00–134.00	129.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	135.00–143.00	139.78
1	—	1,320	127.00	127.00
2	—	1,485	151.00–153.00	151.84

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,227.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,293	2,350.00–2,375.00	2,362.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,900.00	1,900.00

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.