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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 30

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Apr 16Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

175 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 301▼ 73 vs year ago 248 · −29.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 85▼ 23 vs year ago 66 · −34.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 25▼ 10 vs year ago 15 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Feeder Steers are not well established; Feeder Heifers under 500 4.00 to 12.00 higher, over 500 unevenly steady on light receipts; Feeder Bulls under 450 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 450 5.00 to 12.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady

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 $251.02/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −133.10 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$251.02

9 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$4.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.03

vs TN average

−17.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	253.07	1,380	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	248.45	1,329	4thin

One grade step is worth $4.61/cwt here — about $51 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale9 hd

251.02

—

TN average11 barns · 425 hd

258.04

−7.03

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−17.36

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−133.10

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	—	High	1,680	145.58	2,446	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,324	129.70	1,717	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	121.28	1,438	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	106.94	1,232	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,504	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$1,300	1thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	365.65/cwt	345.00–387.50	980	2
Steers	250–300	Small 1-2	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	770	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	318.55/cwt	290.00–340.00	988	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	343	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,175	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	339.78/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,298	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	284.85/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,629	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,594	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,648	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,740	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,649	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	328	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	976	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	366	268.72/cwt	245.00–285.00	984	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	307.42/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,162	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	311.35/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,286	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	254.78/cwt	225.00–287.50	1,075	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	468	264.73/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,239	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	260.75/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,233	8
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	280.11/cwt	279.00–282.50	1,345	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	273.81/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,391	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	260.49/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,328	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	236.42/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,324	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	563	235.11/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,324	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,448	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,496	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,542	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	210.43/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,536	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,522	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	358.31/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,319	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	383	310.89/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,191	5
Bulls	350–400	Small 1-2Fleshy	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	336.14/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,405	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	291.75/cwt	267.50–317.50	1,220	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	321.63/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,489	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	290.08/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,372	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	294.32/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,528	5
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	273.04/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,567	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	257.51/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,483	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	247.74/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,625	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,531	143.73/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,201	4
Bulls	—	—	2,275	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	3,481	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	85.47/cwt	80.00–91.00	692	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	111.84/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,219	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	134.48/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,600	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	109.38/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,311	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	121.45/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,471	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	128.98/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,694	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,330	119.85/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,594	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,863	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,683.50/head	1,683.50–1,683.50	1,684	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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 301Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 85Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 25Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	292.50–320.00	307.42
7	400–450	413	305.00–320.00	311.35
3	450–500	480	279.00–282.50	280.11
2	500–550	508	270.00–277.50	273.81
1	550–600	585	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	645	232.00	232.00
2	650–700	663	230.00–235.00	232.51
2	700–750	730	207.00–214.00	210.43
1	750–800	765	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	255.00–275.00	264.73
2	550–600	563	230.00–240.00	235.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
5	350–400	366	245.00–285.00	268.72
5	400–450	422	225.00–287.50	254.78
8	450–500	473	250.00–271.00	260.75
2	500–550	510	260.00–261.00	260.49
2	550–600	560	228.00–245.00	236.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	345.00–387.50	365.65
1	300–350	330	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	382	330.00–355.00	339.78
2	450–500	490	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	572	277.50–292.50	284.85
1	600–650	640	257.50	257.50
1	800–850	800	217.50	217.50
1	950–1000	970	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	285.00	285.00
3	300–350	310	290.00–340.00	318.55
1	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	585	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	345.00–370.00	358.31
4	400–450	418	325.00–347.50	336.14
6	450–500	463	315.00–337.50	321.63
5	500–550	519	282.50–310.00	294.32
5	550–600	574	270.00–282.50	273.04
4	650–700	656	247.00–250.00	247.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	295.00–330.00	310.89
2	400–450	418	267.50–317.50	291.75
5	450–500	473	255.00–305.00	290.08
1	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
4	550–600	576	247.50–267.50	257.51
1	650–700	665	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,683.50	1,683.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,675.00	1,675.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,199	105.00–115.00	109.38
2	—	1,330	117.00–122.00	119.85
2	—	810	80.00–91.00	85.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	134.00–135.00	134.48
3	—	1,090	106.00–116.00	111.84
11	—	1,211	117.00–126.00	121.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	121.00–132.00	128.98
1	—	1,390	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,275	153.00	153.00
4	—	1,531	136.00–148.00	143.73

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.