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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 4

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← May 21Jun 4Jun 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

368 head

▲ 168 vs last sale 200▲ 44 vs year ago 324 · +13.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 30▲ 25 vs year ago 50 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 6▲ 21 vs year ago 28 · +75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Slaughter Cows steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower; Feeder Steers not well established due to light receipts; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers under 550 4.00 to 8.00 lower over 550 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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 $267.29/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −130.81 against this barn's trailing median of $398.10.

Average price

$267.29

53 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$15.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.83

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	555	271.03	1,503	40
Medium and Large 2-3	530	255.78	1,356	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.25/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale53 hd

267.29

—

TN average12 barns · 331 hd

271.12

−3.83

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.10

−130.81

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	—	High	1,601	147.97	2,370	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,338	139.70	1,869	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	129.65	1,664	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	114.78	1,219	15

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)	1,008	$1,786	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,638	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$1,613	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,177	$1,455	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,384	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,352	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,968	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$1,831	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	870	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	623	$1,775	2thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	249.94/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,082	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,267	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,380	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	281.46/cwt	273.00–292.00	1,478	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	281.31/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,637	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,516	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,684	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,729	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	276	308.60/cwt	300.00–312.50	852	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	333	271.22/cwt	267.50–275.00	903	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	278.92/cwt	275.00–285.00	940	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	308.56/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,136	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	248.67/cwt	215.00–280.00	920	4
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2	385	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,126	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	285.01/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,214	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	238.29/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,025	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	251.55/cwt	215.00–267.50	1,175	10
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	478	255.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,224	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	480	247.53/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,188	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	499	268.87/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,342	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	260.41/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,352	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	246.61/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,282	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	256.79/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,428	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	234.73/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,326	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	251.64/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,560	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	246.51/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,541	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	699	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,664	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,489	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,686	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	283.43/cwt	265.00–295.00	915	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	317.10/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,031	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	316.93/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,179	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	376	273.62/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,029	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	421	264.49/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,114	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	303.51/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,311	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	271.38/cwt	237.50–295.00	1,270	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	286.88/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,377	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	257.37/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,336	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	273.26/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,429	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	250.49/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,420	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	269.02/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,568	21
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	607	230.93/cwt	212.50–240.00	1,402	3
Bulls	600–650	Small 1-2	615	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,482	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	252.70/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,559	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,630	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,383	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,718	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,240	132.05/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,637	3
Bulls	—	—	1,601	146.56/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,346	4
Bulls	—	—	1,873	161.31/cwt	156.00–166.00	3,021	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	106.96/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,121	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	115.94/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,221	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	122.82/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,344	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	138.43/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,654	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	119.52/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,457	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,613	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	131.09/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,719	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	143.53/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,887	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	135.48/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,895	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	910	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	1,352.36/head	975.00–1,600.00	1,352	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	1,786.16/head	1,575.00–2,025.00	1,786	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	1,384.26/head	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,384	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,083	1,348.09/head	1,175.00–1,575.00	1,348	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,135	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,688.60/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,689	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,302	1,597.06/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,597	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,330	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	1,830.66/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,831	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	957	1,914.42/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,914	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,048.65/head	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,049	2

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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 200Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 30Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 6Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	433	240.00–260.00	249.94
2	450–500	478	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	625	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	287.50	287.50
5	500–550	525	273.00–292.00	281.46
8	550–600	582	270.00–290.00	281.31
8	600–650	626	269.00	269.00
1	650–700	660	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	265.00–295.00	283.43
4	350–400	376	255.00–295.00	273.62
10	400–450	421	245.00–285.00	264.49
13	450–500	468	237.50–295.00	271.38
10	500–550	519	245.00–265.00	257.37
3	550–600	567	235.00–262.50	250.49
3	600–650	607	212.50–240.00	230.93
1	650–700	680	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	700	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	302.50–330.00	317.10
6	350–400	372	300.00–337.50	316.93
18	400–450	432	295.00–317.50	303.51
17	450–500	480	275.00–307.50	286.88
19	500–550	523	267.50–282.50	273.26
21	550–600	583	265.00–285.00	269.02
7	600–650	617	240.00–260.00	252.70
1	650–700	685	238.00	238.00
4	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	755	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	275.00–285.00	278.92
9	350–400	368	290.00–345.00	308.56
13	400–450	426	275.00–300.00	285.01
8	450–500	499	268.00–275.00	268.87
7	500–550	519	255.00–265.00	260.41
7	550–600	556	252.00–260.00	256.79
5	600–650	620	245.00–255.00	251.64
5	650–700	699	238.00	238.00
1	850–900	860	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	245.00–250.00	247.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	300.00–312.50	308.60
2	300–350	333	267.50–275.00	271.22
4	350–400	370	215.00–280.00	248.67
3	400–450	430	235.00–240.00	238.29
10	450–500	467	215.00–267.50	251.55
3	500–550	520	240.00–252.50	246.61
2	550–600	565	220.00–250.00	234.73
2	600–650	625	245.00–248.00	246.51
1	800–850	805	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	292.50	292.50
3	450–500	478	250.00–260.00	255.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	965	975.00–1,600.00	1,352.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,083	1,175.00–1,575.00	1,348.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,625.00	1,625.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,688.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,048	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,384.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,008	1,575.00–2,025.00	1,786.16
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,302	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,597.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,914.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,830.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	1,925.00–2,150.00	2,048.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,053	111.00–120.00	115.94
4	—	1,094	121.00–124.00	122.82
5	—	1,048	103.00–111.00	106.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	138.00–139.00	138.43
4	—	1,219	113.00–123.00	119.52
16	—	1,311	126.00–136.00	131.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,315	139.00–150.00	143.53
1	—	1,280	126.00	126.00
4	—	1,399	131.00–139.00	135.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,873	156.00–166.00	161.31
4	—	1,601	143.00–149.00	146.56
3	—	1,240	127.00–138.00	132.05

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.