Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2024-07-23

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 23
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
302 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 238▲ 53 vs year ago 249 · +21.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 54▲ 16 vs year ago 87 · +18.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 27▲ 5 vs year ago 22 · +22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale Feeder Steers 2.00 to 5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 5.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $258.59/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −139.51 against this barn's trailing median of $398.10.
Average price
$258.59
21 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,396
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$33.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.90
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2523277.501,4512thin
Medium and Large 1525271.101,4239thin
Medium and Large 2556243.561,35510thin
One grade step is worth $33.94/cwt here — about $96 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale21 hd
258.59
—
TN average13 barns · 409 hd
262.50
−3.90
This barn, trailing median29 sales
398.10
−139.51
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

29 sales
469413357301median 398.1003/0305/1207/1409/0810/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,658153.652,54714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,375139.331,91525
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,217134.751,64027
CowsLean 85-90%High1,088114.931,25022

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,320$1,8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,078$1,6502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,048$1,4882thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,298$2,7502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$2,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$2,2714thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)830$1,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,183$1,9173thin

Every lot

87 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245285.00/cwt285.00–285.006981
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260355.00/cwt355.00–355.009231
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3270285.00/cwt285.00–285.007701
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280301.49/cwt294.00–310.008443
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315235.00/cwt235.00–235.007401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1041
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328252.50/cwt252.50–252.508282
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330307.27/cwt300.00–315.001,0142
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415273.65/cwt257.50–285.001,1363
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2621
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3871
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,5551
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5681
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4291
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5362
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670238.24/cwt237.50–239.001,5962
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,9862
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275310.00/cwt310.00–310.008532
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329264.92/cwt260.00–272.508725
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0651
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380230.00/cwt230.00–230.008741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388263.97/cwt252.50–275.001,0242
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405240.00/cwt240.00–240.009721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415279.28/cwt270.00–287.501,1594
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420253.99/cwt235.00–265.001,0675
Heifers400–450Small 1430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0751
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy465225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0461
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475246.25/cwt225.00–255.001,17016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy485231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,1201
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518244.76/cwt235.00–250.001,2688
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523256.14/cwt252.00–260.001,3404
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574225.96/cwt200.00–240.001,2978
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603237.51/cwt235.00–240.001,4322
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608226.20/cwt222.50–230.001,3752
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4132
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720189.29/cwt180.00–205.001,3633
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755180.08/cwt167.50–192.501,3602
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375270.16/cwt235.00–290.001,01312
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395230.00/cwt230.00–230.009091
Bulls400–450Small 1415252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0481
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423263.25/cwt240.00–277.501,11411
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1440284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,2501
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3102
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476259.85/cwt232.50–277.501,2377
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520272.48/cwt270.00–277.501,4177
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522239.95/cwt237.50–242.501,2533
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,4512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4581
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571245.11/cwt220.00–260.001,4007
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3921
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2611232.46/cwt215.00–255.001,4207
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670215.64/cwt194.00–225.001,4456
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3961
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3733160.09/cwt155.00–165.001,1732
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765172.50/cwt170.00–175.001,3202
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,544147.68/cwt138.00–150.002,2806
Bulls——1,691154.37/cwt153.00–157.002,6104
Bulls——1,795161.90/cwt160.00–166.002,9064
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%979112.27/cwt109.00–115.001,0997
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010103.45/cwt101.00–108.001,0454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090125.81/cwt120.00–130.001,3717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,185120.79/cwt117.00–126.001,43111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231135.69/cwt131.00–140.001,67014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,285130.11/cwt128.00–132.001,6722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,333143.00/cwt141.00–145.001,9066
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363138.37/cwt134.00–141.001,88614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413142.88/cwt142.00–145.002,0199
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-38301,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39201,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2501,942.50/head1,875.00–2,000.001,9432
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5302,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38401,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0151,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2151,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751

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.