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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 30
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
267 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 302▼ 36 vs year ago 303 · −11.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 103▼ 4 vs year ago 53 · −7.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 27▲ 2 vs year ago 11 · +18.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers under 500 6.00 lower, over 500 1.00 to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 2.00 to 6.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500 2.00 lower, over 500 1.00 to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.24/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −137.88 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.
Average price
$246.24
26 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,343
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$25.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.30
vs TN average
−12.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539253.291,36515thin
Medium 2545249.001,3571thin
Medium and Large 2559236.201,3219thin
Small 1520228.001,1861thin
One grade step is worth $25.29/cwt here — about $180 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 sale26 hd
246.24
—
TN average12 barns · 601 hd
252.54
−6.30
National average139 barns · 7,218 hd
258.46
−12.22
This barn, trailing median30 sales
384.12
−137.88
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
435386336287median 384.1203/0305/1207/1409/0110/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,679157.532,6448thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,227140.231,7204thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,202132.951,59811
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,050115.611,21410

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,263$1,7882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$1,7251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,285$1,4751thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235282.50/cwt282.50–282.506641
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2337262.48/cwt257.50–270.008853
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338303.35/cwt300.00–310.001,0253
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378262.34/cwt230.00–290.009925
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423263.31/cwt245.00–275.001,1143
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1445285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2681
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445215.00/cwt215.00–215.009571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009901
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468268.36/cwt260.00–275.001,2563
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473290.48/cwt290.00–291.001,3742
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517289.50/cwt285.00–292.501,4973
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518248.68/cwt235.00–262.501,2882
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582260.99/cwt252.00–270.001,5197
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590287.00/cwt285.00–289.001,6932
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2351
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629243.97/cwt235.00–248.001,5354
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2666245.75/cwt245.00–246.001,6374
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2708208.75/cwt207.50–210.001,4782
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,7021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275265.97/cwt245.00–290.007313
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322273.16/cwt270.00–280.008803
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2336250.45/cwt240.00–260.008425
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373248.04/cwt225.00–265.009256
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377278.26/cwt272.50–282.501,0493
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415212.50/cwt212.50–212.508821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416252.15/cwt225.00–266.001,0495
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421276.57/cwt270.00–295.001,1647
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465255.00/cwt250.00–260.001,1862
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471235.32/cwt212.50–247.501,1086
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2481
Heifers500–550Small 1520228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1861
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522231.41/cwt220.00–245.001,2083
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526256.06/cwt252.00–260.001,34710
Heifers500–550Medium 2545249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,3571
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572254.26/cwt248.00–258.001,4543
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578238.60/cwt230.00–244.001,3796
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609231.51/cwt225.00–235.001,4104
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3861
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1353283.33/cwt280.00–285.001,0003
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380270.07/cwt265.00–275.001,0262
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008301
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428253.66/cwt225.00–280.001,0866
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465277.91/cwt272.50–281.001,2923
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465257.36/cwt235.00–272.501,19711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517270.32/cwt265.00–280.001,3987
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529220.35/cwt190.00–250.001,1664
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560266.98/cwt265.00–271.001,4953
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578242.24/cwt210.00–261.001,4009
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4101
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6171
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633215.82/cwt207.50–220.001,3663
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663227.03/cwt224.00–230.001,5052
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1041
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,528151.77/cwt150.00–153.002,3193
Bulls——1,722155.42/cwt154.00–156.002,6763
Bulls——1,840169.32/cwt167.00–172.003,1152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023106.74/cwt104.00–109.001,0924
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2132
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089123.28/cwt120.00–129.001,3434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193134.98/cwt132.00–137.001,6108
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,212138.64/cwt135.00–142.001,6803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225127.55/cwt123.00–130.001,5623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,270145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8421
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2851,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,3751,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,788.12/head1,725.00–1,850.001,7882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.