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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 13
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
270 head
▲ 113 vs last sale 157▲ 70 vs year ago 200 · +35.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 33▲ 13 vs year ago 49 · +26.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 15▲ 5 vs year ago 10 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 500lbs 7.00 lower, over 500lbs 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 6.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 500lbs steady, over 500lbs 4.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $234.77/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −163.33 against this barn's trailing median of $398.10.
Average price
$234.77
24 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,273
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.69
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553261.781,4485thin
Medium and Large 2539227.661,22819thin
One grade step is worth $34.12/cwt here — about $220 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 sale24 hd
234.77
—
TN average14 barns · 394 hd
238.46
−3.69
This barn, trailing median29 sales
398.10
−163.33
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—High1,583168.812,6718thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,446147.572,13416
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,191141.271,68317
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,072120.481,29213

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,518$2,1882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$1,9295
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,278$1,7502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$1,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)980$1,2251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,520$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,255$2,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,095$2,1251thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220295.00/cwt295.00–295.006491
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2268269.25/cwt240.00–300.007223
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320281.72/cwt260.00–310.009025
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373275.42/cwt262.50–290.001,0272
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481248.86/cwt235.00–262.501,1974
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2508232.46/cwt225.00–240.001,1812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523261.78/cwt255.00–267.501,3697
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568265.50/cwt265.00–266.001,5082
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580235.15/cwt227.50–245.001,3645
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618249.99/cwt247.50–252.501,5452
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621219.38/cwt175.00–240.001,3628
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672213.40/cwt200.00–240.001,4343
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2432
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3255250.00/cwt250.00–250.006381
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325253.48/cwt245.00–262.508242
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355237.50/cwt237.50–237.508431
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415253.33/cwt250.00–255.001,0513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2443234.33/cwt210.00–247.501,0384
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468238.82/cwt215.00–245.001,11810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470249.88/cwt247.50–252.001,1745
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515236.08/cwt220.00–247.501,2166
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534209.09/cwt185.00–220.001,1176
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569243.11/cwt233.00–265.001,3835
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569203.26/cwt180.00–225.001,1575
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622206.74/cwt190.00–227.001,2869
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369253.09/cwt235.00–260.009348
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3400220.00/cwt220.00–220.008801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408231.21/cwt220.00–237.509436
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421275.07/cwt270.00–280.001,1587
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460192.50/cwt192.50–192.508861
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475275.49/cwt275.00–276.001,3092
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476252.09/cwt225.00–267.501,20010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518232.23/cwt210.00–255.001,20311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525260.19/cwt255.00–265.001,3662
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569221.37/cwt205.00–255.001,2608
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572262.84/cwt251.00–272.501,5033
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616220.68/cwt205.00–235.001,3594
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy655217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4211
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2676202.42/cwt167.50–225.001,3686
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5371
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4521
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6231
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2321
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3021
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2965147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,050149.90/cwt145.00–155.001,5742
Bulls——1,760175.11/cwt168.00–182.003,0826
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%998106.05/cwt97.00–110.001,0583
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048117.61/cwt115.00–119.001,2335
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,141132.01/cwt129.00–137.001,5065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178144.42/cwt140.00–148.001,7018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195133.89/cwt129.00–139.001,6007
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233154.53/cwt153.00–156.001,9052
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,377145.15/cwt140.00–149.001,9999
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,8041
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,549155.14/cwt153.00–163.002,4036
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Registered1,5203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39801,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2281,708.30/head1,575.00–1,850.001,7082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2951,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,076.31/head1,875.00–2,250.002,0763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5182,187.52/head2,175.00–2,200.002,1882
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0952,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.