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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 27

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

412 head

▲ 153 vs last sale 259▲ 23 vs year ago 389 · +5.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

202 head

▲ 146 vs last sale 56▲ 124 vs year ago 78 · +159.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 13▲ 34 vs year ago 8 · +425.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale Feeder Steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00 to 10.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 3.00 to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Quality good, Demand high.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $232.22/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −191.71 against this barn's trailing median of $423.93.

Average price

$232.22

18 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$62.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.00

vs TN average

−36.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	252.00	1,323	3thin
Medium and Large 2	539	231.00	1,246	14thin
Small 1	575	190.00	1,093	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.00/cwt here — about $231 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale18 hd

232.22

—

TN average15 barns · 629 hd

257.22

−25.00

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−36.33

This barn, trailing median14 sales

423.93

−191.71

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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $453.51, low $352.63, median $423.93 across 14 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	—	Average	1,648	163.39	2,693	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	148.01	2,097	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	138.94	1,658	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	122.09	1,263	48

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,938	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,856	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,841	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,092	$1,841	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$1,685	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,675	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,453	$3,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,151	$2,632	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,010	1thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	315.18/cwt	310.00–320.00	671	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	311.75/cwt	310.00–312.50	864	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	984	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	291.26/cwt	262.50–305.00	964	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	265.54/cwt	232.50–282.50	1,004	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	307.53/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,184	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	262.50/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,155	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	242.16/cwt	222.50–262.50	1,145	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,321	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	251.75/cwt	251.00–252.50	1,259	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	236.39/cwt	210.00–247.50	1,229	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	223.82/cwt	210.00–242.50	1,265	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,452	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,407	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,502	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,424	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	233.40/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,589	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,593	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	205.79/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,478	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,718	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,604	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	273.29/cwt	247.50–290.00	711	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	243.83/cwt	220.00–270.00	792	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	246.58/cwt	220.00–272.50	910	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	232.46/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,011	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	244.99/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,085	3
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	231.99/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,100	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	233.35/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,218	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	218.81/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,144	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	221.19/cwt	208.00–230.00	1,161	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,235	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	225.46/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,287	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	205.31/cwt	194.00–212.50	1,174	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	224.32/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,415	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,403	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,520	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,336	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,537	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	727	196.75/cwt	194.00–202.50	1,430	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	272.72/cwt	252.50–300.00	1,028	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	848	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	239.13/cwt	220.00–260.00	995	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	237.14/cwt	217.50–257.50	1,153	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	225.72/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,176	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	221.48/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,260	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,375	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	228.33/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,388	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	211.59/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,295	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	210.78/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,406	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	189.35/cwt	172.50–203.00	1,369	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,405	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,401	155.97/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,185	7
Bulls	—	—	1,858	168.43/cwt	162.00–175.00	3,129	7
Bulls	—	—	1,910	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,438	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	107.91/cwt	101.00–111.00	964	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	119.27/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,225	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	128.43/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,381	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	132.01/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,535	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	141.90/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,689	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	136.65/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,790	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	150.28/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,020	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	152.84/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,170	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	143.51/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,056	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2-3	935	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,092	1,840.76/head	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,841	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,093	1,673.68/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,674	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,100	1,855.91/head	1,600.00–2,175.00	1,856	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,159	1,684.90/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,685	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,185	1,775.30/head	1,660.00–1,900.00	1,775	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,190	1,937.76/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,938	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,655	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,028	1,719.22/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,719	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,010.00/head	2,010.00–2,010.00	2,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	3,088.56/head	2,350.00–3,450.00	3,089	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	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 Aug 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 259Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 56Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 13Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	310.00–320.00	315.18
3	250–300	277	310.00–312.50	311.75
1	300–350	315	312.50	312.50
2	350–400	385	305.00–310.00	307.53
1	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	500	251.00–252.50	251.75
1	550–600	575	252.50	252.50
5	650–700	681	231.00–234.00	233.40
1	700–750	700	227.50	227.50
6	750–800	779	220.50	220.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	575	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	600–650	607	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	265.00	265.00
7	300–350	331	262.50–305.00	291.26
3	350–400	378	232.50–282.50	265.54
2	400–450	440	257.50–267.50	262.50
6	450–500	473	222.50–262.50	242.16
8	500–550	520	210.00–247.50	236.39
6	550–600	565	210.00–242.50	223.82
1	600–650	605	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	670	212.50	212.50
3	700–750	718	202.50–210.00	205.79
1	900–950	930	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	491	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	247.50–290.00	273.29
4	300–350	325	220.00–270.00	243.83
4	350–400	369	220.00–272.50	246.58
3	400–450	435	227.50–237.50	232.46
24	450–500	474	220.00–240.00	231.99
6	500–550	523	210.00–225.00	218.81
6	550–600	572	194.00–212.50	205.31
2	650–700	668	200.00	200.00
3	700–750	727	194.00–202.50	196.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	242.50–247.50	244.99
9	500–550	522	227.50–235.00	233.35
6	550–600	571	220.00–227.50	225.46
14	600–650	631	220.00–234.00	224.32
3	650–700	665	228.50	228.50
5	700–750	705	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	525	208.00–230.00	221.19
1	550–600	555	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	252.50–300.00	272.72
4	400–450	416	220.00–260.00	239.13
8	450–500	486	217.50–257.50	237.14
8	500–550	521	200.00–237.50	225.72
6	550–600	569	200.00–233.00	221.48
3	600–650	612	207.50–220.00	211.59
3	650–700	667	205.00–217.50	210.78
3	700–750	723	172.50–203.00	189.35
1	750–800	770	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	573	240.00	240.00
6	600–650	608	222.50–237.50	228.33
2	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,344	148.00–158.00	150.28
38	—	1,190	137.00–147.00	141.90
26	—	1,163	126.00–136.00	132.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,433	139.00–148.00	143.51
3	—	1,310	136.00–137.00	136.65
21	—	1,420	149.00–159.00	152.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	893	101.00–111.00	107.91
22	—	1,027	113.00–124.00	119.27
21	—	1,075	125.00–136.00	128.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,858	162.00–175.00	168.43
1	—	1,910	180.00	180.00
7	—	1,401	149.00–160.00	155.97

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 (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,092	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,840.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,185	1,660.00–1,900.00	1,775.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	1,600.00–2,175.00	1,855.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,159	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,684.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,093	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,673.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,937.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,275.00	1,275.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,655	2,175.00	2,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,010.00	2,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,525	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,380	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,213	2,350.00–3,450.00	3,088.56

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,719.22

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.