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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 3

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

417 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 412▲ 192 vs year ago 225 · +85.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 202▲ 1 vs year ago 72 · +1.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 42▲ 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 2.00 higher; Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality good, Demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.42/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −158.70 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$225.42

26 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$48.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.01

vs TN average

−15.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	231.37	1,224	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	568	225.00	1,278	3thin
Medium and Large 2	539	216.90	1,169	6thin
Small 1	505	182.50	922	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.87/cwt here — about $302 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 sale26 hd

225.42

—

TN average10 barns · 277 hd

225.40

+0.01

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−15.27

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−158.70

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,595	159.06	2,537	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	136.44	2,013	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	133.95	1,632	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	117.90	1,260	18

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)	1,135	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,850	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	753	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	914	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	301.60/cwt	280.00–325.00	823	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	814	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	299.60/cwt	297.50–301.00	986	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,058	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	282.57/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,181	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,167	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,133	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	261.32/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,246	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,297	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	228.59/cwt	202.00–255.00	1,200	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	263.24/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,427	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	255.84/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,417	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	221.05/cwt	210.00–242.50	1,247	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	219.14/cwt	213.00–236.00	1,361	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,454	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,591	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,498	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	224.51/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,578	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	276.29/cwt	242.50–295.00	608	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	271	265.82/cwt	250.00–280.00	720	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	254.64/cwt	240.00–267.50	820	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	244.47/cwt	232.50–255.00	909	6
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	390	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	790	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	230.37/cwt	220.00–247.40	965	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	262.88/cwt	262.50–263.00	1,122	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,070	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	879	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	228.54/cwt	219.00–247.50	1,072	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,126	7
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	505	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	922	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	231.37/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,224	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	216.68/cwt	211.00–222.50	1,153	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,278	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,254	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,453	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	205.16/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,301	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,318	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	196.95/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,424	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,384	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	744	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	272.31/cwt	232.50–282.50	1,029	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	253.31/cwt	231.00–267.50	1,059	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,153	3
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	248.78/cwt	220.00–264.00	1,182	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,354	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	224.10/cwt	203.00–240.00	1,168	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	214.36/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,215	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	215.70/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,335	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	212.63/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,442	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,576	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	910	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,283	1
Bulls	—	—	1,766	163.58/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,889	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	97.79/cwt	91.00–102.00	951	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	116.49/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,250	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	124.64/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,366	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	128.77/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,538	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	138.05/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,702	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,943	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	139.70/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,006	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	129.10/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,018	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,135	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,143	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 412Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 202Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 42Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	327.50	327.50
7	250–300	273	280.00–325.00	301.60
1	300–350	310	262.50	262.50
1	400–450	440	257.50	257.50
6	450–500	477	240.00–275.00	261.32
4	500–550	525	202.00–255.00	228.59
3	550–600	564	210.00–242.50	221.05
9	600–650	621	213.00–236.00	219.14
1	650–700	670	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	700	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	345.00	345.00
4	300–350	329	297.50–301.00	299.60
4	350–400	360	294.00	294.00
2	400–450	418	280.00–285.00	282.57
30	500–550	542	256.00–265.00	263.24
3	550–600	554	255.00–257.50	255.84
1	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
4	700–750	703	220.00–227.00	224.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	276.00	276.00
4	450–500	485	267.50	267.50
6	650–700	674	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	242.50–295.00	276.29
7	250–300	271	250.00–280.00	265.82
5	300–350	322	240.00–267.50	254.64
6	350–400	372	232.50–255.00	244.47
7	400–450	419	220.00–247.40	230.37
9	450–500	469	219.00–247.50	228.54
5	500–550	532	211.00–222.50	216.68
1	550–600	575	218.00	218.00
7	600–650	634	201.00–211.00	205.16
1	650–700	690	191.00	191.00
2	700–750	723	194.00–200.00	196.95
1	900–950	935	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	445	197.50	197.50
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	202.50	202.50
1	500–550	505	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	275.00	275.00
4	400–450	427	262.50–263.00	262.88
16	500–550	529	230.00–233.00	231.37
7	600–650	621	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	433	247.00	247.00
7	450–500	479	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	568	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	310.00	310.00
13	350–400	378	232.50–282.50	272.31
6	400–450	418	231.00–267.50	253.31
6	450–500	475	220.00–264.00	248.78
13	500–550	521	203.00–240.00	224.10
12	550–600	567	200.00–222.50	214.36
8	600–650	619	212.50–217.50	215.70
3	650–700	678	211.00–215.00	212.63
1	800–850	825	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	520	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	423	270.00–275.00	272.53
1	500–550	515	263.00	263.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,563	126.00–133.00	129.10
9	—	1,436	135.00–143.00	139.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,194	125.00–133.00	128.77
1	—	1,340	145.00	145.00
15	—	1,233	134.00–144.00	138.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	91.00–102.00	97.79
5	—	1,073	114.00–119.00	116.49
10	—	1,096	122.00–128.00	124.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,766	161.00–166.00	163.58
1	—	910	141.00	141.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,750.00	1,750.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,850.00	2,850.00

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.