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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 1
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
219 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 354▼ 120 vs year ago 339 · −35.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 46▼ 26 vs year ago 79 · −32.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 22▲ 20 vs year ago 5 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter Cows steady. Slaughter Bulls, Feeder Steers and Feeder Bulls not well established. Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality poor to average. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.10/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −160.02 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.
Average price
$224.10
28 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,252
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$34.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.01
vs TN average
−22.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557234.321,30517thin
Medium and Large 2574213.041,2247thin
Small 1540200.031,0804thin
One grade step is worth $34.29/cwt here — about $225 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 sale28 hd
224.10
—
TN average11 barns · 523 hd
229.11
−5.01
National average172 barns · 12,740 hd
246.78
−22.68
This barn, trailing median30 sales
384.12
−160.02
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—High1,491144.062,1486thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,239116.771,44719
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,482114.981,7045thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,019102.331,04313

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,8101thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275312.50/cwt312.50–312.508591
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285285.00/cwt285.00–285.008121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318296.46/cwt292.50–300.009432
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363284.97/cwt280.00–290.001,0342
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2131
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2408260.14/cwt252.50–267.501,0612
Steers400–450Small 1428239.82/cwt230.00–250.001,0262
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1991
Steers450–500Small 1470242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,2121
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1495259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2821
Steers500–550Small 1505242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510229.80/cwt220.00–240.001,1722
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522256.57/cwt250.00–267.501,3393
Steers550–600Small 1555221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2271
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574245.10/cwt240.00–247.501,4075
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1691
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5383
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4571
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6062
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230250.00/cwt250.00–250.005751
Heifers300–350Small 1335255.00/cwt255.00–255.008541
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335220.00/cwt220.00–220.007371
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340232.50/cwt232.50–232.507911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360217.50/cwt217.50–217.507831
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375264.64/cwt262.00–267.509922
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385247.47/cwt245.00–250.009532
Heifers400–450Small 1413226.27/cwt222.50–230.009342
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0771
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472236.57/cwt230.00–242.501,1175
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472224.13/cwt220.00–228.001,0585
Heifers450–500Small 1490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
Heifers500–550Small 1528196.37/cwt190.00–210.001,0373
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531229.28/cwt220.00–239.001,2176
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1501
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571237.07/cwt228.00–243.001,35411
Heifers550–600Small 1575211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2131
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581212.71/cwt201.00–215.001,2366
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy618197.68/cwt191.00–201.001,2223
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4063
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2637191.88/cwt180.00–201.001,2223
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy655203.25/cwt202.50–204.001,3312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3571
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715199.03/cwt195.00–203.001,4232
Heifers700–750Small 1725174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2621
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3481
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4631
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4001
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813190.02/cwt181.00–195.001,5456
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy850175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4881
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6091
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,6471
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2978170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6634
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335290.00/cwt290.00–290.009721
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415265.68/cwt260.00–270.001,1034
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430246.98/cwt232.50–262.501,0622
Bulls450–500Small 1460222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,0241
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467260.85/cwt257.50–265.001,2183
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0872
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,3161
Bulls500–550Small 1520227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1831
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528216.98/cwt216.00–218.001,1462
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568211.24/cwt203.00–220.001,2002
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1541
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3401
Bulls550–600Small 1585202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1851
Bulls600–650Small 1600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632228.66/cwt226.00–231.001,4453
Bulls650–700Small 1650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
Bulls750–800Small 1765180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,303136.84/cwt131.00–143.001,7834
Bulls——1,710156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,6681
Bulls——2,025161.00/cwt161.00–161.003,2601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017104.90/cwt101.00–111.001,0678
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02398.21/cwt96.00–101.001,0055
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208114.15/cwt110.00–120.001,37914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,327124.11/cwt120.00–127.001,6475
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495116.22/cwt115.00–120.001,7374
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3401,810.00/head1,810.00–1,810.001,8101

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.