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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 8

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

214 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 219▼ 125 vs year ago 339 · −36.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 53▼ 49 vs year ago 79 · −62.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 25▲ 29 vs year ago 5 · +580.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a light test, Slaughter Cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder Steers and Bulls not well established. Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to 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 $236.30/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −147.81 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$236.30

28 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,308

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$41.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.68

vs TN average

−16.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	240.23	1,324	24
Medium and Large 2	570	217.30	1,239	3thin
Small 1	555	199.00	1,104	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.23/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 sale28 hd

236.30

—

TN average15 barns · 967 hd

232.63

+3.68

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−16.38

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−147.81

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	—	Low	1,780	149.14	2,654	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,529	125.71	1,922	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	124.65	1,944	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,229	105.59	1,297	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,533	$2,167	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,409	$1,958	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,010	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	670	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	763	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,015	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	285.11/cwt	280.00–290.00	949	2
Steers	350–400	Small 1	360	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,062	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	302.39/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,104	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	265.82/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,010	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	287.96/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,204	2
Steers	400–450	Small 1	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	274.99/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,248	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	256.04/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,203	3
Steers	500–550	Small 1	513	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,154	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	259.05/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,368	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,452	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	241.38/cwt	241.00–242.50	1,472	4
Steers	600–650	Small 1Fleshy	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,575	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	543	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	266.25/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,052	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	240.94/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,029	4
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	432	232.03/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,002	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	243.99/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,157	5
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	480	210.15/cwt	192.50–220.00	1,009	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	228.90/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,117	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	242.59/cwt	232.00–252.50	1,266	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	1
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	555	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,104	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,375	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	237.17/cwt	227.50–246.00	1,361	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	218.45/cwt	213.00–224.00	1,289	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	203.76/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,243	3
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	628	204.28/cwt	202.50–206.00	1,283	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	203.39/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,342	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	216.82/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,468	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,487	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,033	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	440	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,221	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	263.28/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,253	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	236.69/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,143	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	249.39/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,287	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,168	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	228.00/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,311	2
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	220.72/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,357	4
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	630	208.27/cwt	203.00–211.00	1,312	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,382	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	218.92/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,456	4
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	680	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,306	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,445	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,417	1
Bulls	700–750	Small 1	720	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,447	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	140.17/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,236	3
Bulls	—	—	1,888	157.66/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,977	2
Bulls	—	—	1,892	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,884	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,040	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,323	108.38/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,434	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,528	122.56/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,873	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,020	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	124.20/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,920	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,236	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	775	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,482	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,533	2,167.12/head	2,150.00–2,175.00	2,167	3

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 Oct 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 219Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 53Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 25Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	450	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	630	203.00–211.00	208.27
1	650–700	680	192.00	192.00
1	700–750	720	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
5	450–500	476	255.00–272.50	263.28
5	500–550	516	240.00–255.00	249.39
2	550–600	575	226.00–230.00	228.00
4	600–650	615	216.00–223.00	220.72
4	650–700	665	211.00–230.00	218.92
1	700–750	705	201.00	201.00
1	750–800	750	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	230.00–240.00	236.69
1	500–550	525	222.50	222.50
2	600–650	640	216.00	216.00
1	650–700	685	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	333	280.00–290.00	285.11
2	350–400	380	250.00–282.50	265.82
1	400–450	410	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	470	250.00–265.00	256.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	310	327.50	327.50
7	350–400	365	290.00–310.00	302.39
2	400–450	418	286.00–290.00	287.96
4	450–500	454	267.50–280.00	274.99
4	500–550	528	255.00–262.00	259.05
1	550–600	575	252.50	252.50
4	600–650	610	241.00–242.50	241.38
2	650–700	655	240.00–241.00	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	513	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	427	235.00–247.50	240.94
3	450–500	488	221.00–236.00	228.90
1	500–550	530	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	590	213.00–224.00	218.45
3	600–650	610	200.00–211.00	203.76
2	650–700	660	196.00–211.00	203.39
1	700–750	740	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	262.50–270.00	266.25
1	400–450	415	252.50	252.50
5	450–500	474	232.50–252.50	243.99
10	500–550	522	232.00–252.50	242.59
10	550–600	574	227.50–246.00	237.17
7	650–700	677	211.00–221.00	216.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	470	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	432	224.00–240.00	232.03
3	450–500	480	192.50–220.00	210.15
1	550–600	555	199.00	199.00
2	600–650	628	202.50–206.00	204.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	242.00	242.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,533	2,150.00–2,175.00	2,167.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,482	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	1,010.00	1,010.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	136.00–145.00	140.17
3	—	1,892	150.00–155.00	152.43
2	—	1,888	155.00–160.00	157.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	132.00	132.00
2	—	1,528	122.00–123.00	122.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,546	120.00–128.00	124.20
1	—	1,720	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	107.00–110.00	108.38
1	—	1,040	100.00	100.00

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.