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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 5

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

273 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 418▼ 131 vs year ago 404 · −32.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 51▼ 29 vs year ago 75 · −38.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 16▲ 5 vs year ago 16 · +31.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows steady. Slaughter Bulls steady on a light test. Feeder Steers mostly steady on a light test. Feeder Heifers mostly steady. Feeder Bulls steady to 6.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

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 $229.58/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −154.54 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$229.58

30 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$19.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.39

vs TN average

−28.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	234.03	1,287	23
Medium and Large 2	575	215.09	1,237	4thin
Small 1	559	214.82	1,200	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.21/cwt here — about $87 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 sale30 hd

229.58

—

TN average14 barns · 747 hd

229.20

+0.39

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−28.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−154.54

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	1,873	147.58	2,764	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,498	123.59	1,852	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	121.23	1,602	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	105.43	1,260	6thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$1,463	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,430	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,560	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,302	$2,336	3thin

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	347.99/cwt	325.00–367.50	985	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	303.68/cwt	302.50–305.00	966	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	319.30/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,022	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	299.11/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,089	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,017	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,012	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	279.38/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,361	5
Steers	500–550	Small 1	530	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,259	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	257.10/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,383	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	3
Steers	600–650	Small 1	630	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,336	1
Steers	650–700	Small 1	690	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,408	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	220.67/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,675	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	251.25/cwt	242.50–260.00	766	2
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	335	251.25/cwt	250.00–252.50	842	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	370	235.59/cwt	220.00–252.50	872	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	928	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	924	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	250.04/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,065	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	246.96/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,161	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	233.93/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,106	2
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	474	230.71/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,094	4
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	520	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,105	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	240.24/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,268	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,211	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	215.09/cwt	206.00–223.00	1,237	4
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	578	215.98/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,248	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	227.45/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,317	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	218.47/cwt	212.50–221.00	1,324	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	199.90/cwt	182.50–212.50	1,239	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	628	211.74/cwt	211.00–212.50	1,330	2
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	630	204.33/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,287	3
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	688	201.73/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,388	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,519	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	740	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,487	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,568	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	204.76/cwt	202.50–207.00	1,603	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	280.32/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,186	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	236.29/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,047	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,185	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	243.72/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,280	4
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	525	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,171	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	235.11/cwt	232.50–243.00	1,307	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	229.29/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,291	2
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	588	214.31/cwt	201.00–227.50	1,260	2
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	640	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,325	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	219.15/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,451	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	205.12/cwt	191.00–212.50	1,385	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,568	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,816	1
Bulls	—	—	1,901	144.47/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,746	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	102.88/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,226	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	107.98/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,294	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	121.87/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,594	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,729	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	130.53/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,753	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,517	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	123.93/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,885	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	118.05/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,820	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,302	2,336.36/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,336	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,560	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,600	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 2	965	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	980	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,165	1,430.00/head	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,430	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 418Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 51Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 16Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	250.00–252.50	251.25
2	350–400	370	220.00–252.50	235.59
4	450–500	474	222.50–240.00	230.71
1	500–550	520	212.50	212.50
2	550–600	578	211.00–221.00	215.98
3	600–650	630	200.00–210.00	204.33
4	650–700	688	190.00–211.00	201.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	242.50–260.00	251.25
1	350–400	395	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	400	231.00	231.00
2	450–500	473	230.00–237.50	233.93
4	550–600	575	206.00–223.00	215.09
3	600–650	620	182.50–212.50	199.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	247.50–255.00	250.04
2	450–500	470	245.00–249.00	246.96
13	500–550	528	227.50–250.00	240.24
9	550–600	579	222.50–237.50	227.45
7	600–650	606	212.50–221.00	218.47
1	700–750	720	211.00	211.00
2	750–800	783	202.50–207.00	204.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	212.50	212.50
2	600–650	628	211.00–212.50	211.74
1	700–750	740	201.00	201.00
1	750–800	780	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	237.50	237.50
1	600–650	630	212.00	212.00
1	650–700	690	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	302.50–305.00	303.68
1	350–400	395	257.50	257.50
1	400–450	420	241.00	241.00
1	450–500	470	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	325.00–367.50	347.99
2	300–350	320	310.00–327.50	319.30
5	350–400	364	290.00–302.50	299.11
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
5	450–500	487	276.00–281.00	279.38
2	500–550	538	250.00–264.00	257.10
3	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
3	750–800	759	220.00–221.00	220.67
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	262.50–285.00	280.32
4	500–550	525	230.00–252.50	243.72
7	550–600	556	232.50–243.00	235.11
7	650–700	662	219.00–220.00	219.15
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	780	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	230.00–242.50	236.29
1	450–500	460	257.50	257.50
2	550–600	563	220.00–239.00	229.29
4	650–700	675	191.00–212.50	205.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	525	223.00	223.00
2	550–600	588	201.00–227.50	214.31
1	600–650	640	207.00	207.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,560	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,302	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,336.36

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	—	1,355	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,430.00	1,430.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,901	143.00–148.00	144.47
1	—	1,760	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,308	114.00–127.00	121.87
1	—	1,330	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,405	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	105.00–113.00	107.98
3	—	1,192	100.00–106.00	102.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	117.00–119.00	118.05
8	—	1,521	117.00–127.00	123.93
2	—	1,343	130.00–131.00	130.53

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.