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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 12
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
214 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 273▼ 190 vs year ago 404 · −47.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 46▼ 20 vs year ago 75 · −26.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 21▲ 0 vs year ago 16 · +0.0%
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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.81/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −161.30 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.
Average price
$222.81
11 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,223
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$19.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.99
vs TN average
−42.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549229.741,2626thin
Medium and Large 2559217.501,2153thin
Small 1533210.001,1192thin
One grade step is worth $19.74/cwt here — about $143 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 sale11 hd
222.81
—
TN average13 barns · 621 hd
228.80
−5.99
National average194 barns · 23,548 hd
265.10
−42.29
This barn, trailing median30 sales
384.12
−161.30
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—High1,927146.212,8178thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,503117.181,76119
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,274110.851,41314
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,155101.391,1717thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,525$2,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,268$2,0042thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,415$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,6801thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270312.50/cwt305.00–320.008442
Steers250–300Small 1270260.00/cwt260.00–260.007021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325306.37/cwt302.50–310.009962
Steers300–350Small 1340275.00/cwt275.00–275.009351
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008501
Steers350–400Small 1365260.00/cwt260.00–260.009491
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375288.75/cwt285.00–292.501,0832
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380293.89/cwt290.00–302.501,1173
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,2491
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421276.43/cwt262.50–287.501,1644
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475268.47/cwt260.00–277.501,2752
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477280.90/cwt277.50–285.001,3403
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520259.40/cwt252.50–264.001,3494
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577260.03/cwt253.00–266.001,5003
Steers600–650Small 1605217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3161
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624245.30/cwt241.00–251.001,5317
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666241.31/cwt236.00–247.001,6076
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,6651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007251
Heifers250–300Small 1293253.59/cwt235.00–272.507432
Heifers300–350Small 1322249.02/cwt242.50–260.008023
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325240.00/cwt240.00–240.007801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329269.24/cwt260.00–280.008864
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365267.57/cwt265.00–270.009772
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368256.75/cwt252.50–262.509453
Heifers350–400Small 1388240.06/cwt230.00–250.009312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415255.79/cwt252.50–260.001,0623
Heifers400–450Small 1432229.86/cwt225.00–237.509933
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435220.00/cwt220.00–220.009571
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467247.38/cwt242.50–252.501,1553
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478238.59/cwt232.50–245.001,1402
Heifers450–500Small 1480229.27/cwt220.00–235.001,1003
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530231.90/cwt225.00–240.001,2294
Heifers500–550Small 1533210.00/cwt209.00–211.001,1192
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2021
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1588225.43/cwt220.00–231.001,3262
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608218.51/cwt216.00–221.001,3292
Heifers600–650Small 1625211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3191
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4901
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Small 1413261.99/cwt240.00–277.501,0823
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425277.56/cwt272.50–282.501,1802
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471253.81/cwt245.00–265.001,1954
Bulls450–500Small 1475242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1521
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3441
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2201
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522254.84/cwt247.50–262.501,3306
Bulls500–550Small 1535220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1771
Bulls550–600Small 1550202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1141
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4002
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2491
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614225.33/cwt221.00–230.001,3844
Bulls600–650Small 1618214.43/cwt211.00–218.001,3252
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718197.88/cwt193.00–203.001,4212
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,790135.20/cwt134.00–136.002,4204
Bulls——1,990158.30/cwt155.00–160.003,1503
Bulls——2,285154.00/cwt154.00–154.003,5191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,116104.53/cwt102.00–106.001,1674
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20797.21/cwt86.00–103.001,1733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225114.62/cwt112.00–121.001,4046
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298105.45/cwt94.00–111.001,3697
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,7701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,8171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473118.95/cwt112.00–126.001,75212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,569112.51/cwt105.00–117.001,7656
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0951,680.00/head1,680.00–1,680.001,6801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1301,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2682,004.44/head1,950.00–2,050.002,0042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4151,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5252,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751

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.