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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

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

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

332 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 344▼ 72 vs year ago 404 · −17.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 65▲ 9 vs year ago 75 · +12.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 45▲ 3 vs year ago 16 · +18.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago, Breaker and Boner Slaughter Cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher, Lean Cows 11.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls not well established last sale. Feeder Steers under 600 lbs 14.00 to 30.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well established. Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs 11.00 to 30.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder Bulls under 500 lbs 25.00 to 30.00 higher, over 500 lbs 12.00 to 22.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand strong.

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 $240.11/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −144.01 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$240.11

31 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$17.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.45

vs TN average

−43.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	242.92	1,389	26
Small 1	550	226.25	1,244	2thin
Medium and Large 2	557	224.94	1,253	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.98/cwt here — about $136 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 sale31 hd

240.11

—

TN average8 barns · 390 hd

244.55

−4.45

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−43.21

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−144.01

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	1,929	142.87	2,757	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,560	117.92	1,840	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	115.76	1,530	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	103.97	1,206	20

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)	1,055	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,450	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	675	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	785	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	321.25/cwt	300.00–342.50	948	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	343.14/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,060	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	293.95/cwt	270.00–312.50	1,096	3
Steers	350–400	Small 1	390	319.14/cwt	311.00–327.50	1,245	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	317.80/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,325	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,332	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	287.46/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,388	2
Steers	450–500	Small 1	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	283.70/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,529	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,541	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	274.64/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,604	7
Steers	550–600	Small 1	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Steers	600–650	Small 1	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	246.25/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,571	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	257.61/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,703	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,546	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	754	1
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	271.11/cwt	252.50–290.00	868	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	303.81/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,027	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	304.46/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,096	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	273.18/cwt	262.50–283.00	1,003	5
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	373	287.65/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,073	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	282.23/cwt	274.00–290.00	1,177	3
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	264.46/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,145	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	458	247.38/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,133	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	261.58/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,250	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	242.76/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,177	3
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	490	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,115	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	250.04/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,300	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	530	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,179	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	224.94/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,253	3
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	242.18/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,414	21
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	608	211.50/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,286	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,277	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	221.59/cwt	213.00–232.50	1,385	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,414	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	219.03/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,500	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	212.02/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,533	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	730	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,515	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,674	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,479	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,810	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,209	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	311.40/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,292	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	297.64/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,414	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	271.24/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,302	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	269.63/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,389	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	262.73/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,492	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	241.51/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,396	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	242.11/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,472	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	234.50/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,595	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	217.05/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,567	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	207.45/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,608	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,479	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,487	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,574	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	137.16/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,387	2
Bulls	—	—	2,024	145.73/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,950	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	107.55/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,212	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	99.59/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,196	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	106.00/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,299	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	116.15/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,506	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,492	124.37/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,856	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	117.74/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,816	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,763	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	126.35/cwt	124.00–129.00	2,133	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	810	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 344Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 65Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 45Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	295.00–312.50	303.81
5	350–400	360	300.00–312.50	304.46
3	400–450	417	274.00–290.00	282.23
16	450–500	478	252.50–267.50	261.58
4	500–550	520	237.50–255.00	250.04
21	550–600	584	230.00–246.00	242.18
8	600–650	625	213.00–232.50	221.59
3	650–700	685	214.00–223.00	219.03
2	700–750	723	211.00–213.00	212.02
1	800–850	835	200.50	200.50
1	900–950	940	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	240.00–255.00	247.38
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	608	211.00–212.00	211.50
1	650–700	670	211.00	211.00
1	700–750	730	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	290.00	290.00
4	300–350	320	252.50–290.00	271.11
5	350–400	367	262.50–283.00	273.18
5	400–450	433	260.00–267.50	264.46
3	450–500	485	240.00–247.50	242.76
3	550–600	557	220.00–232.50	224.94
1	600–650	620	206.00	206.00
1	850–900	855	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	373	280.00–295.00	287.65
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	490	227.50	227.50
1	500–550	530	222.50	222.50
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	337.50	337.50
2	250–300	295	300.00–342.50	321.25
3	350–400	373	270.00–312.50	293.95
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	480	277.50	277.50
1	550–600	575	268.00	268.00
1	650–700	665	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	311.00–327.50	319.14
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	280	355.00	355.00
7	300–350	309	335.00–352.50	343.14
8	400–450	417	307.50–330.00	317.80
2	450–500	483	285.00–290.00	287.46
8	500–550	539	282.50–292.50	283.70
7	550–600	584	272.50–275.00	274.64
2	600–650	638	245.00–247.50	246.25
7	650–700	661	243.00–260.00	257.61
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	322.50	322.50
5	400–450	415	302.50–325.00	311.40
3	450–500	475	290.00–306.00	297.64
6	500–550	515	257.50–275.00	269.63
2	550–600	568	255.00–270.00	262.73
5	600–650	608	230.00–249.00	242.11
2	650–700	680	234.00–235.00	234.50
3	700–750	722	215.00–220.00	217.05
2	750–800	775	204.00–211.00	207.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	270.00–272.50	271.24
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	578	240.00–243.00	241.51
1	750–800	795	186.00	186.00
1	800–850	815	182.50	182.50
1	850–900	860	183.00	183.00

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	—	1,170	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,024	143.00–151.00	145.73
2	—	1,740	135.00–139.00	137.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,127	103.00–114.00	107.55
9	—	1,201	93.00–104.00	99.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	111.00	111.00
17	—	1,542	113.00–124.00	117.74
2	—	1,688	124.00–129.00	126.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,297	113.00–122.00	116.15
3	—	1,225	97.00–111.00	106.00
3	—	1,492	123.00–125.00	124.37

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.