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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 17

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

214 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 276▲ 64 vs year ago 150 · +42.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 45▼ 13 vs year ago 35 · −37.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 44▲ 13 vs year ago 16 · +81.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows mostly steady. Slaughter Bulls not well established due to insufficient receipts. Feeder Steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder Heifers 4.00 to 14.00 higher. Feeder Bulls 2.00 to 9.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand 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 $251.91/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −132.21 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$251.91

22 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$18.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs TN average

−33.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	257.70	1,421	15thin
Medium and Large 2	553	239.50	1,324	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.19/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale22 hd

251.91

—

TN average9 barns · 448 hd

253.68

−1.77

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−33.04

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−132.21

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	1,903	149.44	2,844	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	117.21	1,758	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	113.22	1,492	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,246	100.65	1,254	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,800	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,172	$1,678	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,005	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

81 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 1	210	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	746	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	346.33/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,108	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	342.19/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,273	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	308.82/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,214	2
Steers	350–400	Small 1	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	317.24/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,348	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1	445	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,213	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	309.71/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,493	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	273.79/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,342	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	304.87/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,607	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	266.05/cwt	262.50–273.00	1,429	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,358	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	268.98/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,547	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	235.37/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,713	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,793	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	688	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	321.66/cwt	312.50–337.50	891	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	299.27/cwt	292.50–310.00	937	3
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	315	311.29/cwt	310.00–312.50	981	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	329.36/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,064	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	283.77/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,087	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	312.40/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,212	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,090	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	285.40/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,213	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	271.94/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,275	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	248.06/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,166	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	247.04/cwt	242.50–251.00	1,290	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	261.78/cwt	251.00–277.50	1,369	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	250.99/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,438	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	233.85/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,347	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	578	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,480	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	232.45/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,448	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,444	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,516	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,519	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	725	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,530	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Heifers	750–800	Small 1	750	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,395	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	755	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,518	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,880	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	318.99/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,317	5
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	293.36/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,297	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	281.24/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,316	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	284.06/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,344	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	276.60/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,436	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,287	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	234.77/cwt	222.50–252.50	1,333	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	262.96/cwt	257.50–273.00	1,507	3
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	595	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,398	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	250.09/cwt	241.00–262.50	1,536	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	217.66/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,360	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	217.42/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,452	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	231.20/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,581	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	225.03/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,616	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,713	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	780	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,271	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,903	149.44/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,844	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,147	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,390	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	102.86/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,291	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	113.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,518	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	117.21/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,758	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	1,055	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,138	1,656.10/head	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,656	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	1,692.15/head	1,450.00–1,825.00	1,692	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 276Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 45Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 44Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	320	345.00–347.50	346.33
5	350–400	372	330.00–352.50	342.19
8	400–450	425	302.50–322.50	317.24
6	450–500	482	295.00–325.00	309.71
3	500–550	527	300.00–310.00	304.87
4	550–600	575	265.00–273.00	268.98
1	650–700	655	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	728	230.00–241.00	235.37
1	750–800	790	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	393	297.50–320.00	308.82
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	490	270.00–277.50	273.79
3	500–550	537	262.50–273.00	266.05
1	550–600	560	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	445	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	312.50–337.50	321.66
2	300–350	323	317.50–340.00	329.36
2	350–400	388	307.50–317.50	312.40
3	400–450	425	277.50–300.00	285.40
12	450–500	469	260.00–287.50	271.94
7	500–550	523	251.00–277.50	261.78
3	550–600	573	249.00–252.00	250.99
6	600–650	623	225.00–240.00	232.45
1	650–700	680	223.00	223.00
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	940	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	313	292.50–310.00	299.27
2	350–400	383	280.00–287.50	283.77
1	400–450	400	272.50	272.50
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	522	242.50–251.00	247.04
4	550–600	576	222.50–242.50	233.85
2	600–650	628	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	715	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	315	310.00–312.50	311.29
1	350–400	365	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	750	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	578	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	470	245.00–251.00	248.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	211.00	211.00
1	750–800	755	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	310.00–332.50	318.99
3	450–500	473	280.00–290.00	284.06
9	500–550	519	270.00–282.00	276.60
3	550–600	573	257.50–273.00	262.96
6	600–650	614	241.00–262.50	250.09
4	650–700	684	227.00–237.00	231.20
2	700–750	718	223.00–227.00	225.03
1	750–800	775	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	287.50–302.50	293.36
2	450–500	468	280.00–282.50	281.24
1	500–550	520	247.50	247.50
3	550–600	568	222.50–252.50	234.77
2	600–650	625	212.50–222.50	217.66
2	650–700	668	210.00–225.00	217.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	163.00	163.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,255	97.00–111.00	102.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,500	113.00–121.00	117.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	110.00–115.00	113.28
1	—	1,230	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	149.00–150.00	149.44

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,175.00	2,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,195	1,450.00–1,825.00	1,692.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,656.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,005	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.