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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 7

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

161 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 214▲ 161 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 22▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 29▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to two-week holiday layoff.

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 $270.24/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −113.87 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$270.24

13 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$32.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.89

vs TN average

−35.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	273.97	1,472	10thin
Medium and Large 2	500	266.25	1,331	2thin
Small 1	575	241.00	1,386	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.97/cwt here — about $86 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 sale13 hd

270.24

—

TN average10 barns · 535 hd

268.35

+1.89

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−35.00

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−113.87

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	1,680	149.74	2,516	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,538	126.43	1,945	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	123.44	1,581	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	104.45	1,077	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$2,425	1thin

Every lot

55 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	864	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	944	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	962	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	327.36/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,041	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1	375	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,059	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	321.02/cwt	313.00–327.50	1,380	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	336.25/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,513	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,342	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	308.33/cwt	290.00–313.00	1,582	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	280.78/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,452	3
Steers	500–550	Small 1	535	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,404	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	292.47/cwt	278.00–302.50	1,655	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	276.83/cwt	261.00–282.00	1,703	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,919	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	322.64/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,210	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	330.66/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,257	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	313.51/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,301	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	288.56/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,226	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	277.26/cwt	277.00–277.50	1,311	2
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	475	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,128	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	286.28/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,380	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	266.25/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,331	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	273.28/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,427	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	4
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	575	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,386	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	238.16/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,467	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	235.20/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,552	4
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	740	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,539	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	420	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,247	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	308.65/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,423	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	283.66/cwt	267.50–300.00	1,342	2
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	495	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,299	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,261	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	285.56/cwt	272.00–297.50	1,491	3
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,473	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,608	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	225.93/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,615	2
Bulls	750–800	Small 1	770	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,702	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,754	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,680	149.74/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,516	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	104.45/cwt	98.00–115.00	1,077	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	115.19/cwt	109.00–122.00	1,325	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	125.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,662	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	129.29/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,970	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,834	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,265	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 214Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 29Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to two-week holiday layoff.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	375	315.00–327.50	322.64
2	400–450	425	272.50–305.00	288.56
2	450–500	473	277.00–277.50	277.26
2	500–550	500	265.00–267.50	266.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	575	241.00	241.00
1	700–750	740	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	325.00–337.50	330.66
4	400–450	415	300.00–325.00	313.51
6	450–500	482	285.00–292.50	286.28
6	500–550	522	267.50–282.50	273.28
4	550–600	560	275.00	275.00
7	600–650	616	231.00–241.00	238.16
4	650–700	660	230.00–240.00	235.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	297.00	297.00
1	450–500	495	262.50	262.50
1	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	770	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	461	300.00–316.00	308.65
3	500–550	522	272.00–297.50	285.56
1	600–650	620	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	690	233.00	233.00
2	700–750	715	221.00–231.00	225.93
1	800–850	835	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	473	267.50–300.00	283.66
1	500–550	520	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	255	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	430	313.00–327.50	321.02
2	450–500	450	332.50–340.00	336.25
10	500–550	513	290.00–313.00	308.33
7	550–600	566	278.00–302.50	292.47
4	600–650	615	261.00–282.00	276.83
3	750–800	793	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	350.00–355.00	352.48
2	300–350	318	310.00–345.00	327.36
1	450–500	475	282.50	282.50
3	500–550	517	277.50–285.00	280.78
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	685	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	535	262.50	262.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,524	128.00–131.00	129.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	109.00–122.00	115.19
10	—	1,320	120.00–130.00	125.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,031	98.00–115.00	104.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	147.00–152.00	149.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	2,425.00	2,425.00

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.