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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 14
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
174 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 161▲ 174 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 31▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 4▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows steady. All other classes not well established last sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.56/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −123.55 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.
Average price
$260.56
36 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,435
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$49.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.23
vs TN average
−43.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551265.741,46327
Medium and Large 2545253.301,3817thin
Small 1573216.181,2392thin
One grade step is worth $49.56/cwt here — about $225 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 sale36 hd
260.56
—
TN average11 barns · 789 hd
278.79
−18.23
National average192 barns · 30,803 hd
304.03
−43.47
This barn, trailing median30 sales
384.12
−123.55
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—Average1,881166.043,1224thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,391125.511,7464thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,240120.351,4929thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,105112.581,2444thin

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$2,0252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,215$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,368$1,7882thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,550$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,6251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,370$1,5251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,435$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$1,5751thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273396.63/cwt375.00–407.501,0834
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0651
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1337362.62/cwt350.00–375.001,2223
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1361
Steers350–400Small 1380330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2541
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3461
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415326.40/cwt320.00–332.501,3552
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1621
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480337.45/cwt335.00–340.001,6202
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518274.53/cwt269.00–280.001,4222
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524312.89/cwt305.00–317.001,6404
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580280.77/cwt272.00–290.001,6282
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added588306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,7992
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623282.35/cwt281.00–283.001,7593
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665279.28/cwt276.00–283.001,8574
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5951
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2895207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,8571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235327.50/cwt327.50–327.507701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275345.00/cwt345.00–345.009491
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fleshy275345.00/cwt345.00–345.009491
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285341.58/cwt330.00–350.009743
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418317.26/cwt307.50–345.001,3265
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438306.14/cwt300.00–312.501,3412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,3081
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477288.30/cwt285.00–292.501,3753
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514276.53/cwt252.50–287.501,42112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525263.67/cwt245.00–278.001,3844
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572239.47/cwt223.00–265.001,3703
Heifers550–600Small 1573216.18/cwt200.00–232.501,2392
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580257.10/cwt237.50–265.001,49115
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613247.74/cwt241.00–251.001,5193
Heifers600–650Small 1618233.50/cwt225.00–242.501,4432
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5471
Heifers750–800Small 1750220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6691
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1782235.44/cwt217.00–240.001,8415
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2895210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Small 1365320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1681
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415341.25/cwt332.50–350.001,4162
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,4271
Bulls400–450Small 1440302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,3311
Bulls450–500Small 1450320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1461329.46/cwt318.00–340.001,5194
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478305.66/cwt297.50–312.501,4613
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512300.53/cwt292.50–305.001,5396
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2543286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,5531
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575277.29/cwt270.00–292.001,5946
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585253.36/cwt245.00–260.001,4824
Bulls550–600Small 1595265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5771
Bulls600–650Small 1610245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4951
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623249.51/cwt247.50–251.001,5543
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633242.98/cwt241.00–245.001,5382
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668251.97/cwt251.00–253.001,6832
Bulls650–700Small 1690233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6081
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713223.04/cwt221.00–225.001,5902
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,723156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,6882
Bulls——2,038176.07/cwt175.00–177.003,5882
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105112.58/cwt109.00–117.001,2444
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158126.48/cwt125.00–127.001,4654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305115.45/cwt112.00–122.001,5075
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,391125.51/cwt121.00–128.001,7464
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0551,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2151,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2851,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3681,788.48/head1,775.00–1,800.001,7882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3701,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,5501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,4351,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0201,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751

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.