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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 21

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 174▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 24▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 29▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, there were not sufficient receipts last or this week to establish a trend for Feeder Cattle or Slaughter Cows, however a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 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 $283.71/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −100.41 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$283.71

25 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$38.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.39

vs TN average

−20.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	288.32	1,579	22
Medium and Large 2	567	249.85	1,417	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.48/cwt here — about $163 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 sale25 hd

283.71

—

TN average14 barns · 866 hd

276.32

+7.39

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−20.71

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−100.41

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	—	High	1,968	166.23	3,272	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	136.89	1,951	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	129.17	1,702	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	116.46	1,153	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$2,550	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	881	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,147	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	337.77/cwt	300.00–357.50	1,260	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,472	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	321.25/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,333	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	367.74/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,537	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,674	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	337.17/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,612	2
Steers	450–500	Small 1	478	327.82/cwt	321.00–335.00	1,567	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,773	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	290.41/cwt	273.00–305.00	1,763	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	613	310.66/cwt	307.50–311.00	1,904	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,579	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,857	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,037	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	321.98/cwt	292.50–332.50	1,046	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	325.84/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,215	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	347.65/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,335	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	334.10/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,387	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	316.99/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,338	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	460	256.55/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,180	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	284.57/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,337	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	512	312.03/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,598	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,378	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	271.01/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,455	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	551	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,675	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	268.66/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,550	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	246.02/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,434	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	255.28/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,580	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	370.90/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,576	3
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	342.54/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,569	2
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	488	316.32/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,544	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	296.16/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,549	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	266.09/cwt	257.50–271.00	1,490	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	259.39/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,629	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	250.55/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,671	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,530	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,709	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,741	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,484	1
Bulls	—	—	2,018	161.45/cwt	159.00–165.00	3,258	3
Bulls	—	—	2,033	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,720	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	116.46/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,153	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	129.17/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,702	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	136.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,951	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 174Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 29Year ago 0

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	235	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	375	392.50	392.50
3	400–450	418	360.00–375.00	367.74
1	450–500	475	352.50	352.50
6	500–550	544	326.00	326.00
6	600–650	607	273.00–305.00	290.41
1	700–750	740	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	613	307.50–311.00	310.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	335	342.50	342.50
3	350–400	373	300.00–357.50	337.77
2	400–450	415	317.50–325.00	321.25
2	450–500	478	325.00–350.00	337.17
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	655	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	478	321.00–335.00	327.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
5	300–350	325	292.50–332.50	321.98
3	350–400	373	325.00–327.50	325.84
6	400–450	422	300.00–322.50	316.99
1	500–550	535	257.50	257.50
2	550–600	583	241.00–251.00	246.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	357.50	357.50
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
6	350–400	384	337.50–360.00	347.65
3	400–450	415	330.00–337.50	334.10
2	450–500	470	275.00–295.00	284.57
5	500–550	537	260.00–281.00	271.01
6	550–600	577	252.50–272.50	268.66
4	600–650	619	251.00–261.00	255.28
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	512	311.00–315.00	312.03
7	550–600	551	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	242.50–270.00	256.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	360.00–380.00	370.90
1	450–500	455	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	523	290.00–302.50	296.16
3	550–600	560	257.50–271.00	266.09
4	600–650	628	257.50–262.50	259.39
3	650–700	667	245.00–256.00	250.55
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	825	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	335.00–350.00	342.54
1	700–750	725	211.00	211.00
1	750–800	795	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	488	302.50–330.00	316.32

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,033	183.00	183.00
1	—	1,690	147.00	147.00
3	—	2,018	159.00–165.00	161.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	116.00–117.00	116.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	128.00–130.00	129.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,425	135.00–140.00	136.89

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.