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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 28
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
502 head
▲ 327 vs last sale 175▲ 287 vs year ago 215 · +133.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 22▲ 16 vs year ago 60 · +26.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 7▲ 22 vs year ago 6 · +366.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week trends could not be established due to insufficient receipts last sale. Quality good, thin flesh cattle in high demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.59/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −119.53 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.
Average price
$264.59
41 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,417
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$42.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.11
vs TN average
−40.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534273.611,46029
Medium and Large 2535246.751,3219thin
Small 1557230.891,2853thin
One grade step is worth $42.72/cwt here — about $175 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale41 hd
264.59
—
TN average13 barns · 1,258 hd
278.70
−14.11
National average182 barns · 24,858 hd
304.64
−40.05
This barn, trailing median30 sales
384.12
−119.53
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—Average1,689158.242,67215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,622138.752,25018
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,367135.791,85628
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,171114.731,3445thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,125$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,320$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,6751thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,6251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$1,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$2,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,048$2,4752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)825$2,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,035$2,0251thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2293384.83/cwt365.00–405.001,1282
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295425.00/cwt420.00–430.001,2542
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2321356.05/cwt347.50–372.501,1435
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323381.55/cwt375.00–390.001,2323
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355367.50/cwt365.00–372.501,3053
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2408349.03/cwt335.00–365.001,4243
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428369.71/cwt360.00–380.001,5822
Steers400–450Small 1440322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,4171
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467349.14/cwt340.00–360.001,6309
Steers450–500Small 1475303.36/cwt285.00–322.501,4412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480327.93/cwt322.50–337.501,5746
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515339.31/cwt320.00–346.001,7474
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523313.71/cwt312.50–315.001,6412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563322.01/cwt312.50–328.001,81316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568284.24/cwt246.00–305.001,6143
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631287.48/cwt281.00–292.001,8144
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673280.83/cwt267.50–283.001,89010
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685238.96/cwt233.00–245.001,6372
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719266.95/cwt255.00–270.001,9199
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6941
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,9421
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9401
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0701
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2990220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290320.00/cwt320.00–320.009281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0031
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321343.39/cwt332.50–357.501,1024
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed323370.35/cwt365.00–375.001,1962
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331323.72/cwt310.00–335.001,0727
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380328.40/cwt320.00–337.501,2482
Heifers350–400Small 1380300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388325.09/cwt300.00–342.501,2615
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed395365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4421
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421320.01/cwt302.50–340.001,3478
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431278.05/cwt267.50–295.001,1985
Heifers400–450Small 1435284.21/cwt277.50–295.001,2363
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2452263.37/cwt252.50–272.501,1903
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed453312.49/cwt310.00–315.001,4162
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471285.23/cwt272.50–297.501,34318
Heifers450–500Small 1478261.09/cwt255.00–267.501,2482
Heifers500–550Small 1500232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1631
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed513290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4886
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525271.41/cwt260.00–285.001,42516
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529246.53/cwt231.00–252.501,3047
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558247.51/cwt245.00–250.001,3812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571264.60/cwt252.50–277.501,5117
Heifers550–600Small 1585230.09/cwt220.00–240.001,3462
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5151
Heifers600–650Small 1610249.79/cwt247.50–252.001,5242
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622257.92/cwt247.00–266.001,60414
Heifers650–700Small 1665241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added666265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7659
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670248.69/cwt235.00–257.501,6669
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673233.88/cwt230.00–237.501,5742
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,7461
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770228.75/cwt227.50–230.001,7612
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6401
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6461
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0561
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355332.39/cwt325.00–340.001,1802
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377366.60/cwt360.00–372.501,3826
Bulls350–400Small 1390280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0921
Bulls400–450Small 1415280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1621
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422350.84/cwt342.50–358.001,4816
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425364.47/cwt357.50–370.001,5494
Bulls450–500Small 1468302.95/cwt282.50–325.001,4182
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473290.95/cwt270.00–315.001,37612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476336.58/cwt320.00–345.001,60210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521297.21/cwt265.00–330.001,5487
Bulls500–550Small 1525289.17/cwt287.50–290.001,5183
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530287.48/cwt267.50–305.001,5246
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564284.05/cwt270.00–297.501,6027
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578245.57/cwt220.00–262.501,4196
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620267.87/cwt252.50–277.501,6615
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640238.75/cwt235.00–242.501,5282
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667263.28/cwt255.00–272.501,75610
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2694226.97/cwt222.50–247.501,5756
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705246.25/cwt240.00–252.501,7362
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5691
Bulls700–750Small 1735230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6911
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7521
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5701
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2825207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,7081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,646149.80/cwt141.00–156.002,4666
Bulls——1,681161.60/cwt157.00–170.002,7168
Bulls——2,005182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,6491
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,214118.16/cwt111.00–124.001,4344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313123.47/cwt121.00–126.001,6214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365137.11/cwt129.00–142.001,87222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,498145.97/cwt145.00–147.002,1872
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,598139.78/cwt135.00–146.002,23416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,810130.52/cwt130.00–131.002,3622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 17901,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0551,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0702,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1252,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2101,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 28252,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19802,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0352,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1302,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501

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.