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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 11
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
340 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 323▲ 340 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 60▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 46▲ 64 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 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower. Although feeder Steers and Bulls were not well established, last week, there was higher undertone. Feeder Heifers under 450 pounds steady to 7.00 lower, over 450 pounds 15.00 to 30.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $314.28/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −83.82 against this barn's trailing median of $398.10.
Average price
$314.28
28 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,720
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.90
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543319.121,73220
Small 1520310.141,6133thin
Medium and Large 2582297.431,7315thin
One grade step is worth $21.69/cwt here — about $1 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 sale28 hd
314.28
—
TN average16 barns · 434 hd
312.38
+1.90
This barn, trailing median29 sales
398.10
−83.82
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

29 sales
469413357301median 398.1003/0305/1207/1409/0810/27
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $455.47, low $315.18, median $398.10 across 29 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—Low1,892166.573,1525thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,415142.022,01012
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,170138.181,61615
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,079113.051,22013

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$2,1776
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$2,0362thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$1,9632thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$1,8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)835$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$2,7265
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,388$2,5882thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285444.82/cwt440.00–450.001,2682
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2288385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1092
Steers300–350Small 1310407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,2621
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315377.22/cwt360.00–395.001,1882
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318416.46/cwt405.00–425.001,3246
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1403395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5922
Steers400–450Small 1405305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2351
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463368.09/cwt360.00–385.001,7043
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479327.70/cwt282.50–347.501,5704
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505343.25/cwt335.00–355.001,7333
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6741
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy555310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565336.08/cwt330.00–342.501,8992
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590304.07/cwt282.50–326.001,7942
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added621321.77/cwt315.00–324.001,9988
Steers600–650Small 1625287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,7971
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630301.52/cwt290.00–312.501,9002
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672294.49/cwt293.00–296.001,9794
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675283.94/cwt277.50–290.001,9172
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0201
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,9331
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,9001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240320.00/cwt320.00–320.007681
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270304.72/cwt300.00–310.008232
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278342.57/cwt330.00–355.009523
Heifers300–350Small 1310285.00/cwt285.00–285.008841
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328301.22/cwt300.00–302.509882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335337.50/cwt325.00–350.001,1312
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed355370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3141
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368350.18/cwt340.00–360.001,2893
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375318.39/cwt315.00–322.501,1943
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424330.94/cwt320.00–345.001,40310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430301.85/cwt287.50–312.501,2985
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458287.47/cwt282.50–292.501,3172
Heifers450–500Small 1460252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed465340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5811
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469317.16/cwt305.00–332.501,48711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514273.03/cwt252.50–282.501,4035
Heifers500–550Small 1515277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,4291
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518300.59/cwt290.00–312.501,55710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed522317.34/cwt317.00–317.501,6573
Heifers550–600Small 1565278.75/cwt272.50–285.001,5752
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571279.18/cwt270.00–290.001,5946
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574263.87/cwt232.50–282.501,5154
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added604283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,7097
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618277.98/cwt276.00–280.001,7182
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2636265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6851
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670261.28/cwt252.50–267.501,7514
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6081
Heifers700–750Small 1735197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4522
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2768193.73/cwt187.50–200.001,4882
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Fleshy925209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,9331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335433.41/cwt422.50–445.001,4522
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2922
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1391
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372357.51/cwt350.00–362.501,3303
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378407.62/cwt395.00–420.001,5417
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416335.32/cwt315.00–360.001,3957
Bulls400–450Small 1420360.00/cwt350.00–370.001,5122
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429374.97/cwt362.50–395.001,60911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471301.50/cwt280.00–340.001,4205
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475357.35/cwt345.00–370.001,69711
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,5561
Bulls500–550Small 1520310.14/cwt302.50–317.501,6133
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527322.32/cwt315.00–335.001,69912
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566314.32/cwt302.50–322.501,7798
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2582297.43/cwt277.50–302.501,7315
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2606269.35/cwt262.50–280.001,6324
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed615307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,8911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628294.15/cwt280.00–302.501,8473
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663273.80/cwt270.00–282.501,8156
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1712263.67/cwt255.00–275.001,8773
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8741
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,8311
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,8271
Bulls800–850Small 1845225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9011
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5491
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,9031
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2965164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,735149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,5851
Bulls——1,928164.75/cwt161.00–168.003,1762
Bulls——1,935177.17/cwt175.00–179.003,4282
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,051124.86/cwt121.00–130.001,3124
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059108.21/cwt105.00–113.001,1467
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083116.23/cwt112.00–121.001,2595
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,163131.25/cwt127.00–135.001,5262
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206140.58/cwt133.00–146.001,6959
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243153.99/cwt150.00–157.001,9142
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473143.53/cwt141.00–148.002,1149
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28201,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29252,036.35/head1,825.00–2,250.002,0362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0722,044.13/head1,825.00–2,200.002,0443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2351,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3572,310.14/head1,900.00–2,550.002,3103
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29452,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3352,952.25/head2,850.00–3,050.002,9522
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3882,587.84/head2,575.00–2,600.002,5882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5803,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18351,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.