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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 25
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
268 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 251▲ 268 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 41▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 33▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Calves steady to 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.50/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −95.62 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.
Average price
$288.50
25 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,576
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$371
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$70.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.41
vs TN average
−33.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539308.851,66612thin
Medium and Large 2555275.341,52711thin
Medium and Large 3543238.751,2952thin
One grade step is worth $70.10/cwt here — about $371 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 sale25 hd
288.50
—
TN average14 barns · 858 hd
299.91
−11.41
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−33.24
This barn, trailing median30 sales
384.12
−95.62
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—Low1,569160.022,5108thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,546142.652,20510
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,241136.841,69815
CowsLean 85-90%High1,079121.701,3147thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$2,3392thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$1,9783thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)945$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,393$3,1962thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270353.10/cwt320.00–385.009532
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280435.00/cwt425.00–445.001,2183
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2211
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338439.98/cwt425.00–460.001,4873
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,6031
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438353.60/cwt345.00–362.501,5492
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy465365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6972
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476383.66/cwt370.00–402.501,8265
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478353.39/cwt350.00–357.501,6893
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518360.25/cwt350.00–375.001,8666
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527324.52/cwt290.00–345.001,7105
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565331.46/cwt321.00–342.501,8732
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568310.23/cwt297.50–321.001,7623
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608312.03/cwt301.00–322.501,8973
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8601
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,6881
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334351.77/cwt335.00–365.001,1754
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340375.00/cwt370.00–380.001,2752
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340292.50/cwt292.50–292.509951
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373380.74/cwt370.00–390.001,4205
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375334.22/cwt305.00–365.001,25310
Heifers350–400Small 1380320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2161
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427330.90/cwt327.50–337.501,4133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427307.42/cwt280.00–320.001,3135
Heifers450–500Small 1460280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466299.91/cwt272.50–325.001,39810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473326.30/cwt320.00–332.501,5436
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy473308.54/cwt300.00–312.501,4593
Heifers450–500Small 1Fleshy480265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521283.47/cwt250.00–300.001,4774
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523314.50/cwt305.00–327.501,6458
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy555286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,5871
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574270.70/cwt245.00–297.501,5547
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578301.39/cwt294.00–305.001,7423
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4191
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,6051
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620237.79/cwt230.00–250.001,4745
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668254.58/cwt251.00–260.001,7013
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5621
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added730251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,8321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Small 1365335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2231
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371426.10/cwt415.00–435.001,5817
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372358.96/cwt332.50–375.001,3353
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408410.15/cwt392.50–435.001,6736
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416359.27/cwt320.00–375.001,4955
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470371.53/cwt367.50–380.001,7463
Bulls450–500Small 1470272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479325.78/cwt305.00–345.001,5604
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,7451
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527347.95/cwt335.00–360.001,8345
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529318.85/cwt297.50–331.001,6877
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573317.45/cwt312.50–320.001,8193
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588291.36/cwt265.00–317.501,7132
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615273.75/cwt270.00–277.501,6842
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619306.74/cwt300.00–317.501,8995
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,8361
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6801
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,6471
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1817236.33/cwt234.00–241.001,9313
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2825210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,310150.43/cwt145.00–155.001,9715
Bulls——1,890169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,1942
Bulls——2,220190.00/cwt190.00–190.004,2181
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000115.35/cwt115.00–116.001,1543
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,139126.47/cwt125.00–130.001,4404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225139.29/cwt135.00–144.001,7069
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264124.95/cwt119.00–132.001,5794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265149.60/cwt148.00–151.001,8922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535141.17/cwt137.00–147.002,1679
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,640156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,5581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1882,339.37/head2,150.00–2,500.002,3392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,066.76/head2,000.00–2,125.002,0672
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3933,195.87/head2,975.00–3,450.003,1962

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.