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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 22
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
207 head
▼ 140 vs last sale 347▲ 207 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 38▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 31▲ 35 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. Feeder Heifers 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls , Feeder Steers and Feeder Bulls not well established due to limited comparable receipts. Quality average to fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $353.39/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −70.54 against this barn's trailing median of $423.93.
Average price
$353.39
19 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,920
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.49
vs TN average
−20.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540360.991,94811thin
Medium and Large 2549342.951,8818thin
One grade step is worth $18.05/cwt here — about $67 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 sale19 hd
353.39
—
TN average14 barns · 410 hd
357.88
−4.49
National average172 barns · 11,123 hd
374.02
−20.63
This barn, trailing median14 sales
423.93
−70.54
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

14 sales
468425382339median 423.9303/0305/1207/1409/1510/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $453.51, low $352.63, median $423.93 across 14 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—Average1,828169.003,0892thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,455142.662,0766thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,129138.181,56011
CowsLean 85-90%Average975118.931,16011

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)1,465$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,287$2,0196
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$2,2132thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,1151
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1351
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5871
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6101
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370374.86/cwt365.00–385.001,3872
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2031
Steers350–400Small 1375335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418332.45/cwt330.00–337.501,3903
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420406.82/cwt397.50–412.501,7093
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425384.41/cwt365.00–395.001,6345
Steers400–450Small 1435355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5441
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7781
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483351.82/cwt342.50–365.001,6993
Steers450–500Small 1495302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,4971
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520368.65/cwt365.00–380.001,9177
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528347.20/cwt320.00–360.001,8334
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569338.69/cwt322.50–345.001,9274
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574347.59/cwt337.00–365.001,9954
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625318.30/cwt311.00–332.501,9896
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,9261
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,1032
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,1983
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7511
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,1391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,0861
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2287378.34/cwt375.00–380.001,0863
Heifers250–300Small 1295335.00/cwt335.00–335.009881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315358.87/cwt355.00–362.501,1302
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1011
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378351.01/cwt337.50–370.001,3273
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423332.53/cwt327.00–337.501,4072
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428360.65/cwt357.50–362.501,5444
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433317.54/cwt310.00–325.001,3752
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472341.94/cwt334.00–352.501,6143
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479320.48/cwt315.00–327.501,5354
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515317.61/cwt310.00–327.501,6364
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6062
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569312.30/cwt302.50–320.001,7779
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,7241
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8481
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6221
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,0292
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5401
Bulls450–500Small 1460340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5641
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463371.64/cwt360.00–387.501,7214
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482348.19/cwt342.50–360.001,6783
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1538339.97/cwt332.50–347.501,8292
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568326.80/cwt320.00–337.501,8566
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,7701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618322.99/cwt314.00–332.501,9966
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623296.90/cwt281.00–307.501,8503
Bulls600–650Small 1625301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,8811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665305.89/cwt301.00–311.002,0342
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,828169.00/cwt169.00–169.003,0892
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%968106.11/cwt100.00–110.001,0273
Cows—Lean 85-90%978123.74/cwt114.00–133.001,2108
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075122.36/cwt115.00–129.001,3152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,106139.44/cwt135.00–142.001,5427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263149.59/cwt149.00–150.001,8892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,446144.59/cwt141.00–148.002,0915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,9951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3582,191.46/head2,000.00–2,275.002,1914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4652,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-27051,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0352,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.