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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 15
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
401 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 362▲ 163 vs year ago 238 · +68.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 45▼ 25 vs year ago 54 · −46.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 18▼ 9 vs year ago 27 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers unevenly steady. Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs 7.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lbs 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder Bulls 7.00 to 10.00 lower. A market comparison could not be established on Slaughter Cows and Bulls due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.59/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −58.53 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.
Average price
$325.59
47 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,780
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$416
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.34
vs TN average
−13.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548332.331,82135
Small 1528309.171,6333thin
Medium and Large 2554307.831,7068thin
Medium and Large 3500281.001,4051thin
One grade step is worth $51.33/cwt here — about $416 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 sale47 hd
325.59
—
TN average15 barns · 937 hd
320.25
+5.34
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
−13.15
This barn, trailing median30 sales
384.12
−58.53
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—High1,778199.083,5394thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,328161.002,1393thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,232155.551,9179thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,079146.171,5787thin

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 (5-8 yrs)1,225$2,2751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)938$1,8002thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)725$2,7001thin

Every lot

88 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 1283448.65/cwt437.50–460.001,2702
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed305502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,5332
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310448.14/cwt440.00–460.001,3894
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335405.66/cwt400.00–411.001,3592
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369402.85/cwt387.50–420.001,4874
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380366.61/cwt347.50–382.501,3937
Steers350–400Small 1385347.50/cwt335.00–360.001,3382
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425386.25/cwt375.00–395.001,6424
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428361.36/cwt347.50–375.001,5474
Steers450–500Small 1460335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485362.53/cwt360.00–365.001,7582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486375.11/cwt372.50–385.001,82313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,8011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508364.98/cwt360.00–370.001,8543
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6961
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569350.94/cwt330.00–357.501,9977
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573364.17/cwt350.00–371.002,08715
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625347.80/cwt332.50–352.502,1746
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2664312.34/cwt300.00–317.502,0744
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676325.02/cwt321.00–330.002,1979
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1842
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768298.55/cwt290.00–307.502,2932
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
Heifers250–300Small 1295300.00/cwt300.00–300.008851
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315352.90/cwt340.00–365.001,1122
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338377.44/cwt375.00–380.001,2762
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376329.28/cwt292.50–350.001,2385
Heifers350–400Small 1385280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0781
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388363.73/cwt350.00–375.001,4114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,1751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,2661
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424353.90/cwt345.00–362.501,5015
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432330.85/cwt325.00–347.501,42915
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy450345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5531
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470317.05/cwt300.00–332.501,4906
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4841
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477334.88/cwt330.00–342.501,5975
Heifers450–500Small 1488298.31/cwt270.00–327.501,4562
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,4051
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513318.73/cwt317.50–320.001,6352
Heifers500–550Small 1515305.00/cwt300.00–310.001,5712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527330.87/cwt320.00–342.501,74419
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy550327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,8011
Heifers550–600Small 1555317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568304.20/cwt297.00–312.501,7286
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578336.96/cwt320.00–340.001,94814
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612323.70/cwt322.50–324.001,9815
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613284.11/cwt275.00–295.001,7428
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy655270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7691
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668301.83/cwt280.00–310.002,0167
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725276.61/cwt260.00–285.002,0053
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795263.75/cwt255.00–272.502,0972
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,1671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,2281
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385370.00/cwt365.00–375.001,4252
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420375.92/cwt362.50–390.001,5792
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420347.63/cwt337.50–352.501,4604
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476360.61/cwt355.00–367.501,7177
Bulls450–500Small 1487343.34/cwt335.00–350.001,6723
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5931
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523339.99/cwt335.00–347.501,7787
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529326.96/cwt322.50–335.001,7308
Bulls550–600Small 1560310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7361
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562325.07/cwt320.00–330.001,8273
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620305.08/cwt300.00–310.001,8912
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621316.12/cwt310.00–324.001,9635
Bulls600–650Small 1640310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9841
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,9191
Bulls700–750Small 1740230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7021
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,765217.00/cwt217.00–217.003,8301
Bulls——1,782193.10/cwt183.00–200.003,4413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035143.40/cwt142.00–145.001,4842
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,097147.28/cwt145.00–152.001,6165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125146.02/cwt144.00–148.001,6433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265157.97/cwt153.00–162.001,9985
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,265155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,9611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,305163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,1271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,390172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,3911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,3351
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small 17252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-28701,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0051,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2252,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.