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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 28
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 245▼ 221 vs year ago 418 · −52.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 51▼ 10 vs year ago 51 · −19.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 13▲ 35 vs year ago 16 · +218.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established on Feeder Calves due to lack of comparable data however all classes traded sharply lower with excessively fleshy and unweaned calves receiving a considerable discount; Slaughter Cows/Bulls mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.54/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −77.58 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.
Average price
$306.54
19 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.82
vs TN average
−68.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548312.521,71212thin
Medium and Large 2531296.291,5757thin
One grade step is worth $16.23/cwt here — about $137 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
306.54
—
TN average13 barns · 691 hd
325.35
−18.82
National average184 barns · 21,753 hd
374.89
−68.35
This barn, trailing median30 sales
384.12
−77.58
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—Low1,943181.643,5294thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,560154.952,4186thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,255150.401,8879thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,156130.601,51011

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,6251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,132$2,2813thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)936$2,2754thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,1882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$1,8402thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,169$1,6963thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,078$1,6332thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)955$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)947$2,4698
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$2,3912thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,400$3,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$3,1502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)725$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)923$2,1564thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)890$2,6751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,4501thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,1581
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325417.31/cwt405.00–430.001,3562
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,2681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505347.50/cwt345.00–350.001,7552
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570333.48/cwt332.50–335.001,9013
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9841
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added640327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,0931
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy655301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,9721
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8291
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713294.98/cwt290.00–310.002,1034
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2257345.03/cwt335.00–350.008873
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318382.56/cwt380.00–385.001,2172
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321337.98/cwt310.00–365.001,0857
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy408347.45/cwt345.00–350.001,4182
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421366.88/cwt360.00–375.001,5454
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3761
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468338.02/cwt329.00–345.001,5828
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5201
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485297.19/cwt282.50–312.501,4412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522321.22/cwt315.00–325.001,6776
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525299.00/cwt280.00–312.501,5706
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570319.50/cwt319.00–320.001,8212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5961
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575295.97/cwt290.00–301.001,7024
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added610324.67/cwt312.50–329.001,9804
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618282.78/cwt275.00–290.001,7487
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662286.90/cwt277.50–300.001,8993
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720252.50/cwt245.00–260.001,8182
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1935221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,0662
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2955182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,7431
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,9801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320305.00/cwt305.00–305.009761
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366382.63/cwt375.00–390.001,4004
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388325.88/cwt307.00–345.001,2642
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,4981
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426329.99/cwt260.00–357.501,4064
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470319.61/cwt290.00–345.001,5023
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478347.53/cwt342.50–352.501,6612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515333.37/cwt330.00–342.501,7176
Bulls500–550Small 1515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528311.27/cwt297.50–330.001,6446
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6491
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583328.04/cwt320.00–337.501,9124
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,7701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623298.59/cwt292.50–312.501,8604
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,0271
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673281.25/cwt280.00–282.501,8932
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,9161
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,9921
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1753274.26/cwt271.00–277.502,0652
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2281
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,5031
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,0031
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,2861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,882176.19/cwt172.00–181.003,3163
Bulls——2,125198.00/cwt198.00–198.004,2081
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080119.64/cwt111.00–128.001,2924
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,8721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200133.67/cwt130.00–146.001,6046
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250144.86/cwt138.00–150.001,8115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261157.33/cwt153.00–162.001,9844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,554154.68/cwt151.00–160.002,4044
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,1981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,6931
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4003,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,4251
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28902,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-37801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39551,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29882,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0781,633.35/head1,475.00–1,800.001,6332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0831,871.07/head1,725.00–2,000.001,8712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1231,531.40/head1,400.00–1,650.001,5312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1931,839.62/head1,800.00–1,875.001,8402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2303,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-37252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-37631,736.07/head1,675.00–1,800.001,7362
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0152,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1153,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1752,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29472,468.63/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4698
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,0832,390.88/head2,350.00–2,425.002,3912
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0151,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.