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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 14
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
279 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 206▼ 68 vs year ago 347 · −19.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 79▲ 1 vs year ago 38 · +2.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 31 · −12.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Cattle lightly tested due to lack of comparable data, however traded with higher undertones throughout; Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good quality; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $410.27/cwt on 10 head, up $15.26 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +26.15 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.
Average price
$410.27
▲ 15.26 vs prior sale
10 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,209
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$251
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$43.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.35
vs TN average
−17.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540423.202,2857thin
Medium and Large 2535380.092,0333thin
One grade step is worth $43.11/cwt here — about $251 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 sale10 hd
410.27
—
TN average15 barns · 608 hd
416.62
−6.35
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−17.12
This barn, trailing median30 sales
384.12
+26.15
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—Low1,517195.232,9615thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,379179.002,4686thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,176176.732,07813
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,114154.031,7165thin

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)1,308$3,7503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$3,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$2,7962thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,218$2,5672thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,129$4,6354thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$4,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,038$3,9602thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,175$3,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)965$2,4132thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275671.71/cwt660.00–680.001,8475
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305493.22/cwt480.00–510.001,5043
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318620.85/cwt600.00–640.001,9748
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323585.57/cwt555.00–605.001,8913
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350502.50/cwt500.00–505.001,7592
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1406551.91/cwt547.50–555.002,2414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460468.62/cwt445.00–485.002,1563
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469511.01/cwt505.00–525.002,3974
Steers450–500Small 1480455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1841
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1536481.04/cwt477.50–487.502,5787
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,6642
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,7412
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663403.73/cwt402.50–405.002,6772
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added679415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,8187
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added712388.74/cwt387.50–390.002,7688
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,7751
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2930285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270587.69/cwt570.00–600.001,5876
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7361
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320510.08/cwt505.00–520.001,6323
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371491.78/cwt480.00–505.001,8258
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373527.53/cwt525.00–530.001,9686
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5961
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423493.98/cwt485.00–510.002,09012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438455.09/cwt440.00–470.001,9932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473463.44/cwt450.00–475.002,19211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505433.33/cwt430.00–435.002,1883
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535380.09/cwt370.00–390.002,0333
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566415.61/cwt410.00–420.002,3524
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,0701
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364526.95/cwt495.00–565.001,9186
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410543.75/cwt530.00–555.002,2294
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431484.24/cwt450.00–505.002,0879
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1457516.26/cwt510.00–525.002,35912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473487.34/cwt465.00–510.002,3056
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,2981
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520471.02/cwt465.00–475.002,4495
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565432.51/cwt430.00–435.002,4443
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1583451.28/cwt450.00–452.502,6312
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619383.32/cwt382.50–385.002,3733
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,5351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,175179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,1031
Bulls——1,558195.71/cwt191.00–201.003,0493
Bulls——1,735210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,6441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%860138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1871
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083162.72/cwt161.00–164.001,7623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148154.97/cwt151.00–161.001,7793
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180190.33/cwt182.00–198.002,2466
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191172.66/cwt168.00–179.002,0564
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,328173.76/cwt171.00–178.002,3083
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430184.24/cwt183.00–185.002,6353
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,460144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,1021
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,0502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39702,795.88/head2,700.00–2,900.002,7962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0403,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2182,567.03/head2,322.00–2,850.002,5672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3083,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29454,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0383,959.94/head3,900.00–4,025.003,9602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1294,635.11/head4,450.00–4,900.004,6354
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1753,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-38202,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.