Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 12.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.70/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$123.70

93 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.28

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	505	124.58	629	63
Medium and Large 2-3	448	123.04	551	25
Small 1-2	422	120.00	506	3thin
Medium and Large 3	460	109.50	504	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.08/cwt here — about $126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale93 hd

123.70

—

TN average4 barns · 728 hd

129.98

−6.28

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,619	76.44	1,238	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,365	56.00	764	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	51.81	655	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	50.64	686	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	43.47	443	13

Every lot, as filed

82 lots · USDA AMS · Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	489	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	355	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	415	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	173.79/cwt	170.00–177.50	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.24/cwt	121.00–130.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	155.39/cwt	150.00–160.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	147.40/cwt	146.00–148.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	145.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	160.73/cwt	157.50–167.50	606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	159.25/cwt	155.00–162.50	505	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	557	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	15,276	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,480.00/cwt	1,480.00–1,480.00	17,168	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	13,568	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,985	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	69.68/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,009	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	79.14/cwt	74.00–83.50	1,336	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	57.95/cwt	57.00–59.00	658	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	47.27/cwt	47.00–48.00	586	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	51.90/cwt	49.00–54.00	669	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	50.64/cwt	47.00–53.00	686	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	39.52/cwt	37.00–43.00	402	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	45.23/cwt	42.00–47.00	462	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,365	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	139.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	144.01/cwt	140.00–151.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	136.41/cwt	128.00–143.00	773	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	134.47/cwt	131.00–146.00	684	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	128.31/cwt	125.00–131.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	116.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	137.24/cwt	134.00–141.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.99/cwt	117.00–128.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	557	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	600	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	546	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	119.74/cwt	115.00–124.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	433	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	553	114.49/cwt	113.00–116.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	474	120.85/cwt	115.00–124.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	612	110.31/cwt	105.00–114.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	130.84/cwt	127.00–136.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	126.95/cwt	123.00–130.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	135.80/cwt	131.00–139.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	113.44/cwt	109.00–115.50	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	143.22/cwt	137.50–150.00	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	123.14/cwt	119.00–127.00	639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	123.51/cwt	119.00–131.00	705	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	113.39/cwt	110.00–117.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	139.11/cwt	135.00–142.50	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	118.29/cwt	117.00–121.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	122.17/cwt	119.00–125.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	122.29/cwt	117.00–131.00	517	9

How this sale compares

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue May 21, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 12.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	116.00	116.00
1	—	475	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	127.00–128.00	127.51
2	—	553	113.00–116.00	114.49
4	—	474	115.00–124.00	120.85
6	—	612	105.00–114.00	110.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	162.50	162.50
2	—	673	103.00	103.00
4	—	425	127.00–136.00	130.84
4	—	471	123.00–130.00	126.95
5	—	379	131.00–139.00	135.80
5	—	613	109.00–115.50	113.44
6	—	333	137.50–150.00	143.22
8	—	519	119.00–127.00	123.14
14	—	571	119.00–131.00	123.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	132.50	132.50
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
2	—	573	110.00–117.00	113.39
3	—	275	135.00–142.50	139.11
3	—	528	117.00–121.00	118.29
6	—	483	119.00–125.00	122.17
9	—	423	117.00–131.00	122.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	147.50	147.50
1	—	415	147.50	147.50
1	—	500	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	162.50	162.50
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
1	—	565	142.00	142.00
1	—	720	123.00	123.00
1	—	825	114.00	114.00
2	—	233	170.00–177.50	173.79
2	—	640	130.00–134.00	132.02
3	—	665	121.00–130.00	125.24
3	—	787	125.00	125.00
4	—	425	150.00–160.00	155.39
5	—	485	146.00–148.00	147.40
5	—	533	140.00–150.00	145.42
6	—	377	157.50–167.50	160.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
1	—	280	142.50	142.50
1	—	620	126.00	126.00
3	—	317	155.00–162.50	159.25
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
1	—	365	152.50	152.50
1	—	530	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
2	—	480	134.00–136.00	135.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	106.00	106.00
4	—	469	138.00–142.00	139.97
5	—	417	140.00–151.00	144.01
8	—	567	128.00–143.00	136.41
13	—	509	131.00–146.00	134.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
3	—	482	125.00–131.00	128.31
3	—	643	120.00–124.00	122.01
3	—	685	115.00–120.00	116.99
4	—	425	134.00–141.00	137.24
6	—	570	117.00–128.00	120.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	137.50	137.50
1	—	600	91.00	91.00
1	—	655	106.00	106.00
4	—	590	115.00–124.00	119.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,340.00	1,340.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,480.00	1,480.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,280.00	1,280.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	67.00–72.00	69.68
5	—	1,688	74.00–83.50	79.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	57.00–59.00	57.95
3	—	1,240	47.00–48.00	47.27
14	—	1,289	49.00–54.00	51.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,354	47.00–53.00	50.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	37.00–43.00	39.52
9	—	1,021	42.00–47.00	45.23
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	56.00	56.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle