Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 higher. Steers 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Bulls 4.00 to 16.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.85/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$114.85

142 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$11.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.80

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	526	116.54	612	91
Medium and Large 2-3	456	114.11	520	38
Small 1-2	415	105.50	438	2thin
Medium and Large 3	439	105.13	461	11thin

One grade step is worth $11.41/cwt here — about $151 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 sale142 hd

114.85

—

TN average9 barns · 1,829 hd

121.65

−6.80

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	—	Average	1,797	83.26	1,496	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,450	58.48	848	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	54.35	698	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	51.81	672	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	44.03	464	10

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	632	107.99/cwt	105.00–113.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	138.35/cwt	137.00–141.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	148.48/cwt	142.50–150.00	419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	145.55/cwt	137.50–150.00	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	131.01/cwt	125.00–137.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	109.13/cwt	102.00–112.00	458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	115.96/cwt	109.00–120.00	612	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	114.47/cwt	110.00–119.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	99.96/cwt	96.00–104.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	136.26/cwt	135.00–137.50	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	133.16/cwt	127.00–140.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	97.99/cwt	97.00–99.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	118.84/cwt	110.00–127.50	368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	109.33/cwt	103.00–111.50	687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	117.51/cwt	116.00–119.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	143.35/cwt	138.00–147.50	520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	124.22/cwt	122.00–125.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	134.71/cwt	131.00–137.00	624	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,385	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	10,111	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	10,588	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	808.02/cwt	730.00–880.00	10,529	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	10,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	621	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	82.51/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	90.98/cwt	88.00–94.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	114.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	662	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	673	90.01/cwt	87.00–93.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	106.54/cwt	100.00–112.00	714	5
Bulls	—	—	1,824	85.50/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,560	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	132.14/cwt	126.00–137.00	566	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	117.83/cwt	112.00–123.00	686	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	122.96/cwt	121.00–128.00	644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	140.26/cwt	136.00–145.00	581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	94.98/cwt	91.00–103.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	93.69/cwt	88.00–98.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	125.72/cwt	122.00–129.00	601	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	52.68/cwt	52.00–53.00	679	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	52.54/cwt	48.50–57.50	675	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	43.55/cwt	39.00–47.00	568	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	59.19/cwt	57.00–60.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	132.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	613	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	452	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	59.53/cwt	59.00–60.00	817	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	539	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,450	58.48/cwt	55.00–61.00	848	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	46.35/cwt	45.00–50.00	530	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	40.56/cwt	40.00–41.00	373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	112.39/cwt	109.00–115.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	114.62/cwt	107.00–117.00	542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	115.39/cwt	111.00–118.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	102.57/cwt	97.00–108.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	130.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	117.59/cwt	112.00–126.00	496	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	118.07/cwt	115.00–120.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	111.83/cwt	105.00–116.00	637	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	108.27/cwt	101.00–111.00	736	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	129.57/cwt	122.00–135.00	544	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	130.68/cwt	120.00–138.00	494	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	395	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	462	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	450	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	710	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	527	107.52/cwt	104.00–115.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	735	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 higher. Steers 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Bulls 4.00 to 16.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
1	—	445	146.00	146.00
5	—	515	125.00–137.00	131.01
1	—	270	148.00	148.00
6	—	363	138.00–147.50	143.35
4	—	560	122.00–125.00	124.22
2	—	625	117.00–118.00	117.50
1	—	720	109.00	109.00
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	105.00–113.00	107.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	116.00	116.00
4	—	383	137.00–141.00	138.35
5	—	282	142.50–150.00	148.48
3	—	323	137.50–150.00	145.55
1	—	720	99.00	99.00
1	—	555	114.00	114.00
2	—	660	116.00–119.00	117.51
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
3	—	463	131.00–137.00	134.71
1	—	505	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
2	—	305	130.00–131.00	130.51
1	—	350	135.00	135.00
1	—	455	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	101.00	101.00
1	—	460	132.00	132.00
1	—	400	136.00	136.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	102.00–112.00	109.13
2	—	323	110.00–119.00	114.47
2	—	480	96.00–104.00	99.96
1	—	650	83.00	83.00
1	—	540	89.00	89.00
1	—	350	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	528	109.00–120.00	115.96
2	—	293	135.00–137.50	136.26
3	—	322	127.00–140.00	133.16
3	—	708	97.00–99.00	97.99
8	—	628	103.00–111.50	109.33
9	—	472	115.00–120.00	118.07
13	—	570	105.00–116.00	111.83
10	—	680	101.00–111.00	108.27
10	—	420	122.00–135.00	129.57
7	—	378	120.00–138.00	130.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	110.00–127.50	118.84
8	—	527	109.00–115.00	112.39
8	—	473	107.00–117.00	114.62
1	—	750	81.00	81.00
3	—	377	111.00–118.00	115.39
2	—	578	97.00–108.00	102.57
2	—	290	125.00–135.00	130.00
1	—	665	94.00	94.00
9	—	422	112.00–126.00	117.59
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	117.00	117.00
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
1	—	710	91.00	91.00
3	—	527	104.00–115.00	107.52
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	88.00–94.00	90.98
2	—	633	112.00–116.00	114.01
1	—	945	70.00	70.00
5	—	670	100.00–112.00	106.54
1	—	875	89.00	89.00
9	—	582	112.00–123.00	117.83
7	—	524	121.00–128.00	122.96
7	—	414	136.00–145.00	140.26
3	—	708	91.00–103.00	94.98
3	—	772	88.00–98.00	93.69
1	—	385	142.00	142.00
10	—	464	130.00–135.00	132.08
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	87.00–93.00	90.01
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
2	—	510	118.00–120.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	101.00	101.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	765	92.00	92.00
1	—	740	83.00	83.00
1	—	635	109.00	109.00
4	—	428	126.00–137.00	132.14
3	—	478	122.00–129.00	125.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	86.00	86.00
1	—	425	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	730.00	730.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,303	730.00–880.00	808.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	990.00	990.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,805	79.00–85.00	82.51
4	—	1,824	83.00–89.00	85.50
1	—	1,650	78.00	78.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	52.00–53.00	52.68
2	—	1,373	59.00–60.00	59.53
1	—	1,100	49.00	49.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,285	48.50–57.50	52.54
5	—	1,304	39.00–47.00	43.55
4	—	1,341	57.00–60.00	59.19
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	55.00–61.00	58.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,143	45.00–50.00	46.35
4	—	920	40.00–41.00	40.56

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle