Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers under 550 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Bulls steady. Quality fair to average. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.74/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −52.94 against this barn's trailing median of $179.68.

Average price

$126.74

142 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$6.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

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	663	127.75	848	118
Medium and Large 3	405	125.00	506	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	121.78	655	18thin
Small 1-2	570	121.00	690	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.75/cwt here — about $158 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $188.97, low $172.65, median $179.68 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale142 hd

126.74

—

TN average10 barns · 1,199 hd

125.74

+1.00

This barn, trailing median4 sales

179.68

−52.94

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	1,800	84.73	1,525	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	55.79	806	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	55.06	686	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	45.98	464	10

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	126.38/cwt	121.00–131.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	129.36/cwt	125.00–133.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	765	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	123.59/cwt	120.00–126.50	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	114.22/cwt	113.00–115.50	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	123.55/cwt	118.00–131.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	125.27/cwt	123.00–128.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	133.27/cwt	130.00–137.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	440	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	488	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	482	129.67/cwt	129.00–131.00	625	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	122.21/cwt	118.00–125.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	115.27/cwt	114.00–119.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	124.89/cwt	118.00–129.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	121.91/cwt	119.00–125.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	129.98/cwt	128.00–132.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Gaunt	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	899	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	975	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	926	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	129.00/cwt	124.00–134.00	677	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	129.02/cwt	123.00–133.00	743	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	139.48/cwt	134.00–144.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	124.53/cwt	117.00–129.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	133.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	47.52/cwt	45.00–50.00	473	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	43.68/cwt	41.00–45.00	450	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	55.79/cwt	54.50–57.00	806	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	55.50/cwt	53.00–59.00	674	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	51.60/cwt	47.00–54.00	707	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	790	1
Bulls	—	—	1,814	85.84/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,557	4
Bulls	—	—	1,975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,797	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,162	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,180	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	908.46/cwt	830.00–1,000.00	12,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,157	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	133.43/cwt	131.00–136.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	134.55/cwt	130.00–137.50	503	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	129.61/cwt	124.00–132.50	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	146.36/cwt	140.00–152.50	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	943	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	150.15/cwt	145.00–154.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	132.04/cwt	128.00–140.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	133.34/cwt	133.00–134.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	164.07/cwt	160.00–167.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	447	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	118.91/cwt	116.00–123.00	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	114.27/cwt	108.00–121.00	659	5

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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Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Aug 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 440Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 9Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 34Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	121.00–131.00	126.38
3	—	337	125.00–133.00	129.36
2	—	540	120.00	120.00
2	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
9	—	472	116.00–123.00	118.91
5	—	577	108.00–121.00	114.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	600	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	120.00–126.50	123.59
4	—	628	113.00–115.50	114.22
3	—	528	118.00–131.00	123.55
3	—	423	123.00–128.00	125.27
3	—	360	130.00–137.00	133.27
1	—	660	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	125.00	125.00
1	—	500	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	111.00	111.00
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	129.00–131.00	129.67
1	—	740	101.00	101.00
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	118.00–125.00	122.21
4	—	623	114.00–119.00	115.27
3	—	473	118.00–129.00	124.89
2	—	578	119.00–125.00	121.91
2	—	430	128.00–132.00	129.98
1	—	650	116.50	116.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	675	133.25	133.25
13	—	975	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	525	124.00–134.00	129.00
8	—	576	123.00–133.00	129.02
6	—	431	134.00–144.00	139.48
5	—	615	117.00–129.00	124.53
4	—	456	130.00–135.00	133.23
1	—	890	107.00	107.00
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	131.00–136.00	133.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	130.00–137.50	134.55
3	—	480	124.00–132.50	129.61
2	—	275	140.00–152.50	146.36
1	—	890	111.00	111.00
1	—	735	117.00	117.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	128.00	128.00
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
1	—	315	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	675	139.75	139.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	145.00–154.00	150.15
3	—	658	128.00–140.00	132.04
3	—	528	133.00–134.00	133.34
3	—	335	160.00–167.00	164.07
1	—	275	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	996	45.00–50.00	47.52
4	—	1,031	41.00–45.00	43.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	54.50–57.00	55.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,214	53.00–59.00	55.50
4	—	1,370	47.00–54.00	51.60
1	—	1,285	61.50	61.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,814	85.00–88.00	85.84
1	—	1,975	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,570	74.00	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,365	830.00–1,000.00	908.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,210.00	1,210.00

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

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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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Slaughter Cattle

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