Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs 8.00 to 15.00 lower, over 500 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 lower, over 550 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.78/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$113.78

69 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$4.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.22

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	377	115.81	436	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	114.44	615	45
Medium and Large 2-3	482	113.04	544	10thin
Small 1-2	451	111.21	502	11thin

One grade step is worth $4.60/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale69 hd

113.78

—

TN average9 barns · 1,001 hd

117.99

−4.22

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	1,379	77.89	1,074	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	55.33	820	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	53.75	705	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,194	46.62	557	4thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	110.25/cwt	109.00–112.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	113.77/cwt	112.00–115.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	113.66/cwt	113.00–115.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	126.36/cwt	126.00–127.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	128.72/cwt	124.00–132.50	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	108.97/cwt	106.00–112.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	462	123.37/cwt	121.00–125.00	570	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	600	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	119.67/cwt	118.00–121.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	120.52/cwt	120.00–121.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	127.10/cwt	122.00–131.00	595	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	122.53/cwt	115.00–129.00	694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	128.02/cwt	126.00–131.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	131.35/cwt	130.00–134.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	637	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	47.16/cwt	44.00–50.00	502	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,580	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	711	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	55.33/cwt	53.00–58.00	820	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	54.54/cwt	51.00–57.50	703	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	49.51/cwt	48.00–52.00	667	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	60.00/cwt	59.00–61.00	804	2
Bulls	—	—	1,190	73.62/cwt	71.00–76.50	876	4
Bulls	—	—	1,632	83.58/cwt	81.50–85.00	1,364	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	995.36/cwt	870.00–1,125.00	13,318	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,066	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	9,036	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	132.71/cwt	130.00–134.00	495	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	323	130.81/cwt	125.00–137.00	423	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	546	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	136.35/cwt	135.00–138.00	453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	138.07/cwt	125.00–147.50	377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	228	153.83/cwt	145.00–165.00	351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	254	146.15/cwt	146.00–147.00	371	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	131.25/cwt	129.00–134.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	148.33/cwt	138.00–157.50	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	137.97/cwt	137.00–139.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	259	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	326	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	111.95/cwt	108.00–115.00	515	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	114.16/cwt	111.00–120.00	428	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	568	102.42/cwt	99.00–106.00	582	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	523	107.55/cwt	104.00–111.00	562	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	124.71/cwt	120.00–129.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	109.65/cwt	108.00–111.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	106.47/cwt	105.00–108.00	612	2

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 Aug 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 463Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year 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
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
1	—	675	106.00	106.00
1	—	470	113.00	113.00
1	—	290	123.00	123.00
1	—	230	142.50	142.50
3	—	420	108.00–111.00	109.65
2	—	575	105.00–108.00	106.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	637	112.50	112.50
3	—	698	112.50	112.50
2	—	593	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	110.00–112.00	110.99
4	—	750	110.00	110.00
4	—	620	109.00–112.00	110.25
4	—	474	112.00–115.00	113.77
3	—	422	113.00–115.00	113.66
3	—	370	126.00–127.00	126.36
3	—	330	124.00–132.50	128.72
1	—	695	103.00	103.00
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
1	—	210	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	106.00–112.00	108.97
1	—	475	113.00	113.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	108.00–115.00	111.95
3	—	375	111.00–120.00	114.16
2	—	568	99.00–106.00	102.42
2	—	523	104.00–111.00	107.55
1	—	275	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	120.00–129.00	124.71
1	—	490	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	121.00–125.00	123.37
2	—	515	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	430	125.00	125.00
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
1	—	490	122.00	122.00
1	—	350	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	118.00–121.00	119.67
2	—	478	120.00–121.00	120.52
1	—	675	104.00	104.00
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
1	—	555	113.00	113.00
1	—	420	124.00	124.00
1	—	380	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	468	122.00–131.00	127.10
7	—	566	115.00–129.00	122.53
3	—	538	126.00–131.00	128.02
3	—	420	130.00–134.00	131.35
2	—	610	109.00–111.00	110.01
1	—	715	98.00	98.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	107.00	107.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	130.00–134.00	132.71
3	—	323	125.00–137.00	130.81
2	—	425	128.00–129.00	128.51
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	121.00–123.00	121.99
3	—	332	135.00–138.00	136.35
3	—	273	125.00–147.50	138.07
3	—	228	145.00–165.00	153.83
2	—	455	127.00–130.00	128.48
2	—	358	135.00–136.00	135.51
1	—	630	116.00	116.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	254	146.00–147.00	146.15
4	—	515	129.00–134.00	131.25
3	—	322	138.00–157.50	148.33
2	—	800	110.00–115.00	112.50
2	—	365	137.00–139.00	137.97
1	—	460	129.00	129.00
1	—	400	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	259	126.00	126.00
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
1	—	625	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	44.00–50.00	47.16
1	—	1,580	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,482	53.00–58.00	55.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,289	51.00–57.50	54.54
5	—	1,348	48.00–52.00	49.51
2	—	1,340	59.00–61.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,190	71.00–76.50	73.62
3	—	1,632	81.50–85.00	83.58

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,338	870.00–1,125.00	995.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	720.00	720.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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