Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers not well established. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.47/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$116.47

50 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$12.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.33

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	515	121.02	623	29
Small 1-2	479	116.57	559	5thin
Medium and Large 3	470	108.50	510	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	108.17	600	14thin

One grade step is worth $12.85/cwt here — about $23 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 sale50 hd

116.47

—

TN average10 barns · 2,313 hd

115.14

+1.33

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	1,720	79.73	1,371	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	49.65	613	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	49.15	712	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	42.98	497	9thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	723	96.62/cwt	91.00–100.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	114.89/cwt	108.00–122.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	128.70/cwt	125.00–131.00	607	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	122.54/cwt	119.00–127.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	113.96/cwt	110.00–119.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	573	105.77/cwt	99.00–113.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	583	105.34/cwt	98.00–113.00	614	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	120.48/cwt	120.00–121.00	578	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	114.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	117.93/cwt	114.00–125.00	677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	110.51/cwt	109.00–112.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	129.38/cwt	127.00–132.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	735	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	603	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	865	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	675	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	614	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	44.29/cwt	35.00–49.00	502	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	38.40/cwt	36.00–41.00	473	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	50.66/cwt	50.00–51.50	768	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	47.26/cwt	45.00–49.00	645	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	51.07/cwt	48.00–53.50	626	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	45.93/cwt	42.00–49.00	568	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	837	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	81.64/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,431	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,199	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	536.10/cwt	470.00–600.00	4,771	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,308	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,383	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	776.85/cwt	685.00–870.00	8,297	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,261	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	530	122.58/cwt	118.00–127.00	650	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	126.36/cwt	122.00–131.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	138.37/cwt	130.00–148.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	127.21/cwt	124.00–131.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	128.49/cwt	128.00–129.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	151.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	115.43/cwt	112.00–119.00	594	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	571	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	109.95/cwt	100.00–115.00	636	4

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 Sep 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 217Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last 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
3	—	723	91.00–100.00	96.62
3	—	425	108.00–122.00	114.89
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	97.00	97.00
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
4	—	578	100.00–115.00	109.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	125.00–131.00	128.70
7	—	526	119.00–127.00	122.54
3	—	570	110.00–119.00	113.96
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	127.00	127.00
1	—	350	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	99.00–113.00	105.77
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	112.00–119.00	115.43
2	—	478	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	410	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	102.00	102.00
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	98.00–113.00	105.34
2	—	480	120.00–121.00	120.48
1	—	505	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	576	112.00–114.00	113.01
2	—	638	103.00–105.00	103.99
2	—	543	112.00–116.00	114.01
2	—	435	133.00–135.00	133.99
1	—	750	94.00	94.00
1	—	720	106.00	106.00
1	—	475	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	114.00–125.00	117.93
2	—	633	109.00–112.00	110.51
2	—	473	127.00–132.00	129.38
1	—	850	93.00	93.00
1	—	825	101.00	101.00
1	—	785	107.00	107.00
1	—	720	108.00	108.00
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	99.00	99.00
2	—	603	99.00	99.00
1	—	865	89.00	89.00
1	—	675	91.00	91.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	118.00–127.00	122.58
1	—	365	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	122.00–131.00	126.36
2	—	323	130.00–148.00	138.37
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
1	—	555	129.00	129.00
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
1	—	390	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	124.00–131.00	127.21
2	—	663	128.00–129.00	128.49
2	—	308	150.00–154.00	151.98
1	—	715	124.00	124.00
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
1	—	420	143.00	143.00
1	—	390	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,134	35.00–49.00	44.29
2	—	1,233	36.00–41.00	38.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,516	50.00–51.50	50.66
4	—	1,364	45.00–49.00	47.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,225	48.00–53.50	51.07
10	—	1,237	42.00–49.00	45.93
1	—	1,395	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,753	80.00–84.00	81.64
1	—	1,620	74.00	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	470.00–600.00	536.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	690.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	685.00–870.00	776.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	685.00	685.00

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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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Slaughter Cattle

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