Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale from two weeks ago, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.29/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$103.29

118 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$9.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.49

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	541	104.44	565	103
Medium and Large 2-3	531	95.39	507	15thin

One grade step is worth $9.04/cwt here — about $58 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 sale118 hd

103.29

—

TN average5 barns · 1,046 hd

113.78

−10.49

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	1,719	67.63	1,163	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	45.39	683	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	44.44	571	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,182	36.16	427	24

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	45.65/cwt	43.00–51.50	575	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	45.39/cwt	42.00–51.00	683	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,498	63.24/cwt	61.00–65.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	99.62/cwt	94.00–105.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	102.34/cwt	98.00–108.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	70.93/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,337	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	109.42/cwt	104.00–115.00	474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	102.06/cwt	96.00–108.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	104.99/cwt	100.00–112.00	654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	126.54/cwt	124.00–132.50	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	98.50/cwt	97.00–100.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	107.98/cwt	104.00–111.00	515	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	93.28/cwt	89.00–98.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	93.70/cwt	91.00–96.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	103.36/cwt	99.00–108.00	588	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	100.02/cwt	94.00–105.00	624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	111.31/cwt	109.00–115.00	348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	91.19/cwt	90.00–92.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	109.28/cwt	103.00–114.00	577	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	110.88/cwt	105.00–117.00	477	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	84.38/cwt	81.00–85.50	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	111.68/cwt	107.00–116.00	419	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,569	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	108.98/cwt	106.00–112.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	120.58/cwt	118.00–123.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	108.33/cwt	105.00–111.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	138.71/cwt	134.00–144.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	124.60/cwt	119.00–127.50	470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	809	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	987	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	112.28/cwt	108.00–118.00	755	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	96.02/cwt	93.00–98.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	95.03/cwt	94.00–96.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	113.61/cwt	109.00–119.00	593	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	112.11/cwt	104.00–116.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	100.29/cwt	99.00–102.00	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	112.94/cwt	110.00–117.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	143.05/cwt	139.00–150.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	98.53/cwt	92.00–110.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	120.33/cwt	117.00–128.00	633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	118.75/cwt	115.00–126.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.41/cwt	107.00–114.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	28.39/cwt	22.00–33.00	338	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	40.52/cwt	38.00–42.50	553	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	38.75/cwt	35.00–45.00	457	18

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 569Last week 484Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 95Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to this sale from two weeks ago, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,260	43.00–51.50	45.65
8	—	1,364	38.00–42.50	40.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,505	42.00–51.00	45.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,190	22.00–33.00	28.39
18	—	1,179	35.00–45.00	38.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	61.00–65.00	63.24
4	—	1,885	68.00–73.00	70.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	117.00–119.00	118.00
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
5	—	718	94.00–105.00	99.62
3	—	665	98.00–108.00	102.34
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
8	—	623	100.00–112.00	104.99
4	—	429	124.00–132.50	126.54
2	—	818	97.00–100.00	98.50
10	—	522	109.00–119.00	113.61
5	—	572	104.00–116.00	112.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	90.00–91.00	90.50
1	—	805	81.00	81.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
3	—	433	104.00–115.00	109.42
2	—	525	96.00–108.00	102.06
1	—	735	81.00	81.00
4	—	629	93.00–98.00	96.02
2	—	565	94.00–96.00	95.03
1	—	790	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	104.00	104.00
3	—	515	91.00–96.00	93.70
1	—	430	101.00	101.00
5	—	623	90.00–92.00	91.19
2	—	583	93.00–95.00	94.00
3	—	475	99.00–102.00	100.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	477	104.00–111.00	107.98
7	—	662	89.00–98.00	93.28
2	—	803	82.00	82.00
21	—	569	99.00–108.00	103.36
9	—	624	94.00–105.00	100.02
3	—	313	109.00–115.00	111.31
1	—	770	81.00	81.00
26	—	528	103.00–114.00	109.28
10	—	430	105.00–117.00	110.88
4	—	705	81.00–85.50	84.38
2	—	375	107.00–116.00	111.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	106.00–112.00	108.98
1	—	715	108.00	108.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
3	—	377	119.00–127.50	124.60
1	—	680	97.00	97.00
4	—	608	92.00–110.00	98.53
2	—	568	113.00–114.00	113.49
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	118.00–123.00	120.58
3	—	830	105.00–111.00	108.33
3	—	420	134.00–144.00	138.71
1	—	905	97.00	97.00
6	—	672	108.00–118.00	112.28
3	—	728	110.00–117.00	112.94
3	—	373	139.00–150.00	143.05
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
7	—	526	117.00–128.00	120.33
6	—	579	115.00–126.00	118.75
3	—	608	115.00–117.00	116.00
2	—	770	107.00–114.00	110.41
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	809	122.00	122.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,050.00	1,050.00

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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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