Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.01/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$111.01

143 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$10.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.95

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	502	112.60	566	102
Medium and Large 2-3	413	107.78	446	28
Small 1-2	444	105.68	469	12thin
Medium and Large 3	440	102.50	451	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.10/cwt here — about $115 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 sale143 hd

111.01

—

TN average9 barns · 2,199 hd

114.95

−3.95

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	1,671	66.70	1,114	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	45.68	670	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	43.76	539	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	35.95	379	13

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	665	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	605	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	480	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	110.98/cwt	106.00–113.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	100.35/cwt	96.00–104.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	111.93/cwt	108.00–115.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	85.02/cwt	84.00–86.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	89.48/cwt	84.00–95.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	115.20/cwt	110.00–119.00	601	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	111.86/cwt	105.00–118.00	643	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	122.50/cwt	113.00–128.00	575	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	129.87/cwt	122.00–135.00	544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	98.96/cwt	95.00–100.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	100.96/cwt	98.00–104.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	104.24/cwt	100.00–109.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	529	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	583	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	110.73/cwt	103.00–118.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	119.21/cwt	114.00–123.00	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	258	133.71/cwt	130.00–137.50	345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	120.40/cwt	118.00–129.00	695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	138.54/cwt	132.00–145.00	583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	133.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.46/cwt	108.00–117.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	366	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	486	104.48/cwt	103.00–107.00	508	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	108.06/cwt	105.00–113.00	416	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	102.48/cwt	102.00–103.00	538	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	438	107.53/cwt	106.00–109.00	471	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	38.50/cwt	35.00–41.00	395	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	32.97/cwt	31.00–35.00	358	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	46.34/cwt	44.00–48.00	676	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	42.92/cwt	42.00–44.00	628	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	48.26/cwt	48.00–48.50	733	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	44.89/cwt	43.00–46.00	563	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	40.72/cwt	35.00–43.50	481	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	49.10/cwt	48.00–50.00	642	3
Bulls	—	—	1,738	69.82/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,213	5
Bulls	—	—	1,558	61.50/cwt	58.00–65.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	114.22/cwt	111.00–115.00	604	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	115.53/cwt	113.50–128.00	543	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	128.82/cwt	127.50–131.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	106.65/cwt	102.50–112.00	461	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	104.32/cwt	102.00–106.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	119.13/cwt	112.00–125.00	334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	109.41/cwt	104.00–119.00	569	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	117.23/cwt	112.50–123.00	495	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	112.99/cwt	106.00–121.00	534	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	113.17/cwt	104.00–120.00	646	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	109.02/cwt	106.00–113.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	97.25/cwt	91.00–102.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	122.14/cwt	117.00–130.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	131.50/cwt	127.50–135.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	556	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,480	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	855	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	393	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	335	119.57/cwt	108.00–127.50	401	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	438	121.75/cwt	121.00–122.50	533	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	640	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	300	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	107.84/cwt	105.00–112.00	409	10

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 Oct 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 496Last week 569Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 45Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	91.00	91.00
1	—	600	80.00	80.00
1	—	415	105.00	105.00
2	—	523	110.00–113.00	111.51
2	—	480	103.00–118.00	110.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	106.00–113.00	110.98
3	—	613	96.00–104.00	100.35
3	—	472	108.00–115.00	111.93
2	—	720	84.00–86.00	85.02
2	—	668	84.00–95.00	89.48
1	—	770	81.00	81.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	522	110.00–119.00	115.20
9	—	575	105.00–118.00	111.86
9	—	469	113.00–128.00	122.50
7	—	419	122.00–135.00	129.87
5	—	657	95.00–100.00	98.96
4	—	733	98.00–104.00	100.96
4	—	620	100.00–109.00	104.24
1	—	925	93.00	93.00
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
1	—	775	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	108.00	108.00
1	—	605	99.00	99.00
1	—	575	90.00	90.00
1	—	520	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	103.00–107.00	104.48
3	—	385	105.00–113.00	108.06
2	—	525	102.00–103.00	102.48
2	—	438	106.00–109.00	107.53
1	—	300	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	432	102.50–112.00	106.65
3	—	473	102.00–106.00	104.32
3	—	280	112.00–125.00	119.13
2	—	528	103.00–105.00	104.00
1	—	625	92.00	92.00
1	—	588	100.00	100.00
1	—	235	122.50	122.50
10	—	379	105.00–112.00	107.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	520	104.00–119.00	109.41
21	—	422	112.50–123.00	117.23
18	—	473	106.00–121.00	112.99
16	—	571	104.00–120.00	113.17
6	—	621	106.00–113.00	109.02
4	—	718	91.00–102.00	97.25
4	—	374	117.00–130.00	122.14
2	—	675	106.00	106.00
2	—	328	120.00–125.00	122.52
2	—	268	127.50–135.00	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	114.00–123.00	119.21
2	—	258	130.00–137.50	133.71
1	—	760	80.00	80.00
10	—	529	111.00–115.00	114.22
7	—	470	113.50–128.00	115.53
3	—	422	127.50–131.00	128.82
12	—	569	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	793	119.50	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	118.00–129.00	120.40
7	—	421	132.00–145.00	138.54
5	—	462	130.00–138.00	133.48
2	—	705	119.00	119.00
2	—	620	108.00–117.00	112.46
2	—	393	135.00–138.00	136.49
1	—	970	94.00	94.00
1	—	870	106.00	106.00
1	—	750	113.00	113.00
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	133.00	133.00
1	—	240	152.50	152.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	108.00–127.50	119.57
2	—	438	121.00–122.50	121.75
1	—	465	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	128.00	128.00
1	—	275	102.50	102.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	46.00	46.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,026	35.00–41.00	38.50
6	—	1,086	31.00–35.00	32.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,458	44.00–48.00	46.34
4	—	1,464	42.00–44.00	42.92
2	—	1,518	48.00–48.50	48.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,255	43.00–46.00	44.89
9	—	1,182	35.00–43.50	40.72
3	—	1,307	48.00–50.00	49.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,738	66.00–72.00	69.82
3	—	1,558	58.00–65.00	61.50

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	—	935	800.00	800.00

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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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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