Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Bulls 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.36/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$110.36

154 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$14.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.84

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	519	113.66	590	105
Medium and Large 2-3	458	107.52	492	23
Medium and Large 3	430	104.00	447	1thin
Small 1-2	474	99.36	471	25

One grade step is worth $14.30/cwt here — about $119 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 sale154 hd

110.36

—

TN average10 barns · 2,837 hd

117.20

−6.84

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	1,659	65.33	1,084	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	44.03	617	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	42.79	542	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	31.80	336	20

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2Fleshy	—	540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	572	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	98.37/cwt	84.00–111.00	620	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	673	88.47/cwt	86.00–91.00	595	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	573	108.48/cwt	105.00–112.00	622	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	538	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	565	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	104.72/cwt	86.00–116.00	660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	110.31/cwt	102.50–118.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	115.70/cwt	107.00–120.00	550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	90.63/cwt	88.00–92.50	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	122.25/cwt	117.50–127.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	112.06/cwt	110.00–114.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	119.39/cwt	116.00–125.00	618	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	139.61/cwt	130.00–141.00	593	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	128.78/cwt	123.00–135.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	117.52/cwt	114.00–121.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	107.98/cwt	103.00–113.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	109.55/cwt	103.00–116.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	324	112.18/cwt	110.00–115.00	363	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	105.74/cwt	88.00–114.00	455	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	780	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	566	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	470	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	109.47/cwt	106.00–114.00	528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	104.77/cwt	102.00–109.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	107.95/cwt	106.00–112.00	349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	102.99/cwt	102.00–104.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	112.43/cwt	105.00–120.00	313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	112.23/cwt	106.00–117.00	584	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	118.26/cwt	110.00–123.00	548	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	108.78/cwt	103.00–114.00	614	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	121.47/cwt	117.50–126.00	516	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	125.83/cwt	120.00–128.00	481	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	108.43/cwt	105.00–113.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	28.17/cwt	25.00–32.00	292	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	36.24/cwt	31.00–43.00	392	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	45.70/cwt	44.00–48.00	646	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	41.37/cwt	39.50–42.50	572	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	44.66/cwt	42.50–47.50	582	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	38.15/cwt	34.00–42.00	453	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	680	1
Bulls	—	—	1,694	67.62/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,145	7
Bulls	—	—	1,578	59.97/cwt	55.00–63.00	946	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	605	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	741	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	376	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	215	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	125.55/cwt	119.00–132.50	481	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	133.32/cwt	130.00–137.50	371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	887	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	137.99/cwt	131.00–142.00	588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	139.86/cwt	134.00–146.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	578	99.85/cwt	95.00–105.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	773	89.91/cwt	81.00–99.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	622	96.78/cwt	86.00–101.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	325	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	120.11/cwt	110.00–131.00	400	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	128.65/cwt	125.00–132.50	495	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	129.25/cwt	127.50–131.00	536	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	478	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	593	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	526	116.58/cwt	109.00–128.00	613	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	561	117.99/cwt	111.00–128.00	662	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,200	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	519	99.47/cwt	95.00–103.00	516	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	377	109.10/cwt	100.00–119.00	411	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	91.74/cwt	80.00–103.00	532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	139.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	142.04/cwt	135.00–147.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	132.34/cwt	129.00–134.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	138.38/cwt	132.50–142.50	534	6

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 Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 613Last week 496Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	106.00	106.00
2	—	578	95.00–105.00	99.85
2	—	773	81.00–99.00	89.91
5	—	622	86.00–101.00	96.78
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	110.00–115.00	112.18
3	—	430	88.00–114.00	105.74
1	—	780	72.50	72.50
4	—	519	95.00–103.00	99.47
5	—	377	100.00–119.00	109.10
7	—	580	80.00–103.00	91.74
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	482	106.00–114.00	109.47
4	—	524	102.00–109.00	104.77
3	—	323	106.00–112.00	107.95
2	—	638	101.00–103.00	102.01
2	—	583	102.00–104.00	102.99
2	—	278	105.00–120.00	112.43
1	—	365	107.00	107.00
1	—	240	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	116.00	116.00
2	—	503	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	520	106.00–117.00	112.23
19	—	463	110.00–123.00	118.26
15	—	564	103.00–114.00	108.78
15	—	425	117.50–126.00	121.47
9	—	382	120.00–128.00	125.83
3	—	615	105.00–113.00	108.43
2	—	838	99.00	99.00
2	—	758	102.00	102.00
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
1	—	245	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	84.00–111.00	98.37
2	—	673	86.00–91.00	88.47
2	—	573	105.00–112.00	108.48
2	—	538	100.00–110.00	104.93
1	—	440	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	630	86.00–116.00	104.72
6	—	574	102.50–118.00	110.31
5	—	475	107.00–120.00	115.70
4	—	658	88.00–92.50	90.63
3	—	422	117.50–127.00	122.25
2	—	525	110.00–114.00	112.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	518	116.00–125.00	119.39
10	—	425	130.00–141.00	139.61
5	—	474	123.00–135.00	128.78
4	—	573	114.00–121.00	117.52
3	—	745	102.00	102.00
2	—	768	103.00–113.00	107.98
2	—	660	103.00–116.00	109.55
1	—	645	123.00	123.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	122.50	122.50
1	—	295	127.50	127.50
1	—	215	121.00	121.00
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
2	—	333	110.00–131.00	120.11
2	—	385	125.00–132.50	128.65
2	—	415	127.50–131.00	129.25
2	—	478	123.00–125.00	123.97
4	—	526	109.00–128.00	116.58
4	—	561	111.00–128.00	117.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	383	119.00–132.50	125.55
3	—	278	130.00–137.50	133.32
2	—	535	110.00–115.00	112.48
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	415	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	657	135.00	135.00
2	—	550	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	131.00–142.00	137.99
6	—	479	134.00–146.00	139.86
1	—	285	142.50	142.50
2	—	335	135.00–145.00	139.85
3	—	505	135.00–147.00	142.04
3	—	597	129.00–134.00	132.34
4	—	615	135.00	135.00
6	—	386	132.50–142.50	138.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,037	25.00–32.00	28.17
9	—	1,082	31.00–43.00	36.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,413	44.00–48.00	45.70
5	—	1,383	39.50–42.50	41.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,303	42.50–47.50	44.66
6	—	1,187	34.00–42.00	38.15
1	—	1,360	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,694	64.00–71.00	67.62
3	—	1,578	55.00–63.00	59.97

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	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

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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