Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers steady to 8.00 higher. Bulls not well established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.58/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$116.58

48 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$14.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.71

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	555	117.62	653	31
Medium and Large 2-3	431	116.18	501	12thin
Small 1-2	369	113.13	417	4thin
Medium and Large 3	570	103.00	587	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.62/cwt here — about $66 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 sale48 hd

116.58

—

TN average9 barns · 1,412 hd

117.29

−0.71

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	1,883	73.08	1,376	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	47.50	618	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	47.32	629	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	37.75	410	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	788	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	113.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	137.45/cwt	135.00–139.00	711	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	16,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	155.49/cwt	142.50–165.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	119.97/cwt	114.00–124.00	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	145.28/cwt	141.00–151.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	138.04/cwt	130.00–142.50	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	121.32/cwt	117.50–125.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	123.78/cwt	122.50–125.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	120.98/cwt	117.50–123.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	126.68/cwt	125.00–132.00	678	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	118.88/cwt	113.00–125.00	606	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	132.49/cwt	122.00–142.50	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,911	75.42/cwt	74.00–77.50	1,441	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	270	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	48.11/cwt	45.00–52.00	644	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	515	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	47.86/cwt	45.00–50.00	613	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	68.40/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	124.20/cwt	120.00–127.50	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	114.52/cwt	110.00–119.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	117.47/cwt	114.00–121.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	123.75/cwt	122.50–125.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	414	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	387	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	445	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	813	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 Dec 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 532Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers steady to 8.00 higher. Bulls not well established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	114.00–124.00	119.97
3	—	475	117.50–123.00	120.98
3	—	392	120.00–127.50	124.20
2	—	653	110.00–119.00	114.52
2	—	610	114.00–121.00	117.47
2	—	425	122.50–125.00	123.75
1	—	325	127.50	127.50
3	—	578	118.00	118.00
4	—	726	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	122.50	122.50
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
2	—	285	117.50–125.00	121.32
2	—	333	122.50–125.00	123.78
2	—	423	120.00–122.50	121.23
1	—	625	101.00	101.00
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
2	—	515	108.00–110.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	115.00	115.00
1	—	315	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
1	—	570	119.00	119.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
3	—	448	150.00	150.00
3	—	798	109.00	109.00
4	—	706	110.00–114.00	113.01
4	—	535	125.00–132.00	126.68
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	113.00–125.00	118.88
2	—	425	122.00–142.50	132.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	135.00–139.00	137.45
2	—	410	155.00	155.00
3	—	375	142.50–165.00	155.49
5	—	466	141.00–151.00	145.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
1	—	305	127.50	127.50
1	—	365	137.50	137.50
4	—	425	130.00–142.50	138.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	122.50	122.50
1	—	485	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	1,085.00	1,085.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,911	74.00–77.50	75.42
2	—	1,828	67.00–70.00	68.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	34.00	34.00
1	—	1,375	41.50	41.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,339	45.00–52.00	48.11
1	—	1,255	41.00	41.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,280	45.00–50.00	47.86
1	—	1,445	45.00	45.00

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

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle