Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the Holiday lay off, no trends could be established.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.18/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$149.18

85 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$11.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.74

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	451	153.83	694	49
Small 1-2	381	144.55	550	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	421	142.08	599	25

One grade step is worth $11.76/cwt here — about $95 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 sale85 hd

149.18

—

TN average7 barns · 1,233 hd

138.43

+10.74

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	1,606	69.34	1,114	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	47.90	702	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	46.64	571	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	37.55	407	17

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	270	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	130.89/cwt	130.00–132.50	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	98.95/cwt	92.00–106.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	128.10/cwt	122.50–132.00	601	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.88/cwt	119.00–128.00	651	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	423	140.15/cwt	132.50–147.50	593	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	142.46/cwt	135.00–150.00	403	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	455	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	694	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	143.80/cwt	133.00–152.50	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	148.54/cwt	144.00–152.50	628	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	146.37/cwt	137.50–157.50	468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	141.90/cwt	131.00–151.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	137.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	145.60/cwt	140.00–152.50	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	146.26/cwt	140.00–153.00	750	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	161.10/cwt	152.50–167.50	673	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	155.22/cwt	152.00–159.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	159.05/cwt	152.50–165.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	165.79/cwt	160.00–172.50	544	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,812	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,107	787.26/cwt	730.00–870.00	8,715	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,360	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,023.16/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	13,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	139.01/cwt	135.00–147.00	723	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	123.94/cwt	120.00–134.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	131.59/cwt	128.00–135.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	146.27/cwt	142.50–150.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	153.04/cwt	151.00–155.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	890	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	670	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	556	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	66.08/cwt	61.00–70.00	1,057	7
Bulls	—	—	1,614	73.91/cwt	72.00–75.50	1,193	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	705	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	39.77/cwt	37.00–43.00	449	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	54.78/cwt	54.00–55.50	788	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	613	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	711	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	690	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	692	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	38.91/cwt	35.00–46.50	439	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	31.23/cwt	28.50–35.00	277	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	48.99/cwt	45.00–52.50	702	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	48.92/cwt	45.00–52.00	609	17
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	483	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	560	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	122.26/cwt	122.00–122.50	532	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	720	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	655	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	111.96/cwt	111.00–113.00	588	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	117.31/cwt	110.00–123.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	118.98/cwt	112.50–122.50	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	122.87/cwt	121.00–124.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	123.33/cwt	117.00–127.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	146.22/cwt	137.50–155.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	118.67/cwt	118.00–119.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	667	2

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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 182Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 7Year ago 0

Due to the Holiday lay off, no trends could be established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	127.50	127.50
2	—	525	111.00–113.00	111.96
5	—	429	112.50–122.50	118.98
4	—	469	121.00–124.00	122.87
3	—	378	117.00–127.00	123.33
2	—	578	111.00	111.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
1	—	310	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	130.00–132.50	130.89
2	—	755	92.00–106.00	98.95
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
1	—	230	137.50	137.50
13	—	469	122.50–132.00	128.10
10	—	521	119.00–128.00	124.88
3	—	283	135.00–150.00	142.46
4	—	373	130.00–140.00	135.00
4	—	323	137.50–155.00	146.22
3	—	678	118.00–119.00	118.67
2	—	563	117.00–120.00	118.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	83.00	83.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	118.00–120.00	118.97
2	—	483	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	435	122.00–122.50	122.26
1	—	720	91.00	91.00
1	—	370	132.50	132.50
3	—	510	110.00–123.00	117.31
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	132.50–147.50	140.15
2	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	138.00	138.00
1	—	455	152.50	152.50
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
3	—	320	137.50–157.50	146.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
1	—	245	157.50	157.50
2	—	555	136.00–140.00	137.98
13	—	513	140.00–153.00	146.26
11	—	418	152.50–167.50	161.10
8	—	466	152.00–159.00	155.22
5	—	368	152.50–165.00	159.05
5	—	328	160.00–172.50	165.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	133.00–152.50	143.80
4	—	423	144.00–152.50	148.54
6	—	468	131.00–151.00	141.90
1	—	740	116.00	116.00
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	270	152.50	152.50
3	—	332	140.00–152.50	145.60
1	—	240	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
1	—	495	142.50	142.50
2	—	673	105.00–110.00	107.53
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	135.00–147.00	139.01
4	—	628	120.00–134.00	123.94
4	—	569	128.00–135.00	131.59
2	—	483	142.50–150.00	146.27
2	—	418	151.00–155.00	153.04
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
2	—	613	115.00–117.00	116.02
1	—	585	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	730.00–870.00	787.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,323	950.00–1,100.00	1,023.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,600	61.00–70.00	66.08
5	—	1,614	72.00–75.50	73.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,129	37.00–43.00	39.77
2	—	1,438	54.00–55.50	54.78
17	—	1,244	45.00–52.00	48.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	43.00	43.00
9	—	1,433	45.00–52.50	48.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,127	35.00–46.50	38.91
3	—	887	28.50–35.00	31.23

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

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle