Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls not well established this week. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs 3.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.43/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$131.43

116 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$23.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.69

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	481	133.87	644	90
Medium and Large 2-3	418	127.33	533	15thin
Small 1-2	444	119.34	530	8thin
Medium and Large 3	393	110.83	436	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.04/cwt here — about $208 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 sale116 hd

131.43

—

TN average10 barns · 2,062 hd

126.74

+4.69

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	1,860	74.00	1,376	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	52.35	783	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	48.72	614	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	38.04	389	7thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	161.90/cwt	157.50–168.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	148.00/cwt	145.00–151.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	156.14/cwt	147.50–163.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	153.84/cwt	146.00–160.00	502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	152.38/cwt	145.00–159.00	555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	594	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	240	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	164.42/cwt	158.00–170.00	622	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	154.91/cwt	150.00–158.00	747	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	492	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,702	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	445	153.75/cwt	150.00–157.50	684	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	146.30/cwt	142.50–150.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	456	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	111.03/cwt	109.00–114.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	140.63/cwt	138.00–146.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	161.71/cwt	158.00–167.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	146.74/cwt	146.00–147.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	105.03/cwt	103.00–107.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	738	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	41.57/cwt	38.00–44.00	521	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	54.61/cwt	53.00–57.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	155.52/cwt	152.00–160.00	736	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	148.27/cwt	147.00–152.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	106.49/cwt	104.00–109.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	121.78/cwt	118.00–127.00	695	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	142.37/cwt	137.00–150.00	542	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	40.38/cwt	37.00–43.00	407	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	266	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	52.35/cwt	50.00–54.00	783	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	49.24/cwt	44.00–53.00	622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	115.25/cwt	112.00–120.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	124.59/cwt	112.50–133.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	131.50/cwt	128.00–133.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	290	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	625	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	516	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	117.98/cwt	117.00–119.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	120.03/cwt	118.00–122.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	149.67/cwt	145.00–155.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	141.89/cwt	137.00–145.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	138.64/cwt	136.00–140.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	128.70/cwt	120.00–133.00	667	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	135.70/cwt	126.00–141.00	647	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	148.29/cwt	142.50–152.50	433	3

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 353Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	137.50	137.50
1	—	440	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	133.00	133.00
1	—	785	121.00	121.00
1	—	970	110.00	110.00
6	—	428	157.50–168.00	161.90
6	—	524	145.00–151.00	148.00
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
2	—	655	128.00–130.00	129.01
16	—	378	158.00–170.00	164.42
12	—	482	150.00–158.00	154.91
2	—	575	141.00	141.00
2	—	285	170.00–175.00	172.50
1	—	240	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	148.00	148.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
4	—	438	147.50–163.00	156.14
5	—	326	146.00–160.00	153.84
5	—	364	145.00–159.00	152.38
1	—	295	162.50	162.50
1	—	470	149.00	149.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	129.00	129.00
2	—	445	150.00–157.50	153.75
2	—	370	142.50–150.00	146.30
1	—	675	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	123.00	123.00
1	—	570	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
1	—	375	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
3	—	638	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	118.00	118.00
1	—	555	107.00	107.00
1	—	270	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	127.50	127.50
3	—	425	112.50–133.00	124.59
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
1	—	625	82.50	82.50
2	—	575	117.00–119.00	117.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	119.00	119.00
1	—	665	113.00	113.00
1	—	745	91.00	91.00
2	—	233	130.00	130.00
4	—	440	128.00–133.00	131.50
1	—	305	125.00	125.00
3	—	363	136.00–140.00	138.64
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	146.00–147.00	146.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	571	118.00–127.00	121.78
10	—	381	137.00–150.00	142.37
3	—	723	112.00–120.00	115.25
1	—	225	145.00	145.00
1	—	685	121.00	121.00
4	—	609	118.00–122.00	120.03
5	—	318	145.00–155.00	149.67
9	—	428	137.00–145.00	141.89
17	—	518	120.00–133.00	128.70
18	—	477	126.00–141.00	135.70
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
3	—	292	142.50–152.50	148.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	123.00	123.00
1	—	550	132.00	132.00
1	—	485	147.00	147.00
2	—	760	103.00–107.00	105.03
2	—	533	138.00–139.00	138.50
1	—	405	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	109.00–114.00	111.03
3	—	557	138.00–146.00	140.63
3	—	427	158.00–167.00	161.71
2	—	620	119.00	119.00
1	—	775	109.00	109.00
7	—	473	152.00–160.00	155.52
4	—	518	147.00–152.00	148.27
2	—	813	104.00–109.00	106.49
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	630.00	630.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	560.00	560.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,254	38.00–44.00	41.57
5	—	1,261	53.00–57.00	54.61
12	—	1,264	44.00–53.00	49.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,008	37.00–43.00	40.38
1	—	1,110	24.00	24.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,495	50.00–54.00	52.35

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

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

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Replacement Cattle

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