Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers and bulls 8.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.11/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$132.11

126 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$28.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.29

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	449	136.14	611	84
Medium and Large 2-3	442	124.46	550	41
Medium and Large 3	310	107.50	333	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.64/cwt here — about $277 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 sale126 hd

132.11

—

TN average10 barns · 1,566 hd

130.82

+1.29

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	1,653	86.77	1,435	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	58.15	794	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	56.16	692	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	41.68	423	15

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1-2	—	270	184.57/cwt	175.00–195.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	147.77/cwt	140.00–152.50	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	109.13/cwt	104.00–114.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	144.15/cwt	142.50–145.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	143.91/cwt	132.50–155.00	396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	130.21/cwt	121.00–140.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	144.05/cwt	136.00–152.50	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	168.50/cwt	162.50–175.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	174.86/cwt	167.50–182.50	549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	170.84/cwt	145.00–180.00	630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	157.46/cwt	135.00–168.00	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	228	156.81/cwt	145.00–170.00	358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	708	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,156	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	7,315	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,143	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	167.77/cwt	155.00–174.00	728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	134.75/cwt	122.00–143.00	759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.36/cwt	132.50–150.00	745	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	129.54/cwt	124.00–133.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	118.69/cwt	117.00–121.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	132.45/cwt	129.00–136.00	752	2
Bulls	—	—	1,556	83.91/cwt	74.00–90.00	1,306	8
Bulls	—	—	1,848	92.50/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	972	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	137.56/cwt	125.00–152.50	656	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	145.42/cwt	138.00–156.00	756	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	167.03/cwt	155.00–177.50	775	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	161.71/cwt	155.00–170.00	679	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	850	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	43.63/cwt	40.00–47.00	453	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	36.30/cwt	33.50–38.00	346	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	58.15/cwt	53.50–61.50	794	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	58.04/cwt	54.00–62.50	755	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	51.76/cwt	47.00–53.50	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	114.05/cwt	107.50–121.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	143.60/cwt	137.00–147.00	602	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	132.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	482	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	121.35/cwt	119.00–126.00	586	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	115.34/cwt	108.00–121.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	149.24/cwt	145.00–155.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	121.59/cwt	118.00–127.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	112.99/cwt	108.00–115.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	132.88/cwt	130.00–139.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	133.74/cwt	124.00–145.00	630	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	139.79/cwt	132.50–145.00	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	132.47/cwt	127.50–137.50	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	105.96/cwt	104.00–108.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	123.16/cwt	118.00–129.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	176.97/cwt	157.50–187.50	407	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 Feb 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 432Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 38Year ago 0

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Steers and bulls 8.00 to 11.00 higher. Heifers mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	175.00–195.00	184.57
1	—	600	128.00	128.00
6	—	314	167.50–182.50	174.86
10	—	369	145.00–180.00	170.84
7	—	474	135.00–168.00	157.46
7	—	434	155.00–174.00	167.77
6	—	563	122.00–143.00	134.75
6	—	523	132.50–150.00	142.36
4	—	230	157.50–187.50	176.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	142.50–145.00	144.15
3	—	275	132.50–155.00	143.91
2	—	568	121.00–140.00	130.21
2	—	415	136.00–152.50	144.05
2	—	313	162.50–175.00	168.50
2	—	228	145.00–170.00	156.81
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
1	—	475	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	731	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	140.00–152.50	147.77
2	—	678	104.00–114.00	109.13
1	—	720	101.00	101.00
32	—	419	137.00–147.00	143.60
5	—	614	108.00–121.00	115.34
4	—	318	145.00–155.00	149.24
3	—	563	118.00–127.00	121.59
1	—	245	145.50	145.50
17	—	471	124.00–145.00	133.74
9	—	380	132.50–145.00	139.79
7	—	521	118.00–129.00	123.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	107.50–121.00	114.05
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
16	—	365	125.00–135.00	132.00
8	—	483	119.00–126.00	121.35
4	—	568	108.00–115.00	112.99
3	—	422	130.00–139.00	132.88
2	—	613	107.00–110.00	108.51
3	—	327	127.50–137.50	132.47
2	—	680	104.00–108.00	105.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	124.00–133.00	129.54
1	—	700	96.00	96.00
10	—	477	125.00–152.50	137.56
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	117.00–121.00	118.69
2	—	568	129.00–136.00	132.45
10	—	520	138.00–156.00	145.42
9	—	464	155.00–177.50	167.03
6	—	420	155.00–170.00	161.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	665.00	665.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	585.00	585.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	900	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	950	550.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,556	74.00–90.00	83.91
4	—	1,848	91.00–93.00	92.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	64.00	64.00
8	—	1,301	54.00–62.50	58.04
7	—	1,125	47.00–53.50	51.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,039	40.00–47.00	43.63
4	—	953	33.50–38.00	36.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	53.50–61.50	58.15

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle