Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not well established. Steers under 400 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 higher, over 400 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 500 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.29/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$119.29

86 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$53

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

$9.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.53

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	455	122.54	557	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	604	119.70	723	49
Medium and Large 2-3	526	117.09	616	24
Medium and Large 3	540	113.00	610	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.54/cwt here — about −$53 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 sale86 hd

119.29

—

TN average10 barns · 1,557 hd

126.82

−7.53

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	—	High	1,630	97.00	1,581	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	65.93	1,014	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,084	57.64	625	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	43.15	460	6thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 3	—	540	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	113.47/cwt	110.00–119.00	647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	115.65/cwt	110.00–119.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	121.42/cwt	115.00–126.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	137.27/cwt	130.00–147.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	121.11/cwt	116.00–126.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	116.64/cwt	107.00–119.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	128.36/cwt	120.00–134.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	136.98/cwt	132.00–142.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	121.46/cwt	118.00–130.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	140.99/cwt	139.00–143.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	104.53/cwt	101.00–108.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	821	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	177.91/cwt	170.00–185.00	660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	163.23/cwt	159.00–167.50	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	171.21/cwt	170.00–172.50	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	186.13/cwt	182.50–190.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	888	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	673	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	835	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	135.32/cwt	134.00–136.00	654	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	733	99.02/cwt	94.00–104.00	726	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	133.52/cwt	130.00–136.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	159.25/cwt	155.00–164.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	149.25/cwt	140.00–155.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.47/cwt	125.00–132.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	42.39/cwt	41.00–44.00	471	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	43.90/cwt	41.00–47.00	449	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	67.72/cwt	64.50–69.50	948	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	63.25/cwt	63.00–63.50	1,104	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	61.84/cwt	60.00–63.50	718	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	58.10/cwt	56.50–59.50	595	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	398	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,581	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,059	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	627.50/cwt	560.00–695.00	5,585	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,624	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	24,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,464	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	558	115.52/cwt	114.00–117.00	645	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	115.00/cwt	107.00–123.00	587	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	568	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	136.70/cwt	136.00–137.50	437	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	474	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1

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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 371Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	110.00–119.00	113.47
6	—	518	110.00–119.00	115.65
4	—	481	115.00–126.00	121.42
3	—	318	130.00–147.00	137.27
2	—	675	101.00–108.00	104.53
1	—	720	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	116.00–126.00	121.11
6	—	829	101.00	101.00
5	—	666	107.00–119.00	116.64
5	—	478	120.00–134.00	128.36
5	—	435	132.00–142.00	136.98
4	—	735	112.00	112.00
4	—	569	118.00–130.00	121.46
2	—	638	113.00	113.00
2	—	388	139.00–143.00	140.99
1	—	910	101.00	101.00
1	—	250	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	118.00	118.00
1	—	425	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	743	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	114.00–117.00	115.52
2	—	510	107.00–123.00	115.00
2	—	473	120.00	120.00
2	—	320	136.00–137.50	136.70
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	128.00	128.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
1	—	575	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	133.00–134.00	133.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
1	—	575	139.00	139.00
1	—	545	144.00	144.00
1	—	275	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	170.00–185.00	177.91
5	—	524	148.00	148.00
3	—	838	115.00	115.00
2	—	700	118.00	118.00
2	—	630	127.00–129.00	127.99
2	—	458	159.00–167.50	163.23
2	—	430	170.00–172.50	171.21
2	—	325	182.50–190.00	186.13
1	—	850	112.00	112.00
1	—	675	128.00	128.00
1	—	580	142.00	142.00
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	888	110.00	110.00
2	—	673	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	134.00–136.00	135.32
2	—	733	94.00–104.00	99.02
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
1	—	650	111.00	111.00
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	130.00–136.00	133.52
3	—	600	111.00	111.00
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	108.00	108.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
1	—	425	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	155.00–164.00	159.25
3	—	522	140.00–155.00	149.25
2	—	570	125.00–132.00	128.47
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
1	—	600	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	41.00–44.00	42.39
3	—	1,023	41.00–47.00	43.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	64.50–69.50	67.72
2	—	1,745	63.00–63.50	63.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	60.00–63.50	61.84
4	—	1,024	56.50–59.50	58.10
1	—	1,020	39.00	39.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	97.00	97.00

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)	3	—	830	730.00	730.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	890	560.00–695.00	627.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	1,550.00	1,550.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	915	925.00	925.00

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

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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

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