Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, no trends could be established on feeder cattle due to light receipts.. Slaughter cows and bulls 10.00 to 15.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.21/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$135.21

41 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$184

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

$15.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.43

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	429	142.50	611	19thin
Medium and Large 3	310	141.25	438	2thin
Small 1-2	340	134.75	458	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	626	126.91	795	18thin

One grade step is worth $15.58/cwt here — about −$184 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 sale41 hd

135.21

—

TN average9 barns · 797 hd

144.64

−9.43

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	1,418	70.53	1,000	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	48.81	591	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	46.42	593	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	40.25	411	15

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	151.21/cwt	145.00–157.50	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,811	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,465	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	693.68/cwt	650.00–730.00	7,908	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,395	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,500	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	152.08/cwt	145.00–161.00	488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	115.50/cwt	114.00–116.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	150.09/cwt	145.00–159.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	161.47/cwt	159.00–164.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	164.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	41.11/cwt	37.00–47.00	416	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	34.66/cwt	33.00–36.00	378	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	46.42/cwt	45.00–47.00	593	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	49.40/cwt	45.00–54.00	593	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	42.24/cwt	42.00–42.50	548	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	611	2
Bulls	—	—	1,511	73.15/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,105	4
Bulls	—	—	1,324	67.90/cwt	61.00–72.00	899	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	9,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	791	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	700	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	774	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	116.34/cwt	115.00–117.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	134.32/cwt	122.50–147.50	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	133.69/cwt	132.50–135.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	134.69/cwt	125.00–137.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	118.73/cwt	117.50–120.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	149.53/cwt	144.00–154.00	704	5

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 103Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, no trends could be established on feeder cattle due to light receipts.. Slaughter cows and bulls 10.00 to 15.00 lower on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	145.00–157.50	151.21
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
5	—	471	144.00–154.00	149.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	109.00	109.00
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	137.00	137.00
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
1	—	265	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	321	145.00–161.00	152.08
4	—	664	114.00–116.00	115.50
3	—	363	145.00–159.00	150.09
1	—	640	121.00	121.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	415	157.50	157.50
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	105.00	105.00
3	—	615	125.50	125.50
2	—	405	159.00–164.00	161.47
2	—	370	160.00–170.00	164.73
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
1	—	310	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	791	105.50	105.50
2	—	700	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	115.00–117.00	116.34
3	—	280	122.50–147.50	134.32
2	—	320	132.50–135.00	133.69
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	125.00–137.00	134.69
2	—	638	106.00–107.00	106.50
2	—	488	117.50–120.00	118.73
1	—	665	118.00	118.00
1	—	540	116.00	116.00
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
1	—	340	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	104.00	104.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	730.00	730.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	710.00	710.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	820.00	820.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	650.00–730.00	693.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,011	37.00–47.00	41.11
2	—	1,090	33.00–36.00	34.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	45.00–47.00	46.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,201	45.00–54.00	49.40
2	—	1,298	42.00–42.50	42.24
2	—	1,198	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,511	66.00–76.00	73.15
4	—	1,324	61.00–72.00	67.90

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