Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not well established this week. Trends could not be established on feeders due to light receipts last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.26/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$122.26

79 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$22.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.13

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	462	124.36	574	58
Small 1-2	396	119.75	475	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	465	116.53	542	16thin
Medium and Large 3	555	102.00	566	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.36/cwt here — about $8 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 sale79 hd

122.26

—

TN average10 barns · 1,833 hd

116.13

+6.13

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	1,853	81.00	1,501	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	52.38	681	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	50.48	616	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	40.76	394	10

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	472	142.98/cwt	139.00–145.00	675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	150.32/cwt	145.00–155.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	804	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	119.07/cwt	115.00–124.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	118.21/cwt	112.50–121.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	135.00/cwt	130.00–137.50	521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	136.64/cwt	130.00–145.00	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	103.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	111.95/cwt	104.00–123.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	583	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	594	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	122.37/cwt	116.00–126.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	124.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	94.45/cwt	88.00–101.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	129.62/cwt	125.00–133.00	599	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	125.57/cwt	122.00–133.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	110.00/cwt	106.00–114.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	131.46/cwt	128.00–135.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	900	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	715	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	593	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	42.95/cwt	36.00–46.00	429	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	270	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	51.00/cwt	47.00–54.00	652	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	56.53/cwt	55.00–58.00	772	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	51.00/cwt	47.00–54.00	617	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	54.65/cwt	54.00–57.00	704	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	44.74/cwt	42.00–47.00	531	6
Bulls	—	—	1,865	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,343	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,942	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	840.56/cwt	820.00–860.00	9,448	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	1,230.00/cwt	1,230.00–1,230.00	12,423	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,920	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	458	124.52/cwt	120.00–129.00	570	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	137.35/cwt	131.00–147.50	507	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	155.93/cwt	152.50–160.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	126.72/cwt	125.00–131.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	103.64/cwt	99.00–108.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	130.67/cwt	126.00–137.00	554	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	124.87/cwt	121.00–134.00	581	12

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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 161Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 32Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not well established this week. Trends could not be established on feeders due to light receipts last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	139.00–145.00	142.98
4	—	380	145.00–155.00	150.32
1	—	820	98.00	98.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	120.00–129.00	124.52
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	369	131.00–147.50	137.35
3	—	333	152.50–160.00	155.93
2	—	458	122.00–125.00	123.49
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
1	—	400	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	105.00	105.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	115.00–124.00	119.07
4	—	373	125.00–131.00	126.72
2	—	578	99.00–108.00	103.64
2	—	305	130.00–135.00	132.50
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
1	—	670	94.00	94.00
1	—	620	102.00	102.00
1	—	485	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	520	112.50–121.00	118.21
7	—	386	130.00–137.50	135.00
7	—	332	130.00–145.00	136.64
4	—	614	100.00–106.00	103.02
4	—	576	104.00–123.00	111.95
1	—	680	94.00	94.00
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
13	—	424	126.00–137.00	130.67
12	—	465	121.00–134.00	124.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	85.00	85.00
1	—	595	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	107.00	107.00
1	—	470	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	116.00–126.00	122.37
3	—	477	120.00–128.00	124.26
2	—	655	88.00–101.00	94.45
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
1	—	435	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	462	125.00–133.00	129.62
5	—	507	122.00–133.00	125.57
2	—	570	106.00–114.00	110.00
2	—	435	128.00–135.00	131.46
1	—	930	92.00	92.00
1	—	685	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	70.00	70.00
1	—	715	83.00	83.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	999	36.00–46.00	42.95
2	—	843	32.00	32.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,278	47.00–54.00	51.00
2	—	1,365	55.00–58.00	56.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,209	47.00–54.00	51.00
6	—	1,288	54.00–57.00	54.65
6	—	1,186	42.00–47.00	44.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,840	73.00	73.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,124	820.00–860.00	840.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,230.00	1,230.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	900.00	900.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle