Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.02/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$112.02

65 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$4.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.78

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	531	112.48	597	35
Medium and Large 3	408	112.33	459	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	450	111.68	503	25
Small 1-2	443	107.75	477	2thin

One grade step is worth $4.73/cwt here — about $120 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 sale65 hd

112.02

—

TN average9 barns · 1,699 hd

117.80

−5.78

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	1,944	90.64	1,762	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	55.76	664	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,409	53.89	759	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	46.95	488	12

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2-3	—	474	110.34/cwt	105.00–114.00	523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	118.64/cwt	112.00–127.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	116.57/cwt	110.00–125.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	104.49/cwt	101.00–109.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	164.88/cwt	162.50–167.50	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	139.91/cwt	137.50–142.50	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	149.31/cwt	148.00–150.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	162.65/cwt	158.00–167.50	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	128.93/cwt	123.00–135.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	125.98/cwt	120.00–131.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	130.66/cwt	128.00–135.00	662	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	121.17/cwt	117.00–125.00	576	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	18,008	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,432	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,960	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	146.56/cwt	135.00–155.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	137.95/cwt	129.00–147.00	639	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,043	695.06/cwt	630.00–730.00	7,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	128.68/cwt	125.00–132.50	664	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	564	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	123.91/cwt	116.00–129.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	117.31/cwt	114.00–123.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	124.98/cwt	123.00–127.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	113.66/cwt	111.00–116.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	415	115.04/cwt	114.00–116.00	477	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	340	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	149.90/cwt	144.00–155.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	108.24/cwt	101.00–116.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	708	2
Bulls	—	—	1,924	88.71/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,707	4
Bulls	—	—	1,983	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.42/cwt	128.00–146.00	636	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	737	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	54.90/cwt	52.00–58.50	652	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	61.40/cwt	60.00–62.50	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	133.84/cwt	130.00–137.50	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	520	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	48.90/cwt	45.00–52.00	524	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	41.12/cwt	38.00–45.00	387	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	54.86/cwt	54.00–56.50	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	91.66/cwt	90.00–93.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	108.60/cwt	102.00–113.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	95.55/cwt	93.00–98.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	102.32/cwt	96.00–109.00	637	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	129.48/cwt	124.00–134.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	116.13/cwt	111.00–124.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	117.48/cwt	113.00–126.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	393	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.

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Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 301Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	105.00–114.00	110.34
6	—	378	112.00–127.00	118.64
5	—	432	110.00–125.00	116.57
4	—	514	101.00–109.00	104.49
1	—	615	81.00	81.00
1	—	565	106.00	106.00
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	111.00–116.00	113.66
2	—	415	114.00–116.00	115.04
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	130.00	130.00
1	—	780	93.00	93.00
3	—	715	90.00–93.00	91.66
3	—	582	102.00–113.00	108.60
2	—	663	93.00–98.00	95.55
2	—	623	96.00–109.00	102.32
6	—	427	124.00–134.00	129.48
4	—	524	111.00–124.00	116.13
4	—	474	113.00–126.00	117.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	108.00	108.00
1	—	330	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	162.50–167.50	164.88
1	—	825	106.00	106.00
3	—	423	148.00–150.00	149.31
2	—	363	158.00–167.50	162.65
4	—	563	120.00–131.00	125.98
3	—	507	128.00–135.00	130.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	137.50–142.50	139.91
2	—	275	150.00–155.00	152.50
2	—	405	123.00–135.00	128.93
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
1	—	235	162.50	162.50
3	—	375	135.00–155.00	146.56
2	—	463	129.00–147.00	137.95
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	117.00–125.00	121.17
1	—	570	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	123.00–127.00	124.98
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
6	—	472	116.00–129.00	123.91
3	—	528	114.00–123.00	117.31
1	—	795	81.00	81.00
1	—	710	81.00	81.00
1	—	655	91.00	91.00
2	—	410	130.00–137.50	133.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	125.00–132.50	128.68
4	—	430	144.00–155.00	149.90
3	—	668	101.00–116.00	108.24
2	—	605	116.00–118.00	117.00
1	—	805	79.00	79.00
1	—	760	91.00	91.00
1	—	705	86.00	86.00
8	—	473	128.00–146.00	134.42
2	—	580	123.00–124.00	123.50
1	—	855	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	117.00–119.00	117.99
1	—	580	116.00	116.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,043	630.00–730.00	695.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,924	85.00–92.00	88.71
2	—	1,983	94.00–95.00	94.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	51.00	51.00
3	—	1,397	54.00–56.50	54.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,187	52.00–58.50	54.90
3	—	1,258	60.00–62.50	61.40
1	—	1,040	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,072	45.00–52.00	48.90
3	—	940	38.00–45.00	41.12

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

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Replacement Cattle

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