Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 11.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality poor to good with several thin fleshed calves. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.93/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$123.93

154 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$5.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.04

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	504	124.41	628	85
Medium and Large 2-3	423	123.82	524	61
Medium and Large 3	344	119.99	412	6thin
Small 1-2	410	118.75	487	2thin

One grade step is worth $5.66/cwt here — about $141 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 sale154 hd

123.93

—

TN average9 barns · 1,892 hd

121.89

+2.04

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	1,683	96.61	1,626	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	61.26	775	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	60.17	854	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	43.54	404	16

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	36.91/cwt	35.00–38.00	314	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	47.52/cwt	43.00–53.00	463	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	125.23/cwt	123.00–127.50	367	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	458	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	165.77/cwt	162.50–167.50	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	172.28/cwt	165.00–180.00	546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	156.13/cwt	152.50–162.50	657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	126.85/cwt	124.00–135.00	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	158.91/cwt	155.00–162.50	583	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	138.62/cwt	132.00–143.00	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	137.11/cwt	135.00–140.00	727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	154.36/cwt	142.50–162.50	495	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	60.17/cwt	58.00–63.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	140.84/cwt	136.00–147.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	158.95/cwt	152.00–167.50	437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	685	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	131.14/cwt	130.00–135.00	628	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	137.12/cwt	132.50–142.50	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	124.55/cwt	123.00–126.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	129.44/cwt	124.00–134.00	737	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	131.40/cwt	125.00–136.00	690	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	141.78/cwt	133.00–149.00	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	149.60/cwt	145.00–155.00	631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	123.20/cwt	123.00–124.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	116.99/cwt	113.00–122.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	104.54/cwt	102.00–107.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	110.97/cwt	109.00–113.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	59.67/cwt	54.00–64.00	720	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	64.72/cwt	63.00–68.00	902	6
Bulls	—	—	1,710	100.18/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	128.72/cwt	122.00–132.50	478	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	117.88/cwt	114.00–121.00	573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	121.99/cwt	118.00–126.00	514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	114.97/cwt	111.00–118.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	114.24/cwt	110.00–116.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	136.32/cwt	127.50–145.00	375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	129.99/cwt	125.00–132.50	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	223	148.04/cwt	142.50–155.00	330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	774	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	121.32/cwt	119.00–123.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	126.72/cwt	120.00–133.00	591	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	131.96/cwt	127.00–137.00	554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.67/cwt	118.00–123.00	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	136.63/cwt	132.50–140.00	507	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	120.02/cwt	116.00–122.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	523	113.48/cwt	113.00–114.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	141.58/cwt	138.50–155.00	549	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	144.14/cwt	142.50–145.00	447	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	503	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	445	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	634	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	388	144.81/cwt	135.00–155.00	562	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	380	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	308	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	410	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	340	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	470	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	357	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	289	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	286	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,921	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	1,091.10/cwt	950.00–1,225.00	9,133	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,240	795.60/cwt	780.00–810.00	9,865	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,226	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,340	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,040	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	832	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	92.64/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,691	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	478	117.95/cwt	116.00–120.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	136.97/cwt	132.00–142.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	126.58/cwt	123.00–130.00	738	2

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 230Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 55Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 20Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	851	35.00–38.00	36.91
10	—	974	43.00–53.00	47.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	58.00–63.00	60.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,206	54.00–64.00	59.67
6	—	1,393	63.00–68.00	64.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,710	97.00–104.00	100.18
1	—	1,040	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,825	90.00–94.00	92.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	122.50	122.50
1	—	385	116.00	116.00
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
1	—	450	116.00	116.00
2	—	293	123.00–127.50	125.23
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	117.50	117.50
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	371	122.00–132.50	128.72
10	—	486	114.00–121.00	117.88
8	—	421	118.00–126.00	121.99
6	—	514	111.00–118.00	114.97
4	—	630	110.00–116.00	114.24
4	—	275	127.50–145.00	136.32
3	—	313	125.00–132.50	129.99
3	—	223	142.50–155.00	148.04
1	—	790	84.00	84.00
1	—	705	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	673	115.00	115.00
7	—	528	119.00–123.00	121.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	466	120.00–133.00	126.72
11	—	420	127.00–137.00	131.96
9	—	525	118.00–123.00	120.67
9	—	371	132.50–140.00	136.63
8	—	611	116.00–120.00	118.00
5	—	578	116.00–122.00	120.02
1	—	855	95.00	95.00
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	113.00–114.00	113.48
1	—	435	125.00	125.00
2	—	478	116.00–120.00	117.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	175.00	175.00
1	—	750	129.00	129.00
1	—	915	98.00	98.00
2	—	673	127.00–128.00	127.51
3	—	260	162.50–167.50	165.77
5	—	317	165.00–180.00	172.28
6	—	421	152.50–162.50	156.13
8	—	632	124.00–135.00	126.85
9	—	367	155.00–162.50	158.91
9	—	561	132.00–143.00	138.62
10	—	530	135.00–140.00	137.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	109.00	109.00
2	—	233	162.50	162.50
6	—	321	142.50–162.50	154.36
4	—	425	136.00–147.00	140.84
4	—	275	152.00–167.50	158.95
3	—	535	127.00–129.00	127.99
2	—	785	114.00–116.00	115.00
19	—	388	138.50–155.00	141.58
2	—	473	132.00–142.00	136.97
2	—	583	123.00–130.00	126.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	155.00	155.00
3	—	310	142.50–145.00	144.14
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	148.00	148.00
1	—	445	142.50	142.50
2	—	388	135.00–155.00	144.81
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	119.00	119.00
1	—	420	139.00	139.00
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	479	130.00–135.00	131.14
4	—	414	132.50–142.50	137.12
2	—	575	123.00–126.00	124.55
2	—	543	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	569	124.00–134.00	129.44
12	—	525	125.00–136.00	131.40
8	—	476	133.00–149.00	141.78
7	—	422	145.00–155.00	149.60
5	—	635	123.00–124.00	123.20
4	—	664	113.00–122.00	116.99
2	—	865	102.00–107.00	104.54
2	—	718	109.00–113.00	110.97
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	81.00	81.00
1	—	410	83.00	83.00
1	—	470	76.00	76.00
2	—	289	99.00	99.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	837	950.00–1,225.00	1,091.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	780.00–810.00	795.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	670.00	670.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	800.00	800.00

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

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

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Feeder Cattle

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