Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Bulls under 600 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher, over 60 lbs mostly steady. Quality good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.24/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$125.24

80 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$13.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

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	497	127.18	632	57
Small 1-2	415	121.37	504	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	465	120.97	562	16thin
Medium and Large 3	433	113.54	492	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.64/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 sale80 hd

125.24

—

TN average9 barns · 1,736 hd

125.02

+0.22

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	1,756	97.66	1,714	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,248	59.78	746	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	59.60	704	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	50.98	506	9thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2Fancy	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	127.95/cwt	124.00–133.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	140.36/cwt	135.00–146.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	150.69/cwt	144.00–157.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	140.50/cwt	133.00–148.00	733	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	145.66/cwt	145.00–146.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	135.99/cwt	133.00–139.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	1
Bulls	—	—	2,048	101.04/cwt	100.00–102.00	2,069	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	94.27/cwt	93.50–95.00	1,379	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	7,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	178.63/cwt	178.00–180.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	172.89/cwt	171.00–175.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	717	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	116.43/cwt	111.00–122.00	472	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	113.54/cwt	112.00–115.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	113.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	124.64/cwt	121.00–129.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	128.75/cwt	125.00–132.50	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	116.84/cwt	115.50–126.00	678	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	119.95/cwt	117.50–124.00	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	132.54/cwt	128.00–135.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	141.58/cwt	135.00–146.00	518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	137.65/cwt	130.00–144.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	111.02/cwt	108.00–114.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	680	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,412	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	732	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,856	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,375	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,969	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	380	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	304	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	558	128.99/cwt	120.00–135.00	720	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	136.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	154.12/cwt	147.50–165.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	153.65/cwt	151.00–155.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	149.89/cwt	145.00–155.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	413	169.82/cwt	167.50–172.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	170.83/cwt	167.50–178.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	131.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	134.99/cwt	132.00–137.00	832	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	51.73/cwt	46.00–57.00	517	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	423	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,236	60.98/cwt	59.00–64.00	754	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	712	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	60.18/cwt	55.00–64.00	720	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	55.63/cwt	55.00–57.00	618	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	136.99/cwt	135.00–139.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	144.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	161.27/cwt	154.00–168.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	141.59/cwt	139.00–144.00	670	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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Jun 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 570Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 71Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 32Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
2	—	473	139.00–144.00	141.59
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	122.00	122.00
2	—	405	111.00–122.00	116.43
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	112.00–115.00	113.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	110.00–120.00	113.95
5	—	433	121.00–129.00	124.64
2	—	315	125.00–132.50	128.75
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
1	—	490	119.00	119.00
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
1	—	265	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	580	115.50–126.00	116.84
8	—	526	117.50–124.00	119.95
7	—	461	128.00–135.00	132.54
7	—	366	135.00–146.00	141.58
5	—	422	130.00–144.00	137.65
3	—	332	140.00–145.00	142.51
2	—	655	108.00–114.00	111.02
2	—	610	110.00–113.00	111.49
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
1	—	725	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	117.00	117.00
1	—	490	128.00	128.00
1	—	440	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	111.00	111.00
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	124.00–133.00	127.95
2	—	478	135.00–146.00	140.36
2	—	433	144.00–157.00	150.69
1	—	725	113.00	113.00
1	—	630	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	133.00–148.00	140.50
3	—	487	145.00–146.00	145.66
2	—	563	133.00–139.00	135.99
1	—	720	116.00	116.00
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
1	—	400	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	178.00–180.00	178.63
2	—	280	171.00–175.00	172.89
1	—	700	127.00	127.00
1	—	470	152.50	152.50
7	—	371	167.50–178.00	170.83
6	—	658	130.00–136.00	131.00
4	—	616	132.00–137.00	134.99
4	—	577	135.00–139.00	136.99
3	—	515	140.00–148.00	144.72
3	—	422	154.00–168.00	161.27
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	120.00–135.00	128.99
3	—	470	130.00–140.00	136.12
1	—	410	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	147.50–165.00	154.12
3	—	420	151.00–155.00	153.65
2	—	460	145.00–155.00	149.89
1	—	680	134.00	134.00
1	—	645	124.00	124.00
1	—	540	141.00	141.00
1	—	320	152.50	152.50
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	167.50–172.00	169.82
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,048	100.00–102.00	101.04
2	—	1,463	93.50–95.00	94.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	999	46.00–57.00	51.73
1	—	940	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,236	59.00–64.00	60.98
1	—	1,295	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,196	55.00–64.00	60.18
4	—	1,111	55.00–57.00	55.63
1	—	1,215	65.00	65.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	840.00	840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	660.00	660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	732	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)	1	—	1,375	725.00	725.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle