Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifers under 400 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 lower, over 400 lbs steady to 6.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.09/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −55.59 against this barn's trailing median of $179.68.

Average price

$124.09

115 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$13.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.59

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	524	128.20	672	71
Small 1-2	501	126.50	633	10thin
Medium and Large 3	445	125.00	556	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	574	114.49	657	33

One grade step is worth $13.71/cwt here — about $15 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $188.97, low $172.65, median $179.68 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale115 hd

124.09

—

TN average8 barns · 1,239 hd

126.68

−2.59

This barn, trailing median4 sales

179.68

−55.59

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	—	Low	1,697	93.76	1,591	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	63.48	906	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	59.21	752	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	49.33	505	8thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	Small 1-2	—	420	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	575	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	126.43/cwt	119.00–134.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	127.57/cwt	121.00–134.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	145.82/cwt	143.00–149.00	623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	134.20/cwt	134.00–135.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	562	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	119.70/cwt	112.00–128.00	512	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	591	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	538	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	573	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	110.88/cwt	105.00–116.00	587	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	149.90/cwt	145.00–153.00	486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	134.02/cwt	133.00–136.00	572	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	121.11/cwt	115.00–126.00	638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	116.74/cwt	111.00–122.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	98.93/cwt	91.00–109.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	133.23/cwt	130.00–136.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	99.75/cwt	93.00–105.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	130.29/cwt	126.00–133.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	134.92/cwt	129.00–138.00	637	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.88/cwt	125.00–134.00	678	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	113.01/cwt	106.00–123.00	698	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	123.53/cwt	117.00–127.00	699	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	142.70/cwt	135.00–148.00	604	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	148.23/cwt	141.00–155.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	127.45/cwt	123.00–135.00	469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	110.46/cwt	103.00–114.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	117.51/cwt	115.00–122.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	124.95/cwt	124.00–126.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	123.82/cwt	117.00–131.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	119.74/cwt	115.00–132.00	617	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	134.86/cwt	127.00–140.00	568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	117.44/cwt	114.00–122.00	671	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	132.24/cwt	123.00–135.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	137.64/cwt	134.00–141.00	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	104.49/cwt	102.00–107.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	105.61/cwt	102.00–112.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	134.11/cwt	132.00–136.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	111.03/cwt	108.00–114.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	662	92.01/cwt	91.00–94.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	633	91.29/cwt	86.00–95.00	578	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	690	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	649	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	355	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	273	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,052.45/cwt	980.00–1,120.00	12,766	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	13,054	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	11,346	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,432	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	5,776	3
Bulls	—	—	1,215	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	899	1
Bulls	—	—	1,692	100.89/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,707	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	93.22/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,737	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	69.34/cwt	68.00–72.00	973	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	52.98/cwt	50.00–58.00	624	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	62.16/cwt	58.00–67.00	819	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,044	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	856	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	63.14/cwt	60.00–68.00	892	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	473	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	49.95/cwt	47.00–54.00	510	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	579	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	487	126.68/cwt	124.00–132.00	617	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	522	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	495	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	577	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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Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Jun 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 282Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	137.00	137.00
1	—	385	117.50	117.50
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
1	—	690	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	119.00–134.00	126.43
2	—	480	121.00–134.00	127.57
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
4	—	324	145.00–153.00	149.90
3	—	427	133.00–136.00	134.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	134.00–138.00	134.97
6	—	427	143.00–149.00	145.82
5	—	640	120.50	120.50
5	—	529	134.00–135.00	134.20
2	—	563	130.00	130.00
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
1	—	380	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	112.00–128.00	119.70
2	—	530	110.00–113.00	111.50
2	—	480	111.00–113.00	111.99
1	—	630	91.00	91.00
1	—	390	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	105.00–116.00	110.88
6	—	368	123.00–135.00	127.45
5	—	568	103.00–114.00	110.46
4	—	424	115.00–122.00	117.51
2	—	495	117.00	117.00
2	—	325	124.00–126.00	124.95
2	—	288	117.00–131.00	123.82
1	—	825	69.00	69.00
1	—	685	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	515	115.00–132.00	119.74
10	—	421	127.00–140.00	134.86
9	—	571	114.00–122.00	117.44
7	—	462	123.00–135.00	132.24
7	—	374	134.00–141.00	137.64
4	—	678	102.00–107.00	104.49
3	—	617	102.00–112.00	105.61
2	—	328	132.00–136.00	134.11
1	—	975	92.00	92.00
1	—	815	104.00	104.00
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	108.00–114.00	111.03
3	—	662	91.00–94.00	92.01
3	—	633	86.00–95.00	91.29
2	—	495	116.00–117.00	116.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	117.00	117.00
1	—	600	113.00	113.00
2	—	415	139.00–140.00	139.49
3	—	487	124.00–132.00	126.68
3	—	522	125.00–126.00	125.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	527	115.00–126.00	121.11
6	—	565	111.00–122.00	116.74
5	—	630	91.00–109.00	98.93
5	—	422	130.00–136.00	133.23
3	—	672	93.00–105.00	99.75
3	—	463	126.00–133.00	130.29
2	—	835	88.00–89.00	88.50
1	—	785	94.00	94.00
1	—	735	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	472	129.00–138.00	134.92
13	—	526	125.00–134.00	128.88
11	—	618	106.00–123.00	113.01
11	—	566	117.00–127.00	123.53
11	—	423	135.00–148.00	142.70
3	—	372	141.00–155.00	148.23
1	—	820	104.00	104.00
1	—	785	93.00	93.00
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	104.00	104.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	77.00	77.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	980.00–1,120.00	1,052.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,070.00	1,070.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	930.00	930.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	670.00	670.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	760	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,692	97.00–104.00	100.89
3	—	1,863	92.00–96.00	93.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	68.00–72.00	69.34
12	—	1,178	50.00–58.00	52.98
15	—	1,317	58.00–67.00	62.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	71.00	71.00
1	—	1,475	58.00	58.00
6	—	1,413	60.00–68.00	63.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	45.00	45.00
7	—	1,021	47.00–54.00	49.95

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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