Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders steady to 3.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.18/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$127.18

60 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$16.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.73

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	476	129.43	616	37
Medium and Large 2-3	450	125.37	564	19thin
Medium and Large 3	353	117.25	413	2thin
Small 1-2	465	112.74	524	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.69/cwt here — about $92 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 sale60 hd

127.18

—

TN average10 barns · 2,084 hd

123.45

+3.73

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	1,522	87.05	1,325	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	59.30	886	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	56.53	705	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	49.08	534	6thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	52.77/cwt	47.00–56.50	748	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	123.85/cwt	120.00–126.00	635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	130.00/cwt	126.00–133.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	137.26/cwt	134.00–138.00	563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	137.47/cwt	137.00–139.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	770	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	724	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	510	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	637	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	692	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	121.09/cwt	117.00–126.00	696	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	128.48/cwt	125.00–131.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	106.93/cwt	104.00–110.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	124.40/cwt	122.00–127.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	139.46/cwt	136.00–147.00	657	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	145.49/cwt	140.00–148.00	610	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.99/cwt	124.00–129.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	113.33/cwt	113.00–114.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	122.77/cwt	118.00–130.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	131.34/cwt	131.00–132.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	801	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	93.29/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,598	4
Bulls	—	—	1,267	78.73/cwt	75.00–84.00	998	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,809	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	915.52/cwt	910.00–920.00	11,655	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	141.29/cwt	138.00–147.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	136.74/cwt	136.00–139.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	108.85/cwt	101.00–117.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	126.50/cwt	121.00–132.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	143.76/cwt	138.00–150.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	144.22/cwt	135.00–147.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	131.61/cwt	130.00–132.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	164.99/cwt	163.00–168.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	142.69/cwt	141.00–145.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	112.74/cwt	105.00–121.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	123.84/cwt	123.00–126.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	131.41/cwt	122.00–136.00	484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	122.65/cwt	121.00–125.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	50.49/cwt	45.00–54.00	543	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	483	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	61.71/cwt	59.00–63.50	930	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	54.47/cwt	53.00–57.00	800	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	59.37/cwt	55.00–66.00	672	7

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 Jul 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 327Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders steady to 3.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	47.00–56.50	52.77
1	—	1,240	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,195	67.00	67.00
7	—	1,132	55.00–66.00	59.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,075	45.00–54.00	50.49
1	—	1,150	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,507	59.00–63.50	61.71
5	—	1,469	53.00–57.00	54.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,713	86.00–96.00	93.29
3	—	1,267	75.00–84.00	78.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	513	120.00–126.00	123.85
7	—	476	126.00–133.00	130.00
7	—	410	134.00–138.00	137.26
4	—	369	137.00–139.00	137.47
1	—	710	104.00	104.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	595	118.00	118.00
1	—	305	154.00	154.00
1	—	290	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	105.00–121.00	112.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	122.00	122.00
1	—	310	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	123.00–126.00	123.84
4	—	368	122.00–136.00	131.41
3	—	517	121.00–125.00	122.65
2	—	340	127.50–130.00	128.75
1	—	820	91.00	91.00
1	—	405	123.00	123.00
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	124.00–126.00	124.98
2	—	560	123.00–124.00	123.50
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	117.00–126.00	121.09
4	—	489	125.00–131.00	128.48
2	—	680	104.00–110.00	106.93
2	—	520	122.00–127.00	124.40
1	—	795	107.00	107.00
1	—	605	118.00	118.00
1	—	415	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	136.00–147.00	139.46
8	—	419	140.00–148.00	145.49
5	—	570	124.00–129.00	125.99
3	—	658	113.00–114.00	113.33
3	—	617	118.00–130.00	122.77
3	—	517	131.00–132.00	131.34
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	138.00–147.00	141.29
4	—	464	136.00–139.00	136.74
2	—	683	101.00–117.00	108.85
2	—	610	121.00–132.00	126.50
2	—	318	138.00–150.00	143.76
1	—	285	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	527	135.00–147.00	144.22
5	—	608	130.00–132.00	131.61
4	—	333	163.00–168.00	164.99
3	—	562	141.00–145.00	142.69
2	—	733	121.00–122.00	121.49
1	—	455	147.00	147.00
1	—	405	153.00	153.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,273	910.00–920.00	915.52

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle