Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Steers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 2.00 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 $123.30/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$123.30

92 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$208

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

$4.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.96

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	365	127.50	465	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	449	123.53	554	23
Medium and Large 1-2	547	123.10	674	67

One grade step is worth $4.40/cwt here — about −$208 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 sale92 hd

123.30

—

TN average9 barns · 1,975 hd

126.26

−2.96

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	1,646	85.59	1,409	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	54.22	658	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	52.76	713	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	42.81	451	6thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	687.92/cwt	650.00–730.00	8,276	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	10,318	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	350	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	150.05/cwt	142.50–157.50	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	106.48/cwt	100.00–113.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	126.75/cwt	122.50–131.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	633	104.02/cwt	103.00–105.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	420	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	529	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	466	127.48/cwt	115.00–141.00	594	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	523	119.83/cwt	115.00–125.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	129.14/cwt	122.00–138.00	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	122.97/cwt	118.00–127.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	115.99/cwt	110.00–119.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	132.00/cwt	123.00–137.00	762	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	141.67/cwt	134.00–146.00	667	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	114.81/cwt	111.00–128.00	765	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	135.16/cwt	129.00–139.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	127.42/cwt	122.00–131.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	144.47/cwt	139.00–150.00	626	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	40.04/cwt	36.00–43.00	412	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	48.34/cwt	47.00–50.00	532	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	54.68/cwt	54.00–56.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	161.82/cwt	158.00–165.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	119.80/cwt	115.00–129.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	595	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	124.56/cwt	120.00–128.00	524	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	127.78/cwt	121.00–134.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	122.66/cwt	122.00–123.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	127.01/cwt	124.00–130.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	121.03/cwt	115.00–127.00	686	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	128.66/cwt	117.00–133.00	666	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	128.92/cwt	123.00–133.00	612	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	111.69/cwt	111.00–115.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	127.99/cwt	126.00–131.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	114.53/cwt	113.00–116.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	112.52/cwt	111.00–114.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	138.27/cwt	137.50–139.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	129.09/cwt	125.00–137.00	825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	160.96/cwt	157.00–165.00	670	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	691	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	54.98/cwt	50.00–59.50	669	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	48.92/cwt	48.00–50.00	585	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	87.08/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,435	11
Bulls	—	—	1,635	77.42/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,266	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,878	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,351	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,034	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	7,907	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	694.59/cwt	690.00–700.00	7,224	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 Aug 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 300Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 52Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 8Year ago 10

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	650.00–730.00	687.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	630.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	690.00–700.00	694.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	730.00	730.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	760.00	760.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	363	142.50–157.50	150.05
2	—	728	100.00–113.00	106.48
2	—	535	122.50–131.00	126.75
1	—	485	132.00	132.00
1	—	440	154.00	154.00
1	—	340	159.00	159.00
1	—	295	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	139.50	139.50
1	—	825	129.00	129.00
1	—	790	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	158.00–165.00	161.82
3	—	764	115.00–129.00	119.80
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
1	—	575	138.00	138.00
1	—	345	172.50	172.50
9	—	639	125.00–137.00	129.09
5	—	523	135.00–140.00	138.18
5	—	416	157.00–165.00	160.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
1	—	250	152.50	152.50
14	—	567	115.00–127.00	121.03
12	—	518	117.00–133.00	128.66
12	—	475	123.00–133.00	128.92
6	—	628	111.00–115.00	111.69
5	—	429	126.00–131.00	127.99
2	—	723	113.00–116.00	114.53
2	—	685	111.00–114.00	112.52
2	—	358	137.50–139.00	138.27
1	—	930	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	103.00–105.00	104.02
1	—	655	109.00	109.00
1	—	580	102.00	102.00
1	—	420	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	120.00–128.00	124.56
4	—	385	121.00–134.00	127.78
3	—	472	122.00–123.00	122.66
2	—	525	118.00–120.00	119.02
1	—	750	109.00	109.00
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	627	124.00–130.00	127.01
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	115.00–141.00	127.48
2	—	523	115.00–125.00	119.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	482	122.00–138.00	129.14
5	—	518	118.00–127.00	122.97
4	—	614	110.00–119.00	115.99
3	—	583	119.00–120.00	119.66
2	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	685	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	577	123.00–137.00	132.00
9	—	471	134.00–146.00	141.67
6	—	666	111.00–128.00	114.81
6	—	519	129.00–139.00	135.16
4	—	619	122.00–131.00	127.42
2	—	725	114.00–115.00	114.51
2	—	433	139.00–150.00	144.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,030	36.00–43.00	40.04
2	—	1,100	47.00–50.00	48.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	54.00–56.00	54.68
1	—	1,470	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,216	50.00–59.50	54.98
3	—	1,195	48.00–50.00	48.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,648	83.00–91.00	87.08
2	—	1,635	77.00–78.00	77.42

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

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Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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