Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs 7.00 to 11.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady. Heifers under 550 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.45/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$119.45

104 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$19.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

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	578	121.02	699	61
Medium and Large 2-3	465	118.09	549	39
Small 1-2	458	111.00	509	3thin
Medium and Large 3	610	102.00	622	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.02/cwt here — about $77 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 sale104 hd

119.45

—

TN average12 barns · 2,391 hd

122.94

−3.49

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	1,709	86.29	1,475	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	57.47	683	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	57.37	811	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	43.43	470	8thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	11,750	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	478	128.05/cwt	119.00–140.00	612	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	430	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	529	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	124.66/cwt	119.00–130.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	144.43/cwt	135.00–151.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	133.58/cwt	133.00–134.00	971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	136.11/cwt	130.00–139.00	777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	135.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.05/cwt	139.00–141.00	595	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	121.70/cwt	116.00–125.00	635	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	129.67/cwt	126.00–134.00	555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	115.00/cwt	113.00–117.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	120.33/cwt	112.00–125.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	125.92/cwt	123.00–131.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	126.40/cwt	122.00–130.00	718	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	129.52/cwt	125.00–135.00	679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	139.12/cwt	133.00–146.00	600	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	134.65/cwt	130.00–138.00	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	119.94/cwt	115.00–125.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	109.96/cwt	108.00–112.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	45.02/cwt	40.00–49.00	511	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	40.78/cwt	38.00–42.00	405	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	58.88/cwt	57.00–60.00	821	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	51.54/cwt	50.00–53.00	752	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	58.68/cwt	54.00–63.00	705	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	47.55/cwt	45.00–51.00	510	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	64.52/cwt	64.00–65.00	819	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	89.23/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	115.46/cwt	110.00–120.00	603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	118.90/cwt	115.00–124.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	115.36/cwt	113.00–117.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	116.80/cwt	114.00–121.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	125.79/cwt	124.00–128.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	122.69/cwt	122.00–123.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	106.96/cwt	104.00–110.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	936	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	123.47/cwt	118.00–129.00	649	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	122.75/cwt	118.00–128.00	697	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	122.04/cwt	118.00–127.00	571	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	124.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	112.19/cwt	108.00–115.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	116.34/cwt	115.00–117.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	114.97/cwt	111.00–119.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	600	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	518	121.10/cwt	118.00–124.00	627	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	120.04/cwt	118.00–122.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	150.00/cwt	149.00–151.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	474	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	622	1
Bulls	—	—	1,513	77.46/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,172	4
Bulls	—	—	1,948	96.59/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,882	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	8,944	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	730.23/cwt	710.00–750.00	7,945	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	789.56/cwt	760.00–810.00	8,448	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,119	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	6,624	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	12,054	1

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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 297Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 62Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 31Year ago 9

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	940.00	940.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	795.00	795.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	710.00–750.00	730.23
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,070	760.00–810.00	789.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	820.00	820.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	119.00–140.00	128.05
3	—	430	123.00	123.00
1	—	355	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	119.00–130.00	124.66
3	—	363	135.00–151.00	144.43
2	—	463	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	715	118.00	118.00
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	300	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	727	133.00–134.00	133.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	130.00–139.00	136.11
4	—	513	130.00–140.00	135.40
2	—	675	133.00–134.00	133.49
2	—	425	139.00–141.00	140.05
2	—	350	149.00–151.00	150.00
1	—	775	128.00	128.00
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
1	—	310	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
2	—	518	118.00–124.00	121.10
2	—	485	118.00–122.00	120.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	116.00–125.00	121.70
6	—	428	126.00–134.00	129.67
3	—	633	113.00–117.00	115.00
3	—	560	112.00–125.00	120.33
3	—	480	123.00–131.00	125.92
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	122.00–130.00	126.40
8	—	524	125.00–135.00	129.52
7	—	431	133.00–146.00	139.12
6	—	469	130.00–138.00	134.65
5	—	617	115.00–125.00	119.94
2	—	720	108.00–112.00	109.96
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
1	—	390	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	110.00–120.00	115.46
8	—	424	115.00–124.00	118.90
5	—	576	113.00–117.00	115.36
5	—	476	114.00–121.00	116.80
5	—	326	124.00–128.00	125.79
3	—	378	122.00–123.00	122.69
2	—	608	104.00–110.00	106.96
1	—	265	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	743	126.00	126.00
4	—	696	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	526	118.00–129.00	123.47
9	—	568	118.00–128.00	122.75
8	—	468	118.00–127.00	122.04
6	—	418	120.00–127.00	124.46
5	—	625	108.00–115.00	112.19
3	—	745	115.00–117.00	116.34
2	—	665	111.00–119.00	114.97
1	—	875	106.00	106.00
1	—	385	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	104.00	104.00
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,134	40.00–49.00	45.02
3	—	993	38.00–42.00	40.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	57.00–60.00	58.88
2	—	1,460	50.00–53.00	51.54
1	—	1,390	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,202	54.00–63.00	58.68
3	—	1,073	45.00–51.00	47.55
2	—	1,270	64.00–65.00	64.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,770	85.00–94.00	89.23
4	—	1,513	75.00–80.00	77.46
2	—	1,948	95.00–98.00	96.59

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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