Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 550 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.58/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$116.58

81 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$8.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.68

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	528	118.06	623	62
Medium and Large 3	415	114.00	473	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	515	111.92	576	13thin
Small 1-2	529	110.00	582	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.06/cwt here — about $42 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 sale81 hd

116.58

—

TN average10 barns · 2,048 hd

122.26

−5.68

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	1,962	91.61	1,797	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	60.14	913	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	57.67	750	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,204	43.98	529	9thin

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
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	130.37/cwt	126.00–136.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	126.00/cwt	117.00–142.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	136.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	111.64/cwt	105.00–118.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	123.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	120.27/cwt	116.00–126.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	100.78/cwt	93.00–109.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	126.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	665	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	636	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	114.50/cwt	112.00–117.00	681	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	123.14/cwt	118.00–128.00	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	128.50/cwt	124.00–135.00	551	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	122.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	124.78/cwt	118.00–129.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	109.40/cwt	106.00–113.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	109.01/cwt	106.00–112.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	128.72/cwt	126.00–137.00	690	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	132.64/cwt	129.00–137.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	116.96/cwt	114.00–119.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	126.49/cwt	123.00–132.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	106.31/cwt	104.00–111.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	139.01/cwt	137.00–141.00	588	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	45.82/cwt	43.00–50.00	565	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	40.30/cwt	40.00–41.00	461	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	58.88/cwt	55.00–62.00	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	139.81/cwt	134.00–143.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	150.19/cwt	146.00–160.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	141.97/cwt	137.00–146.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	149.59/cwt	140.00–160.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	603	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	609	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	116.49/cwt	114.00–119.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	119.77/cwt	117.00–122.00	628	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	117.87/cwt	115.00–121.00	677	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	126.52/cwt	120.00–131.00	548	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	109.74/cwt	103.00–116.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	123.42/cwt	118.00–127.00	771	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	129.98/cwt	126.00–134.00	740	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	63.92/cwt	63.00–65.00	968	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	56.93/cwt	50.00–62.00	729	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	64.11/cwt	62.00–65.00	905	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	583	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	88.41/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,644	2
Bulls	—	—	2,165	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	2,122	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,195	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,381	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	941.47/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,316	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,374	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	513	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	621	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 Sep 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 370Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 55Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 21Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	129.00	129.00
2	—	513	120.00–122.00	121.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	126.00–136.00	130.37
3	—	428	117.00–142.00	126.00
3	—	382	135.00–138.00	136.01
2	—	573	105.00–118.00	111.64
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
1	—	745	119.00	119.00
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	129.00	129.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	225	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	120.00–125.00	123.50
4	—	485	142.00	142.00
2	—	778	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	537	134.00–143.00	139.81
5	—	387	146.00–160.00	150.19
4	—	486	137.00–146.00	141.97
2	—	428	140.00–160.00	149.59
1	—	700	122.00	122.00
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
1	—	345	159.00	159.00
11	—	625	118.00–127.00	123.42
9	—	569	126.00–134.00	129.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	116.00–126.00	120.27
4	—	675	93.00–109.00	100.78
4	—	385	125.00–131.00	126.97
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
17	—	524	117.00–122.00	119.77
12	—	574	115.00–121.00	117.87
9	—	433	120.00–131.00	126.52
7	—	625	103.00–116.00	109.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	94.00	94.00
1	—	630	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	101.00	101.00
1	—	485	122.00	122.00
1	—	425	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	111.00	111.00
1	—	385	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	481	114.00–119.00	116.49
2	—	320	125.00–130.00	127.50
1	—	875	80.00	80.00
1	—	800	86.00	86.00
1	—	595	103.00	103.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	385	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	112.00–117.00	114.50
1	—	650	101.00	101.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	118.00–128.00	123.14
7	—	429	124.00–135.00	128.50
3	—	572	120.00–125.00	122.30
3	—	477	118.00–129.00	124.78
2	—	675	106.00–113.00	109.40
2	—	643	106.00–112.00	109.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	536	126.00–137.00	128.72
6	—	464	129.00–137.00	132.64
4	—	621	114.00–119.00	116.96
4	—	558	123.00–132.00	126.49
3	—	717	104.00–111.00	106.31
2	—	423	137.00–141.00	139.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	43.00–50.00	45.82
3	—	1,145	40.00–41.00	40.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,519	55.00–62.00	58.88
2	—	1,515	63.00–65.00	63.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,281	50.00–62.00	56.93
3	—	1,412	62.00–65.00	64.11
1	—	1,215	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	85.00–92.00	88.41
1	—	2,165	98.00	98.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,202	800.00–1,000.00	941.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	825.00	825.00

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

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