Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower. Steers under 500 lbs 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers under 550 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, over 550 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.76/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$114.76

94 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$14.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.28

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	539	116.38	628	69
Medium and Large 2-3	449	112.44	505	20
Small 1-2	417	101.70	424	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.68/cwt here — about $203 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 sale94 hd

114.76

—

TN average11 barns · 2,555 hd

119.04

−4.28

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	—	High	1,695	80.45	1,364	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	51.01	726	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	48.08	586	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	45.61	460	4thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	109.35/cwt	98.00–120.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	119.47/cwt	116.00–122.00	622	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	124.76/cwt	122.00–127.00	595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	130.48/cwt	122.50–135.00	485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	102.50/cwt	97.00–108.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	122.36/cwt	120.00–128.00	525	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	115.86/cwt	111.00–119.00	666	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	116.65/cwt	114.00–118.00	610	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	117.66/cwt	113.00–123.00	564	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	102.03/cwt	100.00–105.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	124.38/cwt	122.00–126.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	676	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	405	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	100.26/cwt	100.00–101.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	123.51/cwt	117.00–128.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	141.55/cwt	132.00–147.50	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	106.47/cwt	100.00–113.00	621	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	49.32/cwt	45.00–52.00	600	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	45.61/cwt	44.00–47.00	460	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	126.29/cwt	121.00–130.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	125.00/cwt	123.00–127.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	45.46/cwt	43.00–47.00	558	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	702	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	82.54/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,345	2
Bulls	—	—	1,706	80.55/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,374	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	51.35/cwt	50.00–54.00	716	9
Bulls	—	—	1,718	77.98/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	580	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	499	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	455	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	346	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	306	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	442	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	107.94/cwt	105.00–110.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	111.80/cwt	108.00–114.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	515	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	469	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	483	114.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	554	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	114.51/cwt	113.00–116.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	428	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	12,384	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	119.97/cwt	119.00–121.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	115.26/cwt	110.00–119.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	730	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	110.73/cwt	108.00–114.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	121.18/cwt	115.00–126.00	576	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	118.85/cwt	114.00–123.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	130.94/cwt	124.00–139.00	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	150.34/cwt	146.00–155.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	121.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	637	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	155.03/cwt	152.50–157.50	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	112.00/cwt	100.00–123.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	82.98/cwt	81.00–85.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	110.02/cwt	104.00–113.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	115.77/cwt	109.00–124.00	654	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 297Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	98.00–120.00	109.35
7	—	429	120.00–128.00	122.36
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	375	131.00	131.00
14	—	475	115.00–126.00	121.18
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
15	—	526	115.00–125.00	121.03
8	—	619	100.00–123.00	112.00
1	—	825	80.00	80.00
2	—	773	81.00–85.00	82.98
7	—	565	109.00–124.00	115.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	76.00	76.00
3	—	317	121.00–130.00	126.29
2	—	365	123.00–127.00	125.00
3	—	527	105.00–110.00	107.94
1	—	270	120.00	120.00
5	—	417	108.00–114.00	111.80
2	—	585	105.00–106.00	105.50
3	—	478	104.00–113.00	110.02
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	86.00	86.00
1	—	455	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	117.50	117.50
1	—	425	104.00	104.00
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	91.00	91.00
2	—	483	110.00–119.00	114.62
1	—	730	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	521	116.00–122.00	119.47
9	—	477	122.00–127.00	124.76
2	—	710	97.00–108.00	102.50
9	—	575	111.00–119.00	115.86
4	—	620	108.00–114.00	110.73
6	—	414	124.00–139.00	130.94
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	114.00–118.00	116.65
12	—	479	113.00–123.00	117.66
3	—	662	100.00–105.00	102.03
5	—	418	122.00–126.00	124.38
4	—	625	100.00–101.00	100.26
2	—	583	100.00–113.00	106.47
2	—	710	90.00–95.00	92.48
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	116.00–118.00	116.99
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	122.50–135.00	130.48
1	—	215	135.00	135.00
2	—	580	116.00–117.00	116.50
4	—	455	117.00–128.00	123.51
4	—	323	132.00–147.50	141.55
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
1	—	545	116.00	116.00
1	—	415	127.50	127.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	127.50	127.50
1	—	395	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	148.00	148.00
2	—	760	113.00–116.00	114.51
1	—	705	106.00	106.00
1	—	290	147.50	147.50
2	—	618	115.00–117.00	115.98
2	—	565	119.00–121.00	119.97
4	—	659	110.00–119.00	115.26
4	—	523	114.00–123.00	118.85
3	—	382	146.00–155.00	150.34
4	—	323	152.50–157.50	155.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,216	45.00–52.00	49.32
9	—	1,228	43.00–47.00	45.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,008	44.00–47.00	45.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	46.00	46.00
1	—	1,585	53.00	53.00
9	—	1,394	50.00–54.00	51.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	82.00–83.00	82.54
8	—	1,706	78.00–83.00	80.55
2	—	1,718	77.00–79.00	77.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	620.00	620.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	860.00	860.00

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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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