Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers under 400 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 400 lbs 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers 5.00 to 13.00 higher. Bulls under 600 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.13/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$118.13

79 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$14.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.85

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	497	120.60	599	61
Small 1-2	477	112.81	538	8thin
Medium and Large 3	425	111.50	474	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	529	106.35	562	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.25/cwt here — about $37 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 sale79 hd

118.13

—

TN average10 barns · 1,788 hd

114.29

+3.85

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	—	Low	1,624	74.78	1,215	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,489	51.50	767	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	50.04	627	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	42.06	479	10

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	150.25/cwt	147.50–155.00	542	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.72/cwt	136.00–147.00	666	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	119.09/cwt	114.00–123.00	682	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	97.30/cwt	85.00–110.00	598	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	112.96/cwt	111.00–115.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	146.49/cwt	144.00–149.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	116.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	126.54/cwt	125.00–132.50	463	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	434	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	119.91/cwt	116.00–124.00	625	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	152.79/cwt	147.50–158.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	113.38/cwt	111.00–115.00	718	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	343	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	578	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	670	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	146.23/cwt	145.00–147.50	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	136.02/cwt	134.00–138.00	703	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	508	110.53/cwt	105.00–116.00	561	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	543	113.49/cwt	111.00–116.00	616	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	543	115.49/cwt	113.00–118.00	627	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	240	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	318	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	420	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.57/cwt	118.00–133.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	141.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	618	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,303	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	7,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	875	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	36.31/cwt	33.00–38.00	430	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	41.35/cwt	38.00–46.00	512	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	646	1
Bulls	—	—	1,539	71.15/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,095	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	603	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	55.31/cwt	54.00–57.00	622	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	44.53/cwt	41.00–47.00	498	7
Bulls	—	—	1,795	82.03/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,472	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	52.34/cwt	49.00–55.00	676	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	51.90/cwt	48.00–54.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	140.32/cwt	135.00–146.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	123.64/cwt	118.00–127.00	602	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	154.33/cwt	154.00–155.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	120.27/cwt	116.00–124.00	512	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	122.95/cwt	120.00–133.00	650	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	117.44/cwt	112.00–124.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	112.63/cwt	105.00–120.00	471	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 366Year ago 613

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 54Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 27Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	96.00	96.00
11	—	473	136.00–147.00	140.72
6	—	577	116.00–120.00	116.99
3	—	435	140.00–143.00	141.99
9	—	529	120.00–133.00	122.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	85.00–110.00	97.30
2	—	468	128.00–130.00	129.02
1	—	430	143.00	143.00
1	—	700	89.00	89.00
1	—	570	118.00	118.00
1	—	660	106.00	106.00
4	—	531	112.00–124.00	117.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
2	—	543	111.00–116.00	113.49
1	—	420	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	361	147.50–155.00	150.25
1	—	745	111.00	111.00
2	—	423	144.00–149.00	146.49
1	—	230	157.50	157.50
2	—	328	147.50–158.00	152.79
3	—	517	134.00–138.00	136.02
2	—	570	118.00–133.00	125.57
3	—	473	154.00–155.00	154.33
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	113.00–118.00	115.49
1	—	240	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	144.00–146.00	144.99
2	—	378	135.00–146.00	140.32
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
1	—	485	127.50	127.50
1	—	345	147.50	147.50
2	—	283	142.50	142.50
1	—	665	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	573	114.00–123.00	119.09
7	—	366	125.00–132.50	126.54
9	—	521	116.00–124.00	119.91
3	—	633	111.00–115.00	113.38
2	—	330	145.00–147.50	146.23
13	—	487	118.00–127.00	123.64
1	—	830	89.00	89.00
9	—	426	116.00–124.00	120.27
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	111.00–115.00	112.96
1	—	380	121.00	121.00
1	—	335	102.50	102.50
2	—	578	116.00	116.00
2	—	508	105.00–116.00	110.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	127.50	127.50
1	—	615	98.00	98.00
1	—	750	80.00	80.00
1	—	470	119.00	119.00
1	—	695	96.00	96.00
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
2	—	418	105.00–120.00	112.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	79.00	79.00
1	—	660	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	112.00	112.00
1	—	455	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	124.00	124.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	630.00	630.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	33.00–38.00	36.31
7	—	1,118	41.00–47.00	44.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,239	38.00–46.00	41.35
3	—	1,125	54.00–57.00	55.31
12	—	1,292	49.00–55.00	52.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,370	56.00	56.00
5	—	1,524	48.00–54.00	51.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,539	68.00–73.00	71.15
3	—	1,795	80.00–84.00	82.03

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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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