Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady. Bulls 1.00 higher. Steers 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Bulls under 500 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.24/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$113.24

108 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$8.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.69

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	536	116.06	622	69
Small 1-2	456	109.12	498	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	513	107.52	551	20
Medium and Large 3	385	107.50	414	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.56/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 sale108 hd

113.24

—

TN average9 barns · 2,326 hd

118.93

−5.69

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	1,646	80.61	1,327	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,367	52.21	714	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	47.76	596	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	42.24	433	19

Every lot, as filed

103 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	Small 1-2	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	390	128.50/cwt	126.00–131.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	855	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	525	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	567	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	568	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	630	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	140.84/cwt	137.00–146.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	138.46/cwt	136.00–143.00	654	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	141.28/cwt	138.00–143.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	415	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	117.06/cwt	113.00–125.00	615	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	101.73/cwt	99.00–103.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	129.71/cwt	122.00–134.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	111.98/cwt	108.00–118.00	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	118.93/cwt	113.00–124.00	574	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	134.27/cwt	132.00–137.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	131.19/cwt	129.00–132.50	411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	119.00/cwt	117.00–121.00	728	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,092	655.27/cwt	580.00–760.00	7,156	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	133.98/cwt	133.00–135.00	549	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	126.32/cwt	120.00–132.00	534	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	106.21/cwt	96.00–115.00	563	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	558	110.05/cwt	106.00–114.00	614	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	116.59/cwt	109.00–121.00	618	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	386	128.76/cwt	125.00–134.00	497	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	586	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	720	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	619	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	260	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	322	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	614	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	690	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	607	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	333	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	360	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	378	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	426	110.60/cwt	105.00–115.00	471	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	360	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	467	105.28/cwt	95.00–115.00	492	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	692	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,351	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	887.37/cwt	875.00–900.00	10,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	770.47/cwt	750.00–790.00	8,283	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	690	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	386	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	965	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	502	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	42.66/cwt	38.00–47.00	537	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	44.02/cwt	43.00–45.00	629	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	57.50/cwt	56.00–60.00	761	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	59.00/cwt	58.00–60.00	749	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,483	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	74.83/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,218	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	81.30/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,337	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	51.61/cwt	48.00–55.00	709	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	51.31/cwt	47.00–55.00	634	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	414	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	39.72/cwt	32.00–43.00	425	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	333	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	45.71/cwt	45.00–47.00	440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	112.06/cwt	110.00–114.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	117.10/cwt	115.00–121.00	492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	133.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	89.02/cwt	86.00–92.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	104.41/cwt	90.00–109.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	125.71/cwt	120.00–131.00	471	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	129.12/cwt	126.00–134.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	126.98/cwt	124.00–133.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	119.69/cwt	118.00–122.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	81.01/cwt	80.00–85.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	136.54/cwt	130.00–142.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	127.33/cwt	126.00–129.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	93.30/cwt	90.00–95.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	115.52/cwt	113.00–118.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	92.98/cwt	86.00–100.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	114.78/cwt	108.00–119.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	100.49/cwt	99.00–102.00	536	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 405Last week 241Year ago 699

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 51Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 11Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	128.00	128.00
2	—	390	126.00–131.00	128.50
2	—	568	111.00	111.00
2	—	423	120.00–132.00	126.32
3	—	530	109.00–121.00	116.59
1	—	630	93.00	93.00
1	—	720	86.00	86.00
1	—	690	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	132.00–137.00	134.27
8	—	525	126.00–134.00	129.12
1	—	775	104.00	104.00
1	—	840	77.00	77.00
4	—	660	115.00	115.00
3	—	578	118.00–122.00	119.69
7	—	474	130.00–142.00	136.54
1	—	720	88.00	88.00
5	—	612	108.00–119.00	114.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	595	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	126.00	126.00
2	—	608	105.00–108.00	106.52
5	—	783	80.00–85.00	81.01
3	—	493	126.00–129.00	127.33
6	—	657	90.00–95.00	93.30
1	—	705	88.00	88.00
2	—	540	113.00–118.00	115.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	855	84.00	84.00
1	—	415	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	113.00–125.00	117.06
4	—	825	99.00–103.00	101.73
2	—	768	103.00–104.00	103.50
9	—	611	108.00–118.00	111.98
16	—	483	113.00–124.00	118.93
3	—	313	129.00–132.50	131.19
6	—	375	120.00–131.00	125.71
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
1	—	285	132.00	132.00
5	—	418	124.00–133.00	126.98
3	—	572	114.00	114.00
2	—	663	98.00–100.00	99.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	96.00–115.00	106.21
2	—	558	106.00–114.00	110.05
1	—	260	124.00	124.00
1	—	620	99.00	99.00
1	—	360	105.00	105.00
6	—	426	105.00–115.00	110.60
1	—	305	118.00	118.00
3	—	467	95.00–115.00	105.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	128.00	128.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
2	—	470	110.00–114.00	112.06
2	—	330	120.00	120.00
3	—	420	115.00–121.00	117.10
2	—	665	86.00–92.00	89.02
5	—	581	90.00–109.00	104.41
2	—	738	86.00–100.00	92.98
2	—	533	99.00–102.00	100.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	103.00	103.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	124.00	124.00
2	—	410	133.00–135.00	133.98
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
4	—	386	125.00–134.00	128.76
1	—	245	136.00	136.00
1	—	340	132.00	132.00
2	—	565	122.00–123.00	122.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	137.00–146.00	140.84
8	—	472	136.00–143.00	138.46
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
3	—	432	138.00–143.00	141.28
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
2	—	685	110.00–114.00	111.99
4	—	533	122.00–134.00	129.71
3	—	612	117.00–121.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	130.00–136.00	133.92
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
1	—	435	137.00	137.00
1	—	290	137.50	137.50
1	—	320	134.00	134.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	56.00	56.00
1	—	965	52.00	52.00

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)	3	—	1,092	580.00–760.00	655.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	750.00–790.00	770.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	875.00–900.00	887.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,259	38.00–47.00	42.66
2	—	1,270	58.00–60.00	59.00
21	—	1,236	47.00–55.00	51.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	43.00–45.00	44.02
4	—	1,324	56.00–60.00	57.50
8	—	1,373	48.00–55.00	51.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,071	32.00–43.00	39.72
8	—	963	45.00–47.00	45.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,628	72.00–77.00	74.83
6	—	1,645	75.00–85.00	81.30

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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