Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers steady to 7.00 higher. Heifers and bulls steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.89/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$115.89

113 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$76

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

$7.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.21

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	404	117.01	472	36
Medium and Large 1-2	529	115.85	613	71
Small 1-2	500	109.67	548	6thin

One grade step is worth $7.34/cwt here — about −$76 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 sale113 hd

115.89

—

TN average6 barns · 1,718 hd

120.10

−4.21

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	1,681	74.39	1,250	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	50.77	740	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	48.22	627	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	39.92	435	16

Every lot, as filed

92 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	Small 1-2	—	528	109.68/cwt	109.00–110.00	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	118.34/cwt	118.00–119.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	137.41/cwt	132.00–145.00	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	118.01/cwt	114.00–120.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	106.98/cwt	104.00–112.00	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	125.82/cwt	117.00–132.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	470	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	130.01/cwt	127.00–132.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	136.22/cwt	132.00–144.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	130.67/cwt	123.00–135.00	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	120.03/cwt	114.00–124.00	574	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	104.29/cwt	101.00–109.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	136.80/cwt	132.50–140.00	516	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	105.97/cwt	104.00–108.00	805	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	146.12/cwt	139.00–155.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	143.77/cwt	137.00–147.50	533	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	118.51/cwt	114.00–125.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.25/cwt	140.00–152.00	694	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	539	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	373	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	418	133.82/cwt	130.00–137.50	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	136.25/cwt	135.00–137.50	470	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	54.71/cwt	54.00–55.00	675	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	49.84/cwt	45.00–54.00	651	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	36.41/cwt	32.00–41.00	403	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	41.52/cwt	37.00–46.00	449	11
Bulls	—	—	1,617	69.07/cwt	60.00–75.00	1,117	6
Bulls	—	—	1,970	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,655	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	635	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	54.33/cwt	54.00–55.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	434	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,183	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	9,065	1
Bulls	—	—	1,704	79.96/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	699	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	637.81/cwt	560.00–725.00	6,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	144.03/cwt	143.00–145.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	121.41/cwt	117.50–125.00	285	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	50.40/cwt	47.00–54.00	727	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	44.10/cwt	40.00–47.00	575	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	115.65/cwt	113.00–118.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	108.25/cwt	100.00–117.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	133.33/cwt	130.00–137.50	537	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,437	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	12,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	130.34/cwt	125.00–137.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	112.47/cwt	109.00–115.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	115.20/cwt	111.00–124.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	147.63/cwt	142.50–152.50	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	120.74/cwt	115.00–125.00	443	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	119.06/cwt	115.00–123.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	116.35/cwt	115.00–117.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	118.79/cwt	114.00–126.00	372	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	132.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	143.18/cwt	132.50–152.50	315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	123.49/cwt	118.00–127.00	343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	130.65/cwt	126.00–136.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	111.73/cwt	105.00–117.00	632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	114.35/cwt	112.00–116.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	107.48/cwt	106.00–109.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	128.99/cwt	126.00–133.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	115.87/cwt	112.00–121.00	605	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	496	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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 405Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 93Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 30Year ago 30

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers steady to 7.00 higher. Heifers and bulls steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	109.00–110.00	109.68
1	—	595	108.00	108.00
1	—	465	116.00	116.00
1	—	355	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	103.00	103.00
8	—	631	104.00–112.00	106.98
6	—	408	117.00–132.00	125.82
1	—	885	106.00	106.00
3	—	383	127.00–132.00	130.01
2	—	663	104.00	104.00
15	—	478	114.00–124.00	120.03
4	—	723	101.00–109.00	104.29
1	—	260	122.50	122.50
2	—	323	126.00–136.00	130.65
8	—	566	105.00–117.00	111.73
18	—	522	112.00–121.00	115.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	111.00	111.00
1	—	445	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	117.50–125.00	121.41
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
6	—	530	109.00–115.00	112.47
4	—	414	111.00–124.00	115.20
9	—	367	115.00–125.00	120.74
3	—	465	115.00–117.00	116.35
6	—	313	114.00–126.00	118.79
3	—	278	118.00–127.00	123.49
2	—	578	106.00–109.00	107.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	118.00–119.00	118.34
1	—	245	152.50	152.50
1	—	755	118.00	118.00
6	—	528	132.00–145.00	137.41
3	—	725	114.00–120.00	118.01
7	—	577	123.00–135.00	130.67
3	—	427	139.00–155.00	146.12
3	—	622	119.00–121.00	120.00
9	—	371	137.00–147.50	143.77
3	—	478	140.00–152.00	145.25
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
1	—	315	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	156.00–158.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	132.50–140.00	136.80
2	—	330	143.00–145.00	144.03
2	—	670	100.00–117.00	108.25
3	—	403	130.00–137.50	133.33
3	—	583	121.00	121.00
2	—	475	120.00–125.00	122.47
2	—	288	142.50–152.50	147.63
2	—	528	115.00–123.00	119.06
3	—	220	132.50–152.50	143.18
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	127.50	127.50
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
2	—	345	135.00–137.50	136.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	300	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	137.50	137.50
2	—	613	116.00	116.00
4	—	418	132.00–144.00	136.22
1	—	730	107.00	107.00
2	—	760	104.00–108.00	105.97
4	—	576	114.00–125.00	118.51
4	—	479	130.00–135.00	132.22
3	—	542	126.00–133.00	128.99
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	116.00	116.00
1	—	585	109.00	109.00
2	—	418	130.00–137.50	133.82
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	113.00–118.00	115.65
3	—	408	125.00–137.00	130.34
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
1	—	665	113.00	113.00
1	—	795	106.00	106.00
3	—	573	112.00–116.00	114.35
1	—	480	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,233	54.00–55.00	54.71
21	—	1,307	45.00–54.00	49.84
13	—	1,303	40.00–47.00	44.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,107	32.00–41.00	36.41
11	—	1,082	37.00–46.00	41.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	46.00	46.00
3	—	1,565	54.00–55.00	54.33
16	—	1,443	47.00–54.00	50.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,617	60.00–75.00	69.07
1	—	1,970	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,704	78.00–82.00	79.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,530	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	560.00–725.00	637.81

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle