Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls under 500 lbs mostly steady, over 500 lbs steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers under 450 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 lower, over 450 lbs mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.14/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$113.14

82 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$10.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.98

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	522	114.83	599	58
Medium and Large 2-3	444	111.92	497	15thin
Small 1-2	479	104.26	499	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.57/cwt here — about $100 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 sale82 hd

113.14

—

TN average8 barns · 2,186 hd

117.12

−3.98

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	1,565	74.09	1,159	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	49.41	764	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,351	46.57	629	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	36.49	397	11

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	—	1,478	71.14/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,051	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	78.51/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,331	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	51.29/cwt	48.00–53.00	802	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	45.02/cwt	43.00–47.00	677	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	39.08/cwt	35.00–42.00	424	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	31.95/cwt	30.00–33.00	350	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	465	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	573	93.67/cwt	90.00–97.50	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	156.05/cwt	150.00–162.50	584	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	107.49/cwt	106.00–109.00	623	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	121.50/cwt	117.00–126.00	535	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	121.51/cwt	115.00–128.00	515	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	479	103.75/cwt	92.50–112.00	497	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	158.82/cwt	150.00–167.50	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	131.06/cwt	125.00–137.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	108.29/cwt	104.00–110.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	143.97/cwt	137.00–152.50	698	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	330	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	145.41/cwt	135.00–157.50	611	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	112.45/cwt	104.00–119.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	137.47/cwt	133.00–142.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	120.80/cwt	118.00–123.00	399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	110.52/cwt	107.00–116.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	134.52/cwt	126.00–142.50	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	121.98/cwt	117.00–129.00	577	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	108.90/cwt	103.00–113.00	677	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	814	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	48.07/cwt	44.00–53.00	652	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	117.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	124.82/cwt	120.00–130.00	349	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	562.51/cwt	540.00–580.00	5,934	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	660	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	91.05/cwt	84.00–98.00	665	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	963	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	414	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	41.99/cwt	37.00–45.00	548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	115.88/cwt	110.00–121.00	432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	132.21/cwt	124.00–137.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	123.50/cwt	115.00–133.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	146.44/cwt	137.50–150.00	479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	130.54/cwt	129.00–132.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	97.49/cwt	97.00–98.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	140.76/cwt	130.00–147.50	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	150.60/cwt	142.50–160.00	429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	110.29/cwt	105.00–113.00	635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	116.13/cwt	111.00–122.00	591	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	114.72/cwt	113.00–117.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	99.41/cwt	95.00–104.00	716	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.

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

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Dec 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 354Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 109Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 24Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	69.00–73.00	71.14
2	—	1,695	77.00–80.00	78.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,564	48.00–53.00	51.29
3	—	1,503	43.00–47.00	45.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,086	35.00–42.00	39.08
4	—	1,095	30.00–33.00	31.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	53.00	53.00
14	—	1,357	44.00–53.00	48.07
6	—	1,306	37.00–45.00	41.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	109.00–110.00	109.51
2	—	573	90.00–97.50	93.67
1	—	395	117.00	117.00
4	—	479	92.50–112.00	103.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	424	115.00–128.00	121.51
4	—	670	104.00–110.00	108.29
4	—	330	118.00–123.00	120.80
2	—	370	120.00–125.00	122.36
8	—	473	117.00–129.00	121.98
8	—	622	103.00–113.00	108.90
8	—	576	105.00–113.00	110.29
8	—	509	111.00–122.00	116.13
1	—	880	97.00	97.00
1	—	835	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	115.00–118.00	117.00
2	—	280	120.00–130.00	124.82
2	—	730	84.00–98.00	91.05
1	—	240	132.50	132.50
3	—	373	110.00–121.00	115.88
2	—	620	97.00–98.00	97.49
1	—	460	117.00	117.00
1	—	580	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	91.00	91.00
1	—	445	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	150.00–162.50	156.05
2	—	328	150.00–167.50	158.82
2	—	520	125.00–137.00	131.06
3	—	485	137.00–152.50	143.97
7	—	420	135.00–157.50	145.41
3	—	670	104.00–119.00	112.45
1	—	630	116.00	116.00
1	—	245	157.50	157.50
1	—	290	165.00	165.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	330	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
3	—	467	124.00–137.00	132.21
6	—	327	137.50–150.00	146.44
2	—	420	129.00–132.00	130.54
4	—	380	130.00–147.50	140.76
4	—	285	142.50–160.00	150.60
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	106.00–109.00	107.49
2	—	440	117.00–126.00	121.50
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
4	—	459	133.00–142.00	137.47
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
4	—	610	107.00–116.00	110.52
1	—	515	129.00	129.00
1	—	445	142.50	142.50
4	—	576	113.00–117.00	114.72
2	—	720	95.00–104.00	99.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	126.00–142.50	134.52
4	—	481	115.00–133.00	123.50
1	—	635	101.00	101.00
1	—	745	87.00	87.00
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
1	—	535	119.00	119.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	43.00	43.00

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	—	1,055	540.00–580.00	562.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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