Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady. Bulls not well established last sale. Steers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Heifers mostly steady. Bulls under 600 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.35/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$123.35

189 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$11.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

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	481	125.15	602	141
Medium and Large 3	340	122.50	417	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	439	119.25	524	36
Small 1-2	477	113.90	543	11thin

One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $59 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 sale189 hd

123.35

—

TN average9 barns · 2,313 hd

119.20

+4.16

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	1,559	73.78	1,150	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,486	52.50	780	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	48.88	611	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	40.57	445	15

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	121.97/cwt	120.00–123.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	128.84/cwt	127.00–134.00	727	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	165.76/cwt	159.00–170.00	617	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	99.22/cwt	93.00–103.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	132.44/cwt	125.00–137.50	491	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	130.14/cwt	123.00–136.00	558	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	106.43/cwt	103.00–110.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	122.13/cwt	116.00–126.00	640	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	124.73/cwt	120.00–132.00	596	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	90.85/cwt	83.00–99.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	102.25/cwt	99.00–110.00	691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	116.88/cwt	114.00–123.00	665	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	159.18/cwt	156.00–162.00	667	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	373	141.21/cwt	140.00–142.50	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	667	6
Steers	Small 2-3	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	117.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	519	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	435	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	580	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	711	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	411	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	593	106.69/cwt	99.00–120.00	633	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	100.98/cwt	99.00–103.00	616	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	555	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	578	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	653	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	539	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	527	108.34/cwt	100.00–113.00	571	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	42.73/cwt	39.00–46.00	464	11
Bulls	—	—	1,466	68.32/cwt	60.00–73.00	1,002	7
Bulls	—	—	1,800	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,617	77.92/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,260	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	34.62/cwt	32.00–41.00	388	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	44.60/cwt	42.00–46.00	537	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	420	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	315	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,203	47.57/cwt	47.00–48.00	572	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	855	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	52.91/cwt	51.00–55.00	808	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	54.68/cwt	52.00–57.00	707	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	50.35/cwt	47.00–54.00	638	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,255	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	7,154	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,502	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	734	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	457	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	157.88/cwt	147.50–165.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	417	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	145.83/cwt	132.50–155.00	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	113.24/cwt	112.00–116.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	122.94/cwt	116.00–129.00	470	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	120.03/cwt	114.00–125.00	574	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	136.20/cwt	128.00–142.50	652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	97.95/cwt	96.00–100.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	123.57/cwt	121.00–127.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	147.64/cwt	142.50–152.50	706	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	132.40/cwt	125.00–139.00	695	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	116.00/cwt	110.00–119.00	711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	143.35/cwt	142.00–144.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	113.18/cwt	107.00–119.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	140.26/cwt	133.00–145.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	92.52/cwt	91.00–94.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	122.54/cwt	119.00–127.50	392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	152.16/cwt	145.00–155.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	104.73/cwt	100.00–110.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	127.02/cwt	125.00–129.00	347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	149.56/cwt	142.50–155.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	121.26/cwt	117.00–125.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	109.60/cwt	104.00–113.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	123.66/cwt	121.00–125.00	650	6

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 580Last week 338Year ago 331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 61Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 15Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	704	119.00	119.00
9	—	621	123.50	123.50
7	—	498	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	120.00–123.00	121.97
2	—	508	144.00–145.00	144.50
7	—	564	127.00–134.00	128.84
3	—	333	169.00	169.00
1	—	815	101.00	101.00
2	—	468	157.00–160.00	158.51
9	—	372	159.00–170.00	165.76
6	—	653	122.00	122.00
10	—	419	156.00–162.00	159.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	165.00	165.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	140.00–142.50	141.21
1	—	285	152.50	152.50
2	—	580	122.00–123.00	122.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	147.50–165.00	157.88
3	—	275	132.50–155.00	145.83
3	—	468	142.00–144.00	143.35
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
7	—	424	145.00–155.00	152.16
2	—	585	122.00–125.00	123.47
2	—	780	106.00–107.00	106.50
4	—	379	142.50–155.00	149.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
1	—	460	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	93.00–103.00	99.22
2	—	815	83.00–99.00	90.85
7	—	676	99.00–110.00	102.25
3	—	762	99.00	99.00
5	—	563	121.00–127.00	123.57
12	—	478	142.50–152.50	147.64
17	—	525	125.00–139.00	132.40
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
7	—	620	100.00–110.00	104.73
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	99.00–120.00	106.69
2	—	610	99.00–103.00	100.98
1	—	500	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	128.00–142.50	136.20
2	—	673	96.00–100.00	97.95
3	—	573	107.00–119.00	113.18
3	—	420	133.00–145.00	140.26
1	—	760	96.00	96.00
2	—	735	91.00–94.00	92.52
6	—	526	121.00–125.00	123.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	371	125.00–137.50	132.44
43	—	429	123.00–136.00	130.14
2	—	663	103.00–110.00	106.43
20	—	524	116.00–126.00	122.13
33	—	478	120.00–132.00	124.73
1	—	305	131.00	131.00
1	—	855	85.00	85.00
10	—	569	114.00–123.00	116.88
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
8	—	613	110.00–119.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	536	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	115.00–121.00	117.97
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	119.00	119.00
2	—	578	112.00–114.00	112.99
2	—	455	117.00–120.00	118.50
3	—	527	100.00–113.00	108.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	112.00–116.00	113.24
1	—	680	104.00	104.00
9	—	382	116.00–129.00	122.94
7	—	478	114.00–125.00	120.03
4	—	320	119.00–127.50	122.54
2	—	273	125.00–129.00	127.02
5	—	423	117.00–125.00	121.26
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
3	—	520	104.00–113.00	109.60
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	75.00	75.00
3	—	457	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,087	39.00–46.00	42.73
4	—	1,120	32.00–41.00	34.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,204	42.00–46.00	44.60
4	—	1,293	52.00–57.00	54.68
22	—	1,268	47.00–54.00	50.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	47.00–48.00	47.57
1	—	1,500	57.00	57.00
13	—	1,528	51.00–55.00	52.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,466	60.00–73.00	68.32
1	—	1,800	83.00	83.00
7	—	1,617	73.00–84.00	77.92

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	570.00	570.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	780.00	780.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	475.00	475.00

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