Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend could be established due to light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.65/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$123.65

76 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$178

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

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.64

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	423	125.01	529	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	534	123.61	660	56
Small 1-2	628	112.51	707	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about −$178 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 sale76 hd

123.65

—

TN average10 barns · 2,163 hd

124.29

−0.64

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	1,661	91.24	1,515	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	62.74	909	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	61.43	832	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	45.38	481	7thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	130.81/cwt	128.00–138.00	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	113.77/cwt	110.00–118.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	117.99/cwt	116.00–121.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	109.53/cwt	107.00–112.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	125.43/cwt	121.00–130.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	169.43/cwt	162.50–173.00	646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	140.62/cwt	135.00–146.00	593	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	121.43/cwt	118.00–125.00	744	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	478	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	669	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Steers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.87/cwt	130.00–131.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	114.00/cwt	111.00–117.00	695	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	423	151.20/cwt	150.00–152.50	640	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	119.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	677	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	628	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	707	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	810	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	737	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	63.93/cwt	62.00–67.00	949	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	63.55/cwt	60.00–66.00	949	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	55.08/cwt	51.00–61.00	683	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	66.72/cwt	65.00–69.00	834	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,661	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	89.65/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	658	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	345	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	255	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	42.13/cwt	39.00–45.00	455	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	47.82/cwt	43.00–55.00	499	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	157.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	707	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	119.88/cwt	111.00–126.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	126.62/cwt	123.00–130.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	130.94/cwt	127.00–135.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	136.52/cwt	135.00–138.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	410	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	129.65/cwt	127.00–135.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.50	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	117.35/cwt	116.00–119.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	113.67/cwt	111.00–116.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	135.64/cwt	132.00–138.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	161.44/cwt	152.50–165.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	145.26/cwt	138.00–155.00	526	5

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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 270Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 47Year ago 27

No trend could be established due to light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	485	128.00–138.00	130.81
7	—	565	116.00–121.00	117.99
2	—	738	107.00–112.00	109.53
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
7	—	528	121.00–130.00	125.43
9	—	422	135.00–146.00	140.62
4	—	610	111.00–117.00	114.00
5	—	362	138.00–155.00	145.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	135.00	135.00
4	—	469	111.00–126.00	119.88
2	—	363	123.00–130.00	126.62
3	—	423	127.00–135.00	129.65
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
2	—	308	135.00–137.50	136.24
3	—	520	116.00–119.00	117.35
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	112.00–113.00	112.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	658	94.00	94.00
5	—	707	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	110.00–118.00	113.77
3	—	658	111.00–116.00	113.67
1	—	580	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	116.00	116.00
2	—	613	118.00–125.00	121.43
1	—	550	139.00	139.00
1	—	485	138.00	138.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
6	—	531	132.00–138.00	135.64
5	—	425	152.50–165.00	161.44
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	150.00–152.50	151.20
1	—	640	117.00	117.00
2	—	565	115.00–125.00	119.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	176.00	176.00
2	—	610	128.00–130.00	129.00
7	—	381	162.50–173.00	169.43
1	—	505	142.00	142.00
8	—	571	130.00–131.00	130.87
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	139.00	139.00
2	—	478	135.00–145.00	139.97
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
1	—	810	91.00	91.00
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
Steers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	155.00–160.00	157.63
1	—	320	142.50	142.50
1	—	475	137.00	137.00
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
2	—	528	127.00–135.00	130.94
2	—	440	135.00–138.00	136.52
1	—	235	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	124.00	124.00
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,484	62.00–67.00	63.93
1	—	1,305	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	60.00–66.00	63.55
3	—	1,240	51.00–61.00	55.08
2	—	1,250	65.00–69.00	66.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	39.00–45.00	42.13
4	—	1,043	43.00–55.00	47.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	96.00	96.00
3	—	1,638	88.00–91.00	89.65

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