Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Steers and bulls steady to 6.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.87/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$126.87

90 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$14.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.23

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	484	130.39	631	52
Medium and Large 2-3	437	123.28	538	24
Small 1-2	450	120.27	541	13thin
Medium and Large 3	485	116.00	563	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.39/cwt here — about $69 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 sale90 hd

126.87

—

TN average11 barns · 3,212 hd

127.10

−0.23

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	—	Average	1,762	83.56	1,472	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,397	54.94	767	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	54.22	672	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	44.51	438	12

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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	149.45/cwt	147.00–153.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	115.32/cwt	114.00–116.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	137.89/cwt	128.00–143.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	163.33/cwt	162.00–165.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	170.67/cwt	167.00–175.00	618	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,020.08/cwt	1,000.00–1,040.00	12,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	124.21/cwt	121.00–126.00	640	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	163.35/cwt	157.50–166.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	144.31/cwt	139.00–149.00	768	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	422	133.04/cwt	132.00–135.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	688	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	413	138.74/cwt	137.50–140.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	809	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	598	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	640	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	290	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	383	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	499	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	368	154.17/cwt	145.00–162.50	567	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	469	119.20/cwt	117.00–121.00	559	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	422	122.23/cwt	113.00–133.00	516	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	51.23/cwt	50.00–53.00	641	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	39.80/cwt	38.00–41.00	381	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	46.08/cwt	40.00–51.00	458	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	710	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	55.76/cwt	53.00–58.00	777	6
Bulls	—	—	1,762	83.56/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,472	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	55.50/cwt	52.00–60.00	674	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.46/cwt	126.00–129.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	158.48/cwt	157.00–160.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	161.85/cwt	157.50–166.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	141.58/cwt	133.00–150.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	912	936.98/cwt	790.00–1,030.00	8,545	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	9,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	143.83/cwt	130.00–164.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	153.32/cwt	148.00–160.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	150.49/cwt	140.00–155.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	164.48/cwt	161.00–167.50	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	125.52/cwt	124.00–127.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	129.59/cwt	127.00–134.00	417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	155.64/cwt	150.00–167.50	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	130.40/cwt	123.00–135.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	108.00/cwt	106.00–112.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	129.06/cwt	125.00–133.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	124.04/cwt	109.00–132.00	463	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	135.96/cwt	131.00–141.00	432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	118.64/cwt	116.00–121.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	136.72/cwt	133.00–139.00	588	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	146.06/cwt	141.00–149.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	134.97/cwt	123.00–139.00	630	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	862	4

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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Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Mar 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 189Year ago 103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 30Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
5	—	471	130.00–164.00	143.83
4	—	429	140.00–155.00	150.49
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
2	—	513	125.00–133.00	129.06
1	—	765	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	139.00–149.00	144.31
2	—	620	126.00–129.00	127.46
2	—	583	137.00–140.00	138.49
2	—	463	157.00–160.00	158.48
4	—	431	157.50–166.00	161.85
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	132.00–135.00	133.04
1	—	495	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
4	—	526	147.00–153.00	149.45
3	—	617	128.00–143.00	137.89
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
3	—	458	162.00–165.00	163.33
3	—	362	167.00–175.00	170.67
7	—	421	157.50–166.00	163.35
1	—	550	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	500	157.00	157.00
4	—	603	143.00	143.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	123.00	123.00
2	—	413	137.50–140.00	138.74
2	—	368	145.00–162.50	154.17
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	131.00	131.00
1	—	280	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	133.00–150.00	141.58
3	—	413	148.00–160.00	153.32
3	—	370	161.00–167.50	164.48
5	—	323	150.00–167.50	155.64
1	—	600	133.00	133.00
3	—	473	141.00–149.00	146.06
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	114.00–116.00	115.32
3	—	352	130.00–140.00	135.02
4	—	515	121.00–126.00	124.21
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
2	—	318	131.00–141.00	135.96
7	—	430	133.00–139.00	136.72
19	—	467	123.00–139.00	134.97
3	—	616	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	116.00	116.00
1	—	305	130.00	130.00
2	—	598	107.00	107.00
1	—	290	132.00	132.00
1	—	390	128.00	128.00
4	—	469	117.00–121.00	119.20
3	—	422	113.00–133.00	122.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	130.00	130.00
2	—	428	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	124.00–127.00	125.52
3	—	322	127.00–134.00	129.59
4	—	420	123.00–135.00	130.40
3	—	674	106.00–112.00	108.00
8	—	373	109.00–132.00	124.04
3	—	528	116.00–121.00	118.64
1	—	285	125.00	125.00

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)	2	—	1,185	1,000.00–1,040.00	1,020.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	912	790.00–1,030.00	936.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	970.00	970.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,252	50.00–53.00	51.23
11	—	1,215	52.00–60.00	55.50
1	—	1,435	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	38.00–41.00	39.80
9	—	994	40.00–51.00	46.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	50.00	50.00
6	—	1,393	53.00–58.00	55.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,762	80.00–86.00	83.56

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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

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle