Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls steady to steady to 6.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.87/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$131.87

126 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$8.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.14

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	556	133.68	743	97
Small 1-2	468	128.09	600	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	124.75	662	20

One grade step is worth $8.93/cwt here — about $81 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 sale126 hd

131.87

—

TN average10 barns · 1,904 hd

136.01

−4.14

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	1,613	87.45	1,411	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	65.25	733	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	63.93	873	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	55.44	564	15

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2	—	366	176.16/cwt	172.00–186.00	645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	129.62/cwt	122.00–134.00	740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	149.07/cwt	142.00–154.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	129.39/cwt	124.00–133.00	819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	141.13/cwt	138.00–146.00	659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	909	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	163.29/cwt	159.00–173.00	777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	528	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	148.00/cwt	139.00–154.00	622	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	800	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	10,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	130.53/cwt	127.50–132.00	824	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	158.96/cwt	151.00–165.00	827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	173.36/cwt	170.00–178.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	165.99/cwt	163.00–174.00	805	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	143.31/cwt	135.00–144.00	890	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	427	129.65/cwt	129.00–131.00	554	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	152.53/cwt	148.00–159.00	869	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	470	129.96/cwt	128.00–134.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	145.12/cwt	144.00–146.50	707	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	444	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	156.84/cwt	152.50–161.00	745	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	378	162.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	615	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	607	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	64.54/cwt	61.00–69.00	727	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	55.81/cwt	50.00–61.00	550	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	53.07/cwt	52.00–54.00	650	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	54.27/cwt	52.00–57.00	767	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	908	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	87.45/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,411	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	65.83/cwt	62.00–68.00	894	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	69.53/cwt	69.00–70.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	125.25/cwt	123.00–126.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	483	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	561	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	788.86/cwt	730.00–850.00	7,242	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	480	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	157.59/cwt	152.00–163.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	169.46/cwt	166.00–173.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	176.94/cwt	175.00–179.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	136.44/cwt	132.00–141.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	142.97/cwt	142.00–144.00	529	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	153.38/cwt	150.00–161.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	135.32/cwt	133.00–139.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	163.44/cwt	160.00–170.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	166.73/cwt	159.00–174.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	147.20/cwt	143.00–155.00	549	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	121.67/cwt	121.00–122.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	142.65/cwt	140.00–147.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	126.31/cwt	119.00–130.00	811	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	145.00/cwt	144.00–147.00	471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	137.03/cwt	130.00–143.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 216Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 45Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 29Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	366	172.00–186.00	176.16
5	—	841	119.00	119.00
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
5	—	520	151.00–165.00	158.96
6	—	420	170.00–178.00	173.36
18	—	485	163.00–174.00	165.99
13	—	621	135.00–144.00	143.31
10	—	570	148.00–159.00	152.53
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	141.00	141.00
1	—	290	152.50	152.50
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	142.00	142.00
1	—	460	152.00	152.00
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
2	—	378	160.00–165.00	162.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	128.00	128.00
3	—	780	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	123.00–126.00	125.25
1	—	685	122.00	122.00
2	—	468	152.00–163.00	157.59
2	—	405	166.00–173.00	169.46
2	—	325	175.00–179.00	176.94
2	—	533	132.00–141.00	136.44
5	—	374	160.00–170.00	163.44
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
1	—	240	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	131.50	131.50
10	—	797	114.00	114.00
15	—	631	127.50–132.00	130.53
11	—	487	144.00–146.50	145.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	122.00–134.00	129.62
9	—	467	138.00–146.00	141.13
10	—	420	139.00–154.00	148.00
9	—	373	143.00–155.00	147.20
1	—	775	111.00	111.00
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
11	—	642	119.00–130.00	126.31
3	—	325	144.00–147.00	145.00
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	123.00–125.00	124.00
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
2	—	483	128.00–129.00	128.50
1	—	890	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	129.00–131.00	129.65
3	—	470	128.00–134.00	129.96
1	—	315	141.00	141.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	116.00	116.00
2	—	370	142.00–144.00	142.97
1	—	490	126.00	126.00
4	—	865	88.00	88.00
3	—	573	121.00–122.00	121.67
3	—	318	140.00–147.00	142.65
6	—	428	130.00–143.00	137.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	142.00–154.00	149.07
5	—	633	124.00–133.00	129.39
8	—	476	159.00–173.00	163.29
1	—	660	129.00	129.00
3	—	428	159.00–174.00	166.73
1	—	815	112.00	112.00
2	—	718	122.00	122.00
1	—	530	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	152.50–161.00	156.84
1	—	440	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	150.00–161.00	153.38
3	—	565	133.00–139.00	135.32
2	—	518	138.00	138.00
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	121.00	121.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	61.00	61.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,310.00	1,310.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	918	730.00–850.00	788.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	830.00	830.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,127	61.00–69.00	64.54
2	—	1,100	69.00–70.00	69.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	985	50.00–61.00	55.81
2	—	1,225	52.00–54.00	53.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	52.00–57.00	54.27
1	—	1,335	68.00	68.00
8	—	1,358	62.00–68.00	65.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	85.00–89.00	87.45

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

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Replacement Cattle

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