Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.52/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$123.52

86 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$53

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

$21.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.83

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	315	135.00	425	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	546	124.42	679	62
Medium and Large 2-3	476	121.29	577	21
Medium and Large 3	423	113.14	479	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.86/cwt here — about −$53 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 sale86 hd

123.52

—

TN average6 barns · 682 hd

126.34

−2.83

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	1,835	100.90	1,851	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	68.40	1,032	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	67.35	817	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,157	59.56	689	5thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2-3	—	430	148.97/cwt	145.00–152.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	129.05/cwt	128.00–130.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	125.28/cwt	119.00–130.00	712	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	134.61/cwt	130.00–141.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	116.48/cwt	113.00–118.00	779	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	135.74/cwt	130.00–144.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	125.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	606	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	132.63/cwt	125.00–137.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	169.48/cwt	168.00–171.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	127.82/cwt	122.00–129.00	867	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	12,972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	149.92/cwt	144.00–153.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	163.29/cwt	157.50–167.50	532	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	952	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	926	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	67.38/cwt	62.00–70.50	1,050	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	66.59/cwt	62.00–70.50	796	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	73.43/cwt	73.00–74.00	986	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	102.86/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,990	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	404	125.30/cwt	123.00–129.00	506	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	690	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	780	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,699	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	935.84/cwt	790.00–1,060.00	10,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	116.66/cwt	116.00–117.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	13,197	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	59.56/cwt	50.00–63.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	124.90/cwt	119.00–130.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	128.69/cwt	126.00–131.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	118.19/cwt	112.00–122.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	113.14/cwt	105.00–121.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	465	124.04/cwt	119.00–127.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	126.78/cwt	124.00–128.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	145.24/cwt	139.00–148.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	134.31/cwt	127.00–139.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	121.96/cwt	117.00–125.00	752	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	144.29/cwt	139.00–150.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.19/cwt	137.00–151.00	749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	133.35/cwt	132.00–135.00	555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.12/cwt	129.00–142.00	725	8

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 Jun 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 299Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 65Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 27Year ago 25

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	145.00–152.00	148.97
1	—	495	138.00	138.00
1	—	790	113.00	113.00
1	—	330	147.50	147.50
3	—	380	139.00–150.00	144.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	130.00–141.00	134.61
7	—	571	130.00–144.00	135.74
2	—	710	122.00–123.00	122.50
2	—	360	168.00–171.00	169.48
6	—	678	122.00–129.00	127.82
3	—	482	144.00–153.00	149.92
1	—	780	121.00	121.00
5	—	326	157.50–167.50	163.29
9	—	523	137.00–151.00	143.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	787	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	128.00–130.00	129.05
7	—	404	123.00–129.00	125.30
3	—	582	116.00–117.00	116.66
1	—	750	106.00	106.00
5	—	530	112.00–122.00	118.19
1	—	330	122.00	122.00
2	—	475	120.00–123.00	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	568	119.00–130.00	125.28
1	—	320	139.00	139.00
8	—	669	113.00–118.00	116.48
3	—	727	111.00	111.00
7	—	481	125.00–129.00	125.99
1	—	250	141.00	141.00
9	—	525	120.00–130.00	126.51
7	—	617	117.00–125.00	121.96
2	—	375	135.00–136.00	135.51
6	—	416	132.00–135.00	133.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
3	—	465	119.00–127.00	124.04
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	105.00–121.00	113.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	138.00–140.00	139.01
3	—	525	119.00–130.00	124.90
1	—	625	122.00	122.00
3	—	580	126.00–131.00	128.69
4	—	463	127.00–139.00	134.31
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
7	—	576	125.00–137.00	132.63
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
4	—	627	124.00–128.00	126.78
4	—	488	139.00–148.00	145.24
2	—	673	122.00–124.00	123.00
8	—	525	129.00–142.00	138.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	113.00	113.00

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)	1	—	1,380	940.00	940.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,060.00	1,060.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	790.00–1,060.00	935.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	73.50	73.50
5	—	1,559	62.00–70.50	67.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,196	62.00–70.50	66.59
2	—	1,343	73.00–74.00	73.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,157	50.00–63.00	59.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,935	100.00–107.00	102.86
1	—	1,535	95.00	95.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle