Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale three weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls 2.00 to 10.00 higher, mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.86/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$131.86

135 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$8.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.09

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	555	133.60	742	91
Medium and Large 2-3	492	128.91	635	35
Small 1-2	485	127.35	618	3thin
Medium and Large 3	408	125.02	510	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.58/cwt here — about $232 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 sale135 hd

131.86

—

TN average8 barns · 2,787 hd

136.95

−5.09

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	1,831	98.63	1,805	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,352	69.15	935	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,350	67.72	914	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	57.76	602	10

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	573	151.91/cwt	149.00–155.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.26/cwt	127.00–137.00	681	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	125.99/cwt	123.00–130.00	852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	132.86/cwt	129.00–136.00	752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	125.29/cwt	121.00–130.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	147.27/cwt	140.00–152.00	555	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	134.34/cwt	133.50–136.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	160.18/cwt	159.00–164.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	169.81/cwt	164.00–177.00	550	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	156.49/cwt	156.00–158.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	128.56/cwt	125.00–133.00	990	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	143.28/cwt	138.00–148.00	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	140.56/cwt	133.00–143.00	670	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	165.90/cwt	160.00–171.00	629	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	163.01/cwt	162.00–164.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	914	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	128.32/cwt	122.00–136.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	481	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	621	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	136.78/cwt	130.00–144.00	657	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	350	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	466	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	738	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	900	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	129.52/cwt	129.00–130.00	615	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	69.15/cwt	66.00–71.50	935	8
Bulls	—	—	1,630	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,402	1
Bulls	—	—	1,774	103.90/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,843	4
Bulls	—	—	1,884	97.57/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,838	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	63.92/cwt	62.00–67.00	874	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	68.53/cwt	64.50–74.00	922	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	405	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	929	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	57.76/cwt	53.00–63.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	122.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	623	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	150.24/cwt	145.00–155.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	137.04/cwt	126.00–142.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	136.92/cwt	135.00–139.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	153.65/cwt	145.00–162.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	136.20/cwt	134.00–139.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	112.95/cwt	109.00–117.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	138.92/cwt	137.00–141.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	129.18/cwt	126.00–133.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	128.56/cwt	122.00–135.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	156.02/cwt	143.00–163.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	119.38/cwt	111.00–124.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	125.35/cwt	116.00–130.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	119.45/cwt	116.00–123.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	135.43/cwt	132.00–139.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	153.58/cwt	151.00–156.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	135.68/cwt	134.00–137.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	139.70/cwt	138.00–145.00	789	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	152.60/cwt	145.00–156.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.22/cwt	141.00–144.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	132.48/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	846	2

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 Jul 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 251Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 56Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	149.00–155.00	151.91
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
3	—	703	133.50–136.00	134.34
1	—	230	181.00	181.00
4	—	433	159.00–164.00	160.18
1	—	640	145.00	145.00
9	—	324	164.00–177.00	169.81
4	—	486	156.00–158.00	156.49
9	—	379	160.00–171.00	165.90
2	—	670	136.00–137.00	136.49
2	—	810	129.00–136.00	132.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	144.50	144.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	133.00	133.00
1	—	495	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	145.00–155.00	150.24
1	—	295	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	145.00–162.00	153.65
3	—	367	143.00–163.00	156.02
2	—	530	132.00–139.00	135.43
2	—	480	151.00–156.00	153.58
1	—	560	149.00	149.00
4	—	611	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	136.00–138.00	137.01
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
2	—	475	135.00–139.00	136.92
2	—	715	116.00–123.00	119.45
2	—	635	132.00–133.00	132.50
2	—	588	134.00–135.00	134.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	126.00–130.00	127.99
2	—	413	162.00–164.00	163.01
1	—	860	108.00	108.00
3	—	608	134.00–137.00	135.68
7	—	565	138.00–145.00	139.70
6	—	477	145.00–156.00	152.60
4	—	526	141.00–144.00	143.22
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	122.00–136.00	128.32
2	—	480	130.00–144.00	136.78
1	—	630	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	515	127.00–137.00	132.26
8	—	676	123.00–130.00	125.99
1	—	280	139.00	139.00
9	—	566	129.00–136.00	132.86
6	—	623	121.00–130.00	125.29
9	—	377	140.00–152.00	147.27
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
9	—	423	138.00–148.00	143.28
12	—	477	133.00–143.00	140.56
2	—	323	149.00	149.00
2	—	708	119.00–120.00	119.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	770	125.00–133.00	128.56
3	—	692	130.00	130.00
3	—	705	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	123.00	123.00
2	—	475	129.00–130.00	129.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	127.00	127.00
1	—	555	126.00	126.00
2	—	623	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
3	—	433	120.00–125.00	122.70
1	—	530	119.00	119.00
1	—	390	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	126.00–142.00	137.04
1	—	290	145.00	145.00
4	—	366	134.00–139.00	136.20
2	—	658	109.00–117.00	112.95
2	—	313	137.00–141.00	138.92
6	—	518	126.00–133.00	129.18
6	—	474	122.00–135.00	128.56
5	—	621	111.00–124.00	119.38
5	—	562	116.00–130.00	125.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,352	66.00–71.50	69.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	62.00–67.00	63.92
14	—	1,346	64.50–74.00	68.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,043	53.00–63.00	57.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,774	100.00–106.00	103.90
8	—	1,884	94.00–99.00	97.57

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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