Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 450 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 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 $135.00/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$135.00

84 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$19.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.27

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	496	140.33	696	49
Medium and Large 2-3	454	129.13	586	27
Medium and Large 3	397	122.90	488	5thin
Small 1-2	449	120.76	542	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.57/cwt here — about $154 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 sale84 hd

135.00

—

TN average8 barns · 1,638 hd

138.27

−3.27

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	1,542	98.19	1,514	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	72.72	978	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	68.86	827	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	60.34	618	12

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	523	129.02/cwt	123.00–134.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	152.21/cwt	148.00–158.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	139.88/cwt	135.00–142.00	736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	139.56/cwt	134.00–148.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	129.27/cwt	126.00–133.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	132.59/cwt	128.00–136.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	155.00/cwt	151.00–159.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	134.96/cwt	125.00–139.00	509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	167.86/cwt	165.00–179.00	631	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	140.08/cwt	135.00–147.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	167.82/cwt	163.00–173.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	119.65/cwt	117.00–122.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	136.88/cwt	136.00–137.00	883	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	12,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	155.96/cwt	152.00–160.00	764	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	161.44/cwt	157.00–166.00	573	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	146.29/cwt	142.00–149.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	123.31/cwt	121.00–125.00	898	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	958	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,195.00/cwt	1,195.00–1,195.00	13,683	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	10,878	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	547	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	124.14/cwt	119.00–129.00	538	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	68.91/cwt	63.00–74.00	816	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	60.82/cwt	55.00–66.00	636	11
Bulls	—	—	1,507	95.43/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,438	3
Bulls	—	—	1,025	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	810	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	435	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	105.05/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,784	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,163	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	933.28/cwt	870.00–1,010.00	10,686	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	74.42/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,038	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	71.65/cwt	68.00–74.00	941	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	61.31/cwt	61.00–62.00	706	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	75.92/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	434	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,509	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	156.14/cwt	147.50–160.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	123.61/cwt	119.00–128.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	125.64/cwt	123.00–128.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	146.80/cwt	141.00–154.00	688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	118.50/cwt	114.00–123.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	133.47/cwt	131.00–136.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	216	171.39/cwt	162.50–185.00	370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	142.38/cwt	136.00–151.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	114.50/cwt	108.00–121.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	140.47/cwt	135.00–151.00	735	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	144.50/cwt	143.00–145.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	143.78/cwt	142.50–145.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	157.47/cwt	150.00–162.00	743	3

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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 293Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 57Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	123.00–134.00	129.02
2	—	720	114.00–123.00	118.50
2	—	578	131.00–136.00	133.47
3	—	475	136.00–151.00	142.38
1	—	840	105.00	105.00
2	—	425	142.50–145.00	143.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	567	134.00–148.00	139.56
3	—	673	126.00–133.00	129.27
3	—	780	117.00–122.00	119.65
3	—	728	121.00–125.00	123.31
1	—	805	119.00	119.00
2	—	610	131.00	131.00
9	—	523	135.00–151.00	140.47
3	—	472	150.00–162.00	157.47
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	148.00–158.00	152.21
4	—	573	151.00–159.00	155.00
15	—	376	165.00–179.00	167.86
5	—	718	139.00	139.00
2	—	415	163.00–173.00	167.82
1	—	285	157.50	157.50
8	—	645	136.00–137.00	136.88
1	—	675	134.00	134.00
2	—	490	152.00–160.00	155.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	142.00	142.00
4	—	363	147.50–160.00	156.14
2	—	330	150.00	150.00
7	—	469	141.00–154.00	146.80
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
4	—	216	162.50–185.00	171.39
1	—	565	127.00	127.00
2	—	408	154.00	154.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	157.00–166.00	161.44
1	—	470	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	135.00–142.00	139.88
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
6	—	568	128.00–136.00	132.59
1	—	765	124.00	124.00
5	—	476	135.00–147.00	140.08
7	—	343	149.00	149.00
4	—	381	142.00–149.00	146.29
2	—	625	122.00–124.00	122.99
6	—	417	143.00–145.00	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	125.00–139.00	134.96
1	—	625	118.00	118.00
2	—	508	126.00–128.00	127.00
2	—	325	133.00–134.00	133.49
5	—	561	119.00–128.00	123.61
3	—	412	123.00–128.00	125.64
1	—	295	146.00	146.00
2	—	685	108.00–121.00	114.50
1	—	480	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	136.00	136.00
5	—	522	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	114.00	114.00
2	—	433	119.00–129.00	124.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	122.00	122.00
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
1	—	260	122.50	122.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,145	870.00–1,010.00	933.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,195.00	1,195.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,184	63.00–74.00	68.91
3	—	1,152	61.00–62.00	61.31
3	—	1,428	75.00–77.00	75.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,045	55.00–66.00	60.82
1	—	790	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,395	73.00–75.00	74.42
8	—	1,313	68.00–74.00	71.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	90.00–100.00	95.43
1	—	1,025	79.00	79.00
4	—	1,698	103.00–107.00	105.05

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