Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.68/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −44.00 against this barn's trailing median of $179.68.

Average price

$135.68

96 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$7.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.74

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	570	137.37	782	73
Medium and Large 2-3	534	130.31	695	23

One grade step is worth $7.06/cwt here — about $87 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $188.97, low $172.65, median $179.68 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale96 hd

135.68

—

TN average8 barns · 773 hd

132.94

+2.74

This barn, trailing median4 sales

179.68

−44.00

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	1,651	100.35	1,657	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	71.12	1,011	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	68.79	837	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	57.06	629	17

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	108.48/cwt	102.00–115.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	127.80/cwt	126.00–129.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	141.00/cwt	130.00–145.00	527	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	134.93/cwt	130.00–141.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	152.51/cwt	145.00–158.00	714	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	127.12/cwt	124.00–130.00	798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	137.77/cwt	132.00–146.00	588	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	159.22/cwt	155.00–163.00	670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	106.99/cwt	105.00–108.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	130.48/cwt	128.00–138.00	754	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	138.85/cwt	136.00–144.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	158.06/cwt	156.00–160.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	139.30/cwt	130.00–148.00	652	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	155.10/cwt	154.00–160.00	667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	146.02/cwt	144.00–148.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	151.45/cwt	150.00–153.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	131.84/cwt	126.00–138.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	163.65/cwt	159.00–169.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	156.86/cwt	153.00–158.00	736	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	71.12/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,011	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	68.84/cwt	63.00–73.00	819	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	787	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,129	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	99.68/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,645	7
Bulls	—	—	1,660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	143.66/cwt	143.00–144.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	119.52/cwt	117.00–122.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	121.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	62.19/cwt	57.00–66.00	722	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	125.95/cwt	120.00–129.00	673	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	47.66/cwt	43.00–53.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	120.64/cwt	115.00–126.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	134.81/cwt	130.00–139.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	133.34/cwt	130.00–141.00	768	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	121.99/cwt	119.00–125.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	126.95/cwt	125.00–129.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	136.54/cwt	134.00–139.00	444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	119.99/cwt	119.00–123.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	143.64/cwt	139.00–150.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	134.14/cwt	132.00–134.50	879	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	146.44/cwt	137.00–150.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	109.99/cwt	108.00–112.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	141.99/cwt	141.00–143.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	127.63/cwt	126.00–130.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	111.52/cwt	107.00–116.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	126.59/cwt	123.00–132.00	798	10

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 Aug 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 268Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 76Year ago 62

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 2.00-5.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 2.00-7.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	102.00–115.00	108.48
2	—	380	115.00–126.00	120.64
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
1	—	290	128.00	128.00
3	—	518	119.00–125.00	121.99
2	—	430	125.00–129.00	126.95
4	—	584	119.00–123.00	119.99
1	—	345	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	374	130.00–145.00	141.00
1	—	790	111.00	111.00
8	—	427	132.00–146.00	137.77
3	—	823	105.00–108.00	106.99
11	—	578	128.00–138.00	130.48
12	—	468	130.00–148.00	139.30
1	—	260	131.00	131.00
8	—	523	126.00–138.00	131.84
2	—	325	134.00–139.00	136.54
2	—	743	108.00–112.00	109.99
1	—	870	103.00	103.00
10	—	630	123.00–132.00	126.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	143.00–144.00	143.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	126.00–129.00	127.80
4	—	534	120.00–129.00	125.95
5	—	475	130.00–139.00	134.81
1	—	780	105.00	105.00
5	—	420	137.00–150.00	146.44
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
2	—	708	107.00–116.00	111.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	130.00–141.00	134.93
14	—	468	145.00–158.00	152.51
8	—	628	124.00–130.00	127.12
2	—	813	120.00–122.00	121.00
8	—	421	155.00–163.00	159.22
2	—	765	117.00–122.00	119.52
2	—	738	119.00–125.00	121.97
1	—	905	106.00	106.00
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
25	—	576	130.00–141.00	133.34
4	—	660	125.00–129.00	127.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	129.00	129.00
1	—	630	133.00	133.00
5	—	566	136.00–144.00	138.85
2	—	310	156.00–160.00	158.06
8	—	430	154.00–160.00	155.10
3	—	515	144.00–148.00	146.02
1	—	790	126.00	126.00
1	—	820	130.00	130.00
7	—	377	159.00–169.00	163.65
7	—	469	153.00–158.00	156.86
7	—	655	132.00–134.50	134.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	150.00–153.00	151.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
1	—	435	138.00	138.00
4	—	365	139.00–150.00	143.64
2	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.44
2	—	340	141.00–143.00	141.99
3	—	573	126.00–130.00	127.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,421	68.00–75.00	71.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,189	63.00–73.00	68.84
1	—	1,270	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,505	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,161	57.00–66.00	62.19
6	—	994	43.00–53.00	47.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,650	95.00–103.00	99.68
1	—	1,660	105.00	105.00

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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