Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Bulls not well established. Steers under 550 lbs 2.00 to 9.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.19/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$120.19

53 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$14.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.81

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	432	123.32	533	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	120.80	662	27
Small 1-2	501	112.34	563	5thin
Medium and Large 3	495	109.00	540	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.32/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale53 hd

120.19

—

TN average9 barns · 1,985 hd

127.99

−7.81

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	1,763	93.50	1,648	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,321	63.92	844	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	59.49	751	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	52.34	525	11

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1-2Replacement	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	490	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	140.98/cwt	138.00–145.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	121.96/cwt	119.00–127.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	163.38/cwt	159.00–168.00	621	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	136.92/cwt	135.00–139.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.91/cwt	115.00–128.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	568	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	156.06/cwt	150.00–167.50	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	156.25/cwt	155.00–157.50	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	679	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	132.11/cwt	129.00–135.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	150.57/cwt	145.00–153.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	152.50/cwt	147.50–157.50	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	139.94/cwt	135.00–145.00	809	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	117.97/cwt	113.00–123.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	143.98/cwt	140.00–149.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.00/cwt	115.00–124.00	754	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	47.75/cwt	44.00–53.00	431	4
Bulls	—	—	2,160	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	2,117	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	54.97/cwt	51.00–59.00	583	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,257	65.58/cwt	62.00–68.00	824	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	58.94/cwt	58.00–60.00	892	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	56.96/cwt	53.00–60.00	714	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	62.31/cwt	57.00–65.00	794	9
Bulls	—	—	1,230	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	984	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,793	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	10,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	15,249	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	9,666	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	10,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	123.66/cwt	118.00–131.00	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	533	117.71/cwt	115.00–121.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	112.59/cwt	104.00–119.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	104.21/cwt	100.00–117.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	611	110.40/cwt	104.00–115.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	111.03/cwt	109.00–113.00	644	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	138.52/cwt	135.00–143.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	124.31/cwt	121.00–127.50	342	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	467	115.90/cwt	111.00–125.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	522	114.99/cwt	113.00–116.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	127.35/cwt	120.00–135.00	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	228	127.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	115.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	487	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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 392Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
2	—	568	119.00–121.00	119.99
1	—	695	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	142.00	142.00
3	—	403	138.00–145.00	140.98
3	—	533	119.00–127.00	121.96
4	—	573	115.00–128.00	122.91
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	114.00	114.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
3	—	467	111.00–125.00	115.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	111.00	111.00
2	—	275	121.00–127.50	124.31
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	113.00	113.00
7	—	429	120.00–135.00	127.35
2	—	228	125.00–130.00	127.31
2	—	540	110.00–120.00	115.05
2	—	373	130.00–131.00	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
2	—	520	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
5	—	611	104.00–115.00	110.40
2	—	580	109.00–113.00	111.03
3	—	522	113.00–116.00	114.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	137.00–138.00	137.50
2	—	380	159.00–168.00	163.38
7	—	620	129.00–135.00	132.11
4	—	419	145.00–153.00	150.57
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
1	—	920	121.00	121.00
1	—	470	148.00	148.00
2	—	578	135.00–145.00	139.94
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	135.00–139.00	136.92
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	535	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	135.00	135.00
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	150.00–167.50	156.06
2	—	280	155.00–157.50	156.25
1	—	475	143.00	143.00
2	—	375	147.50–157.50	152.50
1	—	435	137.50	137.50
1	—	535	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	140.00	140.00
2	—	590	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	113.00–123.00	117.97
8	—	522	118.00–131.00	123.66
5	—	623	104.00–119.00	112.59
4	—	728	100.00–117.00	104.21
1	—	485	132.50	132.50
1	—	670	108.00	108.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
4	—	468	140.00–149.00	143.98
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
5	—	623	115.00–124.00	121.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
4	—	506	135.00–143.00	138.52
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	115.00–121.00	117.71
1	—	610	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	903	44.00–53.00	47.75
7	—	1,061	51.00–59.00	54.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,257	62.00–68.00	65.58
2	—	1,513	58.00–60.00	58.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,253	53.00–60.00	56.96
9	—	1,274	57.00–65.00	62.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,160	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,230	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,830	98.00	98.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,495	1,020.00	1,020.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,080.00	1,080.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	940.00	940.00

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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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