Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.61/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$120.61

90 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$7.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.02

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	571	121.67	694	61
Medium and Large 2-3	461	119.58	552	22
Small 1-2	447	114.56	512	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.11/cwt here — about $182 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 sale90 hd

120.61

—

TN average10 barns · 1,543 hd

124.63

−4.02

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	1,597	84.66	1,352	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	64.35	906	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	57.67	707	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	45.27	489	7thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2	—	463	138.51/cwt	135.00–143.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	125.90/cwt	121.00–135.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	125.76/cwt	114.00–136.00	594	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	477	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	112.16/cwt	109.00–120.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	123.72/cwt	117.00–130.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	128.58/cwt	126.00–130.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	124.49/cwt	123.00–127.50	357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	109.35/cwt	106.00–113.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	125.62/cwt	123.00–128.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	114.31/cwt	112.00–119.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	161.34/cwt	157.50–165.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	129.86/cwt	125.00–133.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	132.00/cwt	128.00–135.00	558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	123.37/cwt	118.00–129.00	688	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	688	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	128.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	136.72/cwt	132.00–140.00	602	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	125.45/cwt	124.00–127.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	143.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	984	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	575	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	403	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	125.47/cwt	124.00–127.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	166.83/cwt	162.50–173.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	675	2
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	—	510	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	109.53/cwt	108.00–111.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	107.75/cwt	104.00–114.00	724	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	558	2
Bulls	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	578	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	551	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	41.96/cwt	38.00–51.00	454	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	51.19/cwt	45.00–55.00	634	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	60.61/cwt	57.00–63.50	739	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	53.53/cwt	52.00–55.00	575	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,890	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,342	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	63.02/cwt	61.00–65.00	827	5
Bulls	—	—	1,323	76.45/cwt	66.00–83.00	1,011	6
Bulls	—	—	1,871	92.87/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,738	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	908	725.23/cwt	720.00–730.00	6,585	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,284	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,201	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	11,289	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,343	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,111	792.17/cwt	730.00–890.00	8,801	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	10,179	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	8,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	13,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	114.56/cwt	107.00–118.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	118.94/cwt	112.00–125.00	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	128.27/cwt	121.00–135.00	677	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	580	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	122.45/cwt	116.00–126.00	582	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	121.31/cwt	117.00–127.50	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	114.69/cwt	107.00–123.00	759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	119.75/cwt	116.00–124.00	624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	99.81/cwt	90.00–108.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	104.56/cwt	93.00–112.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	145.83/cwt	137.00–159.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	106.42/cwt	103.00–110.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	130.90/cwt	127.00–135.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	106.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	886	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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 201Year ago 438

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 55Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 13Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	135.00–143.00	138.51
6	—	518	121.00–135.00	125.90
2	—	728	108.00–111.00	109.53
6	—	672	104.00–114.00	107.75
9	—	559	112.00–125.00	118.94
3	—	422	137.00–159.00	145.83
2	—	875	103.00–110.00	106.42
4	—	609	115.00–117.00	116.00
2	—	828	104.00–110.00	106.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	114.00–136.00	125.76
1	—	775	108.00	108.00
5	—	578	107.00–118.00	114.56
1	—	720	98.00	98.00
10	—	521	116.00–124.00	119.75
3	—	667	90.00–108.00	99.81
5	—	620	93.00–112.00	104.56
2	—	410	127.00–135.00	130.90
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	114.00	114.00
2	—	445	125.00–126.00	125.50
3	—	480	117.00–127.50	121.31
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	105.00–107.00	105.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	110.00–113.00	111.46
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	505	112.00	112.00
1	—	375	116.00	116.00
1	—	340	111.00	111.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	95.00	95.00
2	—	378	117.00–130.00	123.72
5	—	427	126.00–130.00	128.58
3	—	287	123.00–127.50	124.49
5	—	577	106.00–113.00	109.35
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
1	—	215	127.50	127.50
4	—	475	116.00–126.00	122.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	109.00–120.00	112.16
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
1	—	795	112.00	112.00
6	—	729	112.00–119.00	114.31
8	—	478	125.00–133.00	129.86
8	—	423	128.00–135.00	132.00
10	—	558	118.00–129.00	123.37
10	—	528	121.00–135.00	128.27
7	—	662	107.00–123.00	114.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	110.00–111.00	110.50
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	600	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	140.00–143.00	141.51
3	—	523	123.00–128.00	125.62
3	—	570	120.00–121.00	120.67
2	—	485	125.00–132.00	128.50
3	—	440	132.00–140.00	136.72
2	—	378	140.00–148.00	143.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	124.00	124.00
2	—	705	121.00–123.00	122.00
4	—	373	157.50–165.00	161.34
2	—	823	119.00–120.00	119.51
2	—	583	124.00–127.00	125.47
3	—	345	162.50–173.00	166.83
2	—	513	131.00–132.00	131.49
4	—	615	128.00	128.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
2	—	383	124.00–127.00	125.45
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	70.00	70.00
1	—	510	71.00	71.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,083	38.00–51.00	41.96
2	—	1,075	52.00–55.00	53.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,239	45.00–55.00	51.19
11	—	1,220	57.00–63.50	60.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	71.00	71.00
5	—	1,312	61.00–65.00	63.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,323	66.00–83.00	76.45
6	—	1,871	88.00–95.00	92.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	720.00–730.00	725.23
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,111	730.00–890.00	792.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,070.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,070.00	1,070.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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