Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. Steers and bulls under 500 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.36/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −57.32 against this barn's trailing median of $179.68.

Average price

$122.36

77 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$16.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

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	590	125.49	740	48
Medium and Large 2-3	557	119.35	665	23
Small 1-2	588	108.81	639	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.69/cwt here — about $101 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 sale77 hd

122.36

—

TN average8 barns · 994 hd

126.13

−3.77

This barn, trailing median4 sales

179.68

−57.32

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	1,476	80.77	1,192	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,560	59.67	931	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	52.07	620	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	45.38	499	6thin

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
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	121.25/cwt	109.00–134.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	109.00/cwt	105.00–117.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	103.91/cwt	99.00–109.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	120.52/cwt	119.00–122.00	281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	102.18/cwt	101.00–108.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	111.82/cwt	107.00–116.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	119.72/cwt	115.00–124.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	128.02/cwt	123.00–134.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	126.95/cwt	120.00–134.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	146.54/cwt	137.50–155.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	139.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	473	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	428	134.11/cwt	126.00–142.50	574	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	547	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.09/cwt	116.00–126.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	139.34/cwt	138.00–140.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	146.93/cwt	138.00–159.00	419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.47/cwt	156.00–163.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	143.36/cwt	139.00–150.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	126.13/cwt	123.00–129.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	134.00/cwt	131.00–138.00	769	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	134.73/cwt	130.00–139.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	126.39/cwt	125.00–128.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	152.49/cwt	145.00–163.00	647	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	128.50/cwt	124.00–133.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	974	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	130.57/cwt	120.00–135.00	688	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	143.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	818	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,925	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	1,136	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	59.77/cwt	57.50–62.00	901	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	55.08/cwt	53.00–57.00	684	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	45.38/cwt	42.00–48.00	499	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	48.75/cwt	45.00–54.00	554	10
Bulls	—	—	1,549	85.23/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,320	5
Bulls	—	—	1,402	76.30/cwt	66.00–83.00	1,070	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,328	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	9,792	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,622	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,772	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,475	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,588	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	13,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	99.45/cwt	94.00–105.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	112.91/cwt	106.00–121.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	108.58/cwt	105.00–112.00	727	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	605	97.54/cwt	93.00–102.00	590	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	112.47/cwt	111.00–114.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	137.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	127.01/cwt	119.00–134.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	116.04/cwt	112.00–120.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	120.77/cwt	119.00–122.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	523	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	473	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	566	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	119.82/cwt	118.00–122.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	104.29/cwt	99.00–110.00	747	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	114.88/cwt	109.00–121.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	111.56/cwt	108.00–115.00	812	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	138.97/cwt	137.00–141.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	119.00/cwt	117.00–121.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	126.22/cwt	118.00–132.00	719	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	122.34/cwt	111.00–127.00	766	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	128.61/cwt	118.00–138.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	630	98.67/cwt	95.00–101.00	622	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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Oct 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 329Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 50Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 42Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	109.00–134.00	121.25
3	—	547	105.00–110.00	108.34
2	—	418	111.00–114.00	112.47
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
1	—	580	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	105.00–117.00	109.00
7	—	521	115.00–124.00	119.72
3	—	428	123.00–134.00	128.02
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
6	—	463	120.00–134.00	126.95
2	—	565	116.00–126.00	121.09
4	—	363	135.00–140.00	137.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	99.00–109.00	103.91
2	—	315	125.00–127.00	125.98
2	—	233	119.00–122.00	120.52
6	—	627	101.00–108.00	102.18
6	—	523	107.00–116.00	111.82
1	—	650	93.00	93.00
1	—	710	95.00	95.00
3	—	373	119.00–134.00	127.01
2	—	470	112.00–120.00	116.04
5	—	414	119.00–122.00	120.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	106.00	106.00
2	—	473	115.00–117.00	116.01
1	—	555	102.00	102.00
3	—	630	95.00–101.00	98.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	121.00	121.00
3	—	363	137.50–155.00	146.54
2	—	338	135.00–145.00	139.89
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	129.00	129.00
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
3	—	437	138.00–140.00	139.34
4	—	285	138.00–159.00	146.93
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	126.00–142.50	134.11
1	—	385	148.00	148.00
1	—	270	142.50	142.50
2	—	550	124.00–133.00	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	156.00–163.00	159.47
5	—	471	139.00–150.00	143.36
9	—	665	123.00–129.00	126.13
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
4	—	574	131.00–138.00	134.00
3	—	515	130.00–139.00	134.73
5	—	615	125.00–128.00	126.39
6	—	424	145.00–163.00	152.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	112.00	112.00
10	—	527	120.00–135.00	130.57
4	—	421	140.00–145.00	143.54
1	—	835	98.00	98.00
2	—	763	94.00–105.00	99.45
6	—	667	118.00–122.00	119.82
2	—	728	108.00–115.00	111.56
4	—	473	137.00–141.00	138.97
9	—	570	118.00–132.00	126.22
9	—	626	111.00–127.00	122.34
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	111.00	111.00
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
2	—	605	93.00–102.00	97.54
2	—	520	109.00–121.00	114.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
1	—	370	156.00	156.00
3	—	575	106.00–121.00	112.91
2	—	670	105.00–112.00	108.58
2	—	438	129.00–130.00	129.51
4	—	716	99.00–110.00	104.29
2	—	520	117.00–121.00	119.00
8	—	470	118.00–138.00	128.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	59.00	59.00
7	—	1,508	57.50–62.00	59.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,241	53.00–57.00	55.08
10	—	1,136	45.00–54.00	48.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,100	42.00–48.00	45.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,549	82.00–90.00	85.23
5	—	1,402	66.00–83.00	76.30

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	—	1,025	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,020.00	1,020.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	670.00	670.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	770.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,110.00	1,110.00

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

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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