Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Steers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Bulls under 500 lbs 1.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.21/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$120.21

126 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$23.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.54

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	122.16	697	85
Medium and Large 2-3	408	120.84	493	27
Small 1-2	450	107.77	485	13thin
Medium and Large 3	590	99.00	584	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.16/cwt here — about $113 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 sale126 hd

120.21

—

TN average9 barns · 1,814 hd

124.75

−4.54

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	1,634	75.99	1,241	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	56.81	806	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	51.12	632	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	40.07	423	15

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	478	103.63/cwt	100.00–107.00	495	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	288	110.62/cwt	106.00–115.00	319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	104.57/cwt	100.00–109.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	120.42/cwt	110.00–128.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	105.51/cwt	102.00–109.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	119.02/cwt	113.00–122.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	138.05/cwt	137.00–140.00	446	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	109.13/cwt	105.00–112.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	137.79/cwt	129.00–143.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	132.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	931	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	113.40/cwt	109.00–115.00	649	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	148.71/cwt	141.00–155.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	135.32/cwt	135.00–136.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	121.50/cwt	114.00–129.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	140.52/cwt	131.00–148.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	638	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	130.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	152.02/cwt	150.00–154.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	166.90/cwt	160.00–175.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	153.26/cwt	151.00–155.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	158.03/cwt	156.00–160.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	160.20/cwt	155.00–167.00	598	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	120.13/cwt	116.00–125.00	807	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	157.28/cwt	156.00–160.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	129.59/cwt	125.00–136.00	682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	147.68/cwt	138.00–154.00	700	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	64.58/cwt	63.00–66.00	854	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	44.89/cwt	42.00–48.00	546	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	63.20/cwt	61.00–66.00	844	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	38.82/cwt	30.00–42.00	416	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	48.52/cwt	45.00–50.00	699	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	49.96/cwt	47.00–52.00	585	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	43.50/cwt	42.00–45.00	440	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	54.73/cwt	52.00–58.00	834	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	83.42/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,535	4
Bulls	—	—	1,516	71.74/cwt	60.00–78.00	1,088	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	11,893	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,770	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	15,222	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2-3	—	1,005	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	10,352	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	17,919	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	125.50/cwt	123.00–128.00	634	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	145.24/cwt	140.00–152.50	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	138.77/cwt	133.00–144.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	118.50/cwt	113.00–127.00	613	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	478	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	588	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	685	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	555	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	522	103.48/cwt	95.00–113.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	127.21/cwt	119.00–135.00	486	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	133.85/cwt	124.00–142.00	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	120.83/cwt	114.00–126.00	642	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	115.78/cwt	105.00–125.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	269	122.18/cwt	117.50–128.00	329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.24/cwt	126.00–136.00	628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	129.85/cwt	125.00–132.50	422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	115.60/cwt	110.00–119.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	124.55/cwt	121.00–129.00	767	9

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 337Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 56Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 19Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	100.00–107.00	103.63
2	—	288	106.00–115.00	110.62
1	—	335	118.00	118.00
3	—	522	95.00–113.00	103.48
4	—	433	105.00–125.00	115.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	100.00–109.00	104.57
6	—	646	113.00–122.00	119.02
6	—	323	137.00–140.00	138.05
8	—	666	105.00–112.00	109.13
5	—	420	129.00–143.00	137.79
2	—	275	130.00–135.00	132.68
1	—	855	104.00	104.00
7	—	572	109.00–115.00	113.40
5	—	372	133.00–144.00	138.77
13	—	517	113.00–127.00	118.50
10	—	475	126.00–136.00	132.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	110.00–128.00	120.42
2	—	673	102.00–109.00	105.51
2	—	575	106.00–107.00	106.50
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	109.00	109.00
1	—	205	122.50	122.50
1	—	460	117.00	117.00
7	—	382	119.00–135.00	127.21
4	—	269	117.50–128.00	122.18
4	—	325	125.00–132.50	129.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	796	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	120.00–126.00	122.95
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	81.00	81.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	137.50	137.50
5	—	365	141.00–155.00	148.71
2	—	478	125.00–127.00	126.03
2	—	585	114.00–129.00	121.50
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
2	—	423	125.00–135.00	130.21
2	—	308	150.00–154.00	152.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	569	135.00–136.00	135.32
6	—	512	131.00–148.00	140.52
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
4	—	314	160.00–175.00	166.90
3	—	465	151.00–155.00	153.26
2	—	438	156.00–160.00	158.03
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
7	—	373	155.00–167.00	160.20
3	—	697	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	165.00	165.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	107.00	107.00
1	—	380	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	116.00–125.00	120.13
1	—	740	117.00	117.00
7	—	419	156.00–160.00	157.28
7	—	526	125.00–136.00	129.59
8	—	474	138.00–154.00	147.68
2	—	775	114.00	114.00
2	—	583	120.00–121.00	120.50
9	—	616	121.00–129.00	124.55
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	117.00	117.00
2	—	505	123.00–128.00	125.50
1	—	580	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
4	—	428	140.00–152.50	145.24
7	—	479	124.00–142.00	133.85
16	—	531	114.00–126.00	120.83
5	—	586	110.00–119.00	115.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	104.00	104.00
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
1	—	400	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,323	63.00–66.00	64.58
3	—	1,440	45.00–50.00	48.52
3	—	1,523	52.00–58.00	54.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,216	42.00–48.00	44.89
4	—	1,335	61.00–66.00	63.20
4	—	1,171	47.00–52.00	49.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,071	30.00–42.00	38.82
4	—	1,011	42.00–45.00	43.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,840	81.00–88.00	83.42
7	—	1,516	60.00–78.00	71.74

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,675	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,770	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,030.00	1,030.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	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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