Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality poor to fancy . Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.88/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$120.88

112 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$16.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.03

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	480	125.27	601	74
Medium and Large 2-3	480	114.58	550	24
Medium and Large 3	245	110.00	270	1thin
Small 1-2	457	108.40	495	13thin

One grade step is worth $16.86/cwt here — about $106 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 sale112 hd

120.88

—

TN average8 barns · 2,172 hd

123.91

−3.03

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	1,515	73.04	1,107	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	49.12	699	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,176	44.78	527	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	36.96	369	15

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	153.41/cwt	145.00–159.00	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	116.58/cwt	105.00–123.00	497	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	126.07/cwt	124.00–128.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	153.21/cwt	147.50–157.50	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	112.85/cwt	105.00–119.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	131.50/cwt	123.00–139.00	554	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	135.10/cwt	128.00–139.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	136.99/cwt	132.50–143.00	451	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	111.62/cwt	101.00–122.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	126.44/cwt	121.00–132.00	589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	117.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	706	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	111.62/cwt	100.00–124.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	122.33/cwt	115.00–127.00	637	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	628	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	113.87/cwt	107.00–121.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	112.68/cwt	110.00–116.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	583	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	722	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	482	112.25/cwt	107.00–119.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	138.47/cwt	129.00–142.00	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	127.37/cwt	123.00–132.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	164.89/cwt	157.50–169.00	613	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	159.39/cwt	157.50–165.00	679	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	162.11/cwt	157.50–168.00	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	147.00/cwt	144.00–150.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	148.07/cwt	141.00–150.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	121.83/cwt	118.00–129.00	693	17
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	148.25/cwt	143.00–157.50	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	110.01/cwt	107.00–113.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.92/cwt	125.00–138.00	681	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	466	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	45.13/cwt	43.00–47.00	647	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	41.49/cwt	37.00–46.00	485	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	48.95/cwt	45.00–55.00	573	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	41.02/cwt	36.00–46.00	426	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	32.33/cwt	30.00–35.00	308	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	51.11/cwt	49.00–54.00	725	8
Bulls	—	—	1,334	67.81/cwt	55.00–75.00	905	8
Bulls	—	—	2,040	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,836	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	81.35/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,483	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,732	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	9,990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,138	765.23/cwt	700.00–840.00	8,708	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	859.25/cwt	840.00–890.00	12,889	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	9,758	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	13,688	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	11,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	107.52/cwt	106.00–109.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	115.94/cwt	112.00–122.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	114.17/cwt	109.00–119.00	597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	851	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	275	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	119.13/cwt	115.00–123.00	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	108.02/cwt	103.00–113.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	141.95/cwt	133.00–152.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	600	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	435	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	468	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	704	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	119.19/cwt	116.00–121.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	133.31/cwt	130.00–138.00	580	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 Nov 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 388Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 67Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	464	145.00–159.00	153.41
6	—	583	129.00–142.00	138.47
1	—	735	121.00	121.00
2	—	618	123.00–132.00	127.37
13	—	372	157.50–169.00	164.89
5	—	426	157.50–165.00	159.39
6	—	338	157.50–168.00	162.11
2	—	510	144.00–150.00	147.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	132.50	132.50
1	—	270	137.00	137.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
2	—	575	124.00–128.00	126.07
4	—	381	147.50–157.50	153.21
1	—	510	132.50	132.50
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
2	—	665	107.00–110.00	108.50
5	—	458	141.00–150.00	148.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	147.00	147.00
2	—	625	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	105.00–123.00	116.58
3	—	478	105.00–119.00	112.85
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	126.00	126.00
7	—	523	109.00–119.00	114.17
1	—	295	117.00	117.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	421	123.00–139.00	131.50
4	—	366	128.00–139.00	135.10
7	—	329	132.50–143.00	136.99
14	—	466	121.00–132.00	126.44
3	—	603	115.00–121.00	117.02
21	—	521	115.00–127.00	122.33
2	—	663	107.00–121.00	113.87
3	—	582	110.00–116.00	112.68
1	—	860	99.00	99.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	101.00–122.00	111.62
2	—	315	100.00–124.00	111.62
2	—	628	108.00	108.00
1	—	535	109.00	109.00
3	—	482	107.00–119.00	112.25
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
1	—	275	95.00	95.00
1	—	555	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	569	118.00–129.00	121.83
3	—	428	143.00–157.50	148.25
2	—	728	107.00–113.00	110.01
1	—	830	109.00	109.00
11	—	520	125.00–138.00	130.92
6	—	669	112.00–122.00	115.94
6	—	628	115.00–123.00	119.13
5	—	465	133.00–152.00	141.95
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	127.50	127.50
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	106.00–109.00	107.52
1	—	705	107.00	107.00
2	—	588	103.00–113.00	108.02
1	—	690	103.00	103.00
1	—	860	103.00	103.00
1	—	495	122.00	122.00
2	—	623	110.00–116.00	112.99
5	—	535	116.00–121.00	119.19
3	—	435	130.00–138.00	133.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	35.00	35.00
11	—	1,168	37.00–46.00	41.49
11	—	1,170	45.00–55.00	48.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	43.00–47.00	45.13
8	—	1,418	49.00–54.00	51.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,038	36.00–46.00	41.02
7	—	954	30.00–35.00	32.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,334	55.00–75.00	67.81
1	—	2,040	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,823	78.00–83.00	81.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	680.00	680.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,500	840.00–890.00	859.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	700.00–840.00	765.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	820.00	820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

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Slaughter Cattle

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