Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs not well established last week. Heifers and bulls steady to 7.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.84/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$131.84

122 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$16.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.23

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	500	134.92	675	84
Medium and Large 2-3	463	126.65	586	30
Medium and Large 3	393	120.00	471	2thin
Small 1-2	464	118.67	550	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.26/cwt here — about $125 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 sale122 hd

131.84

—

TN average9 barns · 3,000 hd

134.07

−2.23

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	1,807	82.78	1,496	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	53.72	749	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	48.96	620	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	39.85	445	7thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2-3	—	210	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	135.16/cwt	126.00–144.00	508	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	121.64/cwt	119.00–123.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	125.56/cwt	119.00–135.00	763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	139.09/cwt	137.00–150.00	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	149.62/cwt	142.50–160.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	158.95/cwt	150.00–167.50	529	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	141.73/cwt	135.00–148.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	139.47/cwt	132.00–144.00	660	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	159.62/cwt	141.00–165.00	591	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	152.74/cwt	142.50–161.00	649	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	128.76/cwt	121.00–136.00	731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	146.07/cwt	137.50–150.00	549	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	170.30/cwt	163.00–180.00	727	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	358	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	155.98/cwt	153.00–158.00	900	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	181.27/cwt	177.50–187.50	591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	158.28/cwt	157.00–159.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	177.52/cwt	170.00–181.00	667	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	418	137.64/cwt	134.00–148.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	142.67/cwt	135.00–150.00	869	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	146.01/cwt	139.00–153.00	772	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	126.51/cwt	124.00–129.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	118.97/cwt	116.00–122.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	158.15/cwt	156.00–165.00	764	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	637	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	53.96/cwt	52.00–57.00	736	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	45.26/cwt	40.00–52.00	579	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	53.79/cwt	51.00–56.00	669	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	41.45/cwt	40.00–43.00	488	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	39.21/cwt	33.00–42.00	428	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	721	1
Bulls	—	—	1,807	82.78/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,496	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	11,286	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	908	589.94/cwt	570.00–610.00	5,357	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,133	670.18/cwt	590.00–750.00	7,593	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,080	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,236	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	129.65/cwt	128.00–132.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.33/cwt	129.00–131.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	132.56/cwt	128.00–137.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	149.43/cwt	135.00–155.00	687	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	572	117.33/cwt	117.00–118.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	644	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	135.38/cwt	131.00–140.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	140.27/cwt	139.00–144.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	117.14/cwt	111.00–121.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	124.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	144.16/cwt	140.00–146.00	595	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	125.88/cwt	121.00–131.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	132.91/cwt	131.00–137.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	583	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	130.02/cwt	124.00–137.00	692	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,060	1

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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 398Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	129.00	129.00
10	—	376	126.00–144.00	135.16
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
2	—	670	106.00	106.00
6	—	567	111.00–121.00	117.14
4	—	475	120.00–130.00	124.37
1	—	305	141.00	141.00
2	—	523	121.00–131.00	125.88
3	—	429	131.00–137.00	132.91
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
3	—	572	117.00–118.00	117.33
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	119.00–123.00	121.64
9	—	608	119.00–135.00	125.56
6	—	343	137.00–150.00	139.09
2	—	285	135.00–148.00	141.73
16	—	473	132.00–144.00	139.47
8	—	568	121.00–136.00	128.76
8	—	376	137.50–150.00	146.07
13	—	413	140.00–146.00	144.16
1	—	740	124.00	124.00
1	—	955	119.00	119.00
13	—	532	124.00–137.00	130.02
1	—	750	122.00	122.00
1	—	855	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	126.00	126.00
1	—	535	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	117.00–120.00	118.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	132.00	132.00
3	—	468	142.50–160.00	149.62
2	—	333	150.00–167.50	158.95
12	—	370	141.00–165.00	159.62
12	—	425	142.50–161.00	152.74
1	—	540	144.00	144.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	133.00	133.00
2	—	358	155.00–160.00	157.55
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
4	—	418	134.00–148.00	137.64
1	—	545	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	678	132.00	132.00
1	—	460	160.00	160.00
10	—	427	163.00–180.00	170.30
3	—	577	153.00–158.00	155.98
6	—	326	177.50–187.50	181.27
4	—	523	157.00–159.00	158.28
1	—	915	117.00	117.00
4	—	376	170.00–181.00	177.52
4	—	609	135.00–150.00	142.67
1	—	715	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	139.00–153.00	146.01
2	—	768	124.00–129.00	126.51
2	—	610	121.00–123.00	122.00
4	—	483	156.00–165.00	158.15
3	—	655	129.00–131.00	130.33
2	—	578	128.00–137.00	132.56
1	—	715	128.00	128.00
1	—	405	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	116.00–122.00	118.97
3	—	570	128.00–132.00	129.65
5	—	460	135.00–155.00	149.43
4	—	511	139.00–144.00	140.27
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	108.00	108.00
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
3	—	465	131.00–140.00	135.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,364	52.00–57.00	53.96
1	—	1,600	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,280	40.00–52.00	45.26
6	—	1,244	51.00–56.00	53.79
1	—	1,265	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	40.00–43.00	41.45
5	—	1,091	33.00–42.00	39.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,807	79.00–85.00	82.78

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,080.00	1,080.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	570.00–610.00	589.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	590.00–750.00	670.18
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	670.00	670.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	900.00	900.00

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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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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