Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to the two week Christmas and New Years holiday layoff.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.48/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$129.48

47 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$9.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.12

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	527	131.28	691	31
Medium and Large 2-3	362	128.72	466	10thin
Small 1-2	416	121.46	505	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.83/cwt here — about $186 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 sale47 hd

129.48

—

TN average5 barns · 647 hd

140.60

−11.12

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	—	High	1,660	85.08	1,412	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,331	54.57	727	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	51.79	624	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	41.88	446	10

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	570	122.54/cwt	121.00–124.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	140.15/cwt	130.00–144.00	669	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	137.18/cwt	132.50–145.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	168.67/cwt	165.00–172.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	128.94/cwt	124.00–134.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	139.32/cwt	132.50–145.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	164.96/cwt	137.00–175.00	775	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	135.54/cwt	134.00–137.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	165.03/cwt	157.50–172.50	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	147.31/cwt	146.00–155.00	819	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	133.06/cwt	128.00–138.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	170.12/cwt	165.00–175.00	706	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	133.54/cwt	131.00–136.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	132.83/cwt	128.00–137.50	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	897	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	127.02/cwt	126.00–128.00	781	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	283	112.83/cwt	105.00–120.00	319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	129.90/cwt	127.00–133.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	123.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	136.65/cwt	135.00–139.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,335	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,678	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,305	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	9,722	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,235	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	6,299	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,597	1
Bulls	—	—	1,762	87.44/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,541	6
Bulls	—	—	950	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	618	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	55.24/cwt	50.00–59.00	674	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	48.78/cwt	44.00–53.00	580	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	50.86/cwt	47.00–54.00	635	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	45.44/cwt	44.00–50.00	507	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	38.32/cwt	35.00–42.00	388	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	56.43/cwt	55.00–58.00	775	4

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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 316Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 42Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 18Year ago 15

No trends could be established due to the two week Christmas and New Years holiday layoff.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	121.00–124.00	122.54
1	—	435	126.00	126.00
1	—	355	132.00	132.00
2	—	283	105.00–120.00	112.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	130.00–144.00	140.15
1	—	795	128.00	128.00
3	—	323	132.50–145.00	137.18
4	—	411	132.50–145.00	139.32
1	—	375	138.00	138.00
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
2	—	738	120.00–123.00	121.51
2	—	528	127.00–133.00	129.90
5	—	620	120.00–125.00	123.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	124.00–134.00	128.94
1	—	215	125.00	125.00
4	—	365	128.00–137.50	132.83
1	—	540	118.00	118.00
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	142.00	142.00
1	—	565	141.00	141.00
1	—	400	157.50	157.50
3	—	363	157.50–172.50	165.03
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
3	—	688	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	113.00	113.00
3	—	422	165.00–172.00	168.67
9	—	470	137.00–175.00	164.96
1	—	800	125.00	125.00
2	—	668	134.00–137.00	135.54
1	—	700	131.00	131.00
1	—	620	139.00	139.00
3	—	530	151.00	151.00
1	—	355	184.00	184.00
7	—	556	146.00–155.00	147.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
1	—	295	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	117.00	117.00
2	—	658	128.00–138.00	133.06
1	—	535	143.00	143.00
2	—	415	165.00–175.00	170.12
2	—	610	131.00–136.00	133.54
1	—	480	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	126.00–128.00	127.02
1	—	405	68.00	68.00
3	—	522	135.00–139.00	136.65
1	—	590	127.00	127.00
1	—	750	111.00	111.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	880.00	880.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	745.00	745.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	510.00	510.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	91.00	91.00
6	—	1,762	81.00–91.00	87.44
1	—	950	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,221	50.00–59.00	55.24
8	—	1,190	44.00–53.00	48.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	47.00–54.00	50.86
4	—	1,373	55.00–58.00	56.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,116	44.00–50.00	45.44
5	—	1,013	35.00–42.00	38.32

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle