Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale 2 weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.81/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$143.81

103 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$25.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.15

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	501	146.68	735	80
Medium and Large 2-3	455	135.70	617	20
Medium and Large 3	447	121.33	542	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.35/cwt here — about $193 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 sale103 hd

143.81

—

TN average9 barns · 2,522 hd

145.96

−2.15

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	1,703	100.07	1,704	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,562	72.28	1,129	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	67.84	851	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	51.43	562	16

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	152.89/cwt	142.00–159.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	171.81/cwt	160.00–185.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	128.75/cwt	124.00–140.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	156.45/cwt	132.50–164.00	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	418	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	640	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	139.83/cwt	136.00–142.50	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	159.95/cwt	156.00–167.50	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	140.93/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	148.55/cwt	140.00–154.00	768	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	158.56/cwt	151.00–170.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	175.22/cwt	167.50–182.50	487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	156.97/cwt	145.00–170.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	149.76/cwt	139.00–157.50	493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	153.34/cwt	135.50–165.00	403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	171.88/cwt	159.00–179.00	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	143.49/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	173.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	162.16/cwt	154.00–170.00	916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	176.32/cwt	167.50–185.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	135.65/cwt	127.00–144.00	921	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	154.32/cwt	148.00–166.00	892	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	161.86/cwt	149.00–173.00	855	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	63.86/cwt	63.00–65.00	736	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	69.17/cwt	65.00–73.00	892	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	71.18/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,118	7
Bulls	—	—	1,850	107.48/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,988	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	45.95/cwt	40.00–54.00	469	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	54.72/cwt	47.00–61.00	621	10
Bulls	—	—	1,220	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,717	101.02/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,735	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,004.41/cwt	800.00–1,110.00	12,907	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	9,765	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,641	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	8,930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	165.42/cwt	145.00–182.00	777	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	146.42/cwt	135.00–153.00	905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	138.28/cwt	131.00–148.00	802	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	143.13/cwt	139.00–149.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	156.25/cwt	148.00–160.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	137.23/cwt	131.00–145.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	137.26/cwt	132.50–145.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	138.08/cwt	134.00–142.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	511	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.51/cwt	129.00–133.00	809	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 Feb 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 293Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to same sale 2 weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 to 9.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
3	—	373	142.00–159.00	152.89
1	—	665	124.00	124.00
4	—	715	124.00–140.00	128.75
9	—	437	132.50–164.00	156.45
15	—	517	140.00–154.00	148.55
6	—	329	139.00–157.50	149.76
1	—	225	131.00	131.00
13	—	580	131.00–148.00	138.28
10	—	463	148.00–160.00	156.25
4	—	620	129.00–133.00	130.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	119.00	119.00
1	—	345	127.50	127.50
1	—	500	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
4	—	471	139.00–149.00	143.13
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
4	—	324	131.00–145.00	137.23
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
2	—	575	133.00–135.00	134.02
5	—	416	132.50–145.00	137.26
2	—	530	134.00–142.00	138.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	153.00	153.00
7	—	511	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	121.00	121.00
8	—	330	160.00–185.00	171.81
3	—	735	131.00–146.00	140.93
2	—	635	150.00–151.00	150.51
5	—	517	151.00–170.00	158.56
3	—	278	167.50–182.50	175.22
8	—	373	159.00–179.00	171.88
2	—	763	140.00–147.00	143.49
3	—	413	175.00	175.00
3	—	463	170.00–175.00	173.38
5	—	565	154.00–170.00	162.16
1	—	690	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	136.00–142.50	139.83
3	—	368	156.00–167.50	159.95
3	—	317	145.00–170.00	156.97
1	—	595	137.50	137.50
3	—	263	135.50–165.00	153.34
2	—	233	155.00–160.00	157.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	167.50–185.00	176.32
1	—	875	109.00	109.00
7	—	679	127.00–144.00	135.65
13	—	578	148.00–166.00	154.32
14	—	528	149.00–173.00	161.86
22	—	470	145.00–182.00	165.42
7	—	618	135.00–153.00	146.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	143.00	143.00
1	—	490	139.00	139.00
1	—	855	109.00	109.00
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
1	—	740	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	63.00–65.00	63.86
6	—	1,289	65.00–73.00	69.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	80.00	80.00
7	—	1,571	67.00–77.00	71.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,021	40.00–54.00	45.95
10	—	1,135	47.00–61.00	54.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,850	106.00–110.00	107.48
1	—	1,220	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,717	96.00–105.00	101.02

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,285	800.00–1,110.00	1,004.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	940.00	940.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle