Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers and bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.83/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$139.83

81 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$14.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.67

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	485	143.61	697	45
Medium and Large 2-3	441	137.10	605	25
Medium and Large 3	347	132.19	459	5thin
Small 1-2	490	129.17	633	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.45/cwt here — about $64 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 sale81 hd

139.83

—

TN average7 barns · 953 hd

149.49

−9.67

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	1,618	99.69	1,613	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	73.92	1,092	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	71.65	935	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	56.92	585	10

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	606	128.69/cwt	123.00–137.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	135.76/cwt	132.00–140.00	573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	137.23/cwt	129.00–142.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	135.54/cwt	134.00–137.00	705	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	142.52/cwt	137.50–145.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.25/cwt	138.00–140.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	155.11/cwt	148.00–157.50	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	160.75/cwt	160.00–161.00	929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	172.70/cwt	166.00–176.00	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	142.17/cwt	137.00–148.00	736	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	167.75/cwt	162.50–173.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	561	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	230	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	904	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	355	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	150.67/cwt	148.00–157.00	874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	183.56/cwt	180.00–187.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	74.62/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,084	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	81.04/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,122	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	73.50/cwt	69.00–80.00	939	6
Bulls	—	—	1,668	100.71/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,680	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	59.36/cwt	51.00–64.00	601	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	80.49/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,190	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,978	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	61.70/cwt	59.00–64.00	804	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	51.22/cwt	49.00–54.00	544	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	64.53/cwt	63.00–66.00	1,013	2
Bulls	—	—	1,060	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	795	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	13,988	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	10,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	164.71/cwt	157.50–172.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	133.08/cwt	124.00–136.00	752	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	135.47/cwt	131.00–140.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	141.42/cwt	137.50–145.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.46/cwt	148.00–157.50	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	150.31/cwt	140.00–164.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	149.48/cwt	143.00–158.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	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 Mar 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 275Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 47Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers and bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	123.00–137.00	128.69
4	—	571	138.00–140.00	139.25
4	—	329	148.00–157.50	155.11
10	—	518	137.00–148.00	142.17
1	—	265	142.50	142.50
1	—	685	129.00	129.00
1	—	700	122.00	122.00
5	—	375	148.00–157.50	152.46
8	—	418	140.00–164.00	150.31
3	—	460	143.00–158.00	149.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	132.00–140.00	135.76
6	—	472	129.00–142.00	137.23
2	—	520	134.00–137.00	135.54
3	—	353	137.50–145.00	142.52
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
4	—	565	124.00–136.00	133.08
2	—	283	137.50–145.00	141.42
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	525	119.00	119.00
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	126.00	126.00
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	141.00	141.00
1	—	590	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	131.00–140.00	135.47
2	—	288	127.50	127.50
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
1	—	460	162.50	162.50
1	—	225	162.50	162.50
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
3	—	432	162.50–173.00	167.75
1	—	325	172.50	172.50
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	160.00	160.00
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	160.00–161.00	160.75
6	—	523	166.00–176.00	172.70
1	—	770	133.00	133.00
1	—	425	182.50	182.50
2	—	370	190.00	190.00
1	—	475	170.00	170.00
2	—	328	195.00	195.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	157.50	157.50
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
1	—	355	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	123.00	123.00
5	—	580	148.00–157.00	150.67
1	—	540	169.00	169.00
3	—	632	148.00	148.00
2	—	408	180.00–187.00	183.56
1	—	680	136.00	136.00
1	—	905	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	158.00	158.00
2	—	453	157.50–172.00	164.71
1	—	430	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,453	70.00–79.00	74.62
2	—	1,478	80.00–81.00	80.49
2	—	1,570	63.00–66.00	64.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	80.00–82.00	81.04
6	—	1,278	69.00–80.00	73.50
3	—	1,303	59.00–64.00	61.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,012	51.00–64.00	59.36
3	—	1,063	49.00–54.00	51.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,668	97.00–105.00	100.71
2	—	1,798	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,060	75.00	75.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,040.00	1,040.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	970.00	970.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle