Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 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 $142.08/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$142.08

80 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$29.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.30

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	497	146.76	729	56
Medium and Large 2-3	410	133.21	547	18thin
Small 1-2	343	128.85	441	4thin
Medium and Large 3	390	117.50	458	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.26/cwt here — about $270 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 sale80 hd

142.08

—

TN average10 barns · 1,686 hd

142.39

−0.30

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	1,602	92.33	1,479	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,329	74.15	985	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	73.55	862	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	61.03	645	11

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	143.04/cwt	138.00–148.00	745	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	133.46/cwt	132.00–139.00	815	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	133.75/cwt	133.00–136.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	714	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	158.65/cwt	150.00–165.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	174.27/cwt	170.00–177.50	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	155.60/cwt	145.00–160.00	649	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	162.19/cwt	161.00–163.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	509	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	320	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	174.01/cwt	172.50–177.50	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	176.48/cwt	174.00–179.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	157.73/cwt	154.00–165.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	187.57/cwt	177.50–199.00	683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	182.78/cwt	180.00–186.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	167.94/cwt	160.00–176.00	897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	488	147.46/cwt	140.00–155.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	53.27/cwt	51.00–55.00	620	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	75.06/cwt	70.00–81.00	861	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	63.88/cwt	59.00–66.00	774	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	83.88/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,007	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	62.75/cwt	55.00–66.00	649	9
Bulls	—	—	1,883	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	2,099	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	68.94/cwt	68.00–70.00	996	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,151	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,237	74.33/cwt	67.00–79.00	919	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	—	1,210	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	799	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	66.86/cwt	58.00–83.00	971	3
Bulls	—	—	1,403	101.82/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,429	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,858	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,096.58/cwt	1,030.00–1,175.00	12,753	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,171	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	14,058	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,119.79/cwt	1,090.00–1,160.00	12,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,165.00/cwt	900.00–1,275.00	13,596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	144.30/cwt	139.00–149.00	970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	173.16/cwt	167.00–180.00	824	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	160.75/cwt	158.00–163.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	158.73/cwt	150.00–165.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	154.87/cwt	148.00–160.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	153.66/cwt	150.00–157.50	804	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	135.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	177.21/cwt	172.50–185.00	725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	128.81/cwt	127.50–130.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	238	133.97/cwt	133.00–135.00	319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	140.23/cwt	133.00–145.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	150.04/cwt	142.00–159.00	707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	159.14/cwt	152.50–164.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	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.

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Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Mar 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 199Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 47Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 6Year ago 15

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	138.00	138.00
1	—	785	116.00	116.00
1	—	325	127.50	127.50
2	—	263	127.50	127.50
4	—	366	127.50–130.00	128.81
2	—	238	133.00–135.00	133.97
1	—	550	137.00	137.00
5	—	462	133.00–145.00	140.23
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	138.00–148.00	143.04
9	—	611	132.00–139.00	133.46
4	—	660	133.00–136.00	133.75
4	—	324	150.00–165.00	158.65
11	—	417	145.00–160.00	155.60
2	—	595	137.00	137.00
1	—	700	131.00	131.00
9	—	471	142.00–159.00	150.04
3	—	352	152.50–164.00	159.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
2	—	380	130.00–140.00	135.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	162.50	162.50
3	—	320	170.00–177.50	174.27
1	—	430	182.00	182.00
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
5	—	372	154.00–165.00	157.73
1	—	560	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	345	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	161.00–163.00	162.19
1	—	715	141.00	141.00
5	—	459	172.50–177.50	174.01
4	—	518	174.00–179.00	176.48
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
2	—	628	147.00–150.00	148.49
6	—	364	177.50–199.00	187.57
5	—	419	180.00–186.00	182.78
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	157.50	157.50
1	—	480	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	160.00–176.00	167.94
1	—	610	157.00	157.00
1	—	765	129.00	129.00
1	—	725	129.00	129.00
5	—	672	139.00–149.00	144.30
11	—	476	167.00–180.00	173.16
4	—	583	158.00–163.00	160.75
7	—	409	172.50–185.00	177.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	165.00	165.00
3	—	488	150.00–165.00	158.73
3	—	568	148.00–160.00	154.87
2	—	523	150.00–157.50	153.66
1	—	760	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	140.00–155.00	147.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	51.00–55.00	53.27
9	—	1,034	55.00–66.00	62.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,147	70.00–81.00	75.06
6	—	1,212	59.00–66.00	63.88
4	—	1,200	81.00–88.00	83.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	68.00–70.00	68.94
1	—	1,370	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,237	67.00–79.00	74.33
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,883	110.00–113.00	111.46
3	—	1,453	58.00–83.00	66.86
2	—	1,403	100.00–104.00	101.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,163	1,030.00–1,175.00	1,096.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	990.00	990.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,090.00–1,160.00	1,119.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	1,350.00	1,350.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,167	900.00–1,275.00	1,165.00

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