Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers mostly steady. Heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls under 600 lbs steady to 5 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.13/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$144.13

83 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$14.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.31

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	146.58	734	49
Medium and Large 2-3	454	141.76	643	27
Small 1-2	428	141.03	604	3thin
Medium and Large 3	327	132.27	432	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.31/cwt here — about $302 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 sale83 hd

144.13

—

TN average9 barns · 2,404 hd

150.44

−6.31

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	—	Low	1,608	102.33	1,646	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,129	84.04	949	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	83.81	1,147	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	60.06	567	17

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	424	146.95/cwt	143.00–150.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	130.05/cwt	126.00–134.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	145.29/cwt	139.00–155.00	699	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	142.98/cwt	139.00–146.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	166.15/cwt	163.00–169.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	135.33/cwt	134.00–136.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	131.91/cwt	128.00–136.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	136.54/cwt	130.00–142.50	366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	175.25/cwt	170.00–177.00	981	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	822	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	168.38/cwt	160.00–177.50	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	195.49/cwt	190.00–202.50	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	166.86/cwt	161.00–175.00	471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	163.94/cwt	157.50–170.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	196.79/cwt	190.00–200.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	175.83/cwt	170.00–185.00	923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	178.79/cwt	172.50–192.50	762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	171.33/cwt	170.00–172.00	826	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	177.23/cwt	172.00–184.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	993	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	63.57/cwt	59.00–70.00	618	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	51.65/cwt	48.00–55.00	453	5
Bulls	—	—	1,399	90.81/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,270	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	88.61/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,168	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	82.07/cwt	73.00–87.00	1,138	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	91.77/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,118	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	80.89/cwt	71.00–87.00	866	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	68.46/cwt	68.00–69.00	822	2
Bulls	—	—	1,811	115.45/cwt	114.00–117.00	2,091	4
Bulls	—	—	1,687	104.04/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,755	3
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	790	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,518	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	11,948	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	12,515	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	19,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	168.70/cwt	160.00–180.00	960	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	141.63/cwt	136.00–145.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	149.37/cwt	141.00–158.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	187.70/cwt	185.00–190.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	156.48/cwt	148.00–164.00	651	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	141.03/cwt	139.00–144.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	173.09/cwt	162.00–182.50	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	140.59/cwt	140.00–143.00	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	146.55/cwt	134.00–159.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	130.08/cwt	127.00–133.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	159.95/cwt	152.50–167.50	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	131.18/cwt	130.00–132.50	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	137.13/cwt	130.00–147.00	798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	162.84/cwt	158.00–167.50	622	6

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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 287Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 81Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 27Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	143.00–150.00	146.95
2	—	568	126.00–134.00	130.05
2	—	483	139.00–140.00	139.49
7	—	521	140.00–143.00	140.59
6	—	388	134.00–159.00	146.55
2	—	628	127.00–133.00	130.08
2	—	280	130.00–132.50	131.18
2	—	328	155.00–160.00	157.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	126.00–130.00	128.00
2	—	268	130.00–142.50	136.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	481	139.00–155.00	145.29
5	—	521	139.00–146.00	142.98
4	—	330	163.00–169.00	166.15
3	—	622	134.00–136.00	135.33
2	—	670	128.00–136.00	131.91
1	—	825	119.00	119.00
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
5	—	416	148.00–164.00	156.48
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
1	—	200	172.50	172.50
9	—	582	130.00–147.00	137.13
6	—	382	158.00–167.50	162.84
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	139.00–144.00	141.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	167.50	167.50
1	—	600	141.00	141.00
5	—	371	160.00–177.50	168.38
1	—	675	139.00	139.00
3	—	282	161.00–175.00	166.86
2	—	330	157.50–170.00	163.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	170.00–177.00	175.25
4	—	362	190.00–202.50	195.49
4	—	340	190.00–200.00	196.79
5	—	525	170.00–185.00	175.83
1	—	280	212.50	212.50
11	—	426	172.50–192.50	178.79
6	—	482	170.00–172.00	171.33
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	166.00	166.00
1	—	425	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	154.00	154.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	67.00	67.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	183.00	183.00
1	—	635	147.00	147.00
3	—	518	172.00–184.00	177.23
1	—	755	134.00	134.00
1	—	730	136.00	136.00
4	—	569	160.00–180.00	168.70
3	—	682	136.00–145.00	141.63
3	—	427	185.00–190.00	187.70
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	143.00	143.00
2	—	508	141.00–158.00	149.37
3	—	425	162.00–182.50	173.09
3	—	582	143.00	143.00
3	—	485	152.50–167.50	159.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	972	59.00–70.00	63.57
5	—	878	48.00–55.00	51.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,318	87.00–90.00	88.61
11	—	1,387	73.00–87.00	82.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,218	88.00–95.00	91.77
22	—	1,070	71.00–87.00	80.89
2	—	1,200	68.00–69.00	68.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,399	90.00–92.00	90.81
4	—	1,811	114.00–117.00	115.45
3	—	1,687	97.00–110.00	104.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,030.00	1,030.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	890.00	890.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	1,360.00	1,360.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle