Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers under 400 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, over 400 lbs steady to 6.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.87/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$148.87

67 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$27.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.28

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	475	151.74	720	47
Medium and Large 2-3	384	147.54	567	15thin
Small 1-2	458	129.00	591	2thin
Medium and Large 3	440	123.83	545	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.91/cwt here — about $175 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 sale67 hd

148.87

—

TN average10 barns · 1,336 hd

145.60

+3.28

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	1,804	104.16	1,879	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,366	82.40	1,125	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	80.47	954	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	61.75	638	8thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 3	—	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	149.96/cwt	146.00–155.00	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	164.06/cwt	160.00–165.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	855	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	458	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	165.35/cwt	162.50–170.00	885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	238	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	153.17/cwt	148.00–158.00	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	161.47/cwt	160.00–163.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	173.01/cwt	162.50–182.50	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	181.45/cwt	170.00–187.50	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	145.11/cwt	132.50–155.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	184.60/cwt	180.00–190.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	185.66/cwt	175.00–195.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	168.48/cwt	157.50–180.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	141.74/cwt	140.00–143.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	645	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	738	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	61.75/cwt	50.00–71.00	638	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	86.81/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,084	11
Bulls	—	—	1,907	102.47/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,954	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,275	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	82.11/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,109	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	80.83/cwt	75.00–86.00	934	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	69.46/cwt	58.00–76.00	816	7
Bulls	—	—	1,883	112.78/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,124	2
Bulls	—	—	1,335	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,228	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,394	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,252	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,199.84/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	13,654	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	750	1,013.25/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	7,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	169.71/cwt	164.00–175.00	796	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	176.78/cwt	167.50–183.00	750	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	159.56/cwt	154.00–167.00	665	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	157.78/cwt	155.00–161.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	166.05/cwt	160.00–172.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	140.34/cwt	125.00–157.50	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	162.36/cwt	157.50–170.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	139.57/cwt	134.00–150.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	147.04/cwt	145.00–149.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	253	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	166.49/cwt	164.00–169.00	954	2

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 265Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 88Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 10Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	121.00	121.00
1	—	305	147.50	147.50
1	—	535	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	146.00–155.00	149.96
5	—	323	160.00–165.00	164.06
2	—	633	135.00	135.00
1	—	820	118.00	118.00
9	—	461	148.00–158.00	153.17
2	—	285	160.00–163.00	161.47
1	—	980	117.00	117.00
11	—	417	154.00–167.00	159.56
1	—	690	129.00	129.00
3	—	383	155.00–161.00	157.78
5	—	574	134.00–150.00	139.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
1	—	770	123.00	123.00
3	—	238	157.50	157.50
5	—	379	132.50–155.00	145.11
1	—	400	147.00	147.00
2	—	515	145.00–149.00	147.04
2	—	253	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	162.50–170.00	165.35
4	—	365	180.00–190.00	184.60
1	—	470	167.50	167.50
4	—	418	175.00–195.00	185.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	162.50–182.50	173.01
3	—	275	170.00–187.50	181.45
1	—	455	167.50	167.50
1	—	585	155.00	155.00
1	—	245	167.50	167.50
2	—	313	157.50–180.00	168.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	113.00–115.00	114.00
1	—	740	129.00	129.00
1	—	765	125.00	125.00
4	—	635	140.00–143.00	141.74
1	—	375	172.00	172.00
1	—	665	140.00	140.00
8	—	469	164.00–175.00	169.71
8	—	424	167.50–183.00	176.78
4	—	523	160.00–172.00	166.05
2	—	573	164.00–169.00	166.49
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	137.00	137.00
1	—	445	164.00	164.00
3	—	525	125.00–157.50	140.34
3	—	468	157.50–170.00	162.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,034	50.00–71.00	61.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,249	85.00–89.00	86.81
20	—	1,155	75.00–86.00	80.83
7	—	1,175	58.00–76.00	69.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	85.00	85.00
9	—	1,351	78.00–87.00	82.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,907	98.00–109.00	102.47
2	—	1,883	110.00–115.00	112.78
1	—	1,335	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,199.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	975.00–1,050.00	1,013.25

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