Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Steers not well established two weeks ago. Heifers under 500 lbs 4.00 to 9.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Bulls under 600 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.72/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$146.72

125 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$33.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.72

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	162.00	761	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	462	148.16	685	44
Medium and Large 1-2	540	147.10	794	74
Small 1-2	495	129.25	640	2thin
Medium and Large 3	428	128.75	550	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.25/cwt here — about $211 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 sale125 hd

146.72

—

TN average8 barns · 1,881 hd

153.44

−6.72

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	1,545	96.65	1,493	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	76.93	927	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,299	75.80	985	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	59.66	637	7thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	470	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	140.13/cwt	133.00–147.00	796	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	140.67/cwt	132.00–144.00	733	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	155.35/cwt	150.00–162.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	125.44/cwt	119.00–130.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	536	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	610	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	165.87/cwt	157.00–172.50	761	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	135.33/cwt	132.00–141.00	834	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	153.91/cwt	147.00–159.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	142.48/cwt	135.00–147.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	141.64/cwt	141.00–143.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	169.82/cwt	167.50–173.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	441	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	360	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	155.99/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	169.99/cwt	165.00–176.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	187.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	146.80/cwt	146.00–148.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	166.29/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,038	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	190.00/cwt	187.50–192.50	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	156.18/cwt	155.00–158.00	967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	166.22/cwt	163.00–171.00	939	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	160.36/cwt	153.00–165.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	143.93/cwt	132.00–148.00	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	132.06/cwt	129.00–135.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	128.19/cwt	125.00–131.00	931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	158.42/cwt	154.00–164.00	833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	176.48/cwt	170.00–184.00	738	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	77.22/cwt	74.00–80.00	992	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	70.12/cwt	66.00–74.00	954	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	82.62/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,047	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	51.95/cwt	51.00–54.00	590	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	65.45/cwt	60.00–70.00	666	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	67.50/cwt	67.00–68.00	809	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	75.74/cwt	71.00–81.00	885	8
Bulls	—	—	1,685	104.04/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,753	5
Bulls	—	—	1,367	84.13/cwt	72.00–91.00	1,150	5
Bulls	—	—	1,638	109.48/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,793	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	11,132	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	13,802	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,580.00/cwt	1,580.00–1,580.00	23,305	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,310.93/cwt	1,240.00–1,375.00	15,469	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,708	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,298.56/cwt	1,270.00–1,330.00	17,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	153.16/cwt	149.00–161.00	810	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	169.64/cwt	167.00–175.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	169.34/cwt	166.00–175.00	726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	149.86/cwt	138.00–158.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	618	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	161.23/cwt	157.50–165.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	129.81/cwt	128.00–131.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	147.62/cwt	147.00–148.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	165.02/cwt	161.00–169.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	167.50/cwt	164.00–171.00	714	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	380	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	148.68/cwt	140.00–155.00	703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	458	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 228Year ago 247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 73Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 19Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	128.00	128.00
1	—	390	137.50	137.50
1	—	240	137.50	137.50
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	568	133.00–147.00	140.13
1	—	920	94.00	94.00
1	—	330	162.50	162.50
10	—	459	157.00–172.50	165.87
1	—	700	128.00	128.00
9	—	616	132.00–141.00	135.33
5	—	667	128.00–131.00	129.81
5	—	529	147.00–148.00	147.62
3	—	375	161.00–169.00	165.02
11	—	426	164.00–171.00	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
9	—	521	132.00–144.00	140.67
4	—	365	150.00–162.00	155.35
3	—	580	119.00–130.00	125.44
6	—	420	147.00–159.00	153.91
2	—	628	127.00–128.00	127.49
8	—	473	140.00–155.00	148.68
1	—	300	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	106.00	106.00
1	—	380	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	159.00	159.00
6	—	360	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
2	—	618	120.00–124.00	122.02
1	—	475	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	135.00–147.00	142.48
3	—	673	141.00–143.00	141.64
3	—	458	167.50–173.00	169.82
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
1	—	325	169.00	169.00
5	—	609	146.00–148.00	146.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	153.00–162.00	155.99
3	—	510	165.00–176.00	169.99
2	—	378	185.00–190.00	187.42
2	—	325	187.50–192.50	190.00
1	—	725	139.00	139.00
5	—	619	155.00–158.00	156.18
1	—	400	190.00	190.00
1	—	275	192.50	192.50
9	—	565	163.00–171.00	166.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	624	165.00–171.00	166.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	153.00–165.00	160.36
4	—	619	132.00–148.00	143.93
5	—	726	125.00–131.00	128.19
5	—	526	154.00–164.00	158.42
14	—	418	170.00–184.00	176.48
4	—	476	167.00–175.00	169.64
3	—	665	140.00–142.00	140.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	129.00–135.00	132.06
9	—	529	149.00–161.00	153.16
7	—	429	166.00–175.00	169.34
5	—	565	138.00–158.00	149.86
2	—	468	157.50–165.00	161.23
1	—	705	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,284	74.00–80.00	77.22
2	—	1,360	66.00–74.00	70.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,267	80.00–85.00	82.62
2	—	1,198	67.00–68.00	67.50
8	—	1,169	71.00–81.00	75.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	51.00–54.00	51.95
4	—	1,018	60.00–70.00	65.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,685	100.00–106.00	104.04
5	—	1,367	72.00–91.00	84.13
2	—	1,638	109.00–110.00	109.48

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,030.00	1,030.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	1,580.00	1,580.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,180	1,240.00–1,375.00	1,310.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,270.00–1,330.00	1,298.56

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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

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