Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported date from this sale, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.25/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$140.25

63 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$38.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.22

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	481	146.13	704	45
Medium and Large 2-3	529	126.59	670	17thin
Small 1-2	570	107.50	613	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.63/cwt here — about $91 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 sale63 hd

140.25

—

TN average8 barns · 1,427 hd

149.46

−9.22

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	1,716	101.46	1,741	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	77.69	934	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	75.67	1,101	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	61.07	635	8thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	161.33/cwt	155.00–167.50	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	142.21/cwt	139.00–146.00	735	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	174.74/cwt	170.00–177.50	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	169.50/cwt	168.00–171.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	159.82/cwt	153.00–165.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	141.40/cwt	138.00–145.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	477	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	118.91/cwt	105.00–130.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	128.78/cwt	125.00–131.00	919	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	161.47/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	182.36/cwt	180.00–185.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	186.29/cwt	177.50–194.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	161.68/cwt	155.00–165.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	162.75/cwt	162.50–163.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	151.02/cwt	149.00–153.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	186.40/cwt	180.00–192.50	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	173.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	121.22/cwt	119.00–125.00	874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	141.41/cwt	135.00–146.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	163.14/cwt	159.00–169.00	765	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	606	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,390	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	77.12/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,127	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	68.92/cwt	66.00–72.00	886	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	68.68/cwt	68.00–70.00	946	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	79.15/cwt	74.00–84.00	926	14
Bulls	—	—	1,472	90.06/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,326	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,069	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	71.36/cwt	66.00–74.00	780	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	50.78/cwt	46.00–54.00	501	4
Bulls	—	—	1,779	104.69/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,862	7
Bulls	—	—	2,010	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	166.43/cwt	160.00–173.00	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	130.99/cwt	129.00–134.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	124.97/cwt	120.00–131.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	133.76/cwt	132.50–135.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	126.32/cwt	118.00–135.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.00/cwt	143.00–147.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	153.51/cwt	147.00–159.00	800	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	115.46/cwt	113.00–118.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	125.34/cwt	118.00–132.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	145.00/cwt	137.50–150.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	156.31/cwt	150.00–162.50	505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	129.43/cwt	125.00–134.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	137.98/cwt	136.00–145.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	145.24/cwt	141.00–150.00	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	122.33/cwt	120.00–124.00	774	3

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 May 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 398Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 50Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	835	108.00	108.00
2	—	365	138.00–145.00	141.40
3	—	587	105.00–130.00	118.91
2	—	470	118.00–135.00	126.32
2	—	660	113.00–118.00	115.46
3	—	512	118.00–132.00	125.34
3	—	413	137.50–150.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	155.00–167.50	161.33
11	—	517	139.00–146.00	142.21
5	—	427	153.00–165.00	159.82
1	—	845	122.00	122.00
1	—	210	180.00	180.00
2	—	673	124.00–126.00	125.02
1	—	260	155.00	155.00
4	—	323	150.00–162.50	156.31
5	—	564	136.00–145.00	137.98
7	—	469	141.00–150.00	145.24
3	—	633	120.00–124.00	122.33
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	170.00–177.50	174.74
9	—	714	125.00–131.00	128.78
2	—	275	180.00–185.00	182.36
4	—	444	181.00	181.00
3	—	377	177.50–194.00	186.29
3	—	532	155.00–165.00	161.68
2	—	563	162.50–163.00	162.75
2	—	618	149.00–153.00	151.02
2	—	205	180.00–192.50	186.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	168.00–171.00	169.50
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
1	—	285	167.50	167.50
2	—	488	157.50	157.50
1	—	570	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	160.00–163.00	161.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	170.00–180.00	173.40
4	—	721	119.00–125.00	121.22
3	—	615	135.00–146.00	141.41
8	—	469	159.00–169.00	163.14
6	—	413	160.00–173.00	166.43
1	—	790	121.00	121.00
2	—	575	143.00–147.00	145.00
7	—	521	147.00–159.00	153.51
2	—	680	125.00–134.00	129.43
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	119.00	119.00
1	—	425	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	145.00–147.00	146.01
3	—	583	129.00–134.00	130.99
4	—	623	120.00–131.00	124.97
2	—	520	132.50–135.00	133.76
1	—	700	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	85.00	85.00
8	—	1,461	74.00–80.00	77.12
3	—	1,377	68.00–70.00	68.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	66.00–72.00	68.92
14	—	1,170	74.00–84.00	79.15
2	—	1,258	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	66.00–74.00	71.36
4	—	986	46.00–54.00	50.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	88.00–95.00	90.06
7	—	1,779	100.00–111.00	104.69
1	—	2,010	113.00	113.00

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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