Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls not well established. Heifers 1.00 to 9.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.21/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$142.21

66 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$29.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

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	435	147.57	642	32
Medium and Large 2-3	405	140.13	568	28
Small 1-2	513	133.54	685	2thin
Medium and Large 3	491	118.25	581	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.32/cwt here — about $61 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 sale66 hd

142.21

—

TN average5 barns · 382 hd

144.09

−1.87

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	1,797	99.42	1,786	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	78.89	1,065	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	73.53	877	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	60.20	603	10

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$930	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$791	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,080	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,040	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	909	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	513	133.54/cwt	132.00–135.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	136.03/cwt	130.00–149.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	274	149.55/cwt	142.50–157.50	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	144.93/cwt	140.00–148.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	137.53/cwt	125.00–145.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	143.01/cwt	135.00–147.00	618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	160.80/cwt	157.50–167.50	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	175.93/cwt	170.00–179.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	142.04/cwt	135.00–149.00	693	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	151.06/cwt	140.00–161.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	169.36/cwt	165.00–174.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	822	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	78.72/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,074	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	54.47/cwt	48.00–59.00	625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	61.63/cwt	57.00–67.00	595	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,069	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	987	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,960	1
Bulls	—	—	1,980	106.78/cwt	104.00–110.00	2,114	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	67.69/cwt	67.00–68.00	822	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	75.48/cwt	70.00–82.00	895	9
Bulls	—	—	1,545	82.08/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,268	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	890	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	791.39/head	750.00–840.00	791	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	148.00/cwt	142.00–155.00	622	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	151.65/cwt	145.00–158.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	142.69/cwt	139.00–149.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	130.25/cwt	118.00–143.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	156.70/cwt	155.00–161.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	157.86/cwt	152.50–162.50	518	4

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 300Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 46Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 15

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls not well established. Heifers 1.00 to 9.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	158.00	158.00
1	—	475	172.00	172.00
2	—	547	163.00	163.00
1	—	335	188.00	188.00
4	—	386	170.00–179.00	175.93
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	172.50	172.50
2	—	473	163.00	163.00
3	—	338	157.50–167.50	160.80
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	132.00–135.00	133.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	130.00–149.00	136.03
4	—	274	142.50–157.50	149.55
5	—	476	125.00–145.00	137.53
8	—	432	135.00–147.00	143.01
2	—	535	130.00–132.00	131.02
2	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
1	—	205	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	140.00–148.00	144.93
3	—	545	143.00	143.00
1	—	565	133.00	133.00
13	—	420	142.00–155.00	148.00
5	—	372	145.00–158.00	151.65
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
4	—	328	152.50–162.50	157.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
1	—	400	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	135.00–149.00	142.04
3	—	580	139.00–149.00	142.69
2	—	628	118.00–143.00	130.25
5	—	412	155.00–161.00	156.70
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	140.00–161.00	151.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	165.00–174.00	169.36
1	—	390	168.00	168.00
2	—	495	165.00–167.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,364	74.00–83.00	78.72
1	—	1,425	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,175	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	48.00–59.00	54.47
8	—	965	57.00–67.00	61.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	67.00–68.00	67.69
9	—	1,186	70.00–82.00	75.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,980	104.00–110.00	106.78
2	—	1,545	79.00–85.00	82.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,080.00	1,080.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,040.00	1,040.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,123	750.00–840.00	791.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	930.00	930.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle