Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls not well established last week. Heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $145.92/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$145.92

70 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$27.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.18

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	477	147.39	704	54
Small 1-2	449	143.60	645	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	407	141.74	576	10thin
Medium and Large 3	589	120.00	707	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.39/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale70 hd

145.92

—

TN average11 barns · 2,830 hd

147.10

−1.18

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	1,953	105.67	2,064	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	74.28	1,074	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	73.16	866	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	56.09	634	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$824	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$1,048	2thin

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 1-2	—	586	140.19/cwt	139.00–142.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	483	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	156.67/cwt	152.50–159.00	588	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	142.05/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	177.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	383	167.65/cwt	160.00–175.00	642	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	589	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	152.70/cwt	148.00–157.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	180.04/cwt	179.00–182.50	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	868	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	588	152.90/cwt	145.00–161.00	899	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	185.40/cwt	177.50–190.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	165.87/cwt	162.00–172.00	861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	171.12/cwt	167.50–175.00	719	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	150.10/cwt	139.00–157.50	935	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	868	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	68.20/cwt	65.00–74.00	982	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	52.97/cwt	47.00–60.00	595	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	62.32/cwt	57.00–68.00	712	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	78.84/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,144	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	65.72/cwt	51.00–70.00	799	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	85.40/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,095	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	76.64/cwt	71.00–82.00	869	13
Bulls	—	—	1,940	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,192	1
Bulls	—	—	2,220	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,331	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,683	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	824.47/head	690.00–940.00	824	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	144.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	140.65/cwt	130.00–148.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	159.79/cwt	159.00–162.00	553	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	167.04/cwt	157.00–169.00	964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	141.49/cwt	141.00–142.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	262	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	158.33/cwt	157.50–160.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	130.69/cwt	127.00–138.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	698	5

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 Jun 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 156Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls not well established last week. Heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	139.00–142.00	140.19
1	—	690	128.00	128.00
1	—	275	157.50	157.50
10	—	375	152.50–159.00	156.67
4	—	423	148.00–157.00	152.70
9	—	515	140.00–150.00	144.20
5	—	346	159.00–162.00	159.79
3	—	237	157.50–160.00	158.33
3	—	710	127.00–138.00	130.69
3	—	620	139.00	139.00
1	—	775	126.00	126.00
5	—	475	145.00–150.00	147.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	146.00	146.00
1	—	705	124.00	124.00
1	—	560	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	138.00	138.00
1	—	395	152.00	152.00
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
2	—	485	141.00–142.00	141.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
3	—	468	130.00–148.00	140.65
2	—	518	138.00–140.00	138.97
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
3	—	262	140.00–145.00	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	589	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
2	—	588	145.00–161.00	152.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	139.00–145.00	142.05
4	—	376	175.00–180.00	177.38
1	—	520	165.00	165.00
1	—	590	154.00	154.00
6	—	422	179.00–182.50	180.04
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
5	—	329	177.50–190.00	185.40
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	160.00–175.00	167.65
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
1	—	425	166.00	166.00
1	—	310	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	172.50	172.50
1	—	495	169.00	169.00
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
1	—	220	172.50	172.50
2	—	383	168.00–170.00	168.98
2	—	638	136.00	136.00
1	—	545	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	162.00–172.00	165.87
2	—	420	167.50–175.00	171.12
5	—	623	139.00–157.50	150.10
1	—	490	164.00	164.00
6	—	577	157.00–169.00	167.04
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	164.00	164.00
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
1	—	530	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	65.00–74.00	68.20
4	—	1,451	75.00–84.00	78.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	47.00–60.00	52.97
2	—	1,143	57.00–68.00	62.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,216	51.00–70.00	65.72
3	—	1,282	84.00–86.00	85.40
13	—	1,134	71.00–82.00	76.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	113.00	113.00
1	—	2,220	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,700	99.00	99.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	690.00–940.00	824.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,185.00	1,185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	910.00	910.00

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