Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 10.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.41/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$149.41

112 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$35.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.84

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	528	152.71	807	81
Small 1-2	465	144.91	674	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	140.94	719	25
Medium and Large 3	505	117.00	591	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.71/cwt here — about $216 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 sale112 hd

149.41

—

TN average8 barns · 1,244 hd

154.25

−4.84

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	1,812	108.09	1,958	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,324	78.47	1,039	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	75.82	941	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	58.45	621	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$1,030	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$912	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$692	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	534	138.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	742	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	855	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	151.51/cwt	146.00–156.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	157.30/cwt	152.00–162.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	149.12/cwt	144.00–155.00	798	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	823	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	980	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	171.36/cwt	167.50–175.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	149.74/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	159.71/cwt	158.00–162.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	205.94/cwt	200.00–209.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	143.34/cwt	138.00–148.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	181.04/cwt	175.00–187.50	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	192.50/cwt	187.50–202.50	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	170.16/cwt	168.00–174.00	898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	152.17/cwt	147.00–158.00	925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	149.48/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	152.51/cwt	146.00–156.00	874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	180.02/cwt	173.00–183.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	735	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	79.15/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,049	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	69.93/cwt	67.00–72.00	808	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,035	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	76.94/cwt	74.00–81.00	983	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	55.18/cwt	51.00–59.00	567	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	70.01/cwt	68.00–71.00	940	4
Bulls	—	—	1,818	112.40/cwt	111.00–114.00	2,043	2
Bulls	—	—	1,809	106.37/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,924	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	88.17/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,144	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	912.44/head	870.00–970.00	912	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	692.46/head	620.00–770.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	161.00/cwt	154.00–168.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	160.77/cwt	158.00–165.00	844	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	147.29/cwt	140.00–155.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	160.55/cwt	156.00–164.00	763	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	132.37/cwt	127.50–136.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	146.98/cwt	137.50–157.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	150.48/cwt	146.00–160.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	167.65/cwt	162.50–173.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	142.68/cwt	142.00–143.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	171.21/cwt	164.00–177.00	806	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	148.41/cwt	140.00–155.00	847	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	164.80/cwt	157.50–175.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	148.19/cwt	143.00–154.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	166.56/cwt	162.50–170.00	718	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	122.50/cwt	119.00–126.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	146.38/cwt	139.00–150.00	886	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	136.24/cwt	133.00–142.00	787	7

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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Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Aug 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 179Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 43Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	534	135.00–145.00	138.98
2	—	365	137.50–157.00	146.98
5	—	427	146.00–160.00	150.48
3	—	467	143.00–154.00	148.19
2	—	620	119.00–126.00	122.50
7	—	578	133.00–142.00	136.24
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	132.00	132.00
3	—	423	146.00–156.00	151.51
1	—	485	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	174.00	174.00
8	—	466	152.00–162.00	157.30
8	—	535	144.00–155.00	149.12
3	—	662	144.00	144.00
1	—	705	139.00	139.00
26	—	571	140.00–155.00	148.41
4	—	373	157.50–175.00	164.80
15	—	431	162.50–170.00	166.56
12	—	605	139.00–150.00	146.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	154.00	154.00
1	—	450	177.00	177.00
2	—	418	167.50–175.00	171.36
1	—	680	145.00	145.00
1	—	505	171.00	171.00
5	—	625	138.00–148.00	143.34
1	—	270	196.00	196.00
2	—	373	175.00–187.50	181.04
1	—	745	136.00	136.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	151.00	151.00
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	134.00	134.00
3	—	672	145.00–152.00	149.74
2	—	410	193.00	193.00
4	—	574	158.00–162.00	159.71
4	—	318	200.00–209.00	205.94
4	—	388	187.50–202.50	192.50
2	—	720	147.00	147.00
5	—	528	168.00–174.00	170.16
1	—	295	199.00	199.00
5	—	608	147.00–158.00	152.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	147.00–152.00	149.48
1	—	805	131.00	131.00
1	—	610	146.00	146.00
6	—	573	146.00–156.00	152.51
4	—	426	173.00–183.00	180.02
1	—	715	141.00	141.00
10	—	525	158.00–165.00	160.77
4	—	778	127.50–136.00	132.37
11	—	471	164.00–177.00	171.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	154.00–168.00	161.00
2	—	525	140.00–155.00	147.29
9	—	475	156.00–164.00	160.55
4	—	436	162.50–173.00	167.65
3	—	630	142.00–143.00	142.68
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,028	51.00–59.00	55.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,325	72.00–83.00	79.15
4	—	1,343	68.00–71.00	70.01
3	—	1,297	85.00–90.00	88.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,155	67.00–72.00	69.93
1	—	1,190	87.00	87.00
11	—	1,277	74.00–81.00	76.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	111.00–114.00	112.40
5	—	1,809	96.00–110.00	106.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,285	870.00–970.00	912.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,030.00	1,030.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	620.00–770.00	692.46
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	825.00	825.00

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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

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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

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