Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 7.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 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 $147.95/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$147.95

86 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$14.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.57

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	493	152.07	750	55
Medium and Large 3	380	149.00	566	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	487	141.44	689	21
Small 1-2	477	137.86	658	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.21/cwt here — about $93 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 sale86 hd

147.95

—

TN average11 barns · 2,601 hd

154.52

−6.57

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	1,799	107.05	1,926	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	81.32	1,138	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	78.98	953	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	62.77	689	7thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,130	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	516	149.20/cwt	145.00–154.00	770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	186.74/cwt	176.00–189.00	788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	136.94/cwt	135.00–139.00	846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	156.88/cwt	148.00–165.00	728	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	139.69/cwt	129.00–150.00	654	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	428	158.30/cwt	141.00–175.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	211.37/cwt	206.00–218.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	161.68/cwt	157.00–169.00	702	13
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	141.27/cwt	140.00–142.50	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	156.61/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,038	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	177.58/cwt	175.00–180.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	160.02/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	166.80/cwt	166.00–167.00	984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	184.80/cwt	180.00–190.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	188.94/cwt	182.50–195.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	169.58/cwt	167.00–170.00	907	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	185.83/cwt	176.00–190.00	767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	165.74/cwt	160.00–170.00	864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	171.29/cwt	165.00–175.00	822	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	153.01/cwt	145.00–159.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	733	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	83.26/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,151	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	64.07/cwt	58.00–70.00	678	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,184	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	77.48/cwt	75.00–85.00	917	6
Bulls	—	—	1,750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,575	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	75.50/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,097	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,335	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,739	106.84/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,858	4
Bulls	—	—	1,945	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,256	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	137.96/cwt	135.00–141.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	746	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	578	127.58/cwt	114.00–142.00	737	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	463	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	153.15/cwt	148.00–155.00	940	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	588	146.49/cwt	143.00–150.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	160.45/cwt	158.00–165.00	905	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	138.02/cwt	136.00–140.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	144.62/cwt	143.00–148.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	615	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	724	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	149.83/cwt	149.00–153.00	614	6

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 286Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 49Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	145.00–154.00	149.20
2	—	575	143.00–144.00	143.51
6	—	618	135.00–139.00	136.94
19	—	464	148.00–165.00	156.88
1	—	380	172.00	172.00
13	—	434	157.00–169.00	161.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
5	—	468	129.00–150.00	139.69
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
6	—	531	143.00–148.00	144.62
1	—	685	122.00	122.00
1	—	600	121.00	121.00
6	—	410	149.00–153.00	149.83
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
2	—	428	140.00–142.50	141.27
2	—	578	114.00–142.00	127.58
2	—	463	141.00	141.00
2	—	510	136.00–140.00	138.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	475	147.00–148.00	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	176.00–189.00	186.74
3	—	365	206.00–218.00	211.37
3	—	663	153.00–160.00	156.61
2	—	475	175.00–180.00	177.58
1	—	260	202.50	202.50
3	—	625	154.00–163.00	160.02
5	—	590	166.00–167.00	166.80
7	—	535	167.00–170.00	169.58
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	141.00–175.00	158.30
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
1	—	220	182.50	182.50
2	—	375	180.00–190.00	184.80
2	—	335	182.50–195.00	188.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	724	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	176.00–190.00	185.83
5	—	521	160.00–170.00	165.74
1	—	725	138.00	138.00
10	—	480	165.00–175.00	171.29
3	—	652	145.00–159.00	153.01
5	—	614	148.00–155.00	153.15
7	—	564	158.00–165.00	160.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	705	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	133.00	133.00
2	—	588	143.00–150.00	146.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	139.00	139.00
2	—	588	135.00–141.00	137.96
1	—	720	136.00	136.00
2	—	628	145.00–147.00	146.02
2	—	758	126.00	126.00
1	—	420	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,382	80.00–85.00	83.26
2	—	1,453	75.00–76.00	75.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,058	58.00–70.00	64.07
1	—	1,335	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	88.00	88.00
6	—	1,183	75.00–85.00	77.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,739	105.00–110.00	106.84
2	—	1,945	115.00–117.00	116.01

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,130.00	1,130.00

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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