Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $156.53/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −23.15 against this barn's trailing median of $179.68.

Average price

$156.53

67 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$52

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

$23.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.11

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	544	161.85	880	49
Medium and Large 2-3	552	143.74	794	11thin
Medium and Large 3	475	140.00	665	5thin
Small 1-2	675	138.00	932	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.85/cwt here — about −$52 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $188.97, low $172.65, median $179.68 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale67 hd

156.53

—

TN average8 barns · 690 hd

159.65

−3.11

This barn, trailing median4 sales

179.68

−23.15

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	—	Average	1,790	110.18	1,973	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	78.94	955	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	78.59	1,086	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	62.50	624	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)	1,323	$963	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$910	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$1,490	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	138.31/cwt	135.00–143.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	156.50/cwt	153.00–160.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	144.03/cwt	143.00–145.00	814	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	756	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	166.97/cwt	164.00–174.00	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	159.44/cwt	155.00–164.00	665	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	163.47/cwt	160.00–167.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,116	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	545	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	185.97/cwt	175.00–198.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	158.91/cwt	151.00–165.00	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	172.16/cwt	164.00–175.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	182.75/cwt	172.50–193.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	176.94/cwt	175.00–179.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	208.41/cwt	200.00–215.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	187.75/cwt	184.00–192.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	437	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	208.30/cwt	204.00–217.50	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	206.51/cwt	205.00–207.50	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	161.70/cwt	158.00–166.00	847	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	184.33/cwt	175.00–191.00	780	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	155.78/cwt	153.00–160.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	147.22/cwt	143.00–151.00	980	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	820	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,017	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	67.36/cwt	65.00–70.00	723	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	70.94/cwt	68.00–73.00	956	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	89.23/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,138	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	52.79/cwt	48.00–58.00	446	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	77.20/cwt	72.00–86.00	923	12
Bulls	—	—	1,828	107.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,961	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	80.78/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,124	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,989	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,490.00/head	1,490.00–1,490.00	1,490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	780.00/head	780.00–780.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	1,145.00/head	1,145.00–1,145.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	123.49/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	169.08/cwt	163.00–178.00	820	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	136.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	152.92/cwt	140.00–159.00	570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	148.72/cwt	143.00–153.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	144.38/cwt	140.00–149.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	160.34/cwt	157.00–164.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	143.84/cwt	137.00–155.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	501	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	156.59/cwt	153.00–160.00	725	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	148.88/cwt	145.00–157.00	782	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 Sep 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 249Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 33Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 2Year ago 7

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	138.00	138.00
6	—	469	153.00–160.00	156.50
7	—	417	155.00–164.00	159.44
2	—	338	160.00–167.00	163.47
5	—	378	157.00–164.00	160.34
7	—	525	145.00–157.00	148.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	135.00–143.00	138.31
2	—	565	143.00–145.00	144.03
5	—	373	140.00–159.00	152.92
4	—	426	137.00–155.00	143.84
2	—	490	146.00–150.00	148.00
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	144.00	144.00
1	—	450	142.50	142.50
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
5	—	501	120.00	120.00
2	—	613	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	147.00	147.00
1	—	425	185.00	185.00
2	—	325	175.00–198.00	185.97
2	—	518	150.00–151.00	150.51
4	—	469	164.00–175.00	172.16
2	—	390	172.50–193.00	182.75
1	—	685	142.00	142.00
1	—	595	148.00	148.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	155.00	155.00
1	—	545	159.00	159.00
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	164.00–174.00	166.97
1	—	775	144.00	144.00
2	—	920	140.50	140.50
1	—	590	161.00	161.00
4	—	624	151.00–165.00	158.91
2	—	465	175.00–179.00	176.94
4	—	284	200.00–215.00	208.41
3	—	427	184.00–192.00	187.75
2	—	825	154.00	154.00
5	—	319	204.00–217.50	208.30
3	—	365	205.00–207.50	206.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	524	158.00–166.00	161.70
2	—	705	146.00–148.00	146.99
7	—	423	175.00–191.00	184.33
5	—	562	153.00–160.00	155.78
4	—	666	143.00–151.00	147.22
2	—	868	120.00–127.00	123.49
11	—	485	163.00–178.00	169.08
3	—	622	143.00–153.00	148.72
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	124.00	124.00
1	—	530	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	139.00	139.00
1	—	755	128.00	128.00
4	—	539	130.00–145.00	136.81
1	—	430	165.00	165.00
2	—	580	140.00–149.00	144.38
2	—	463	153.00–160.00	156.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	65.00–70.00	67.36
2	—	845	48.00–58.00	52.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	68.00–73.00	70.94
7	—	1,392	76.00–83.00	80.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	85.00–95.00	89.23
12	—	1,195	72.00–86.00	77.20
1	—	1,185	69.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	105.00–110.00	107.27
1	—	1,715	116.00	116.00

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	—	1,395	1,490.00	1,490.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,530	1,145.00	1,145.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	780.00	780.00

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

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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