Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. Steers steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 12.00 lower. Bulls 1.00 to 9.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.49/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$122.49

66 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$14.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.42

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	546	124.04	677	43
Medium and Large 2-3	488	121.53	593	11thin
Small 1-2	459	119.36	548	10thin
Medium and Large 3	438	110.00	481	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.04/cwt here — about $196 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

122.49

—

TN average8 barns · 1,729 hd

137.91

−15.42

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	1,875	84.35	1,582	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	59.96	929	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	54.36	673	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	49.06	557	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$766	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.62/cwt	115.00–126.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.69/cwt	105.00–115.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	120.02/cwt	117.00–123.00	732	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	117.02/cwt	110.00–127.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	134.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	131.43/cwt	128.00–134.00	623	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	150.73/cwt	142.50–160.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	131.53/cwt	125.00–138.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	152.16/cwt	137.50–167.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	134.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	144.31/cwt	140.00–148.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	625	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	505	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	146.17/cwt	143.00–153.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	176.22/cwt	172.50–180.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	166.28/cwt	164.00–167.50	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	165.65/cwt	165.00–167.50	605	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	628	116.94/cwt	114.00–120.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	120.85/cwt	117.00–124.00	760	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	164.04/cwt	158.00–167.50	705	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	44.61/cwt	41.00–46.00	517	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	52.02/cwt	47.00–57.00	583	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	61.78/cwt	58.00–65.00	938	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	54.51/cwt	53.00–56.00	894	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	52.27/cwt	47.00–57.00	641	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	60.64/cwt	60.00–62.00	773	4
Bulls	—	—	2,110	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	88.02/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,547	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,180	766.14/head	720.00–810.00	766	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	680	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.46/cwt	129.00–143.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	470	138.72/cwt	137.50–140.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	119.00/cwt	116.00–123.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	128.03/cwt	124.00–133.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	137.35/cwt	130.00–145.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	108.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	320	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	376	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	478	120.22/cwt	108.00–129.00	575	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	122.10/cwt	117.00–127.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	707	88.98/cwt	81.00–98.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	563	123.56/cwt	121.00–126.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.91/cwt	126.00–136.00	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	129.25/cwt	125.00–133.00	730	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 355Year ago 337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 48Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 14Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
3	—	570	115.00–126.00	120.62
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
3	—	507	110.00–127.00	117.02
1	—	425	127.00	127.00
2	—	338	132.00–135.00	133.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	105.00–115.00	110.69
2	—	610	117.00–123.00	120.02
8	—	422	130.00–140.00	134.77
7	—	474	128.00–134.00	131.43
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
10	—	526	126.00–136.00	128.91
5	—	565	125.00–133.00	129.25
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	117.50	117.50
4	—	478	108.00–129.00	120.22
2	—	373	117.00–127.00	122.10
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
3	—	707	81.00–98.00	88.98
2	—	563	121.00–126.00	123.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	119.00	119.00
1	—	545	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	142.50–160.00	150.73
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
2	—	503	125.00–138.00	131.53
5	—	380	137.50–167.00	152.16
3	—	483	140.00–148.00	144.31
1	—	555	131.00	131.00
1	—	410	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	130.00–138.00	134.04
2	—	655	135.00–138.00	136.49
1	—	750	127.00	127.00
4	—	523	143.00–153.00	146.17
1	—	295	162.50	162.50
2	—	607	134.00	134.00
2	—	338	172.50–180.00	176.22
1	—	550	143.00	143.00
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
3	—	425	164.00–167.50	166.28
4	—	365	165.00–167.50	165.65
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	117.00	117.00
1	—	230	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	117.00	117.00
2	—	628	114.00–120.00	116.94
1	—	680	101.00	101.00
2	—	470	137.50–140.00	138.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
1	—	455	157.50	157.50
10	—	629	117.00–124.00	120.85
4	—	430	158.00–167.50	164.04
3	—	575	129.00–143.00	135.46
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
2	—	790	107.00–110.00	108.50
1	—	710	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	111.00	111.00
5	—	579	116.00–123.00	119.00
4	—	531	124.00–133.00	128.03
2	—	485	130.00–145.00	137.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	41.00–46.00	44.61
6	—	1,121	47.00–57.00	52.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,518	58.00–65.00	61.78
2	—	1,640	53.00–56.00	54.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,227	47.00–57.00	52.27
4	—	1,274	60.00–62.00	60.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,758	84.00–92.00	88.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,180	720.00–810.00	766.14

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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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