Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Steers 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls under 750 lbs 4.00 to 12.00 higher, over 750 lbs steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.91/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$128.91

76 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$17.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.41

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	538	134.87	725	42
Medium and Large 2-3	407	128.94	525	12thin
Small 1-2	465	117.50	546	22

One grade step is worth $17.37/cwt here — about $179 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 sale76 hd

128.91

—

TN average9 barns · 1,845 hd

142.32

−13.41

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	1,512	83.51	1,263	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	58.26	857	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	56.86	732	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	40.40	433	19

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)	1,210	$783	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$775	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$740	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$695	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$889	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$914	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	Small 1-2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	127.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	133.21/cwt	125.00–145.00	488	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	127.25/cwt	125.00–131.00	729	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	312	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	608	114.24/cwt	112.50–116.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	184.78/cwt	177.50–192.50	619	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	129.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	149.71/cwt	147.00–152.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	691	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	464	161.24/cwt	150.00–165.00	748	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	164.56/cwt	155.00–168.00	884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	146.62/cwt	142.00–150.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.38/cwt	133.00–143.00	721	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	340	163.75/cwt	160.00–167.50	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	167.05/cwt	162.50–175.00	787	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	525	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	170.73/cwt	162.50–177.50	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	178.97/cwt	169.00–185.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	144.42/cwt	141.00–148.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	151.33/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,003	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	163.17/cwt	160.00–168.00	777	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	160.94/cwt	150.00–167.00	822	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	120.95/cwt	116.00–125.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	143.59/cwt	137.00–148.00	866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,035	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	58.99/cwt	56.00–61.00	737	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	37.91/cwt	30.00–44.00	407	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	49.73/cwt	47.00–55.00	534	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	52.04/cwt	46.00–56.00	698	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	69.01/cwt	68.00–70.00	837	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	73.96/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,135	2
Bulls	—	—	2,180	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	2,027	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	61.74/cwt	58.00–65.00	917	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	56.00/cwt	51.00–61.00	828	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	847	1
Bulls	—	—	1,369	85.43/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,170	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	914.26/head	900.00–930.00	914	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	888.65/head	870.00–910.00	889	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	809.95/head	765.00–850.00	810	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	620.00/head	620.00–620.00	620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	774.55/head	710.00–830.00	775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	695.00/head	695.00–695.00	695	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	150.99/cwt	145.00–155.00	840	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	760	97.50/cwt	89.00–106.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	138.68/cwt	131.00–145.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	575	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	478	136.45/cwt	133.00–140.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	167.00/cwt	162.50–171.00	743	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	543	124.39/cwt	100.00–149.00	675	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	131.66/cwt	126.00–142.00	764	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	114.14/cwt	107.50–119.00	651	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	473	124.29/cwt	113.00–135.00	588	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	518	109.20/cwt	107.50–110.00	566	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	605	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	141.50/cwt	139.00–144.00	778	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	122.72/cwt	112.50–132.50	399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	133.80/cwt	125.00–142.50	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 237Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 46Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 11Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
2	—	608	112.50–116.00	114.24
4	—	570	107.50–119.00	114.14
2	—	473	113.00–135.00	124.29
3	—	518	107.50–110.00	109.20
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
6	—	325	112.50–132.50	122.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	125.00–132.00	127.50
2	—	705	123.00	123.00
1	—	675	129.00	129.00
4	—	573	125.00–131.00	127.25
6	—	418	147.00–152.00	149.71
6	—	466	142.00–150.00	146.62
10	—	525	133.00–143.00	137.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	125.00–145.00	133.21
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
1	—	255	122.50	122.50
2	—	325	125.00–135.00	129.69
2	—	553	125.00	125.00
2	—	433	125.00–142.50	133.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	115.00–120.00	117.48
2	—	478	133.00–140.00	136.45
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
1	—	535	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	97.50	97.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
1	—	605	138.00	138.00
4	—	464	150.00–165.00	161.24
1	—	440	152.50	152.50
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
2	—	340	160.00–167.50	163.75
1	—	525	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	133.00	133.00
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	177.50–192.50	184.78
11	—	537	155.00–168.00	164.56
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
5	—	471	162.50–175.00	167.05
4	—	425	162.50–177.50	170.73
4	—	376	169.00–185.00	178.97
4	—	629	141.00–148.00	144.42
6	—	663	148.00–152.00	151.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	108.00	108.00
10	—	476	160.00–168.00	163.17
11	—	511	150.00–167.00	160.94
5	—	603	137.00–148.00	143.59
1	—	815	127.00	127.00
2	—	650	125.00	125.00
5	—	556	145.00–155.00	150.99
3	—	445	162.50–171.00	167.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	116.00–125.00	120.95
1	—	475	165.00	165.00
2	—	760	89.00–106.00	97.50
2	—	543	100.00–149.00	124.39
3	—	580	126.00–142.00	131.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	162.50	162.50
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
4	—	535	131.00–145.00	138.68
2	—	550	139.00–144.00	141.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,250	56.00–61.00	58.99
9	—	1,342	46.00–56.00	52.04
2	—	1,213	68.00–70.00	69.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,073	30.00–44.00	37.91
4	—	1,073	47.00–55.00	49.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,486	58.00–65.00	61.74
19	—	1,478	51.00–61.00	56.00
1	—	1,210	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	70.00–77.00	73.96
1	—	2,180	93.00	93.00
5	—	1,369	82.00–89.00	85.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	900.00–930.00	914.26
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	870.00–910.00	888.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,223	765.00–850.00	809.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	710.00–830.00	774.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	740.00	740.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	620.00	620.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	695.00	695.00

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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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

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