Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

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 heifers mostly steady. Bulls under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.82/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$132.82

90 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$10.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.39

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	534	135.79	725	65
Small 1-2	494	125.31	619	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	551	124.97	688	16thin

One grade step is worth $10.82/cwt here — about $37 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 sale90 hd

132.82

—

TN average8 barns · 2,054 hd

143.21

−10.39

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	1,483	79.29	1,176	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,464	65.12	953	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	64.19	804	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,145	49.31	564	17

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$971	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$790	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$770	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	700	103.50/cwt	100.00–107.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	123.29/cwt	120.00–131.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	156.83/cwt	155.00–158.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	161.54/cwt	152.50–167.50	611	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	517	122.75/cwt	110.00–133.00	635	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	133.33/cwt	125.00–141.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	141.49/cwt	135.00–153.00	683	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	163.57/cwt	157.50–170.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	144.93/cwt	135.00–156.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	151.64/cwt	138.00–157.50	860	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	135.75/cwt	128.00–142.00	789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	136.35/cwt	126.00–142.00	709	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	149.85/cwt	142.00–160.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	172.78/cwt	170.00–175.00	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	173.56/cwt	167.50–180.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	171.52/cwt	169.00–175.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	159.90/cwt	156.00–167.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	488	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	479	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	154.39/cwt	149.00–162.00	812	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	146.25/cwt	142.50–150.00	842	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	133.90/cwt	125.00–142.50	777	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	465	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	732	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	620	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	710	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	70.58/cwt	68.00–74.00	966	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,625	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	926	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	945	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	43.48/cwt	41.00–45.00	456	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	63.75/cwt	60.00–67.00	949	8
Bulls	—	—	1,513	83.44/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,262	4
Bulls	—	—	1,423	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,010	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	51.10/cwt	45.00–59.00	600	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	64.33/cwt	60.00–69.00	776	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	971.00/head	920.00–1,020.00	971	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,415	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	123.64/cwt	117.00–133.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	577	118.33/cwt	118.00–119.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	156.23/cwt	155.00–157.50	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	620	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	487	124.63/cwt	123.00–128.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	138.15/cwt	137.00–140.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	134.37/cwt	132.50–138.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	166.59/cwt	160.00–173.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	127.05/cwt	122.00–129.00	790	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	625	110.77/cwt	102.00–119.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	148.02/cwt	142.50–157.50	629	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	195.06/cwt	191.00–199.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	121.91/cwt	118.00–130.00	841	3

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 384Last week 288Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 90Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 32Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	100.00–107.00	103.50
6	—	576	120.00–131.00	123.29
1	—	435	142.50	142.50
3	—	480	137.00–140.00	138.15
2	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.44
1	—	670	111.00	111.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	155.00–158.00	156.83
15	—	483	135.00–153.00	141.49
7	—	581	128.00–142.00	135.75
10	—	520	126.00–142.00	136.35
1	—	750	121.00	121.00
12	—	622	122.00–129.00	127.05
9	—	425	142.50–157.50	148.02
3	—	690	118.00–130.00	121.91
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	110.00–133.00	122.75
2	—	428	125.00–141.00	133.33
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
3	—	487	123.00–128.00	124.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	118.00–119.00	118.33
2	—	625	102.00–119.00	110.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	152.50–167.50	161.54
3	—	429	157.50–170.00	163.57
4	—	520	142.00–160.00	149.85
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
1	—	460	159.00	159.00
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
1	—	310	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	135.00–156.00	144.93
8	—	567	138.00–157.50	151.64
2	—	675	145.00	145.00
7	—	426	170.00–175.00	172.78
4	—	371	167.50–180.00	173.56
4	—	456	169.00–175.00	171.52
4	—	523	156.00–167.00	159.90
1	—	725	131.00	131.00
1	—	760	138.00	138.00
2	—	335	191.00–199.00	195.06
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	147.50	147.50
1	—	255	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	100.00	100.00
13	—	526	149.00–162.00	154.39
4	—	576	142.50–150.00	146.25
5	—	623	117.00–133.00	123.64
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
1	—	750	97.00	97.00
9	—	466	160.00–173.00	166.59
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	125.00–142.50	133.90
1	—	465	157.50	157.50
2	—	620	114.00–115.00	114.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	155.00–157.50	156.23
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
3	—	559	132.50–138.00	134.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	68.00–74.00	70.58
8	—	1,488	60.00–67.00	63.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,350	70.00	70.00
10	—	1,206	60.00–69.00	64.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,049	41.00–45.00	43.48
13	—	1,174	45.00–59.00	51.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,513	80.00–87.00	83.44
2	—	1,423	71.00	71.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	770.00	770.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	920.00–1,020.00	971.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	790.00	790.00

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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