Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls not well established. Feeders not well established. Quality poor to average. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.52/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$131.52

39 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$34.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.39

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	516	137.08	708	20
Medium and Large 2-3	452	134.03	606	11thin
Small 1-2	534	115.87	619	7thin
Medium and Large 3	360	102.50	369	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.58/cwt here — about $339 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 sale39 hd

131.52

—

TN average10 barns · 2,756 hd

147.91

−16.39

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	1,460	95.00	1,387	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	66.93	982	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,032	58.70	606	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	53.29	553	20

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$860	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	113.05/cwt	109.00–119.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.77/cwt	138.00–158.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	127.47/cwt	124.00–131.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	173.55/cwt	167.50–182.50	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	145.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	132.60/cwt	125.00–140.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	175.89/cwt	170.00–182.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	146.30/cwt	145.00–147.50	487	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	118.13/cwt	100.00–135.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	136.39/cwt	131.00–140.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	922	55.53/cwt	45.00–60.00	512	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	68.09/cwt	63.00–74.00	1,001	12
Bulls	—	—	1,460	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,387	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	61.34/cwt	57.00–70.00	689	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	41.53/cwt	41.00–42.00	417	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	54.60/cwt	45.00–63.00	569	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	761	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	132.66/cwt	126.00–140.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	154.83/cwt	152.50–157.00	701	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	588	118.40/cwt	111.00–126.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	153.42/cwt	147.50–162.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	369	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	370	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	124.64/cwt	123.00–126.00	777	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 →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 601Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 102Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 25Year ago 18

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls not well established. Feeders not well established. Quality poor to average. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	109.00–119.00	113.05
4	—	525	138.00–158.00	143.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	129.00	129.00
1	—	510	138.00	138.00
2	—	570	124.00–131.00	127.47
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	147.50	147.50
2	—	285	170.00–182.00	175.89
1	—	655	139.00	139.00
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	167.50–182.50	173.55
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
3	—	470	165.00–170.00	167.54
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	144.00	144.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	140.00–150.00	145.24
3	—	553	126.00–140.00	132.66
3	—	453	152.50–157.00	154.83
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
2	—	530	135.00–145.00	140.00
4	—	373	147.50–162.00	153.42
3	—	623	123.00–126.00	124.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	125.00–140.00	132.60
1	—	625	114.00	114.00
2	—	333	145.00–147.50	146.30
4	—	479	131.00–140.00	136.39
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
2	—	420	100.00–135.00	118.13
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	126.00	126.00
2	—	588	111.00–126.00	118.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	121.00	121.00
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	102.50	102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	922	45.00–60.00	55.53
6	—	1,124	57.00–70.00	61.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,470	63.00–74.00	68.09
1	—	1,435	53.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	41.00–42.00	41.53
18	—	1,042	45.00–63.00	54.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	650.00	650.00

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

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

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