Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to the two week holiday layoff. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.94/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$146.94

71 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$25.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.98

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	542	150.36	815	55
Small 1-2	427	140.40	599	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	135.12	734	10thin
Medium and Large 3	398	125.00	497	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.36/cwt here — about $318 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 sale71 hd

146.94

—

TN average5 barns · 1,080 hd

155.92

−8.98

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	—	High	1,559	95.32	1,486	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	65.87	946	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	62.00	762	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	48.28	503	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$860	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	946	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	453	167.61/cwt	147.50–187.50	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	197.48/cwt	190.00–202.50	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.96/cwt	135.00–142.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	867	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	198.29/cwt	190.00–212.50	845	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	695	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	164.91/cwt	162.50–167.50	694	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	499	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	968	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	602	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	565	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	853	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	194.65/cwt	187.50–200.00	925	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	162.98/cwt	157.00–167.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	151.49/cwt	150.00–153.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	189.33/cwt	187.50–192.50	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	161.54/cwt	153.00–170.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	151.48/cwt	146.00–157.00	866	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	161.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	746	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	773	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	141.41/cwt	132.50–149.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	161.25/cwt	157.50–165.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	128.73/cwt	127.50–130.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	162.35/cwt	152.50–172.50	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	368	144.05/cwt	137.50–150.00	530	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	99.63/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,619	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	63.64/cwt	58.00–69.00	794	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	69.93/cwt	69.00–71.00	986	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	66.06/cwt	64.00–68.00	922	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,477	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	51.38/cwt	43.00–58.00	545	6
Bulls	—	—	1,325	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,232	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	51.95/cwt	45.00–58.00	562	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	72.03/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,043	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	816	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	43.62/cwt	40.00–47.00	442	4

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 Jan 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 213Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 9Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to the two week holiday layoff. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	152.50	152.50
3	—	515	132.50–149.00	141.41
2	—	588	127.50–130.00	128.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	739	127.00–129.00	128.00
1	—	415	167.50	167.50
8	—	572	146.00–157.00	151.48
2	—	685	134.00	134.00
2	—	768	127.00	127.00
5	—	510	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	135.00–142.00	137.96
1	—	545	149.00	149.00
1	—	680	127.50	127.50
11	—	421	162.50–167.50	164.91
9	—	463	160.00–170.00	161.20
1	—	745	127.00	127.00
2	—	395	157.50–165.00	161.25
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	152.50	152.50
1	—	570	121.00	121.00
2	—	368	137.50–150.00	144.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	147.50–187.50	167.61
1	—	390	167.50	167.50
1	—	565	151.00	151.00
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	190.00–202.50	197.48
1	—	550	162.00	162.00
11	—	426	190.00–212.50	198.29
1	—	710	145.00	145.00
15	—	475	187.50–200.00	194.65
3	—	540	157.00–167.00	162.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	177.50	177.50
1	—	330	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	499	194.00	194.00
5	—	508	185.00	185.00
4	—	673	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	150.00–153.00	151.49
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
1	—	415	182.50	182.50
1	—	475	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	187.50–192.50	189.33
2	—	553	153.00–170.00	161.54
1	—	660	142.00	142.00
2	—	513	152.50–172.50	162.35
1	—	440	192.50	192.50
1	—	620	144.00	144.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	860.00	860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	97.00–102.00	99.63
1	—	1,660	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,325	93.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,247	58.00–69.00	63.64
2	—	1,410	69.00–71.00	69.93
5	—	1,082	45.00–58.00	51.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	64.00–68.00	66.06
2	—	1,448	70.00–74.00	72.03
1	—	1,540	53.00	53.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,061	43.00–58.00	51.38
4	—	1,013	40.00–47.00	43.62

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle