Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to inadequate receipts last week, no trends could be established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.88/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$152.88

95 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$35.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.16

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	507	162.00	821	55
Medium and Large 2-3	466	146.04	680	21
Small 1-2	501	135.51	679	16thin
Medium and Large 3	470	126.17	593	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.83/cwt here — about $228 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 sale95 hd

152.88

—

TN average10 barns · 2,264 hd

162.03

−9.16

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	1,714	96.51	1,654	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	78.87	1,153	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	75.91	950	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	65.58	686	25

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,372	$1,030	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$935	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,020	$1,061	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,018	$955	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$952	3thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2	—	580	148.59/cwt	146.00–153.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	150.98/cwt	140.00–160.00	708	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	145.47/cwt	144.00–147.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	265	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	391	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	415	139.14/cwt	122.50–155.00	577	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	164.46/cwt	158.00–168.00	791	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	171.52/cwt	162.50–182.00	722	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	156.19/cwt	150.00–161.00	801	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	577	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	152.53/cwt	145.00–160.00	575	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	570	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	178.45/cwt	171.00–187.50	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	143.75/cwt	140.00–147.50	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	208.31/cwt	195.00–217.50	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	156.49/cwt	155.00–158.00	994	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	353	173.44/cwt	147.50–187.50	612	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	488	148.94/cwt	145.00–153.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	896	9
Steers	Small 1-2	—	438	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	218.86/cwt	215.00–222.50	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	154.02/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	175.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	187.41/cwt	185.00–190.00	877	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	840	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,016	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	67.56/cwt	62.00–72.00	719	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	80.50/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,162	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	69.30/cwt	60.00–75.00	848	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,088	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	78.35/cwt	73.00–84.00	990	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	60.50/cwt	53.00–64.00	606	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	70.36/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,065	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,377	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	105.27/cwt	103.00–107.00	2,021	5
Bulls	—	—	1,456	85.57/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,246	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	1,030.38/head	980.00–1,110.00	1,030	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	935.13/head	900.00–970.00	935	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	1,045.00/head	1,045.00–1,045.00	1,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,060.88/head	1,040.00–1,080.00	1,061	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	970	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	148.93/cwt	145.00–153.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	147.46/cwt	135.00–162.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	127.04/cwt	123.00–131.00	705	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	153.15/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,017	6
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	825	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	957	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	755	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	725	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	385	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	197.36/cwt	190.00–205.00	815	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	177.59/cwt	170.00–185.00	781	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	175.47/cwt	168.00–182.50	830	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	155.96/cwt	153.00–159.00	979	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	144.05/cwt	138.00–150.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	162.38/cwt	157.50–167.50	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	149.75/cwt	145.00–155.00	952	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 Feb 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 85Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 19Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 23

Due to inadequate receipts last week, no trends could be established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	146.00–153.00	148.59
4	—	624	144.00–147.00	145.47
2	—	688	139.00–141.00	140.00
12	—	481	158.00–168.00	164.46
10	—	421	162.50–182.00	171.52
11	—	513	150.00–161.00	156.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	122.50	122.50
8	—	469	140.00–160.00	150.98
3	—	377	145.00–160.00	152.53
2	—	510	140.00–147.50	143.75
5	—	431	135.00–162.00	147.46
2	—	555	123.00–131.00	127.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	127.50	127.50
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	127.00	127.00
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
1	—	265	147.50	147.50
2	—	415	122.50–155.00	139.14
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
3	—	577	144.00	144.00
2	—	488	145.00–153.00	148.94
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
1	—	365	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	507	171.00	171.00
5	—	466	178.50	178.50
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	116.00	116.00
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	755	96.00	96.00
1	—	385	118.00	118.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
1	—	570	166.00	166.00
3	—	353	147.50–187.50	173.44
2	—	438	180.00–185.00	182.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	171.00–187.50	178.45
1	—	415	185.00	185.00
1	—	365	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	167.50	167.50
1	—	410	207.50	207.50
5	—	372	195.00–217.50	208.31
2	—	635	155.00–158.00	156.49
2	—	330	215.00–222.50	218.86
2	—	713	153.00–155.00	154.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	437	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	149.00	149.00
1	—	440	185.00	185.00
1	—	840	121.00	121.00
1	—	480	177.50	177.50
1	—	365	185.00	185.00
2	—	655	138.00–150.00	144.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	506	170.00–180.00	175.07
3	—	732	151.50	151.50
2	—	468	185.00–190.00	187.41
6	—	664	149.00–154.00	153.15
2	—	413	190.00–205.00	197.36
6	—	628	153.00–159.00	155.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	144.00	144.00
2	—	565	145.00–153.00	148.93
1	—	825	126.00	126.00
2	—	440	170.00–185.00	177.59
6	—	473	168.00–182.50	175.47
2	—	513	157.50–167.50	162.38
4	—	636	145.00–155.00	149.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,064	62.00–72.00	67.56
7	—	1,002	53.00–64.00	60.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,443	74.00–85.00	80.50
4	—	1,513	67.00–75.00	70.36
1	—	1,530	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,223	60.00–75.00	69.30
1	—	1,250	87.00	87.00
36	—	1,263	73.00–84.00	78.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,920	103.00–107.00	105.27
4	—	1,456	77.00–90.00	85.57

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,372	980.00–1,110.00	1,030.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,385	900.00–970.00	935.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,045.00	1,045.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	940.00	940.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	970.00	970.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	1,040.00–1,080.00	1,060.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,040.00	1,040.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	770.00	770.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle