Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers 10.00 to 25.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs 9.00 to 18.00 higher. Bulls under 600 lbs 17.00 to 25.00 higher, over 600 lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.37/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$168.37

56 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$32.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

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	485	172.72	838	37
Medium and Large 2-3	418	164.98	690	13thin
Small 1-2	410	150.65	618	5thin
Medium and Large 3	460	140.00	644	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.72/cwt here — about $194 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 sale56 hd

168.37

—

TN average10 barns · 2,355 hd

170.24

−1.87

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	1,694	96.87	1,641	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,234	78.11	963	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	78.10	938	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	63.41	604	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)	1,280	$1,360	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	Small 1-2	—	325	159.12/cwt	135.00–182.50	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	226.30/cwt	210.00–240.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	165.04/cwt	154.00–178.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	170.13/cwt	165.00–180.00	447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	245.13/cwt	235.00–255.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	244.14/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	158.88/cwt	147.50–170.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	177.34/cwt	165.00–185.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	181.28/cwt	174.00–188.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	188.50/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,150	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	181.45/cwt	177.50–189.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,011	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	195.60/cwt	191.00–200.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	199.42/cwt	192.00–207.50	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	239.65/cwt	220.00–255.00	891	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	210.21/cwt	202.50–221.00	986	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	222.70/cwt	215.00–235.00	955	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	186.80/cwt	177.00–192.50	1,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	60.63/cwt	56.00–64.00	569	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	69.91/cwt	67.00–73.00	689	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	73.58/cwt	71.00–76.00	742	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	78.01/cwt	72.00–83.00	959	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	85.47/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,109	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	833	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,239	79.12/cwt	74.00–85.00	980	8
Bulls	—	—	1,412	84.63/cwt	74.00–93.00	1,195	7
Bulls	—	—	2,083	113.03/cwt	112.00–114.00	2,354	2
Bulls	—	—	1,894	105.76/cwt	103.00–110.00	2,003	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	850	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	478	178.70/cwt	170.00–187.50	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	913	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	633	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	900	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	171.25/cwt	167.50–175.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	173.60/cwt	162.50–179.00	899	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	165.41/cwt	160.00–168.00	933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 333Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 123Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 24Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	135.00–182.50	159.12
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
1	—	645	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	178.00	178.00
4	—	424	165.00–185.00	177.34
4	—	378	174.00–188.00	181.28
4	—	334	177.50–189.00	181.45
9	—	518	162.50–179.00	173.60
7	—	564	160.00–168.00	165.41
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	173.00	173.00
3	—	527	154.00–178.00	165.04
3	—	263	165.00–180.00	170.13
2	—	430	147.50–170.00	158.88
1	—	715	136.00	136.00
2	—	325	167.50–175.00	171.25
1	—	470	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	166.00	166.00
2	—	633	156.00	156.00
1	—	900	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	220.00	220.00
3	—	275	210.00–240.00	226.30
1	—	430	190.00	190.00
2	—	465	191.00–200.00	195.60
1	—	325	215.00	215.00
1	—	555	191.00	191.00
1	—	240	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	235.00–255.00	245.13
3	—	422	242.50–245.00	244.14
1	—	720	161.00	161.00
2	—	610	177.00–200.00	188.50
4	—	470	210.00–220.00	215.00
2	—	523	192.00–207.50	199.42
12	—	372	220.00–255.00	239.65
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	165.00	165.00
1	—	470	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	165.00	165.00
7	—	469	202.50–221.00	210.21
1	—	520	200.00	200.00
7	—	429	215.00–235.00	222.70
4	—	568	177.00–192.50	186.80
1	—	745	160.00	160.00
1	—	765	148.00	148.00
1	—	660	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	155.00	155.00
2	—	478	170.00–187.50	178.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	195.00	195.00
1	—	400	212.50	212.50
1	—	960	119.00	119.00
1	—	650	155.00	155.00
1	—	920	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	938	56.00–64.00	60.63
3	—	985	67.00–73.00	69.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	71.00–76.00	73.58
14	—	1,229	72.00–83.00	78.01
2	—	1,298	85.00–86.00	85.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	70.00	70.00
8	—	1,239	74.00–85.00	79.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,412	74.00–93.00	84.63
2	—	2,083	112.00–114.00	113.03
6	—	1,894	103.00–110.00	105.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,360.00	1,360.00

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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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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