Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 6.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifers 7.00 to 19.00 higher. Bulls 8.00 to 16.00 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 $178.62/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$178.62

115 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

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

$27.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.91

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	522	184.85	965	69
Medium and Large 2-3	441	172.14	758	37
Small 1-2	433	157.50	682	5thin
Medium and Large 3	376	157.32	592	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.53/cwt here — about $373 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 sale115 hd

178.62

—

TN average10 barns · 2,348 hd

185.53

−6.91

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	1,594	105.99	1,689	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	89.28	1,248	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	85.57	1,004	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	74.54	767	15

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)	1,375	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,335	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$940	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	920	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	660	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	198.68/cwt	187.50–203.00	753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	185.94/cwt	177.50–195.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	192.77/cwt	186.00–198.00	989	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	172.15/cwt	165.00–182.50	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	176.89/cwt	165.00–189.00	830	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	390	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	154.35/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	196.84/cwt	190.00–203.00	837	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	165.50/cwt	162.50–168.00	1,117	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	230.21/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,098	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	430	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	196.20/cwt	185.00–207.50	930	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	168.58/cwt	162.50–176.00	1,049	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	178.21/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,014	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	223.75/cwt	220.00–227.50	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	195.24/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	235.15/cwt	230.00–247.50	957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	230.18/cwt	220.00–245.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	255.15/cwt	242.50–266.00	954	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,112	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	188.84/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	258.71/cwt	250.00–270.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	217.94/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,151	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	234.25/cwt	220.00–243.00	982	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	188.48/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	201.97/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,121	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	178.48/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,086	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	86.33/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,001	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	877	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	74.54/cwt	68.00–80.00	767	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	93.52/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,424	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	88.23/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,226	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,007	1
Bulls	—	—	1,351	95.79/cwt	88.00–101.00	1,294	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	89.46/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,074	2
Bulls	—	—	1,916	120.48/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,308	5
Bulls	—	—	1,680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,764	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,335.35/head	1,250.00–1,395.00	1,335	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	206.06/cwt	190.00–222.50	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	226.39/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,096	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	171.92/cwt	167.00–180.00	916	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	178.66/cwt	175.00–185.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	188.85/cwt	182.50–195.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	217.27/cwt	202.50–222.50	1,125	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	172.67/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	238	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	154.76/cwt	137.50–177.50	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	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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Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 209Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 64Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	159.00	159.00
3	—	632	144.00	144.00
2	—	280	177.50–195.00	185.94
7	—	323	165.00–182.50	172.15
4	—	469	165.00–189.00	176.89
10	—	533	167.00–180.00	171.92
4	—	430	175.00–185.00	178.66
4	—	380	172.50	172.50
2	—	238	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	142.50	142.50
8	—	379	187.50–203.00	198.68
7	—	513	186.00–198.00	192.77
2	—	765	147.00–162.00	154.35
10	—	425	190.00–203.00	196.84
4	—	675	162.50–168.00	165.50
15	—	474	185.00–207.50	196.20
11	—	622	162.50–176.00	168.58
7	—	569	170.00–191.00	178.21
2	—	745	156.00	156.00
2	—	320	182.50–195.00	188.85
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
1	—	390	152.50	152.50
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	137.50–177.50	154.76
1	—	425	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	225.00–235.00	230.21
4	—	621	190.00–197.00	195.24
6	—	407	230.00–247.50	235.15
1	—	990	152.50	152.50
11	—	374	242.50–266.00	255.15
5	—	570	195.00	195.00
4	—	324	250.00–270.00	258.71
6	—	528	207.50–225.00	217.94
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	215.00	215.00
1	—	430	192.50	192.50
1	—	270	230.00	230.00
1	—	385	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	172.50	172.50
1	—	355	235.00	235.00
2	—	420	220.00–227.50	223.75
3	—	275	220.00–245.00	230.18
2	—	570	180.00–198.00	188.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	180.00–190.00	184.91
1	—	350	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	220.00–243.00	234.25
2	—	613	187.00–190.00	188.48
3	—	555	196.00–205.00	201.97
2	—	670	177.00–180.00	178.48
1	—	805	170.00	170.00
7	—	484	225.00–230.00	226.39
5	—	518	202.50–222.50	217.27
3	—	740	170.00–174.00	172.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	160.00	160.00
1	—	475	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	190.00–222.50	206.06
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
1	—	470	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,160	83.00–90.00	86.33
1	—	1,235	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,200	88.00–91.00	89.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,029	68.00–80.00	74.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	93.00–94.00	93.52
4	—	1,389	83.00–91.00	88.23
1	—	1,185	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,351	88.00–101.00	95.79
5	—	1,916	115.00–124.00	120.48
1	—	1,680	105.00	105.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	940.00	940.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,250.00–1,395.00	1,335.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	850.00	850.00

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

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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

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

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