Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 14.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls steady to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.25/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$215.25

89 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$232

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

$14.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.72

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	415	226.33	939	13thin
Small 1-2	404	222.88	901	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	211.39	1,172	63

One grade step is worth $14.93/cwt here — about −$232 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 sale89 hd

215.25

—

TN average10 barns · 2,104 hd

215.98

−0.72

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	1,769	120.42	2,130	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	88.72	1,093	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,342	88.34	1,185	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	74.74	793	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,020	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,433	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	880	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,108	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	153.38/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	171.26/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,033	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	266.88/cwt	250.00–275.00	982	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	189.34/cwt	180.00–196.00	981	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	185.70/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,057	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	595	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	673	165.14/cwt	152.50–177.50	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	243.75/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	210.08/cwt	207.50–220.00	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	177.17/cwt	165.00–190.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	381	244.60/cwt	205.00–252.50	932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	236.28/cwt	235.00–237.50	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	238.29/cwt	235.00–245.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	213.96/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,014	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	333	228.64/cwt	180.00–245.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	225.33/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,172	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	234.94/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,090	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	718	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	203.90/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,260	8
Steers	Small 1-2	—	290	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,360	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	577	191.00/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,102	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	207.48/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,255	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,323	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	88.67/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,174	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	70.66/cwt	67.00–76.00	779	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	77.46/cwt	70.00–86.00	801	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	79.52/cwt	79.00–80.00	966	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	92.63/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,112	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	89.31/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,106	18
Bulls	—	—	1,110	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	999	1
Bulls	—	—	1,882	128.63/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,421	3
Bulls	—	—	1,875	122.35/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,294	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	1,295.00/head	1,295.00–1,295.00	1,295	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,570.00/head	1,570.00–1,570.00	1,570	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	880	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	162.52/cwt	157.50–167.50	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	205.00/cwt	195.00–215.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	225.94/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,060	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	285	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	556	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	192.56/cwt	165.00–200.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	215.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,127	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	242.15/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	730	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,004	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	800	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	198.52/cwt	193.00–205.00	939	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	219.37/cwt	215.00–220.00	834	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	182.72/cwt	170.00–200.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Apr 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 267Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 66Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 12Year ago 10

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 14.00 higher. Heifers 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls steady to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	853	165.00	165.00
1	—	800	180.00	180.00
7	—	561	128.00	128.00
12	—	739	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	368	250.00–275.00	266.88
1	—	280	255.00	255.00
4	—	421	240.00–250.00	243.75
1	—	345	265.00	265.00
1	—	590	210.00	210.00
5	—	520	215.00–235.00	225.33
5	—	464	227.50–240.00	234.94
8	—	618	198.00–210.00	203.90
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	152.50–177.50	165.14
6	—	381	205.00–252.50	244.60
4	—	333	180.00–245.00	228.64
1	—	290	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	235.00	235.00
1	—	530	215.00	215.00
2	—	410	235.00–237.50	236.28
3	—	370	235.00–245.00	238.29
5	—	474	200.00–225.00	213.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	648	171.00	171.00
2	—	573	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	727	148.00–159.00	153.38
3	—	675	150.00	150.00
2	—	603	170.00–172.50	171.26
6	—	518	180.00–196.00	189.34
7	—	569	180.00–192.50	185.70
1	—	290	250.00	250.00
6	—	426	207.50–220.00	210.08
1	—	825	149.00	149.00
5	—	473	193.00–205.00	198.52
9	—	380	215.00–220.00	219.37
1	—	325	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	155.00	155.00
1	—	285	195.00	195.00
5	—	325	165.00–200.00	192.56
1	—	410	195.00	195.00
1	—	530	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	195.00	195.00
1	—	495	182.50	182.50
2	—	288	165.00–190.00	177.17
1	—	525	180.00	180.00
1	—	350	185.00	185.00
1	—	605	165.00	165.00
4	—	431	170.00–200.00	182.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	730	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	174.00	174.00
1	—	565	218.00	218.00
2	—	605	205.00–210.00	207.48
2	—	783	157.50–167.50	162.52
5	—	469	220.00–235.00	225.94
2	—	830	159.00–160.00	159.50
5	—	522	210.00–220.00	215.91
2	—	425	235.00–250.00	242.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	186.00	186.00
2	—	480	195.00–215.00	205.00
1	—	540	195.00	195.00
1	—	905	142.50	142.50
1	—	675	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	180.00–197.50	191.00
1	—	410	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	84.00	84.00
13	—	1,324	86.00–91.00	88.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,103	67.00–76.00	70.66
6	—	1,034	70.00–86.00	77.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	79.00–80.00	79.52
2	—	1,200	90.00–95.00	92.63
18	—	1,238	85.00–93.00	89.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,882	128.00–129.00	128.63
3	—	1,875	119.00–124.00	122.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,295.00	1,295.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,570.00	1,570.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,020.00	1,020.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	1,425.00	1,425.00

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

Steers · 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