Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers not well established. Feeder heifers under 500 steady, over 500 steady-6.00 higher. Feeder bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.14/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$212.14

90 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$22.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.71

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	511	215.74	1,102	54
Medium and Large 2-3	465	212.20	988	24
Small 1-2	405	203.33	824	3thin
Medium and Large 3	407	193.31	787	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.43/cwt here — about $315 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 sale90 hd

212.14

—

TN average9 barns · 2,193 hd

209.42

+2.71

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	1,722	123.81	2,132	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,360	99.01	1,346	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	96.73	1,222	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	77.49	783	19

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)	1,170	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,063	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 3	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	220.70/cwt	200.00–227.00	927	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	187.90/cwt	157.50–202.50	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	230.01/cwt	229.00–231.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	235.95/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	220.88/cwt	212.00–229.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	184.98/cwt	183.00–187.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	217.02/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,124	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	215.80/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,208	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	192.91/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,620	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	240.91/cwt	230.00–250.00	920	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	236.65/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	262.64/cwt	260.00–265.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	227.50/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	269.85/cwt	260.00–280.00	904	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	239.00/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,338	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	253.77/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	230.68/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	256.01/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,070	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	217.80/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,329	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	224.82/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,180	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	243.97/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,120	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	70.71/cwt	65.00–74.00	681	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	86.81/cwt	84.00–89.00	934	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	98.88/cwt	85.00–108.00	1,409	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	106.90/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,641	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	97.29/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,271	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	90.27/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,106	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	106.47/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,484	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	96.86/cwt	89.00–104.00	1,202	23
Bulls	—	—	1,890	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,486	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	120.72/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,998	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	231.80/cwt	228.00–237.00	976	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	220.56/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	216.57/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,247	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	224.39/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	228.16/cwt	215.00–241.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	225.97/cwt	219.00–234.00	1,046	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	512	209.33/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	203.41/cwt	192.00–210.00	966	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	217.30/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,154	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	211.67/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	194.06/cwt	190.00–196.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	232.13/cwt	226.00–236.00	882	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,208	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	220.68/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,031	8

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 Jun 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 324Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 50Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 28Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
4	—	390	157.50–202.50	187.90
3	—	428	190.00–196.00	194.06
1	—	500	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	420	200.00–227.00	220.70
1	—	320	227.00	227.00
3	—	378	212.00–229.00	220.88
2	—	633	183.00–187.00	184.98
1	—	665	170.00	170.00
3	—	475	192.00–210.00	203.41
3	—	527	211.00–212.00	211.67
1	—	580	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	229.00–231.00	230.01
16	—	518	212.00–220.00	217.02
6	—	560	211.00–219.00	215.80
2	—	668	188.00–198.00	192.91
1	—	730	169.00	169.00
6	—	380	226.00–236.00	232.13
8	—	467	216.00–226.00	220.68
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
1	—	485	210.00	210.00
1	—	330	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	214.00	214.00
3	—	512	209.00–210.00	209.33
1	—	660	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	607	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	231.00–241.00	235.95
1	—	575	216.00	216.00
1	—	235	247.50	247.50
1	—	1,025	158.00	158.00
1	—	405	247.00	247.00
1	—	765	170.00	170.00
10	—	382	230.00–250.00	240.91
1	—	335	220.00	220.00
1	—	520	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	238.00	238.00
1	—	935	181.00	181.00
5	—	695	218.00	218.00
3	—	512	236.00–237.00	236.65
2	—	370	260.00–265.00	262.64
4	—	634	224.00–230.00	227.50
2	—	335	260.00–280.00	269.85
6	—	560	235.00–250.00	239.00
3	—	423	245.00–259.00	253.77
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	230.00	230.00
1	—	470	240.00	240.00
2	—	390	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	224.00	224.00
1	—	480	200.00	200.00
1	—	360	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	222.00–240.00	230.68
6	—	418	245.00–264.00	256.01
5	—	610	216.00–219.00	217.80
6	—	525	222.00–229.00	224.82
5	—	459	240.00–246.00	243.97
2	—	675	200.00–210.00	205.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	205.00	205.00
2	—	485	219.00–230.00	224.39
2	—	410	215.00–241.00	228.16
1	—	540	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	228.00–237.00	231.80
9	—	576	200.00–228.00	216.57
12	—	463	219.00–234.00	225.97
1	—	780	180.00	180.00
1	—	715	196.00	196.00
7	—	531	210.00–225.00	217.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	214.00–227.00	220.56
1	—	445	210.00	210.00
1	—	465	213.00	213.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	963	65.00–74.00	70.71
8	—	1,076	84.00–89.00	86.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	85.00–108.00	98.88
2	—	1,535	106.00–108.00	106.90
9	—	1,306	93.00–105.00	97.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,225	85.00–95.00	90.27
7	—	1,394	103.00–109.00	106.47
23	—	1,241	89.00–104.00	96.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	130.00–133.00	131.52
5	—	1,655	113.00–126.00	120.72

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	—	1,170	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,700.00	1,700.00

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

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Replacement Cattle