Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to the holiday lay off two weeks ago.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.78/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$206.78

81 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$44.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.29

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	564	211.71	1,193	49
Medium and Large 2-3	421	205.90	866	18thin
Small 1-2	367	200.20	734	10thin
Medium and Large 3	530	166.79	884	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.93/cwt here — about $309 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 sale81 hd

206.78

—

TN average12 barns · 2,887 hd

217.07

−10.29

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	1,742	123.70	2,155	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	108.47	1,522	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	99.11	1,123	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,117	88.80	992	13

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,288	$1,218	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,128	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	328	195.93/cwt	180.00–220.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	209.42/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	198.41/cwt	180.00–218.00	952	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	278	192.43/cwt	185.00–200.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	214.93/cwt	212.50–217.50	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	220.89/cwt	217.50–224.00	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	234.25/cwt	231.00–237.50	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	199.71/cwt	190.00–211.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	177.32/cwt	140.00–212.50	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	208.95/cwt	202.50–221.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	256.70/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	220.50/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,239	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	222.24/cwt	216.00–232.50	947	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	268.85/cwt	267.50–270.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	222.73/cwt	214.00–232.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	236.50/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	244.57/cwt	230.00–265.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	250.26/cwt	240.00–260.00	964	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	906	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	259.88/cwt	251.00–269.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	224.23/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,301	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	249.15/cwt	243.00–257.50	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	157.04/cwt	140.00–190.00	1,299	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	82.55/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,019	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	89.94/cwt	79.00–98.00	986	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	111.68/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,587	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	105.87/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,469	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	101.34/cwt	93.00–107.00	1,130	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,496	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,178	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	124.87/cwt	121.00–127.00	2,148	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	92.04/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,046	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	840	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,222.37/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,222	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,217.69/head	1,210.00–1,225.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	216.03/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	206.36/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	229.91/cwt	224.00–237.50	1,212	11
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	859	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	899	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	367	198.68/cwt	150.00–225.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	239.43/cwt	234.00–245.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	209.33/cwt	195.00–219.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	225.74/cwt	220.00–235.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	221.07/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,150	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,318	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 324Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 90Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 16Year ago 20

No trends could be established due to the holiday lay off two weeks ago.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	180.00–220.00	195.93
2	—	480	180.00–218.00	198.41
2	—	288	212.50–217.50	214.93
1	—	565	197.50	197.50
3	—	363	202.50–221.00	208.95
3	—	428	210.00	210.00
4	—	529	195.00–219.00	209.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	200.00–217.00	209.42
4	—	481	217.50–224.00	220.89
1	—	855	150.00	150.00
1	—	725	197.00	197.00
1	—	660	207.00	207.00
6	—	562	219.00–222.00	220.50
3	—	928	149.00	149.00
7	—	426	216.00–232.50	222.24
3	—	373	220.00–235.00	225.74
12	—	520	215.00–226.00	221.07
1	—	845	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	185.00–200.00	192.43
3	—	330	190.00–211.00	199.71
1	—	485	210.00	210.00
1	—	535	212.00	212.00
3	—	367	150.00–225.00	198.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	140.00–212.50	177.32
1	—	685	175.00	175.00
1	—	590	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	231.00–237.50	234.25
3	—	422	250.00–265.00	256.70
3	—	338	267.50–270.00	268.85
2	—	670	214.00–232.00	222.73
2	—	535	236.00–237.00	236.50
4	—	616	230.00	230.00
3	—	387	251.00–269.00	259.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	230.00–265.00	244.57
2	—	385	240.00–260.00	250.26
1	—	735	210.00	210.00
1	—	420	250.00	250.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	235.00	235.00
1	—	345	262.50	262.50
1	—	285	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	220.00–226.00	224.23
1	—	770	177.00	177.00
1	—	450	248.00	248.00
4	—	421	243.00–257.50	249.15
3	—	827	140.00–190.00	157.04
3	—	670	204.00–210.00	206.36
11	—	527	224.00–237.50	229.91
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	225.00	225.00
1	—	435	197.50	197.50
1	—	490	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	214.00–218.00	216.03
2	—	410	234.00–245.00	239.43
1	—	670	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	82.00–83.00	82.55
11	—	1,096	79.00–98.00	89.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,421	108.00–116.00	111.68
16	—	1,388	101.00–111.00	105.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,115	93.00–107.00	101.34
1	—	1,385	108.00	108.00
6	—	1,136	86.00–95.00	92.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	119.00	119.00
4	—	1,720	121.00–127.00	124.87

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,218	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,222.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	1,210.00–1,225.00	1,217.69
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	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	—	1,280	1,625.00	1,625.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle