Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 9.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 9.00 lower. Steers not well established this week. Heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 6.00 to 11.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.66/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$205.66

102 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$47.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.80

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	218.21	1,116	60
Medium and Large 2-3	491	194.62	955	30
Small 1-2	514	170.50	877	12thin

One grade step is worth $47.71/cwt here — about $239 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 sale102 hd

205.66

—

TN average12 barns · 2,095 hd

210.46

−4.80

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	—	Average	1,642	115.48	1,896	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	90.74	1,361	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	85.25	984	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	75.11	789	11

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	$1,300	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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	212.59/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,120	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	552	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	318	230.12/cwt	225.00–235.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	212.54/cwt	190.00–225.00	901	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	206.93/cwt	185.00–217.50	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	229.49/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,005	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	228.82/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,091	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	164.76/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	212.24/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	243.58/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	204.77/cwt	197.50–212.00	1,173	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	197.26/cwt	189.00–205.00	1,404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	212.58/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	690	173.56/cwt	147.50–200.00	1,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	207.02/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	796	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	151.88/cwt	127.50–175.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	232.43/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,002	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	232.96/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	198.01/cwt	191.00–203.00	1,242	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	190.93/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	198.86/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,151	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	81.55/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,358	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	96.85/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,311	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	79.56/cwt	74.00–83.00	887	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	77.77/cwt	71.00–82.00	827	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	90.19/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,374	11
Bulls	—	—	1,611	114.75/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,849	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	86.67/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,009	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	68.00/cwt	61.00–72.00	692	3
Bulls	—	—	1,843	123.89/cwt	123.00–125.00	2,283	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	214.89/cwt	210.00–222.50	896	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	176.69/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	176.37/cwt	170.00–182.50	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	178.46/cwt	172.50–185.00	1,037	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	975	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	209.54/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,104	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	201.25/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,057	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	127.99/cwt	102.50–155.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	219.11/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,032	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	211.68/cwt	210.00–215.00	984	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	635	153.75/cwt	142.50–165.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	208.10/cwt	197.50–220.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	293	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	872	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 Oct 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 519Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 107Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 49Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	527	200.00–219.00	212.59
1	—	635	198.00	198.00
15	—	438	220.00–240.00	229.49
12	—	477	215.00–240.00	228.82
7	—	573	197.50–212.00	204.77
3	—	712	189.00–205.00	197.26
1	—	685	197.00	197.00
1	—	375	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	190.00–225.00	212.54
4	—	378	185.00–217.50	206.93
1	—	620	177.50	177.50
5	—	708	162.00–170.00	164.76
4	—	525	190.00–210.00	201.25
1	—	565	182.50	182.50
1	—	330	197.50	197.50
3	—	477	197.50–220.00	208.10
2	—	293	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
2	—	535	200.00	200.00
1	—	565	172.50	172.50
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
2	—	433	102.50–155.00	127.99
3	—	465	210.00–215.00	211.68
2	—	635	142.50–165.00	153.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	235.00	235.00
1	—	295	250.00	250.00
1	—	370	205.00	205.00
2	—	523	195.00–230.00	212.58
1	—	495	220.00	220.00
2	—	590	205.00–209.00	207.02
1	—	335	237.50	237.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	225.00–235.00	230.12
2	—	690	147.50–200.00	173.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	734	210.00–219.00	212.24
2	—	463	237.50–250.00	243.58
1	—	235	275.00	275.00
1	—	265	265.00	265.00
1	—	580	228.00	228.00
1	—	365	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	127.50–175.00	151.88
2	—	525	170.00–182.50	176.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	225.00–250.00	232.43
4	—	471	220.00–240.00	232.96
12	—	627	191.00–203.00	198.01
2	—	658	185.00–197.00	190.93
8	—	579	190.00–215.00	198.86
1	—	715	187.50	187.50
5	—	527	200.00–217.50	209.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	210.00	210.00
3	—	670	189.00	189.00
7	—	417	210.00–222.50	214.89
3	—	620	170.00–180.00	176.69
1	—	750	150.00	150.00
5	—	581	172.50–185.00	178.46
12	—	471	207.50–225.00	219.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	167.50	167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	79.00–84.00	81.55
4	—	1,354	93.00–101.00	96.85
11	—	1,523	85.00–96.00	90.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,115	74.00–83.00	79.56
16	—	1,164	81.00–93.00	86.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,063	71.00–82.00	77.77
3	—	1,018	61.00–72.00	68.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,611	111.00–120.00	114.75
2	—	1,843	123.00–125.00	123.89
1	—	1,545	106.00	106.00

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	—	1,440	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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

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