Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last reported sale 11/07/23. Therefore due to the significant time frame since the last reported sale no trends were established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.23/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$206.23

38 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$36.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.34

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	483	213.53	1,031	30
Medium and Large 2-3	600	184.00	1,104	2thin
Small 1-2	524	177.17	929	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.36/cwt here — about $102 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 sale38 hd

206.23

—

TN average11 barns · 1,340 hd

200.89

+5.34

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	1,812	109.78	1,990	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,359	88.26	1,200	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	84.17	1,051	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	71.20	795	5thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,306	$1,203	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,060	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,122	3thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	205.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	828	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,537	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	428	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	302.42/cwt	300.00–305.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	235.04/cwt	225.00–245.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	969	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	670	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,055	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	493	198.77/cwt	195.00–202.50	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	215.09/cwt	205.00–228.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	196.07/cwt	167.50–208.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,260	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	77.55/cwt	73.00–81.00	940	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	61.67/cwt	60.00–63.00	601	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	871	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	89.07/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,285	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	81.03/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,127	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	86.14/cwt	83.00–89.00	998	8
Bulls	—	—	2,160	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,657	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	111.53/cwt	111.00–112.00	2,203	2
Bulls	—	—	1,588	104.20/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,655	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,122.31/head	975.00–1,280.00	1,122	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	1,203.06/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,203	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	693	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	192.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	203.78/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	515	188.71/cwt	187.50–190.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	204.62/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,044	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	630	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	233.91/cwt	220.00–245.00	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	220.92/cwt	218.00–225.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,167	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 Dec 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 404Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 75Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 9

Last reported sale 11/07/23. Therefore due to the significant time frame since the last reported sale no trends were established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	200.00–210.00	205.16
1	—	415	190.00	190.00
1	—	540	192.50	192.50
1	—	715	152.50	152.50
1	—	605	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	250.00	250.00
1	—	385	215.00	215.00
2	—	623	190.00–195.00	192.57
1	—	475	212.50	212.50
2	—	573	202.50–205.00	203.78
2	—	530	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	205.00	205.00
2	—	693	150.00–152.50	151.25
2	—	515	187.50–190.00	188.71
1	—	630	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	195.00	195.00
1	—	810	157.50	157.50
1	—	1,010	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,060	145.00	145.00
1	—	420	250.00	250.00
1	—	465	245.00	245.00
2	—	330	300.00–305.00	302.42
1	—	380	255.00	255.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	225.00	225.00
2	—	428	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	233	270.00–280.00	274.95
1	—	340	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	225.00–245.00	235.04
1	—	290	245.00	245.00
1	—	665	187.00	187.00
3	—	487	205.00–228.00	215.09
4	—	573	167.50–208.00	196.07
3	—	607	205.00–210.00	207.52
3	—	520	196.00–210.00	204.62
1	—	850	149.00	149.00
6	—	372	220.00–245.00	233.91
3	—	428	218.00–225.00	220.92
1	—	765	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	157.50	157.50
1	—	350	195.00	195.00
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
2	—	493	195.00–202.50	198.77
1	—	640	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	168.00	168.00
1	—	535	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	73.00–81.00	77.55
2	—	975	60.00–63.00	61.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,443	86.00–93.00	89.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,391	79.00–83.00	81.03
8	—	1,159	83.00–89.00	86.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,160	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,975	111.00–112.00	111.53
3	—	1,588	99.00–107.00	104.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,073	975.00–1,280.00	1,122.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,306	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,203.06

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle