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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, May 21
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
← earliestMay 21Jun 4 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
374 head
▲ 374 vs last sale 0▲ 374 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 0▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 0▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Heifers 3.00 to 12.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.70/cwt on 93 head.
Average price
$123.70
93 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$601
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$15.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.28
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2505124.5862963
Medium and Large 2-3448123.0455125
Small 1-2422120.005063thin
Medium and Large 3460109.505042thin
One grade step is worth $15.08/cwt here — about $126 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 sale93 hd
123.70
—
TN average4 barns · 728 hd
129.98
−6.28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,61976.441,2387thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,36556.007641thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26551.8165519
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35450.6468611
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01943.4744313

Every lot

82 lots · USDA AMS · Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3210170.00/cwt170.00–170.003571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2233173.79/cwt170.00–177.504052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280162.50/cwt162.50–162.504551
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280142.50/cwt142.50–142.503991
Steers—Small 1-2300145.00/cwt145.00–145.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3317159.25/cwt155.00–162.505053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy355147.50/cwt147.50–147.505241
Steers—Small 1-2365152.50/cwt152.50–152.505571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377160.73/cwt157.50–167.506066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy415147.50/cwt147.50–147.506121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425155.39/cwt150.00–160.006604
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485147.40/cwt146.00–148.007155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy500136.00/cwt136.00–136.006801
Steers—Small 1-2530126.00/cwt126.00–126.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533145.42/cwt140.00–150.007755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565142.00/cwt142.00–142.008021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620126.00/cwt126.00–126.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640132.02/cwt130.00–134.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665125.24/cwt121.00–130.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720123.00/cwt123.00–123.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787125.00/cwt125.00–125.009843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825114.00/cwt114.00–114.009411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245162.50/cwt162.50–162.503981
Heifers—Small 1-2265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275139.11/cwt135.00–142.503833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315132.50/cwt132.50–132.504171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333143.22/cwt137.50–150.004776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379135.80/cwt131.00–139.005155
Heifers—Small 1-2410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423122.29/cwt117.00–131.005179
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425130.84/cwt127.00–136.005564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy433127.51/cwt127.00–128.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445116.00/cwt116.00–116.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471126.95/cwt123.00–130.005984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy474120.85/cwt115.00–124.005734
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475103.00/cwt103.00–103.004891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483122.17/cwt119.00–125.005906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519123.14/cwt119.00–127.006398
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528118.29/cwt117.00–121.006253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy553114.49/cwt113.00–116.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571123.51/cwt119.00–131.0070514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573113.39/cwt110.00–117.006502
Heifers—Small 1-2590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy612110.31/cwt105.00–114.006756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613113.44/cwt109.00–115.506955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630111.00/cwt111.00–111.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673103.00/cwt103.00–103.006932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2405137.50/cwt137.50–137.505571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417144.01/cwt140.00–151.006015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425137.24/cwt134.00–141.005834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469139.97/cwt138.00–142.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480135.01/cwt134.00–136.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482128.31/cwt125.00–131.006183
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495118.00/cwt118.00–118.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500125.00/cwt125.00–125.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2509134.47/cwt131.00–146.0068413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567136.41/cwt128.00–143.007738
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570120.99/cwt117.00–128.006906
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Bulls—Small 1-2590119.74/cwt115.00–124.007064
Bulls—Small 1-260091.00/cwt91.00–91.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625135.00/cwt135.00–135.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3643122.01/cwt120.00–124.007853
Bulls—Small 1-2655106.00/cwt106.00–106.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685116.99/cwt115.00–120.008013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735100.00/cwt100.00–100.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765106.00/cwt106.00–106.008111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44869.68/cwt67.00–72.001,0092
Bulls——1,68879.14/cwt74.00–83.501,3365
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01639.52/cwt37.00–43.004024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02145.23/cwt42.00–47.004629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13557.95/cwt57.00–59.006582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24047.27/cwt47.00–48.005863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28951.90/cwt49.00–54.0066914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35450.64/cwt47.00–53.0068611
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,36556.00/cwt56.00–56.007641
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,280.00/cwt1,280.00–1,280.0013,5681
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,340.00/cwt1,340.00–1,340.0015,2761
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,480.00/cwt1,480.00–1,480.0017,1681
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,9851

This sale against other markets

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.