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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 30

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Jul 16Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

440 head

▲ 144 vs last sale 296▲ 440 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 45▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 450 lbs 5.00 to 11.00 lower, over 450 lbs mostly steady. Heifers under 550 lbs steady to 7.00 lower, over 550 lbs mostly steady. Bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.75/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$117.75

155 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$7.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.24

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	479	118.57	568	53
Medium and Large 1-2	557	118.27	658	87
Medium and Large 3	407	112.98	460	5thin
Small 1-2	474	111.28	528	10thin

One grade step is worth $7.29/cwt here — about $40 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 sale155 hd

117.75

—

TN average10 barns · 2,110 hd

124.99

−7.24

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	1,858	83.07	1,543	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	54.74	785	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	53.12	646	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,254	47.96	601	6thin

Every lot

97 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	144.95/cwt	138.00–150.00	536	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	137.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	515	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	548	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	605	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	488	119.54/cwt	111.00–128.00	583	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	138.40/cwt	132.00–145.00	738	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	145.23/cwt	134.00–151.00	818	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	128.68/cwt	125.00–131.00	737	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	893	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	128.48/cwt	123.00–134.00	794	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	139.74/cwt	139.00–141.00	875	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	952	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	892	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	123.87/cwt	123.00–125.00	884	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	892	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	136.72/cwt	136.00–137.50	380	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	123.66/cwt	120.00–127.50	393	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	365	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	453	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	365	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	427	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	381	122.53/cwt	113.00–128.00	467	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	128.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	495	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	417	110.25/cwt	105.00–120.00	460	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	516	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	118.23/cwt	114.00–120.00	500	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	457	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	558	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	458	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	554	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	459	115.98/cwt	114.00–119.00	532	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	108.71/cwt	103.00–114.00	509	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	120.34/cwt	118.00–125.00	569	12
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	475	115.76/cwt	112.00–118.00	550	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	512	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	622	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	118.31/cwt	113.00–121.00	614	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	523	113.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	113.49/cwt	111.00–116.00	595	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	530	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	557	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	113.65/cwt	112.00–116.00	642	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	118.15/cwt	113.00–120.00	679	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	610	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	604	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	116.52/cwt	113.00–119.00	719	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	110.22/cwt	106.00–114.00	736	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	820	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	807	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	108.02/cwt	105.00–111.00	799	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	819	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	413	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	558	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	136.83/cwt	130.00–143.00	576	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	127.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	541	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	124.52/cwt	124.00–125.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	133.17/cwt	126.00–138.00	631	10
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	478	123.91/cwt	118.00–129.00	592	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	488	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	620	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	131.19/cwt	125.00–136.00	683	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	126.17/cwt	120.00–133.00	720	18
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	578	107.16/cwt	98.00–116.00	619	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	118.69/cwt	113.00–124.00	693	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	633	103.43/cwt	100.00–107.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	775	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	876	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,858	83.07/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,543	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	54.56/cwt	52.00–57.00	639	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	519	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,261	49.05/cwt	46.00–51.00	619	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	49.76/cwt	48.00–52.00	657	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	55.49/cwt	54.00–58.50	781	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	798	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	14,178	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,315	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,275	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	8,798	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Jul 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 296Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	118.00–129.00	123.91
3	—	578	98.00–116.00	107.16
2	—	633	100.00–107.00	103.43
1	—	750	122.00	122.00
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
1	—	515	123.00	123.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	127.00	127.00
3	—	413	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	113.00–124.00	118.69
3	—	425	125.00–129.00	127.33
2	—	525	121.00–123.00	122.00
2	—	473	124.00–125.00	124.52
1	—	705	117.00	117.00
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
1	—	640	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	571	120.00–133.00	126.17
15	—	521	125.00–136.00	131.19
10	—	474	126.00–138.00	133.17
5	—	421	130.00–143.00	136.83
2	—	733	119.00–120.00	119.49
2	—	638	121.00–122.00	121.50
1	—	650	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	117.00	117.00
1	—	565	112.00	112.00
1	—	610	99.00	99.00
3	—	523	110.00–115.00	113.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	103.00	103.00
2	—	385	125.00–132.00	128.50
2	—	690	116.00–118.00	116.99
2	—	740	105.00–111.00	108.02
4	—	423	120.00–124.00	121.98
6	—	617	113.00–119.00	116.52
12	—	473	118.00–125.00	120.34
13	—	519	113.00–121.00	118.31
17	—	575	113.00–120.00	118.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	458	121.00	121.00
14	—	689	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	111.00	111.00
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
2	—	278	136.00–137.50	136.72
2	—	318	120.00–127.50	123.66
3	—	565	112.00–116.00	113.65
4	—	459	114.00–119.00	115.98
5	—	423	114.00–120.00	118.23
5	—	668	106.00–114.00	110.22
7	—	381	113.00–128.00	122.53
8	—	524	111.00–116.00	113.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	457	122.00	122.00
7	—	512	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	112.50	112.50
1	—	380	119.00	119.00
1	—	405	116.00	116.00
2	—	468	103.00–114.00	108.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	124.00	124.00
1	—	530	105.00	105.00
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
3	—	417	105.00–120.00	110.25
4	—	475	112.00–118.00	115.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	111.00–128.00	119.54
1	—	610	121.00	121.00
1	—	555	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	127.50	127.50
1	—	305	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	130.00–140.00	137.24
3	—	573	125.00–131.00	128.68
2	—	618	123.00–134.00	128.48
2	—	460	131.00–132.00	131.51
1	—	725	123.00	123.00
1	—	515	126.00	126.00
1	—	425	143.00	143.00
1	—	295	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	705	126.50	126.50
2	—	580	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
1	—	435	141.00	141.00
1	—	490	139.00	139.00
1	—	685	139.00	139.00
1	—	750	123.00	123.00
3	—	370	138.00–150.00	144.95
4	—	714	123.00–125.00	123.87
5	—	533	132.00–145.00	138.40
6	—	626	139.00–141.00	139.74
9	—	563	134.00–151.00	145.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	690.00	690.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,261	46.00–51.00	49.05
1	—	1,220	42.50	42.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,407	54.00–58.50	55.49
1	—	1,565	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,171	52.00–57.00	54.56
3	—	1,320	48.00–52.00	49.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	81.00–85.00	83.07

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.