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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 3

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Aug 20Sep 3Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

217 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 260▲ 217 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 40▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 10▲ 9 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 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

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 $116.42/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$116.42

77 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$13.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.03

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	118.69	641	51
Medium and Large 2-3	448	114.94	515	16thin
Medium and Large 3	413	109.59	453	5thin
Small 1-2	463	104.80	485	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.89/cwt here — about $156 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 sale77 hd

116.42

—

TN average8 barns · 874 hd

117.45

−1.03

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	1,878	81.40	1,529	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	53.41	740	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	51.46	644	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	47.08	530	15

Every lot

66 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	223	137.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	306	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	157.32/cwt	156.00–158.00	522	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	140.77/cwt	134.00–146.00	525	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	591	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	142.66/cwt	137.00–149.00	616	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	138.98/cwt	137.00–141.00	653	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	136.50/cwt	135.00–137.00	692	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	752	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	349	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	408	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	134.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	405	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	125.53/cwt	122.00–128.00	532	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	511	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	440	114.00/cwt	109.00–119.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	460	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	124.82/cwt	120.00–127.00	590	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	504	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	118.70/cwt	113.00–125.00	607	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	537	111.16/cwt	103.00–114.00	597	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	570	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	122.68/cwt	121.00–124.50	703	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	702	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	112.10/cwt	108.00–116.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	107.39/cwt	103.00–112.00	771	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	514	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	467	121.63/cwt	118.00–125.00	568	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	121.15/cwt	120.00–126.00	577	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	133.19/cwt	128.00–137.00	642	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	125.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	650	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	120.76/cwt	119.00–124.00	635	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	693	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	74.10/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,052	2
Bulls	—	—	2,061	84.32/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,738	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	42.97/cwt	42.00–44.00	462	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	48.11/cwt	42.00–52.50	548	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	54.43/cwt	53.00–56.00	656	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	46.72/cwt	45.00–50.00	619	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	51.76/cwt	50.00–53.00	699	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	54.40/cwt	54.00–56.00	765	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	929.62/cwt	870.00–975.00	10,151	3

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 Sep 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 260Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	117.50	117.50
4	—	349	117.00	117.00
2	—	530	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	95.00	95.00
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
1	—	470	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	600	117.00	117.00
4	—	573	121.00–124.50	122.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	113.00–125.00	118.70
7	—	473	120.00–127.00	124.82
4	—	424	122.00–128.00	125.53
2	—	718	103.00–112.00	107.39
2	—	678	108.00–116.00	112.10
2	—	615	111.00	111.00
2	—	370	132.00–137.00	134.50
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
1	—	550	119.00	119.00
1	—	300	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	537	103.00–114.00	111.16
1	—	440	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	109.00–119.00	114.00
1	—	460	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	93.00	93.00
1	—	405	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	106.00	106.00
2	—	385	110.00–113.00	111.48
1	—	345	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	118.00–125.00	121.63
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	120.00–126.00	121.15
4	—	526	119.00–124.00	120.76
1	—	585	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	120.00–130.00	125.26
5	—	482	128.00–137.00	133.19
3	—	582	119.00	119.00
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
1	—	405	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
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
4	—	373	134.00–146.00	140.77
2	—	478	130.00–131.00	130.51
2	—	430	137.00–138.00	137.49
2	—	223	135.00–140.00	137.36
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
1	—	565	128.00	128.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	507	135.00–137.00	136.50
6	—	432	137.00–149.00	142.66
3	—	332	156.00–158.00	157.32
2	—	555	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	470	137.00–141.00	138.98
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
1	—	745	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,139	42.00–52.50	48.11
3	—	1,075	42.00–44.00	42.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,406	54.00–56.00	54.40
3	—	1,350	50.00–53.00	51.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,205	53.00–56.00	54.43
5	—	1,324	45.00–50.00	46.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,061	82.00–86.00	84.32
2	—	1,420	72.00–76.00	74.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,092	870.00–975.00	929.62

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.