Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2019-09-17

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 17
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
290 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 217▲ 290 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 63▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 9▲ 23 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 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers not well established. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.47/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$116.47
50 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$606
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$23
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.33
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515121.0262329
Small 1-2479116.575595thin
Medium and Large 3470108.505102thin
Medium and Large 2-3555108.1760014thin
One grade step is worth $12.85/cwt here — about $23 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 sale50 hd
116.47
—
TN average10 barns · 2,313 hd
115.14
+1.33
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—Average1,72079.731,3714thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23549.6561330
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44849.157129thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15642.984979thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3280127.50/cwt127.50–127.503571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2308151.98/cwt150.00–154.004682
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3323138.37/cwt130.00–148.004472
Steers—Small 1-2365127.50/cwt127.50–127.504651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390146.00/cwt146.00–146.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390136.00/cwt136.00–136.005301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420143.00/cwt143.00–143.006011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465131.00/cwt131.00–131.006091
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475126.36/cwt122.00–131.006002
Steers—Small 1-2530122.58/cwt118.00–127.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555129.00/cwt129.00–129.007161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560134.00/cwt134.00–134.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626127.21/cwt124.00–131.007964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663128.49/cwt128.00–129.008522
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715124.00/cwt124.00–124.008871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350129.00/cwt129.00–129.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390115.00/cwt115.00–115.004491
Heifers—Small 1-2410113.00/cwt113.00–113.004631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425127.00/cwt127.00–127.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425114.89/cwt108.00–122.004883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472128.70/cwt125.00–131.0060711
Heifers—Small 1-2478119.50/cwt119.00–120.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480123.00/cwt123.00–123.005901
Heifers—Small 1-2515115.43/cwt112.00–119.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-352597.00/cwt97.00–97.005091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526122.54/cwt119.00–127.006457
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550102.00/cwt102.00–102.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570113.96/cwt110.00–119.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy573105.77/cwt99.00–113.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578109.95/cwt100.00–115.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy645105.00/cwt105.00–105.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372396.62/cwt91.00–100.006993
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435133.99/cwt133.00–135.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473129.38/cwt127.00–132.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475122.00/cwt122.00–122.005801
Bulls—Small 1-2480120.48/cwt120.00–121.005782
Bulls—Small 1-2505122.00/cwt122.00–122.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3543114.01/cwt112.00–116.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574117.93/cwt114.00–125.006777
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3576113.01/cwt112.00–114.006513
Bulls—Small 1-2583105.34/cwt98.00–113.006142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy60399.00/cwt99.00–99.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633110.51/cwt109.00–112.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3638103.99/cwt103.00–105.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy67591.00/cwt91.00–91.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685114.00/cwt114.00–114.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720108.00/cwt108.00–108.007781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720106.00/cwt106.00–106.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy73599.00/cwt99.00–99.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375094.00/cwt94.00–94.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785107.00/cwt107.00–107.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825101.00/cwt101.00–101.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285093.00/cwt93.00–93.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy86589.00/cwt89.00–89.007701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,1991
Bulls——1,75381.64/cwt80.00–84.001,4313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13444.29/cwt35.00–49.005027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22551.07/cwt48.00–53.5062619
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23338.40/cwt36.00–41.004732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23745.93/cwt42.00–49.0056810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36447.26/cwt45.00–49.006454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39560.00/cwt60.00–60.008371
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51650.66/cwt50.00–51.507685
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2890536.10/cwt470.00–600.004,7712
Bred Cows—Small 1-2925790.00/cwt790.00–790.007,3081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060685.00/cwt685.00–685.007,2611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,068776.85/cwt685.00–870.008,2972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,070690.00/cwt690.00–690.007,3831

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.