Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2019-10-15

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 15
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
569 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 484▲ 569 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 95▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 18▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to this sale from two weeks ago, Feeder Steers/Bulls 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.29/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$103.29
118 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$557
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.49
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541104.44565103
Medium and Large 2-353195.3950715thin
One grade step is worth $9.04/cwt here — about $58 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 sale118 hd
103.29
—
TN average5 barns · 1,046 hd
113.78
−10.49
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—Low1,71967.631,1637thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50545.3968313
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28444.4457134
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18236.1642724

Every lot

68 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373143.05/cwt139.00–150.005343
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3377124.60/cwt119.00–127.504703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420138.71/cwt134.00–144.005833
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471120.58/cwt118.00–123.005687
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526120.33/cwt117.00–128.006337
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3532108.98/cwt106.00–112.005803
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568113.49/cwt113.00–114.006452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579118.75/cwt115.00–126.006886
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608116.00/cwt115.00–117.007053
Steers—Medium and Large 2-360898.53/cwt92.00–110.005994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672112.28/cwt108.00–118.007556
Steers—Medium and Large 2-368097.00/cwt97.00–97.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715108.00/cwt108.00–108.007721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728112.94/cwt110.00–117.008223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770110.41/cwt107.00–114.008502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added809122.00/cwt122.00–122.009877
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830108.33/cwt105.00–111.008993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-290597.00/cwt97.00–97.008781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285104.00/cwt104.00–104.002961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313111.31/cwt109.00–115.003483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375111.68/cwt107.00–116.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430110.88/cwt105.00–117.0047710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430101.00/cwt101.00–101.004341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475100.29/cwt99.00–102.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477107.98/cwt104.00–111.0051518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-351593.70/cwt91.00–96.004833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528109.28/cwt103.00–114.0057726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569103.36/cwt99.00–108.0058821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-358394.00/cwt93.00–95.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362391.19/cwt90.00–92.005685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624100.02/cwt94.00–105.006249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-266293.28/cwt89.00–98.006187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-270584.38/cwt81.00–85.505954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277081.00/cwt81.00–81.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280382.00/cwt82.00–82.006582
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2429126.54/cwt124.00–132.505434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433109.42/cwt104.00–115.004743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455115.00/cwt115.00–115.005231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473118.00/cwt117.00–119.005583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522113.61/cwt109.00–119.0059310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525102.06/cwt96.00–108.005362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-356595.03/cwt94.00–96.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572112.11/cwt104.00–116.006415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623104.99/cwt100.00–112.006548
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-362996.02/cwt93.00–98.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665102.34/cwt98.00–108.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-367090.50/cwt90.00–91.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-271899.62/cwt94.00–105.007155
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-373581.00/cwt81.00–81.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-379082.00/cwt82.00–82.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380581.00/cwt81.00–81.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281898.50/cwt97.00–100.008062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-294090.00/cwt90.00–90.008461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49863.24/cwt61.00–65.009473
Bulls——1,88570.93/cwt68.00–73.001,3374
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17938.75/cwt35.00–45.0045718
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19028.39/cwt22.00–33.003386
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26045.65/cwt43.00–51.5057526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36440.52/cwt38.00–42.505538
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50545.39/cwt42.00–51.0068313
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,5691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,340800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,7201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0013,1251

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.