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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 5

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

613 head

▲ 117 vs last sale 496▲ 613 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 56▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 14▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Bulls 2.00 lower. Steers under 450 lbs steady, over 450 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Bulls 3.00 to 8.00 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 $110.36/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$110.36

154 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$14.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.84

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	519	113.66	590	105
Medium and Large 2-3	458	107.52	492	23
Medium and Large 3	430	104.00	447	1thin
Small 1-2	474	99.36	471	25

One grade step is worth $14.30/cwt here — about $119 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 sale154 hd

110.36

—

TN average10 barns · 2,837 hd

117.20

−6.84

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	1,659	65.33	1,084	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	44.03	617	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	42.79	542	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	31.80	336	20

Every lot

89 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	215	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	260	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	133.32/cwt	130.00–137.50	371	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	295	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	376	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	333	120.11/cwt	110.00–131.00	400	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	139.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	468	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	125.55/cwt	119.00–132.50	481	7
Steers	—	Small 1-2	385	128.65/cwt	125.00–132.50	495	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	138.38/cwt	132.50–142.50	534	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	552	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	415	129.25/cwt	127.50–131.00	536	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	137.99/cwt	131.00–142.00	588	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	478	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	593	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	139.86/cwt	134.00–146.00	670	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	142.04/cwt	135.00–147.00	717	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	526	116.58/cwt	109.00–128.00	613	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	602	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	561	117.99/cwt	111.00–128.00	662	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	132.34/cwt	129.00–134.00	790	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	605	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	741	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	887	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	270	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	325	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	112.43/cwt	105.00–120.00	313	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	107.95/cwt	106.00–112.00	349	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	324	112.18/cwt	110.00–115.00	363	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	377	109.10/cwt	100.00–119.00	411	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	125.83/cwt	120.00–128.00	481	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	121.47/cwt	117.50–126.00	516	15
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	430	105.74/cwt	88.00–114.00	455	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	447	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	118.26/cwt	110.00–123.00	548	19
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	470	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	282	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	109.47/cwt	106.00–114.00	528	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	503	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	589	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	519	99.47/cwt	95.00–103.00	516	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	112.23/cwt	106.00–117.00	584	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	104.77/cwt	102.00–109.00	549	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	108.78/cwt	103.00–114.00	614	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	578	99.85/cwt	95.00–105.00	577	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	580	91.74/cwt	80.00–103.00	532	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	102.99/cwt	102.00–104.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	108.43/cwt	105.00–113.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	622	96.78/cwt	86.00–101.00	602	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	732	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	651	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	773	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	773	89.91/cwt	81.00–99.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	780	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	830	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	122.25/cwt	117.50–127.00	516	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	139.61/cwt	130.00–141.00	593	10
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	440	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	517	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	128.78/cwt	123.00–135.00	610	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	115.70/cwt	107.00–120.00	550	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	119.39/cwt	116.00–125.00	618	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	112.06/cwt	110.00–114.00	588	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	538	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	565	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	117.52/cwt	114.00–121.00	673	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	573	108.48/cwt	105.00–112.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	110.31/cwt	102.50–118.00	633	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	104.72/cwt	86.00–116.00	660	8
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	630	98.37/cwt	84.00–111.00	620	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	90.63/cwt	88.00–92.50	596	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	109.55/cwt	103.00–116.00	723	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	673	88.47/cwt	86.00–91.00	595	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	107.98/cwt	103.00–113.00	829	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	59.97/cwt	55.00–63.00	946	3
Bulls	—	—	1,694	67.62/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,145	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	28.17/cwt	25.00–32.00	292	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	36.24/cwt	31.00–43.00	392	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	38.15/cwt	34.00–42.00	453	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	44.66/cwt	42.50–47.50	582	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	680	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	41.37/cwt	39.50–42.50	572	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	45.70/cwt	44.00–48.00	646	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,200	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 Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 613Last week 496Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	106.00	106.00
2	—	578	95.00–105.00	99.85
2	—	773	81.00–99.00	89.91
5	—	622	86.00–101.00	96.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	110.00–115.00	112.18
3	—	430	88.00–114.00	105.74
1	—	780	72.50	72.50
4	—	519	95.00–103.00	99.47
5	—	377	100.00–119.00	109.10
7	—	580	80.00–103.00	91.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	482	106.00–114.00	109.47
4	—	524	102.00–109.00	104.77
3	—	323	106.00–112.00	107.95
2	—	638	101.00–103.00	102.01
2	—	583	102.00–104.00	102.99
2	—	278	105.00–120.00	112.43
1	—	365	107.00	107.00
1	—	240	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	116.00	116.00
2	—	503	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	520	106.00–117.00	112.23
19	—	463	110.00–123.00	118.26
15	—	564	103.00–114.00	108.78
15	—	425	117.50–126.00	121.47
9	—	382	120.00–128.00	125.83
3	—	615	105.00–113.00	108.43
2	—	838	99.00	99.00
2	—	758	102.00	102.00
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
1	—	245	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	84.00–111.00	98.37
2	—	673	86.00–91.00	88.47
2	—	573	105.00–112.00	108.48
2	—	538	100.00–110.00	104.93
1	—	440	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	630	86.00–116.00	104.72
6	—	574	102.50–118.00	110.31
5	—	475	107.00–120.00	115.70
4	—	658	88.00–92.50	90.63
3	—	422	117.50–127.00	122.25
2	—	525	110.00–114.00	112.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	518	116.00–125.00	119.39
10	—	425	130.00–141.00	139.61
5	—	474	123.00–135.00	128.78
4	—	573	114.00–121.00	117.52
3	—	745	102.00	102.00
2	—	768	103.00–113.00	107.98
2	—	660	103.00–116.00	109.55
1	—	645	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	122.50	122.50
1	—	295	127.50	127.50
1	—	215	121.00	121.00
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
2	—	333	110.00–131.00	120.11
2	—	385	125.00–132.50	128.65
2	—	415	127.50–131.00	129.25
2	—	478	123.00–125.00	123.97
4	—	526	109.00–128.00	116.58
4	—	561	111.00–128.00	117.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	383	119.00–132.50	125.55
3	—	278	130.00–137.50	133.32
2	—	535	110.00–115.00	112.48
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	415	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	657	135.00	135.00
2	—	550	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	131.00–142.00	137.99
6	—	479	134.00–146.00	139.86
1	—	285	142.50	142.50
2	—	335	135.00–145.00	139.85
3	—	505	135.00–147.00	142.04
3	—	597	129.00–134.00	132.34
4	—	615	135.00	135.00
6	—	386	132.50–142.50	138.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,037	25.00–32.00	28.17
9	—	1,082	31.00–43.00	36.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,413	44.00–48.00	45.70
5	—	1,383	39.50–42.50	41.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,303	42.50–47.50	44.66
6	—	1,187	34.00–42.00	38.15
1	—	1,360	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,694	64.00–71.00	67.62
3	—	1,578	55.00–63.00	59.97

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	800.00	800.00

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.