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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 17

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Dec 3Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

182 head

▼ 350 vs last sale 532▲ 182 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 125▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 30▲ 7 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 7.00 higher. Heifers steady to 8.00 higher. Bulls not well established.

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 $116.58/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$116.58

48 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$14.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.71

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	555	117.62	653	31
Medium and Large 2-3	431	116.18	501	12thin
Small 1-2	369	113.13	417	4thin
Medium and Large 3	570	103.00	587	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.62/cwt here — about $66 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 sale48 hd

116.58

—

TN average9 barns · 1,412 hd

117.29

−0.71

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	1,883	73.08	1,376	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	47.50	618	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	47.32	629	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	37.75	410	2thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	389	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	404	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	502	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	155.49/cwt	142.50–165.00	583	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	138.04/cwt	130.00–142.50	587	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	145.28/cwt	141.00–151.00	677	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	137.45/cwt	135.00–139.00	711	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	121.32/cwt	117.50–125.00	346	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	315	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	339	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	414	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	123.78/cwt	122.50–125.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	387	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	445	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	124.20/cwt	120.00–127.50	487	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	513	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	123.75/cwt	122.50–125.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	120.98/cwt	117.50–123.00	575	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	119.97/cwt	114.00–124.00	617	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	682	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	117.47/cwt	114.00–121.00	717	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	114.52/cwt	110.00–119.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	813	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	788	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	701	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	425	132.49/cwt	122.00–142.50	563	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	576	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	510	118.88/cwt	113.00–125.00	606	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	126.68/cwt	125.00–132.00	678	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	113.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	798	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	870	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,828	68.40/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,250	2
Bulls	—	—	1,911	75.42/cwt	74.00–77.50	1,441	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	270	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	515	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	47.86/cwt	45.00–50.00	613	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,339	48.11/cwt	45.00–52.00	644	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,375	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	571	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	16,112	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 Dec 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 532Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers steady to 8.00 higher. Bulls not well established.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	114.00–124.00	119.97
3	—	475	117.50–123.00	120.98
3	—	392	120.00–127.50	124.20
2	—	653	110.00–119.00	114.52
2	—	610	114.00–121.00	117.47
2	—	425	122.50–125.00	123.75
1	—	325	127.50	127.50
3	—	578	118.00	118.00
4	—	726	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	122.50	122.50
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
2	—	285	117.50–125.00	121.32
2	—	333	122.50–125.00	123.78
2	—	423	120.00–122.50	121.23
1	—	625	101.00	101.00
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
2	—	515	108.00–110.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	115.00	115.00
1	—	315	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
1	—	570	119.00	119.00
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
3	—	448	150.00	150.00
3	—	798	109.00	109.00
4	—	706	110.00–114.00	113.01
4	—	535	125.00–132.00	126.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	113.00–125.00	118.88
2	—	425	122.00–142.50	132.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	135.00–139.00	137.45
2	—	410	155.00	155.00
3	—	375	142.50–165.00	155.49
5	—	466	141.00–151.00	145.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
1	—	305	127.50	127.50
1	—	365	137.50	137.50
4	—	425	130.00–142.50	138.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	122.50	122.50
1	—	485	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	159.00	159.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	1,085.00	1,085.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,911	74.00–77.50	75.42
2	—	1,828	67.00–70.00	68.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	34.00	34.00
1	—	1,375	41.50	41.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,339	45.00–52.00	48.11
1	—	1,255	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,280	45.00–50.00	47.86
1	—	1,445	45.00	45.00

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.