Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2020-06-02

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 2
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
▼ 288 vs last sale 570▼ 130 vs year ago 412 · −31.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 71▼ 12 vs year ago 60 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 32▲ 11 vs year ago 14 · +78.6%
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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 under 500 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady. Bulls under 600 lbs 3.00 to 7.00 higher, over 60 lbs mostly steady. Quality good. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.24/cwt on 80 head.
Average price
$125.24
80 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$606
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$13.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.22
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497127.1863257
Small 1-2415121.375045thin
Medium and Large 2-3465120.9756216thin
Medium and Large 3433113.544922thin
One grade step is worth $13.64/cwt here — about $141 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 sale80 hd
125.24
—
TN average9 barns · 1,736 hd
125.02
+0.22
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—High1,75697.661,7144thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,24859.787465thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18259.6070423
CowsLean 85-90%Average99250.985069thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280172.89/cwt171.00–175.004842
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320152.50/cwt152.50–152.504881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337178.63/cwt178.00–180.006023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371170.83/cwt167.50–178.006347
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380154.12/cwt147.50–165.005864
Steers—Small 1-2410158.00/cwt158.00–158.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed413169.82/cwt167.50–172.007012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420153.65/cwt151.00–155.006453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422161.27/cwt154.00–168.006813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460149.89/cwt145.00–155.006892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470152.50/cwt152.50–152.507171
Steers—Small 1-2470136.12/cwt130.00–140.006403
Steers—Medium and Large 3495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515144.72/cwt140.00–148.007453
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540141.00/cwt141.00–141.007611
Steers—Small 1-2558128.99/cwt120.00–135.007203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577136.99/cwt135.00–139.007904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603134.00/cwt134.00–134.008084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616134.99/cwt132.00–137.008324
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645124.00/cwt124.00–124.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658131.00/cwt130.00–136.008626
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680134.00/cwt134.00–134.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700127.00/cwt127.00–127.008891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265125.00/cwt125.00–125.003311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315128.75/cwt125.00–132.504062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332142.51/cwt140.00–145.004733
Heifers—Small 1-2335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366141.58/cwt135.00–146.005187
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390135.00/cwt135.00–135.005271
Heifers—Small 1-2405116.43/cwt111.00–122.004722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422137.65/cwt130.00–144.005815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433124.64/cwt121.00–129.005405
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433113.54/cwt112.00–115.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy440133.00/cwt133.00–133.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461132.54/cwt128.00–135.006117
Heifers—Small 1-2465122.00/cwt122.00–122.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473141.59/cwt139.00–144.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490128.00/cwt128.00–128.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490119.00/cwt119.00–119.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508126.00/cwt126.00–126.006403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520117.00/cwt117.00–117.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526119.95/cwt117.50–124.006318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3569113.95/cwt110.00–120.006485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580116.84/cwt115.50–126.0067812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610111.49/cwt110.00–113.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3650106.00/cwt106.00–106.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655111.02/cwt108.00–114.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725112.00/cwt112.00–112.008121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750107.00/cwt107.00–107.008031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400157.50/cwt157.50–157.506301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433150.69/cwt144.00–157.006522
Bulls—Small 1-2470135.00/cwt135.00–135.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478140.36/cwt135.00–146.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487145.66/cwt145.00–146.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522140.50/cwt133.00–148.007338
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525127.95/cwt124.00–133.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540131.00/cwt131.00–131.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563135.99/cwt133.00–139.007662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610128.00/cwt128.00–128.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630123.00/cwt123.00–123.007751
Bulls—Small 1-2685111.00/cwt111.00–111.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720116.00/cwt116.00–116.008351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725113.00/cwt113.00–113.008191
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 2-338080.00/cwt80.00–80.003041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46394.27/cwt93.50–95.001,3792
Bulls——2,048101.04/cwt100.00–102.002,0692
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94045.00/cwt45.00–45.004231
Cows—Lean 85-90%99951.73/cwt46.00–57.005178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11155.63/cwt55.00–57.006184
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19660.18/cwt55.00–64.0072018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21565.00/cwt65.00–65.007901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23660.98/cwt59.00–64.007544
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29555.00/cwt55.00–55.007121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2732800.00/cwt800.00–800.005,8563
Bred Cows—Small 1-2820660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,4121
Bred Cows—Small 1-2915840.00/cwt840.00–840.007,6861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,375725.00/cwt725.00–725.009,9691

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.