Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2020-07-21

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 21
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
237 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 327▲ 237 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 76▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 35▲ 15 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. Feeders steady to 3.00 higher. Quality fair to 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 $127.18/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$127.18
60 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$589
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$16.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.73
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2476129.4361637
Medium and Large 2-3450125.3756419thin
Medium and Large 3353117.254132thin
Small 1-2465112.745242thin
One grade step is worth $16.69/cwt here — about $92 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 sale60 hd
127.18
—
TN average10 barns · 2,084 hd
123.45
+3.73
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—Average1,52287.051,3257thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49459.3088615
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24656.5370514
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08849.085346thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285167.00/cwt167.00–167.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3318143.76/cwt138.00–150.004572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333164.99/cwt163.00–168.005494
Steers—Medium and Large 3365138.00/cwt138.00–138.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Steers—Small 1-2395142.00/cwt142.00–142.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405153.00/cwt153.00–153.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3437141.29/cwt138.00–147.006176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455147.00/cwt147.00–147.006691
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3464136.74/cwt136.00–139.006344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527144.22/cwt135.00–147.007607
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562142.69/cwt141.00–145.008023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608131.61/cwt130.00–132.008005
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610126.50/cwt121.00–132.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3683108.85/cwt101.00–117.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733121.49/cwt121.00–122.008912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290152.50/cwt152.50–152.504421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305154.00/cwt154.00–154.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310112.50/cwt112.50–112.503491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340128.75/cwt127.50–130.004382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368131.41/cwt122.00–136.004844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369137.47/cwt137.00–139.005074
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395122.00/cwt122.00–122.004821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405123.00/cwt123.00–123.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410137.26/cwt134.00–138.005637
Heifers—Small 1-2465112.74/cwt105.00–121.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476130.00/cwt126.00–133.006197
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479123.84/cwt123.00–126.005937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500129.00/cwt129.00–129.006454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513123.85/cwt120.00–126.006359
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517122.65/cwt121.00–125.006343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2595118.00/cwt118.00–118.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710104.00/cwt104.00–104.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy77094.00/cwt94.00–94.007241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382091.00/cwt91.00–91.007461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415129.00/cwt129.00–129.005351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419145.49/cwt140.00–148.006108
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471139.46/cwt136.00–147.0065710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3489128.48/cwt125.00–131.006284
Bulls—Small 1-2510124.98/cwt124.00–126.006373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517131.34/cwt131.00–132.006793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520124.40/cwt122.00–127.006472
Bulls—Small 1-2560123.50/cwt123.00–124.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570125.99/cwt124.00–129.007185
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575121.09/cwt117.00–126.006967
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605118.00/cwt118.00–118.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605112.00/cwt112.00–112.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617122.77/cwt118.00–130.007573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658113.33/cwt113.00–114.007463
Bulls—Small 1-2675102.00/cwt102.00–102.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680106.93/cwt104.00–110.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705111.00/cwt111.00–111.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795107.00/cwt107.00–107.008511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26778.73/cwt75.00–84.009983
Bulls——1,71393.29/cwt86.00–96.001,5984
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07550.49/cwt45.00–54.005435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13259.37/cwt55.00–66.006727
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15042.00/cwt42.00–42.004831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19567.00/cwt67.00–67.008011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24045.00/cwt45.00–45.005581
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41852.77/cwt47.00–56.507485
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46954.47/cwt53.00–57.008005
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50761.71/cwt59.00–63.5093010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,8091
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,273915.52/cwt910.00–920.0011,6552

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.