Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2020-09-01

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 1
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
370 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 297▲ 153 vs year ago 217 · +70.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 62▼ 8 vs year ago 63 · −12.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 31▲ 12 vs year ago 9 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs 7.00 to 11.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady. Heifers under 550 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.45/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$119.45
104 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$19.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.49
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578121.0269961
Medium and Large 2-3465118.0954939
Small 1-2458111.005093thin
Medium and Large 3610102.006221thin
One grade step is worth $19.02/cwt here — about $77 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 sale104 hd
119.45
—
TN average12 barns · 2,391 hd
122.94
−3.49
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—Average1,70986.291,47511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18857.4768318
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41357.378117thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08143.434708thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3300147.50/cwt147.50–147.504431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310153.00/cwt153.00–153.004741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350150.00/cwt149.00–151.005252
Steers—Small 1-2355127.00/cwt127.00–127.004511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3363144.43/cwt135.00–151.005243
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425140.05/cwt139.00–141.005952
Steers—Small 1-2430123.00/cwt123.00–123.005293
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463130.50/cwt130.00–131.006042
Steers—Small 1-2478128.05/cwt119.00–140.006123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513135.40/cwt130.00–140.006954
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515122.00/cwt122.00–122.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571136.11/cwt130.00–139.007779
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3633124.66/cwt119.00–130.007893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675133.49/cwt133.00–134.009012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715118.00/cwt118.00–118.008441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727133.58/cwt133.00–134.009717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775128.00/cwt128.00–128.009921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265128.00/cwt128.00–128.003391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3326125.79/cwt124.00–128.004105
Heifers—Small 1-2365118.00/cwt118.00–118.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378122.69/cwt122.00–123.004643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385123.00/cwt123.00–123.004741
Heifers—Small 1-2415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418124.46/cwt120.00–127.005206
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424118.90/cwt115.00–124.005048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468122.04/cwt118.00–127.005718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476116.80/cwt114.00–121.005565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490116.00/cwt116.00–116.005681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522115.46/cwt110.00–120.0060310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526123.47/cwt118.00–129.0064912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568122.75/cwt118.00–128.006979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576115.36/cwt113.00–117.006645
Heifers—Small 1-2595105.00/cwt105.00–105.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy600104.00/cwt104.00–104.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3608106.96/cwt104.00–110.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610102.00/cwt102.00–102.006221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625112.19/cwt108.00–115.007015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665114.97/cwt111.00–119.007652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added696123.00/cwt123.00–123.008564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added743126.00/cwt126.00–126.009367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745116.34/cwt115.00–117.008673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875106.00/cwt106.00–106.009281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390136.00/cwt136.00–136.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428129.67/cwt126.00–134.005556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431139.12/cwt133.00–146.006007
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469134.65/cwt130.00–138.006326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480125.92/cwt123.00–131.006043
Bulls—Small 1-2485120.04/cwt118.00–122.005822
Bulls—Small 1-2518121.10/cwt118.00–124.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522121.70/cwt116.00–125.006357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524129.52/cwt125.00–135.006798
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560120.33/cwt112.00–125.006743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568126.40/cwt122.00–130.0071810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617119.94/cwt115.00–125.007405
Bulls—Small 1-2625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3633115.00/cwt113.00–117.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660117.00/cwt117.00–117.007721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720109.96/cwt108.00–112.007922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51377.46/cwt75.00–80.001,1724
Bulls——1,77089.23/cwt85.00–94.001,5795
Bulls——1,94896.59/cwt95.00–98.001,8822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99340.78/cwt38.00–42.004053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07347.55/cwt45.00–51.005103
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13445.02/cwt40.00–49.005115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20258.68/cwt54.00–63.0070513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27064.52/cwt64.00–65.008192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39063.00/cwt63.00–63.008761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39558.88/cwt57.00–60.008214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46051.54/cwt50.00–53.007522
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,250940.00/cwt940.00–940.0011,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070789.56/cwt760.00–810.008,4483
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,088730.23/cwt710.00–750.007,9452
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,125795.00/cwt795.00–795.008,9441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920720.00/cwt720.00–720.006,6241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3975525.00/cwt525.00–525.005,1191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,470820.00/cwt820.00–820.0012,0541

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.