Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2020-09-15

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 15
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
315 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 370▲ 25 vs year ago 290 · +8.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 55▼ 9 vs year ago 56 · −16.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 21▼ 10 vs year ago 23 · −43.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 550 lbs 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifers 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. 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 $116.58/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$116.58
81 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$42
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$8.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.68
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528118.0662362
Medium and Large 3415114.004732thin
Medium and Large 2-3515111.9257613thin
Small 1-2529110.005824thin
One grade step is worth $8.06/cwt here — about $42 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 sale81 hd
116.58
—
TN average10 barns · 2,048 hd
122.26
−5.68
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—Average1,96291.611,7973thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51860.149138thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30057.6775017
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20443.985299thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3225155.00/cwt155.00–155.003491
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345159.00/cwt159.00–159.005491
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3382136.01/cwt135.00–138.005203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387150.19/cwt146.00–160.005815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428149.59/cwt140.00–160.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428126.00/cwt117.00–142.005393
Steers—Small 1-2475129.00/cwt129.00–129.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3481130.37/cwt126.00–136.006275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485142.00/cwt142.00–142.006894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486141.97/cwt137.00–146.006904
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500129.00/cwt129.00–129.006451
Steers—Small 1-2513121.01/cwt120.00–122.006212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537139.81/cwt134.00–143.007515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569129.98/cwt126.00–134.007409
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573111.64/cwt105.00–118.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625123.42/cwt118.00–127.0077111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626123.50/cwt120.00–125.007736
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650118.00/cwt118.00–118.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690122.00/cwt122.00–122.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700122.00/cwt122.00–122.008541
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745119.00/cwt119.00–119.008871
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778116.00/cwt116.00–116.009022
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320127.50/cwt125.00–130.004082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385127.00/cwt127.00–127.004891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385126.97/cwt125.00–131.004894
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385117.00/cwt117.00–117.004501
Heifers—Small 1-2425116.00/cwt116.00–116.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433126.52/cwt120.00–131.005489
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445111.00/cwt111.00–111.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478120.27/cwt116.00–126.005756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3481116.49/cwt114.00–119.005606
Heifers—Small 1-2485122.00/cwt122.00–122.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510105.00/cwt105.00–105.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524119.77/cwt117.00–122.0062817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574117.87/cwt115.00–121.0067712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595103.00/cwt103.00–103.006131
Heifers—Small 1-2603101.00/cwt101.00–101.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625109.74/cwt103.00–116.006867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630101.00/cwt101.00–101.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy66594.00/cwt94.00–94.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675100.78/cwt93.00–109.006804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380086.00/cwt86.00–86.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-387580.00/cwt80.00–80.007001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423139.01/cwt137.00–141.005882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3429128.50/cwt124.00–135.005517
Bulls—Small 1-2460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464132.64/cwt129.00–137.006156
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477124.78/cwt118.00–129.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520123.14/cwt118.00–128.006408
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2536128.72/cwt126.00–137.0069017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558126.49/cwt123.00–132.007064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572122.30/cwt120.00–125.007003
Bulls—Small 1-2595114.50/cwt112.00–117.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621116.96/cwt114.00–119.007264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3643109.01/cwt106.00–112.007012
Bulls—Small 1-2650101.00/cwt101.00–101.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675109.40/cwt106.00–113.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717106.31/cwt104.00–111.007623
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,86088.41/cwt85.00–92.001,6442
Bulls——2,16598.00/cwt98.00–98.002,1221
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14540.30/cwt40.00–41.004613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21548.00/cwt48.00–48.005831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23345.82/cwt43.00–50.005656
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28156.93/cwt50.00–62.0072913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41264.11/cwt62.00–65.009053
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51563.92/cwt63.00–65.009682
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51958.88/cwt55.00–62.008946
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,120675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,5601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,195785.00/cwt785.00–785.009,3811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,202941.47/cwt800.00–1,000.0011,3163
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,015825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,3741

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.