Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2020-10-20

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 20
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
366 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 438▲ 366 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 63▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 27▲ 27 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 to 1.00 lower. Steers under 500 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.19/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$107.19
105 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$534
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$5.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.87
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520108.1456270
Medium and Large 2-3449106.7047923
Small 1-2469102.5648112thin
One grade step is worth $5.59/cwt here — about $81 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 sale105 hd
107.19
—
TN average8 barns · 2,022 hd
115.06
−7.87
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—Low1,66273.931,22911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35649.0666511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26846.4158821
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12241.624675thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288145.06/cwt142.50–150.004183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2316148.97/cwt139.00–160.004716
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3342134.42/cwt130.00–142.504603
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375135.01/cwt130.00–144.005063
Steers—Small 1-2375118.00/cwt118.00–118.004431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380144.83/cwt142.50–148.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421134.74/cwt127.00–143.005674
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433119.85/cwt113.00–126.005193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465132.00/cwt132.00–132.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485127.01/cwt126.00–129.006163
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515114.00/cwt114.00–114.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518125.62/cwt122.00–129.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568121.99/cwt118.00–126.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613116.50/cwt115.00–119.007144
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645107.00/cwt107.00–107.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676119.03/cwt117.00–121.008054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755109.00/cwt109.00–109.008231
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295127.50/cwt127.50–127.503761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330108.09/cwt105.00–111.003572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333117.48/cwt115.00–120.003912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355113.21/cwt110.00–115.004025
Heifers—Small 1-2368110.00/cwt110.00–110.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378116.83/cwt115.00–121.004425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415115.02/cwt111.00–117.004775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423104.86/cwt95.00–113.004444
Heifers—Small 1-2432102.34/cwt98.00–110.004425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy435106.00/cwt106.00–106.004611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465105.73/cwt104.00–108.004924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470109.92/cwt105.00–117.0051715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475105.44/cwt104.00–107.005012
Heifers—Small 1-248598.00/cwt98.00–98.004751
Heifers—Small 1-2515105.00/cwt105.00–105.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522107.01/cwt105.00–110.0055910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528102.01/cwt94.00–106.005394
Heifers—Small 1-2563102.99/cwt102.00–104.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy567103.68/cwt102.00–105.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575104.41/cwt101.00–109.0060012
Heifers—Small 1-260590.00/cwt90.00–90.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy61595.00/cwt95.00–95.005841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621107.12/cwt100.00–115.0066511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362396.53/cwt94.00–99.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665100.38/cwt95.00–106.006682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680101.00/cwt101.00–101.006871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705102.00/cwt102.00–102.007191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414131.93/cwt129.00–135.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427121.93/cwt118.00–125.005213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466126.00/cwt122.00–129.005877
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472115.94/cwt112.00–122.005475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy495116.00/cwt116.00–116.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518114.91/cwt111.00–119.005958
Bulls—Small 1-2530114.00/cwt114.00–114.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530109.14/cwt106.00–116.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3567105.35/cwt100.00–110.005975
Bulls—Small 1-2570101.00/cwt101.00–101.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571112.46/cwt110.00–116.006424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-361397.08/cwt93.00–101.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623107.54/cwt100.00–114.006704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-267099.00/cwt99.00–99.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-368393.99/cwt92.00–96.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-271590.00/cwt90.00–90.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-386569.00/cwt69.00–69.005971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65269.19/cwt63.00–75.001,1436
Bulls——1,67579.62/cwt77.00–81.001,3345
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08535.00/cwt35.00–35.003801
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13143.27/cwt40.00–46.004894
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19550.00/cwt50.00–50.005981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25548.69/cwt47.00–53.0061110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28843.78/cwt41.00–47.0056410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29644.29/cwt42.00–46.005746
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38855.24/cwt55.00–56.007674
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58553.00/cwt53.00–53.008401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2865550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,7581
Bred Cows—Small 1-2875630.00/cwt630.00–630.005,5131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,060485.00/cwt485.00–485.005,1411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,158663.38/cwt640.00–690.007,6823
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,055850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,9681

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.