Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2020-11-17

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 17
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
405 head
▲ 164 vs last sale 241▼ 294 vs year ago 699 · −42.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 51▲ 34 vs year ago 59 · +57.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 11▼ 15 vs year ago 45 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady. Bulls 1.00 higher. Steers 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Bulls under 500 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.24/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$113.24
108 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$585
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.69
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536116.0662269
Small 1-2456109.1249818thin
Medium and Large 2-3513107.5255120
Medium and Large 3385107.504141thin
One grade step is worth $8.56/cwt here — about $208 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 sale108 hd
113.24
—
TN average9 barns · 2,326 hd
118.93
−5.69
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—High1,64680.611,3279thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36752.2171414
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24847.7659642
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02642.2443319

Every lot

103 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—Small 1-2245136.00/cwt136.00–136.003331
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290137.50/cwt137.50–137.503991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320134.00/cwt134.00–134.004291
Steers—Small 1-2340132.00/cwt132.00–132.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365133.92/cwt130.00–136.004894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368140.84/cwt137.00–146.005183
Steers—Small 1-2386128.76/cwt125.00–134.004974
Steers—Small 1-2410133.98/cwt133.00–135.005492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432141.28/cwt138.00–143.006103
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435137.00/cwt137.00–137.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472138.46/cwt136.00–143.006548
Steers—Small 1-2525124.00/cwt124.00–124.006511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533129.71/cwt122.00–134.006914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
Steers—Small 1-2565122.49/cwt122.00–123.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612119.00/cwt117.00–121.007283
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615111.00/cwt111.00–111.006831
Steers—Small 1-2655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685111.99/cwt110.00–114.007672
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210150.00/cwt150.00–150.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260128.00/cwt128.00–128.003331
Heifers—Small 1-2260124.00/cwt124.00–124.003221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285132.00/cwt132.00–132.003761
Heifers—Small 1-2305118.00/cwt118.00–118.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313131.19/cwt129.00–132.504113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
Heifers—Small 1-2360105.00/cwt105.00–105.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375125.71/cwt120.00–131.004716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385107.50/cwt107.50–107.504141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy415117.00/cwt117.00–117.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418126.98/cwt124.00–133.005315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420117.10/cwt115.00–121.004923
Heifers—Small 1-2426110.60/cwt105.00–115.004716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy460105.00/cwt105.00–105.004831
Heifers—Small 1-2467105.28/cwt95.00–115.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470112.06/cwt110.00–114.005272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483118.93/cwt113.00–124.0057416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510105.00/cwt105.00–105.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525117.06/cwt113.00–125.006159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full525108.00/cwt108.00–108.005671
Heifers—Small 1-2530106.21/cwt96.00–115.005633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3533100.49/cwt99.00–102.005362
Heifers—Small 1-2558110.05/cwt106.00–114.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572114.00/cwt114.00–114.006523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581104.41/cwt90.00–109.006075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611111.98/cwt108.00–118.006849
Heifers—Small 1-262099.00/cwt99.00–99.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-266399.00/cwt98.00–100.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366589.02/cwt86.00–92.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373892.98/cwt86.00–100.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768103.50/cwt103.00–104.007952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825101.73/cwt99.00–103.008394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855100.00/cwt100.00–100.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy85584.00/cwt84.00–84.007181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865103.00/cwt103.00–103.008912
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2390128.50/cwt126.00–131.005012
Bulls—Small 1-2423126.32/cwt120.00–132.005342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430134.27/cwt132.00–137.005774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430126.00/cwt126.00–126.005421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474136.54/cwt130.00–142.006477
Bulls—Small 1-2480128.00/cwt128.00–128.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3493127.33/cwt126.00–129.006283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525129.12/cwt126.00–134.006788
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Bulls—Small 1-2530116.59/cwt109.00–121.006183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540115.52/cwt113.00–118.006242
Bulls—Small 1-2568111.00/cwt111.00–111.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578119.69/cwt118.00–122.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006559
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3608106.52/cwt105.00–108.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612114.78/cwt108.00–119.007025
Bulls—Small 1-263093.00/cwt93.00–93.005861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-365793.30/cwt90.00–95.006136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Bulls—Small 1-269088.00/cwt88.00–88.006071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-370588.00/cwt88.00–88.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-272088.00/cwt88.00–88.006341
Bulls—Small 1-272086.00/cwt86.00–86.006191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775104.00/cwt104.00–104.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-378381.01/cwt80.00–85.006345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284077.00/cwt77.00–77.006471
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 2-369056.00/cwt56.00–56.003861
Dairy Steers—Large 2-396552.00/cwt52.00–52.005021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62874.83/cwt72.00–77.001,2182
Bulls——1,64581.30/cwt75.00–85.001,3376
Bulls——1,68588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,4831
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96345.71/cwt45.00–47.004408
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07139.72/cwt32.00–43.0042511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23651.31/cwt47.00–55.0063421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25942.66/cwt38.00–47.0053719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27059.00/cwt58.00–60.007492
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32457.50/cwt56.00–60.007614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37351.61/cwt48.00–55.007098
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43044.02/cwt43.00–45.006292
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,075770.47/cwt750.00–790.008,2832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,092655.27/cwt580.00–760.007,1563
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,450800.00/cwt800.00–800.0011,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,120875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,203887.37/cwt875.00–900.0010,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,3511

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.