Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2020-12-01

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 1
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
354 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 405▼ 178 vs year ago 532 · −33.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 93▼ 16 vs year ago 125 · −12.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 30▼ 6 vs year ago 30 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady. Steers steady to 7.00 higher. Heifers and bulls steady. Quality fair to fancy. 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 $115.89/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$115.89
113 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$565
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$76
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 1-2
$7.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.21
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3404117.0147236
Medium and Large 1-2529115.8561371
Small 1-2500109.675486thin
One grade step is worth $7.34/cwt here — about −$76 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 sale113 hd
115.89
—
TN average6 barns · 1,718 hd
120.10
−4.21
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—Low1,68174.391,25011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45850.7774020
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30048.2262737
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09039.9243516

Every lot

92 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3220143.18/cwt132.50–152.503153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245152.50/cwt152.50–152.503741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3288147.63/cwt142.50–152.504252
Steers—Medium and Large 3300127.50/cwt127.50–127.503831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315157.50/cwt157.50–157.504961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330144.03/cwt143.00–145.004752
Steers—Small 1-2345136.25/cwt135.00–137.504702
Steers—Medium and Large 3365119.00/cwt118.00–120.004342
Steers—Small 1-2370127.50/cwt127.50–127.504721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371143.77/cwt137.00–147.505339
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3377136.80/cwt132.50–140.005167
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3403133.33/cwt130.00–137.505373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427146.12/cwt139.00–155.006243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430162.50/cwt162.50–162.506991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed470157.00/cwt156.00–158.007382
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475122.47/cwt120.00–125.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478145.25/cwt140.00–152.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528137.41/cwt132.00–145.007266
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3528119.06/cwt115.00–123.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577130.67/cwt123.00–135.007547
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583121.00/cwt121.00–121.007053
Steers—Small 1-2615121.00/cwt121.00–121.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622120.00/cwt119.00–121.007463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660118.34/cwt118.00–119.007813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3670108.25/cwt100.00–117.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725118.01/cwt114.00–120.008563
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755118.00/cwt118.00–118.008911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235121.41/cwt117.50–125.002852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260122.50/cwt122.50–122.503191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3278123.49/cwt118.00–127.003433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3313118.79/cwt114.00–126.003726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323130.65/cwt126.00–136.004222
Heifers—Small 1-2355105.00/cwt105.00–105.003731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3367120.74/cwt115.00–125.004439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383130.01/cwt127.00–132.004983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2408125.82/cwt117.00–132.005136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3414115.20/cwt111.00–124.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy445116.00/cwt116.00–116.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465116.35/cwt115.00–117.005413
Heifers—Small 1-2465116.00/cwt116.00–116.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478120.03/cwt114.00–124.0057415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522115.87/cwt112.00–121.0060518
Heifers—Small 1-2528109.68/cwt109.00–110.005793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530112.47/cwt109.00–115.005966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566111.73/cwt105.00–117.006328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578107.48/cwt106.00–109.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580111.00/cwt111.00–111.006441
Heifers—Small 1-2595108.00/cwt108.00–108.006431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631106.98/cwt104.00–112.006758
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663104.00/cwt104.00–104.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723104.29/cwt101.00–109.007544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785103.00/cwt103.00–103.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885106.00/cwt106.00–106.009381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390137.50/cwt137.50–137.505361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3408130.34/cwt125.00–137.005323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418136.22/cwt132.00–144.005694
Bulls—Small 1-2418133.82/cwt130.00–137.505592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479132.22/cwt130.00–135.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006001
Bulls—Small 1-2485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Bulls—Small 1-2505116.00/cwt116.00–116.005861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540121.00/cwt121.00–121.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2542128.99/cwt126.00–133.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573114.35/cwt112.00–116.006553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576118.51/cwt114.00–125.006834
Bulls—Small 1-2585109.00/cwt109.00–109.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613116.00/cwt116.00–116.007112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3642115.65/cwt113.00–118.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665113.00/cwt113.00–113.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730107.00/cwt107.00–107.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760105.97/cwt104.00–108.008052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795106.00/cwt106.00–106.008431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61769.07/cwt60.00–75.001,1176
Bulls——1,70479.96/cwt78.00–82.001,3634
Bulls——1,97084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,6551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08241.52/cwt37.00–46.0044911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10736.41/cwt32.00–41.004035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23354.71/cwt54.00–55.006753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30344.10/cwt40.00–47.0057513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30749.84/cwt45.00–54.0065121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38046.00/cwt46.00–46.006351
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44350.40/cwt47.00–54.0072716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56554.33/cwt54.00–55.008503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925980.00/cwt980.00–980.009,0651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,055637.81/cwt560.00–725.006,7292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,1831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165810.00/cwt810.00–810.009,4371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,530800.00/cwt800.00–800.0012,2401

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.