Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2021-01-05

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 5
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
338 head
▲ 116 vs last sale 222▼ 15 vs year ago 353 · −4.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 63▼ 39 vs year ago 100 · −39.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 8▼ 15 vs year ago 30 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due the Christmas and New Year holiday lay off, no trends could be established.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.49/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$118.49
114 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$595
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$161
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1-2
$8.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.97
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3290122.003541thin
Medium and Large 1-2517121.2862868
Medium and Large 2-3499114.7257230
Small 1-2455113.1451515thin
One grade step is worth $8.86/cwt here — about −$161 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 sale114 hd
118.49
—
TN average5 barns · 701 hd
120.46
−1.97
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—Low1,35873.009912thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50551.697786thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31549.4465025
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15139.6645610

Every lot

88 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 3230147.50/cwt147.50–147.503391
Steers—Small 1-2245152.50/cwt152.50–152.503741
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3272155.83/cwt150.00–162.504243
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3332148.76/cwt145.00–151.004943
Steers—Small 1-2340152.50/cwt152.50–152.505191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed355170.00/cwt170.00–170.006041
Steers—Small 1-2376137.34/cwt129.00–145.005166
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3381142.58/cwt135.00–152.505436
Steers—Small 1-2419133.24/cwt122.50–140.005584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420156.29/cwt152.50–160.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3428142.50/cwt142.50–142.506102
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460136.55/cwt134.00–139.006282
Steers—Small 1-2465126.98/cwt125.00–129.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492140.68/cwt134.00–145.006923
Steers—Small 1-2515116.45/cwt111.00–122.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523132.48/cwt130.00–135.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535108.00/cwt108.00–108.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550137.00/cwt137.00–137.007542
Steers—Small 1-2575117.00/cwt117.00–117.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy587122.00/cwt122.00–122.007163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618118.19/cwt117.00–119.007305
Steers—Small 1-2630107.00/cwt107.00–107.006741
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2258147.55/cwt142.50–152.503812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3263132.85/cwt124.00–140.003493
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290122.00/cwt122.00–122.003541
Heifers—Small 1-2295125.00/cwt125.00–125.003691
Heifers—Small 1-2323118.14/cwt116.00–121.003823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004461
Heifers—Small 1-2350122.50/cwt122.50–122.504291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370124.00/cwt124.00–124.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419131.15/cwt125.00–136.0055015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428118.55/cwt108.00–128.005078
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3464121.96/cwt115.00–125.005664
Heifers—Small 1-2469116.84/cwt113.00–119.005486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478126.27/cwt122.00–133.0060416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510108.48/cwt106.00–111.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524119.81/cwt115.00–128.0062812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540104.99/cwt104.00–106.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555118.17/cwt115.00–127.006566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560108.39/cwt105.00–112.006075
Heifers—Small 1-2568106.36/cwt100.00–110.006043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580106.00/cwt106.00–106.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620107.00/cwt106.00–108.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362096.37/cwt91.00–102.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671106.94/cwt101.00–109.007185
Heifers—Small 1-270075.00/cwt75.00–75.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720105.49/cwt105.00–106.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730101.00/cwt101.00–101.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770108.00/cwt108.00–108.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378897.02/cwt95.00–99.007652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280098.00/cwt98.00–98.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3825101.00/cwt101.00–101.008331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285594.00/cwt94.00–94.008041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413127.45/cwt125.00–130.005262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432149.70/cwt144.00–155.006477
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468140.46/cwt134.00–150.0065713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480131.00/cwt131.00–131.006291
Bulls—Small 1-2480126.02/cwt124.00–128.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524128.17/cwt124.00–137.006724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545122.00/cwt122.00–122.006651
Bulls—Small 1-256095.00/cwt95.00–95.005321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574115.21/cwt112.00–121.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3587105.31/cwt100.00–110.006183
Bulls—Small 1-2605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615113.24/cwt107.00–116.006964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-362595.00/cwt95.00–95.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-365099.00/cwt99.00–99.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-370091.00/cwt91.00–91.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-270899.98/cwt95.00–105.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-378098.00/cwt98.00–98.007641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19075.00/cwt75.00–75.008931
Bulls——1,52571.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0831
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11342.71/cwt37.00–48.004756
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20835.08/cwt33.00–37.004244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28555.00/cwt55.00–55.007071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30442.59/cwt37.00–47.005556
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30651.09/cwt47.00–54.0066716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38354.37/cwt54.00–55.007523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47652.03/cwt50.00–54.007684
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,84047.00/cwt47.00–47.008651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2825495.00/cwt495.00–495.004,0841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,033644.45/cwt610.00–710.006,6573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,095662.83/cwt660.00–665.007,2582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335738.28/cwt720.00–760.009,8562

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.