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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 2

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Jan 19Feb 2Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

270 head

▼ 310 vs last sale 580▼ 162 vs year ago 432 · −37.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 114▼ 28 vs year ago 75 · −37.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 26▼ 25 vs year ago 38 · −65.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Steers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.56/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$122.56

91 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.44

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	126.12	647	52
Medium and Large 2-3	479	118.10	565	32
Small 1-2	479	116.71	559	4thin
Medium and Large 3	358	116.17	416	3thin

One grade step is worth $9.95/cwt here — about $231 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 sale91 hd

122.56

—

TN average8 barns · 1,292 hd

120.12

+2.44

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,949	78.79	1,536	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	59.42	932	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	57.87	784	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	46.26	535	5thin

Every lot

73 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	328	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	147.41/cwt	142.50–152.50	391	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	314	162.79/cwt	147.50–169.00	511	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	172.74/cwt	172.50–173.00	558	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	167.24/cwt	162.50–172.00	607	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	157.42/cwt	148.00–166.00	589	11
Steers	—	Small 1-2	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	413	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	151.29/cwt	150.00–154.00	640	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	155.00/cwt	152.00–158.00	659	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	138.03/cwt	136.00–140.00	639	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	142.48/cwt	140.00–149.00	684	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	142.16/cwt	136.00–148.00	759	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	804	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	876	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	137.90/cwt	134.00–142.00	848	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	133.19/cwt	127.00–141.00	910	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	700	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	721	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	881	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	849	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	900	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	361	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	133.56/cwt	131.00–136.00	438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	147.54/cwt	144.00–149.00	556	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	125.99/cwt	123.00–128.00	489	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	388	124.41/cwt	120.00–129.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	463	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	136.06/cwt	129.00–143.00	569	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	122.50/cwt	116.00–129.00	519	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	126.76/cwt	124.00–129.00	596	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	117.38/cwt	113.00–124.00	558	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	123.40/cwt	115.00–128.00	648	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	114.48/cwt	113.00–117.00	602	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	621	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	115.41/cwt	112.00–122.00	662	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	111.02/cwt	110.00–113.00	646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	108.27/cwt	107.50–109.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	119.05/cwt	117.00–121.00	750	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	113.33/cwt	108.00–122.00	757	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	104.53/cwt	102.00–107.00	698	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	104.47/cwt	101.00–108.00	792	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	149.45/cwt	148.00–151.00	635	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	142.65/cwt	138.00–148.00	670	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	136.35/cwt	134.00–140.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	134.85/cwt	133.00–136.00	694	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	120.50/cwt	118.00–124.00	633	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	719	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	119.82/cwt	114.00–123.00	738	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	103.31/cwt	101.00–105.00	707	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,949	78.79/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,536	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	38.04/cwt	37.00–39.00	398	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	51.74/cwt	50.00–53.00	636	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	65.79/cwt	64.00–68.00	852	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	58.50/cwt	55.00–62.00	763	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,429	53.85/cwt	50.00–57.00	770	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	912	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,599	58.87/cwt	58.00–60.00	941	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	910	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	627.75/cwt	500.00–700.00	6,560	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	895.00/cwt	895.00–895.00	12,888	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Feb 2, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 580Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 114Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 26Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	148.00–151.00	149.45
3	—	580	123.00–125.00	123.99
4	—	525	118.00–124.00	120.50
3	—	477	134.00–140.00	136.35
1	—	730	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	684	101.00–105.00	103.31
5	—	616	114.00–123.00	119.82
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
3	—	470	138.00–148.00	142.65
10	—	515	133.00–136.00	134.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	685	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	418	129.00–143.00	136.06
2	—	630	117.00–121.00	119.05
11	—	574	112.00–122.00	115.41
5	—	470	124.00–129.00	126.76
8	—	525	115.00–128.00	123.40
2	—	758	101.00–108.00	104.47
6	—	377	144.00–149.00	147.54
5	—	668	108.00–122.00	113.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	109.00	109.00
2	—	388	120.00–129.00	124.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	113.00–117.00	114.48
5	—	424	116.00–129.00	122.50
2	—	668	102.00–107.00	104.53
2	—	615	107.50–109.00	108.27
9	—	475	113.00–124.00	117.38
4	—	388	123.00–128.00	125.99
2	—	328	131.00–136.00	133.56
1	—	295	122.50	122.50
3	—	582	110.00–113.00	111.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	117.50	117.50
1	—	410	113.00	113.00
1	—	350	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	172.50–173.00	172.74
1	—	570	141.00	141.00
3	—	363	162.50–172.00	167.24
4	—	683	127.00–141.00	133.19
1	—	780	113.00	113.00
2	—	425	152.00–158.00	155.00
1	—	849	106.00	106.00
4	—	534	136.00–148.00	142.16
4	—	480	140.00–149.00	142.48
2	—	615	134.00–142.00	137.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	374	148.00–166.00	157.42
3	—	423	150.00–154.00	151.29
4	—	314	147.50–169.00	162.79
2	—	230	142.50	142.50
1	—	695	123.00	123.00
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
2	—	463	136.00–140.00	138.03
1	—	750	106.00	106.00
2	—	265	142.50–152.50	147.41
1	—	720	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,304	55.00–62.00	58.50
7	—	1,429	50.00–57.00	53.85
3	—	1,295	64.00–68.00	65.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	50.00–53.00	51.74
2	—	1,045	37.00–39.00	38.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,599	58.00–60.00	58.87
1	—	1,655	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,448	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,949	75.00–82.00	78.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,045	500.00–700.00	627.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	895.00	895.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.