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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 6
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
▲ 131 vs last sale 216▲ 127 vs year ago 220 · +57.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 45▼ 9 vs year ago 61 · −14.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 29▼ 15 vs year ago 39 · −38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls steady to steady to 6.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.87/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$131.87
126 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$719
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.14
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556133.6874397
Small 1-2468128.096009thin
Medium and Large 2-3530124.7566220
One grade step is worth $8.93/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 sale126 hd
131.87
—
TN average10 barns · 1,904 hd
136.01
−4.14
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—Average1,61387.451,4113thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12365.2573314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36663.9387311
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01755.4456415

Every lot

86 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3240167.50/cwt167.50–167.504021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004511
Steers—Small 1-2290152.50/cwt152.50–152.504421
Steers—Small 1-2305160.00/cwt160.00–160.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325176.94/cwt175.00–179.005752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366176.16/cwt172.00–186.006458
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3374163.44/cwt160.00–170.006115
Steers—Small 1-2378162.62/cwt160.00–165.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380195.00/cwt195.00–195.007411
Steers—Medium and Large 3395142.00/cwt142.00–142.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405169.46/cwt166.00–173.006862
Steers—Small 1-2410142.00/cwt142.00–142.005821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420173.36/cwt170.00–178.007286
Steers—Small 1-2460152.00/cwt152.00–152.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468157.59/cwt152.00–163.007382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480162.00/cwt162.00–162.007781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485165.99/cwt163.00–174.0080518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520158.96/cwt151.00–165.008275
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533136.44/cwt132.00–141.007272
Steers—Small 1-2560141.00/cwt141.00–141.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570152.53/cwt148.00–159.0086910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621143.31/cwt135.00–144.0089013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685122.00/cwt122.00–122.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700128.00/cwt128.00–128.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705122.00/cwt122.00–122.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3728125.25/cwt123.00–126.009124
Steers—Small 1-2765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2841119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0015
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2315141.00/cwt141.00–141.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318142.65/cwt140.00–147.004543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325145.00/cwt144.00–147.004713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370142.97/cwt142.00–144.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373147.20/cwt143.00–155.005499
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420148.00/cwt139.00–154.0062210
Heifers—Small 1-2427129.65/cwt129.00–131.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428137.03/cwt130.00–143.005866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467141.13/cwt138.00–146.006599
Heifers—Small 1-2470129.96/cwt128.00–134.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy483128.50/cwt128.00–129.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added487145.12/cwt144.00–146.5070711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490126.00/cwt126.00–126.006171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy528124.00/cwt123.00–125.006552
Heifers—Small 1-2535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571129.62/cwt122.00–134.007406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573121.67/cwt121.00–122.006973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574131.50/cwt131.50–131.507554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631130.53/cwt127.50–132.0082415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2642126.31/cwt119.00–130.0081111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670119.00/cwt119.00–119.007971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007831
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy675108.00/cwt108.00–108.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775111.00/cwt111.00–111.008601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added797114.00/cwt114.00–114.0090910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-386588.00/cwt88.00–88.007614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy89080.00/cwt80.00–80.007121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428166.73/cwt159.00–174.007143
Bulls—Small 1-2440138.00/cwt138.00–138.006071
Bulls—Small 1-2475156.84/cwt152.50–161.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476163.29/cwt159.00–173.007778
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478153.38/cwt150.00–161.007335
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518138.00/cwt138.00–138.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530156.00/cwt156.00–156.008271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564149.07/cwt142.00–154.008416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565135.32/cwt133.00–139.007653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610121.00/cwt121.00–121.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633129.39/cwt124.00–133.008195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660129.00/cwt129.00–129.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718122.00/cwt122.00–122.008762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815112.00/cwt112.00–112.009131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3-448061.00/cwt61.00–61.002931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,61387.45/cwt85.00–89.001,4113
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98555.81/cwt50.00–61.0055013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10069.53/cwt69.00–70.007652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12764.54/cwt61.00–69.0072712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22553.07/cwt52.00–54.006502
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33568.00/cwt68.00–68.009081
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35865.83/cwt62.00–68.008948
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41354.27/cwt52.00–57.007672
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28001,310.00/cwt1,310.00–1,310.0010,4801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29151,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3918788.86/cwt730.00–850.007,2422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190830.00/cwt830.00–830.009,8771

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.