Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2021-06-29

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 29
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 208▲ 251 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 56▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 18▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers steady to 7.00 higher. Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality average 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 $126.19/cwt on 93 head.
Average price
$126.19
93 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$14.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.83
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536127.8168575
Medium and Large 2-3458122.6856212thin
Small 1-2510112.845756thin
One grade step is worth $14.97/cwt here — about $110 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 sale93 hd
126.19
—
TN average8 barns · 1,778 hd
135.02
−8.83
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—Average1,81795.841,7418thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44065.499439thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23464.3279320
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04854.7657411

Every lot

75 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2445126.00/cwt126.00–126.005611
Steers—Small 1-2455131.00/cwt131.00–131.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475133.00/cwt133.00–133.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485151.27/cwt140.00–153.0073411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512144.21/cwt138.00–150.007385
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564131.97/cwt130.00–136.007443
Steers—Small 1-2588132.00/cwt132.00–132.007763
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3616126.05/cwt123.00–129.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625131.96/cwt130.00–136.508259
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662128.64/cwt127.00–130.008523
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3288133.02/cwt131.00–135.003832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295130.00/cwt130.00–130.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325132.00/cwt132.00–132.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3387128.33/cwt126.00–130.004973
Heifers—Small 1-2390113.00/cwt113.00–113.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418133.59/cwt129.00–143.005586
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422128.72/cwt124.00–133.005433
Heifers—Small 1-2445125.00/cwt125.00–125.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473131.75/cwt129.00–134.0062316
Heifers—Small 1-2480116.02/cwt114.00–118.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490122.00/cwt122.00–122.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495128.00/cwt128.00–128.006341
Heifers—Small 1-2515123.00/cwt123.00–123.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529129.76/cwt127.00–135.0068613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007099
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566128.35/cwt119.00–136.0072611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590121.00/cwt121.00–121.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617125.22/cwt122.00–126.507738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620113.00/cwt113.00–113.007011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626115.00/cwt115.00–115.007204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665119.00/cwt119.00–119.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366594.00/cwt94.00–94.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730111.00/cwt111.00–111.008101
Heifers—Small 1-275084.00/cwt84.00–84.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775104.00/cwt104.00–104.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825107.00/cwt107.00–107.008831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335146.00/cwt146.00–146.004891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375146.00/cwt146.00–146.005481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420134.00/cwt134.00–134.005631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434138.31/cwt136.00–141.006006
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470134.93/cwt131.00–142.006347
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480128.64/cwt126.00–130.006173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508130.50/cwt128.00–135.006634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530124.72/cwt122.00–130.006613
Bulls—Small 1-2535122.00/cwt122.00–122.006531
Bulls—Small 1-2565108.00/cwt108.00–108.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572130.80/cwt128.00–132.007485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611126.59/cwt124.00–129.007735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625119.05/cwt109.00–125.007443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665121.00/cwt121.00–121.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670125.31/cwt123.00–129.008403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713117.04/cwt115.00–119.008342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715118.00/cwt118.00–118.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755119.00/cwt119.00–119.008981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy760102.00/cwt102.00–102.007751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41885.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2052
Bulls——1,76093.46/cwt92.00–95.001,6452
Bulls——2,044102.45/cwt99.00–104.002,0944
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03251.03/cwt47.00–53.005275
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06257.87/cwt51.00–63.006156
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14958.37/cwt54.00–62.006717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26266.61/cwt62.00–72.0084111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37372.52/cwt72.00–73.009962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37362.39/cwt61.00–64.008573
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47467.04/cwt65.00–69.009886
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,070629.53/cwt610.00–650.006,7362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230960.00/cwt960.00–960.0011,8081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,233854.97/cwt850.00–860.0010,5422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5351,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0015,6571
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,051.93/cwt925.00–1,170.0013,0972
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4801,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0018,1301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,265990.00/cwt990.00–990.0012,5241

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.