Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2021-07-20

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 20
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 251▲ 56 vs year ago 237 · +23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 56▲ 5 vs year ago 52 · +9.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale three weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls 2.00 to 10.00 higher, mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. 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 $131.86/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$131.86
135 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$700
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$8.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.09
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555133.6074291
Medium and Large 2-3492128.9163535
Small 1-2485127.356183thin
Medium and Large 3408125.025106thin
One grade step is worth $8.58/cwt here — about $232 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 sale135 hd
131.86
—
TN average8 barns · 2,787 hd
136.95
−5.09
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—Low1,83198.631,80513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35269.159358thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35067.7291417
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04357.7660210

Every lot

79 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230181.00/cwt181.00–181.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275153.65/cwt145.00–162.004232
Steers—Medium and Large 3295157.50/cwt157.50–157.504651
Steers—Medium and Large 3315150.24/cwt145.00–155.004732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324169.81/cwt164.00–177.005509
Steers—Small 1-2350133.00/cwt133.00–133.004661
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3367156.02/cwt143.00–163.005733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379165.90/cwt160.00–171.006299
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433160.18/cwt159.00–164.006944
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480153.58/cwt151.00–156.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486156.49/cwt156.00–158.007614
Steers—Small 1-2495149.00/cwt149.00–149.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530135.43/cwt132.00–139.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560149.00/cwt149.00–149.008341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573151.91/cwt149.00–155.008702
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3611142.00/cwt142.00–142.008684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640145.00/cwt145.00–145.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670136.49/cwt136.00–137.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,0003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703134.34/cwt133.50–136.009443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810132.48/cwt129.00–136.001,0732
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230135.00/cwt135.00–135.003111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280139.00/cwt139.00–139.003891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3313138.92/cwt137.00–141.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323149.00/cwt149.00–149.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3366136.20/cwt134.00–139.004984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377147.27/cwt140.00–152.005559
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390128.00/cwt128.00–128.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy405127.00/cwt127.00–127.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418137.04/cwt126.00–142.005734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423143.28/cwt138.00–148.006069
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433122.70/cwt120.00–125.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3474128.56/cwt122.00–135.006096
Heifers—Small 1-2475129.52/cwt129.00–130.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477140.56/cwt133.00–143.0067012
Heifers—Small 1-2505123.00/cwt123.00–123.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515132.26/cwt127.00–137.0068111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518129.18/cwt126.00–133.006696
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530119.00/cwt119.00–119.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy555126.00/cwt126.00–126.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3562125.35/cwt116.00–130.007045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566132.86/cwt129.00–136.007529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3621119.38/cwt111.00–124.007415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623125.29/cwt121.00–130.007816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy623115.00/cwt115.00–115.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3658112.95/cwt109.00–117.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676125.99/cwt123.00–130.008528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692130.00/cwt130.00–130.009003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705127.00/cwt127.00–127.008953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708119.51/cwt119.00–120.008462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770128.56/cwt125.00–133.0099010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413163.01/cwt162.00–164.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455132.00/cwt132.00–132.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475136.92/cwt135.00–139.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477152.60/cwt145.00–156.007286
Bulls—Small 1-2480136.78/cwt130.00–144.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3513137.01/cwt136.00–138.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526143.22/cwt141.00–144.007534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565139.70/cwt138.00–145.007897
Bulls—Small 1-2565128.32/cwt122.00–136.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3588134.49/cwt134.00–135.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608135.68/cwt134.00–137.008253
Bulls—Small 1-2630126.00/cwt126.00–126.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635132.50/cwt132.00–133.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663127.99/cwt126.00–130.008492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715119.45/cwt116.00–123.008542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3785105.00/cwt105.00–105.008241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860108.00/cwt108.00–108.009291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,4021
Bulls——1,774103.90/cwt100.00–106.001,8434
Bulls——1,88497.57/cwt94.00–99.001,8388
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04357.76/cwt53.00–63.0060210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34668.53/cwt64.50–74.0092214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35269.15/cwt66.00–71.509358
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36763.92/cwt62.00–67.008743

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.