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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 3
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
268 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 293▼ 32 vs year ago 300 · −10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 57▲ 24 vs year ago 52 · +46.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 8 · +112.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 450 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 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 $135.00/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$135.00
84 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$641
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$19.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.27
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2496140.3369649
Medium and Large 2-3454129.1358627
Medium and Large 3397122.904885thin
Small 1-2449120.765423thin
One grade step is worth $19.57/cwt here — about $154 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 sale84 hd
135.00
—
TN average8 barns · 1,638 hd
138.27
−3.27
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—Average1,54298.191,5148thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34572.7297813
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20168.8682738
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02460.3461812

Every lot

82 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3216171.39/cwt162.50–185.003704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285157.50/cwt157.50–157.504491
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004641
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004952
Steers—Small 1-2355161.44/cwt157.00–166.005732
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3363156.14/cwt147.50–160.005674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376167.86/cwt165.00–179.0063115
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3408154.00/cwt154.00–154.006282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415167.82/cwt163.00–173.006962
Steers—Medium and Large 3445129.00/cwt129.00–129.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3469146.80/cwt141.00–154.006887
Steers—Small 1-2470143.00/cwt143.00–143.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490155.96/cwt152.00–160.007642
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3503142.00/cwt142.00–142.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515152.21/cwt148.00–158.007846
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565127.00/cwt127.00–127.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573155.00/cwt151.00–159.008884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645136.88/cwt136.00–137.008838
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675134.00/cwt134.00–134.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718139.00/cwt139.00–139.009985
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260122.50/cwt122.50–122.503191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295146.00/cwt146.00–146.004311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325133.49/cwt133.00–134.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343149.00/cwt149.00–149.005117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377134.96/cwt125.00–139.0050910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381146.29/cwt142.00–149.005574
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395125.00/cwt125.00–125.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3412125.64/cwt123.00–128.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417144.50/cwt143.00–145.006036
Heifers—Small 1-2433124.14/cwt119.00–129.005382
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475115.00/cwt115.00–115.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476140.08/cwt135.00–147.006675
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480128.00/cwt128.00–128.006141
Heifers—Small 1-2480114.00/cwt114.00–114.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508127.00/cwt126.00–128.006452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522147.00/cwt147.00–147.007675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526139.88/cwt135.00–142.007366
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535122.00/cwt122.00–122.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3561123.61/cwt119.00–128.006935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568132.59/cwt128.00–136.007536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600136.00/cwt136.00–136.008166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625122.99/cwt122.00–124.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625118.00/cwt118.00–118.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685114.50/cwt108.00–121.007842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765124.00/cwt124.00–124.009491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425143.78/cwt142.50–145.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470133.00/cwt133.00–133.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472157.47/cwt150.00–162.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475142.38/cwt136.00–151.006763
Bulls—Small 1-2480147.00/cwt147.00–147.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523140.47/cwt135.00–151.007359
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523129.02/cwt123.00–134.006756
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567139.56/cwt134.00–148.007918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578133.47/cwt131.00–136.007712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610131.00/cwt131.00–131.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673129.27/cwt126.00–133.008703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720118.50/cwt114.00–123.008532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728123.31/cwt121.00–125.008983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780119.65/cwt117.00–122.009333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805119.00/cwt119.00–119.009581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3840105.00/cwt105.00–105.008821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,02579.00/cwt79.00–79.008101
Bulls——1,50795.43/cwt90.00–100.001,4383
Bulls——1,698105.05/cwt103.00–107.001,7844
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79055.00/cwt55.00–55.004351
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04560.82/cwt55.00–66.0063611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15261.31/cwt61.00–62.007063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18468.91/cwt63.00–74.0081632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31371.65/cwt68.00–74.009418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39574.42/cwt73.00–75.001,0385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42875.92/cwt75.00–77.001,0843
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,015650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,5981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,105770.00/cwt770.00–770.008,5091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145933.28/cwt870.00–1,010.0010,6862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200840.00/cwt840.00–840.0010,0801
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0010,8781
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,195.00/cwt1,195.00–1,195.0013,6831
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0012,7101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0011,6661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,1631

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.