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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 31

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Aug 17Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 180 vs last sale 323▼ 227 vs year ago 370 · −61.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 51▼ 15 vs year ago 55 · −27.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls not well established. Feeders 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 $129.59/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$129.59

59 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$7.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.75

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	441	130.44	575	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	618	129.96	803	44
Small 1-2	483	123.48	596	2thin
Medium and Large 3	405	123.00	498	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.44/cwt here — about $77 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 sale59 hd

129.59

—

TN average8 barns · 2,068 hd

134.35

−4.75

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	—	High	1,635	99.75	1,631	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,325	67.94	900	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,292	66.01	853	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	55.49	602	5thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	149.44/cwt	146.00–153.00	433	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	148.15/cwt	144.00–155.00	474	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	483	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	611	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	405	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	571	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	150.37/cwt	146.00–155.00	651	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	138.61/cwt	136.00–141.00	658	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	747	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	136.48/cwt	134.00–139.00	710	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	138.22/cwt	134.00–145.00	862	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	892	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	130.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	923	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	793	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,126	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	376	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	482	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	143.49/cwt	143.00–144.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	471	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	412	132.62/cwt	129.00–138.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	143.49/cwt	143.00–144.00	607	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	617	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	483	123.48/cwt	120.00–127.00	596	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	127.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	618	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	130.58/cwt	129.00–133.00	674	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	124.59/cwt	123.00–126.00	784	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	851	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	130.50/cwt	130.00–134.00	865	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	123.53/cwt	119.00–126.00	839	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	123.41/cwt	118.00–129.00	905	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,055	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	136.46/cwt	135.00–138.00	645	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	150.29/cwt	149.00–156.00	733	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	136.15/cwt	131.00–140.00	711	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	131.67/cwt	131.00–135.00	757	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	907	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	210	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	268	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	330	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,156	1
Bulls	—	—	2,020	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,161	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	980	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	578	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	51.47/cwt	50.00–53.00	540	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	58.17/cwt	54.00–62.00	644	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	65.86/cwt	62.00–71.00	835	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,289	68.33/cwt	62.00–71.50	881	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	899	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,040	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,025	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,478	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 Aug 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 323Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 51Year ago 55

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls not well established. Feeders mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	122.00	122.00
1	—	380	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	265	142.00	142.00
2	—	485	126.00–129.00	127.48
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
3	—	412	129.00–138.00	132.62
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
1	—	365	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	663	130.00–134.00	130.50
2	—	635	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	119.00–126.00	123.53
2	—	478	128.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	375	143.00–144.00	143.49
2	—	733	118.00–129.00	123.41
2	—	423	143.00–144.00	143.49
2	—	805	131.00	131.00
5	—	629	123.00–126.00	124.59
5	—	516	129.00–133.00	130.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	120.00–127.00	123.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	145.00–148.00	146.49
1	—	375	163.00	163.00
2	—	710	125.00–135.00	130.04
2	—	433	146.00–155.00	150.37
1	—	775	132.00	132.00
4	—	624	134.00–145.00	138.22
2	—	663	134.00–135.00	134.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	136.00–141.00	138.61
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
3	—	320	144.00–155.00	148.15
2	—	520	134.00–139.00	136.48
1	—	445	148.00	148.00
2	—	290	146.00–153.00	149.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
1	—	350	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	793	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	134.00	134.00
1	—	405	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	127.50	127.50
1	—	330	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	131.00–135.00	131.67
2	—	810	116.00	116.00
5	—	522	131.00–140.00	136.15
2	—	715	124.00	124.00
2	—	605	129.00	129.00
7	—	488	149.00–156.00	150.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	117.00	117.00
2	—	473	135.00–138.00	136.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	50.00–53.00	51.47
3	—	1,107	54.00–62.00	58.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	73.00	73.00
10	—	1,289	62.00–71.50	68.33
1	—	980	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	70.00	70.00
13	—	1,268	62.00–71.00	65.86
1	—	1,405	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,250	92.50	92.50

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.