Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2021-09-21

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 21
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
201 head
▼ 191 vs last sale 392▲ 201 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 64▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 7▲ 13 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 4.00 lower. Bulls not well established. Steers under 550 lbs 2.00 to 9.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls steady to 5.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.19/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$120.19
53 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$7
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 3
$14.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.81
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3432123.3253318thin
Medium and Large 1-2548120.8066227
Small 1-2501112.345635thin
Medium and Large 3495109.005403thin
One grade step is worth $14.32/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale53 hd
120.19
—
TN average9 barns · 1,985 hd
127.99
−7.81
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—Average1,76393.501,6484thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32163.928448thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26359.4975119
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00452.3452511

Every lot

77 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280156.25/cwt155.00–157.504382
Steers—Medium and Large 3310135.00/cwt135.00–135.004191
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3316156.06/cwt150.00–167.504934
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375152.50/cwt147.50–157.505722
Steers—Small 1-2375136.92/cwt135.00–139.005132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380163.38/cwt159.00–168.006212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419150.57/cwt145.00–153.006314
Steers—Small 1-2425145.00/cwt145.00–145.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435137.50/cwt137.50–137.505981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470148.00/cwt148.00–148.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475143.00/cwt143.00–143.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535137.50/cwt137.00–138.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535123.00/cwt123.00–123.006581
Steers—Small 1-2535119.00/cwt119.00–119.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578139.94/cwt135.00–145.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620132.11/cwt129.00–135.008197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650127.00/cwt127.00–127.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3228127.31/cwt125.00–130.002902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275124.31/cwt121.00–127.503422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345142.00/cwt142.00–142.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373130.50/cwt130.00–131.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2403140.98/cwt138.00–145.005683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429127.35/cwt120.00–135.005467
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445115.00/cwt115.00–115.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Heifers—Small 1-2467115.90/cwt111.00–125.005413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520106.00/cwt106.00–106.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy522114.99/cwt113.00–116.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533121.96/cwt119.00–127.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540115.05/cwt110.00–120.006212
Heifers—Small 1-2545100.00/cwt100.00–100.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550111.00/cwt111.00–111.006111
Heifers—Small 1-2560114.00/cwt114.00–114.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement568119.99/cwt119.00–121.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573122.91/cwt115.00–128.007044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580111.03/cwt109.00–113.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600116.00/cwt116.00–116.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy611110.40/cwt104.00–115.006755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645113.00/cwt113.00–113.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement695124.00/cwt124.00–124.008621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468143.98/cwt140.00–149.006744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485132.50/cwt132.50–132.506431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2506138.52/cwt135.00–143.007014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522123.66/cwt118.00–131.006468
Bulls—Small 1-2533117.71/cwt115.00–121.006274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3566117.97/cwt113.00–123.006684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585125.50/cwt125.00–126.007342
Bulls—Small 1-2610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623121.00/cwt115.00–124.007545
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623112.59/cwt104.00–119.007015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655116.00/cwt116.00–116.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670108.00/cwt108.00–108.007241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3728104.21/cwt100.00–117.007594
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23080.00/cwt80.00–80.009841
Bulls——1,83098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,7932
Bulls——2,16098.00/cwt98.00–98.002,1171
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90347.75/cwt44.00–53.004314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06154.97/cwt51.00–59.005837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25356.96/cwt53.00–60.0071410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25765.58/cwt62.00–68.008246
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27462.31/cwt57.00–65.007949
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51358.94/cwt58.00–60.008922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,020700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,1401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,2601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100930.00/cwt930.00–930.0010,2301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4951,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0015,2491
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28951,080.00/cwt1,080.00–1,080.009,6662
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,080940.00/cwt940.00–940.0010,1521

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.