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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 5
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
329 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 201▼ 109 vs year ago 438 · −24.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 55▼ 13 vs year ago 63 · −20.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 13▲ 15 vs year ago 27 · +55.6%
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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. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Quality fair to good. 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 $120.61/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$120.61
90 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$7.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.02
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2571121.6769461
Medium and Large 2-3461119.5855222
Small 1-2447114.565127thin
One grade step is worth $7.11/cwt here — about $182 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 sale90 hd
120.61
—
TN average10 barns · 1,543 hd
124.63
−4.02
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—Low1,59784.661,35212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40864.359066thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22657.6770716
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08145.274897thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3343141.51/cwt140.00–143.004852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345166.83/cwt162.50–173.005763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373161.34/cwt157.50–165.006024
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378143.97/cwt140.00–148.005442
Steers—Small 1-2383125.45/cwt124.00–127.004802
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440136.72/cwt132.00–140.006023
Steers—Small 1-2465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485128.50/cwt125.00–132.006232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513131.49/cwt131.00–132.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523125.62/cwt123.00–128.006573
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570120.67/cwt120.00–121.006883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583125.47/cwt124.00–127.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615128.00/cwt128.00–128.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665124.00/cwt124.00–124.008252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705122.00/cwt121.00–123.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823119.51/cwt119.00–120.009842
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215127.50/cwt127.50–127.502741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3287124.49/cwt123.00–127.503573
Heifers—Small 1-2340111.00/cwt111.00–111.003771
Heifers—Small 1-2375116.00/cwt116.00–116.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378123.72/cwt117.00–130.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423132.00/cwt128.00–135.005588
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427128.58/cwt126.00–130.005495
Heifers—Small 1-2428111.46/cwt110.00–113.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475122.45/cwt116.00–126.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478129.86/cwt125.00–133.006218
Heifers—Small 1-2490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Heifers—Small 1-2505112.00/cwt112.00–112.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528128.27/cwt121.00–135.0067710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558123.37/cwt118.00–129.0068810
Heifers—Small 1-2565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577109.35/cwt106.00–113.006315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580110.50/cwt110.00–111.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy600111.00/cwt111.00–111.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615112.16/cwt109.00–120.006906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-363595.00/cwt95.00–95.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662114.69/cwt107.00–123.007597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729114.31/cwt112.00–119.008336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765108.00/cwt108.00–108.008261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795112.00/cwt112.00–112.008901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845100.00/cwt100.00–100.008451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410130.90/cwt127.00–135.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422145.83/cwt137.00–159.006153
Bulls—Small 1-2445125.50/cwt125.00–126.005582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463138.51/cwt135.00–143.006416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472125.76/cwt114.00–136.005945
Bulls—Small 1-2480121.31/cwt117.00–127.505823
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485107.00/cwt107.00–107.005191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518125.90/cwt121.00–135.006526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520106.00/cwt106.00–106.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521119.75/cwt116.00–124.0062410
Bulls—Small 1-2545114.00/cwt114.00–114.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559118.94/cwt112.00–125.006659
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578114.56/cwt107.00–118.006625
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy578105.99/cwt105.00–107.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609116.00/cwt115.00–117.007064
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620104.56/cwt93.00–112.006485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-366799.81/cwt90.00–108.006663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672107.75/cwt104.00–114.007246
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372098.00/cwt98.00–98.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728109.53/cwt108.00–111.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775108.00/cwt108.00–108.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2828106.97/cwt104.00–110.008862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875106.42/cwt103.00–110.009312
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 2-351071.00/cwt71.00–71.003621
Dairy Steers—Large 2-357570.00/cwt70.00–70.004031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32376.45/cwt66.00–83.001,0116
Bulls——1,87192.87/cwt88.00–95.001,7386
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07553.53/cwt52.00–55.005752
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08341.96/cwt38.00–51.004545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22060.61/cwt57.00–63.5073911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23951.19/cwt45.00–55.006345
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31263.02/cwt61.00–65.008275
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,89071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,3421
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3908725.23/cwt720.00–730.006,5852
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2885710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,2841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,070.00/cwt1,070.00–1,070.0011,2891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,111792.17/cwt730.00–890.008,8014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170870.00/cwt870.00–870.0010,1791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,175710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,3431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,215675.00/cwt675.00–675.008,2011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,070.00/cwt1,070.00–1,070.0013,2681
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27801,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.008,5801

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.