Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2021-11-02

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 2
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
388 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 337▲ 147 vs year ago 241 · +61.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 56▲ 16 vs year ago 51 · +31.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 19▲ 18 vs year ago 11 · +163.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Steers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady. Heifers under 500 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Bulls under 500 lbs 1.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. 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 $120.21/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$120.21
126 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.54
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2571122.1669785
Medium and Large 2-3408120.8449327
Small 1-2450107.7748513thin
Medium and Large 359099.005841thin
One grade step is worth $23.16/cwt here — about $113 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 sale126 hd
120.21
—
TN average9 barns · 1,814 hd
124.75
−4.54
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—Average1,63475.991,24111
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41856.8180610
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23651.1263215
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05540.0742315

Every lot

87 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 2-3230137.50/cwt137.50–137.503161
Steers—Medium and Large 3255130.00/cwt130.00–130.003321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3308152.02/cwt150.00–154.004682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2314166.90/cwt160.00–175.005244
Steers—Medium and Large 3325119.00/cwt119.00–119.003871
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365148.71/cwt141.00–155.005435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373160.20/cwt155.00–167.005987
Steers—Small 1-2380121.00/cwt121.00–121.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423130.21/cwt125.00–135.005512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added433165.00/cwt165.00–165.007143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438158.03/cwt156.00–160.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465153.26/cwt151.00–155.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478126.03/cwt125.00–127.006022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512140.52/cwt131.00–148.007196
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569135.32/cwt135.00–136.007703
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585121.50/cwt114.00–129.007112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600127.00/cwt127.00–127.007621
Steers—Small 1-2638107.00/cwt107.00–107.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685119.00/cwt119.00–119.008151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2697126.00/cwt126.00–126.008783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700119.00/cwt119.00–119.008331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3205122.50/cwt122.50–122.502511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3269122.18/cwt117.50–128.003294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275132.68/cwt130.00–135.003652
Heifers—Small 1-2288110.62/cwt106.00–115.003192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323138.05/cwt137.00–140.004466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325129.85/cwt125.00–132.504224
Heifers—Small 1-2335118.00/cwt118.00–118.003951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372138.77/cwt133.00–144.005165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382127.21/cwt119.00–135.004867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420137.79/cwt129.00–143.005795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3421120.42/cwt110.00–128.005074
Heifers—Small 1-2433115.78/cwt105.00–125.005014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460117.00/cwt117.00–117.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475132.24/cwt126.00–136.0062810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy478122.95/cwt120.00–126.005882
Heifers—Small 1-2478103.63/cwt100.00–107.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517118.50/cwt113.00–127.0061313
Heifers—Small 1-2522103.48/cwt95.00–113.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572113.40/cwt109.00–115.006497
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575106.50/cwt106.00–107.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 359099.00/cwt99.00–99.005841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605109.00/cwt109.00–109.006591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2646119.02/cwt113.00–122.007696
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666109.13/cwt105.00–112.007278
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673105.51/cwt102.00–109.007102
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy68581.00/cwt81.00–81.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763104.57/cwt100.00–109.007982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added796117.00/cwt117.00–117.0093117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855104.00/cwt104.00–104.008891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400127.00/cwt127.00–127.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419157.28/cwt156.00–160.006597
Bulls—Small 1-2425117.00/cwt117.00–117.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428145.24/cwt140.00–152.506224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474147.68/cwt138.00–154.007008
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479133.85/cwt124.00–142.006417
Bulls—Small 1-2505125.50/cwt123.00–128.006342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526129.59/cwt125.00–136.006827
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3531120.83/cwt114.00–126.0064216
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545104.00/cwt104.00–104.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575114.00/cwt114.00–114.006561
Bulls—Small 1-258099.00/cwt99.00–99.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583120.50/cwt120.00–121.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3586115.60/cwt110.00–119.006775
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616124.55/cwt121.00–129.007679
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672120.13/cwt116.00–125.008076
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675112.00/cwt112.00–112.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740117.00/cwt117.00–117.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775114.00/cwt114.00–114.008842
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51671.74/cwt60.00–78.001,0887
Bulls——1,84083.42/cwt81.00–88.001,5354
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01143.50/cwt42.00–45.004404
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07138.82/cwt30.00–42.0041611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17149.96/cwt47.00–52.005854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21644.89/cwt42.00–48.005467
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32364.58/cwt63.00–66.008544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33563.20/cwt61.00–66.008444
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44048.52/cwt45.00–50.006993
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52354.73/cwt52.00–58.008343
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,675710.00/cwt710.00–710.0011,8931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,770860.00/cwt860.00–860.0015,2221
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 2-31,0051,030.00/cwt1,030.00–1,030.0010,3521
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0013,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,1351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5251,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0017,9191

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.