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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 30

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Nov 16Nov 30Dec 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

398 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 435▲ 44 vs year ago 354 · +12.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 84▼ 29 vs year ago 109 · −26.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 22▲ 16 vs year ago 24 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs 5.00 to 12.00 higher, over 500 lbs not well established. Heifers 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality average to good. Demand moderate.

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 $126.04/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$126.04

102 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.36

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	516	128.81	664	62
Medium and Large 2-3	469	123.29	578	28
Small 1-2	482	118.39	570	10thin
Medium and Large 3	478	117.00	559	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.81/cwt here — about $106 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 sale102 hd

126.04

—

TN average5 barns · 1,621 hd

133.41

−7.36

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	—	Average	1,568	78.25	1,227	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,312	52.05	683	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,392	51.29	714	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,141	43.46	496	16

Every lot

86 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	285	144.06/cwt	135.00–152.50	411	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	456	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	178.62/cwt	170.00–190.00	581	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	371	163.08/cwt	162.50–165.00	605	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	176.27/cwt	171.00–182.50	659	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	170.56/cwt	169.00–176.00	704	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	456	142.30/cwt	140.00–146.00	649	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	639	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	159.33/cwt	146.00–165.00	754	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	811	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	617	122.63/cwt	112.00–128.00	757	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	675	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	123.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	838	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	137.13/cwt	134.00–140.00	309	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	285	130.48/cwt	130.00–131.00	372	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	401	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	145.44/cwt	143.00–149.00	477	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	364	130.72/cwt	122.00–139.00	476	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	144.47/cwt	142.00–147.00	542	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	129.31/cwt	123.00–134.00	555	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	139.64/cwt	136.00–144.00	607	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	136.68/cwt	127.00–142.00	626	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	458	119.99/cwt	116.00–123.00	550	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	122.10/cwt	112.50–124.00	579	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	515	116.48/cwt	114.00–119.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	122.12/cwt	116.00–125.00	644	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	115.68/cwt	113.00–119.00	619	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	121.09/cwt	116.00–124.00	685	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	125.81/cwt	113.00–130.00	772	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	628	110.51/cwt	109.00–112.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	677	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	677	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	724	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	116.02/cwt	110.00–119.00	828	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	119.94/cwt	117.00–123.00	936	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	148.43/cwt	145.00–154.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	470	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	148.21/cwt	143.00–154.00	704	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	492	137.08/cwt	135.00–140.00	674	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	138.40/cwt	134.00–145.00	714	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	132.18/cwt	128.00–137.00	687	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	127.20/cwt	122.00–132.00	730	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	133.61/cwt	128.00–144.00	772	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	126.97/cwt	124.00–129.00	799	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	122.81/cwt	118.00–127.00	820	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	974	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,009	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,056	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,428	71.71/cwt	66.00–78.00	1,024	4
Bulls	—	—	1,638	81.52/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,335	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	338	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	44.16/cwt	38.00–48.00	507	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	49.93/cwt	45.00–54.00	599	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,243	48.89/cwt	43.00–53.00	608	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,401	53.75/cwt	50.00–58.00	753	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	53.68/cwt	52.00–56.00	827	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	1,050	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	6,248	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	884.88/cwt	880.00–890.00	9,937	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,210	655.00/cwt	635.00–675.00	7,926	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,350	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	8,843	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	15,049	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,630	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	13,366	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,665	855.77/cwt	840.00–870.00	14,249	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	10,735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	859.20/cwt	820.00–900.00	8,549	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	9,917	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	12,359	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 Nov 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 435Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 84Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 22Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	116.00–124.00	121.09
2	—	375	142.00–147.00	144.47
10	—	435	136.00–144.00	139.64
2	—	780	117.00–123.00	119.94
10	—	527	116.00–125.00	122.12
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
4	—	614	113.00–130.00	125.81
1	—	860	115.00	115.00
5	—	328	143.00–149.00	145.44
8	—	458	127.00–142.00	136.68
2	—	225	134.00–140.00	137.13
4	—	714	110.00–119.00	116.02
1	—	295	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	114.00–119.00	116.48
1	—	585	109.00	109.00
2	—	285	130.00–131.00	130.48
2	—	628	109.00–112.00	110.51
3	—	458	116.00–123.00	119.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	128.00	128.00
4	—	364	122.00–139.00	130.72
8	—	474	112.50–124.00	122.10
1	—	565	117.00	117.00
2	—	630	107.00–108.00	107.50
3	—	535	113.00–119.00	115.68
1	—	670	111.00	111.00
8	—	429	123.00–134.00	129.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	118.00	118.00
1	—	430	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	107.00	107.00
1	—	590	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	617	112.00–128.00	122.63
5	—	371	162.50–165.00	163.08
4	—	456	140.00–146.00	142.30
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
1	—	320	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	135.00–152.50	144.06
1	—	675	119.00	119.00
1	—	470	136.00	136.00
1	—	350	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	171.00–182.50	176.27
5	—	413	169.00–176.00	170.56
1	—	515	157.50	157.50
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
3	—	680	120.00–130.00	123.21
4	—	473	146.00–165.00	159.33
3	—	325	170.00–190.00	178.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	143.00–154.00	148.21
1	—	870	116.00	116.00
1	—	750	116.00	116.00
7	—	629	124.00–129.00	126.97
10	—	578	128.00–144.00	133.61
2	—	930	113.00–114.00	113.51
1	—	805	121.00	121.00
1	—	745	125.00	125.00
9	—	516	134.00–145.00	138.40
3	—	430	145.00–154.00	148.43
5	—	668	118.00–127.00	122.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	137.00	137.00
1	—	560	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	128.00–137.00	132.18
7	—	492	135.00–140.00	137.08
8	—	574	122.00–132.00	127.20
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
1	—	830	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,243	43.00–53.00	48.89
8	—	1,540	52.00–56.00	53.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	45.00–54.00	49.93
5	—	1,401	50.00–58.00	53.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	33.00	33.00
15	—	1,149	38.00–48.00	44.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,638	75.00–86.00	81.52
4	—	1,428	66.00–78.00	71.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,630	820.00	820.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	880.00–890.00	884.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,665	840.00–870.00	855.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,490	1,010.00	1,010.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	635.00–675.00	655.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	655.00	655.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	595.00	595.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	820.00–900.00	859.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,070.00	1,070.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	940.00	940.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,130.00	1,130.00

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.