Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2021-12-07

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 7
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
316 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 398▲ 316 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 80▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 40▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs not well established last week. Heifers and bulls steady to 7.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.84/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$131.84
122 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$16.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.23
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500134.9267584
Medium and Large 2-3463126.6558630
Medium and Large 3393120.004712thin
Small 1-2464118.675506thin
One grade step is worth $16.26/cwt here — about $125 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 sale122 hd
131.84
—
TN average9 barns · 3,000 hd
134.07
−2.23
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—Average1,80782.781,4966thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39453.727498thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26648.9662017
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11639.854457thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2230135.00/cwt135.00–135.003111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326181.27/cwt177.50–187.505916
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3333158.95/cwt150.00–167.505292
Steers—Small 1-2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Steers—Small 1-2358157.55/cwt155.00–160.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370159.62/cwt141.00–165.0059112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376177.52/cwt170.00–181.006674
Steers—Small 1-2418137.64/cwt134.00–148.005754
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425152.74/cwt142.50–161.0064912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427170.30/cwt163.00–180.0072710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460160.00/cwt160.00–160.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468149.62/cwt142.50–160.007003
Steers—Small 1-2490133.00/cwt133.00–133.006521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523158.28/cwt157.00–159.008284
Steers—Medium and Large 3530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540144.00/cwt144.00–144.007781
Steers—Small 1-2545131.00/cwt131.00–131.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570132.00/cwt132.00–132.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577155.98/cwt153.00–158.009003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609142.67/cwt135.00–150.008694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660127.00/cwt127.00–127.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678132.00/cwt132.00–132.008954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715132.00/cwt132.00–132.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3210129.00/cwt129.00–129.002711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250126.00/cwt126.00–126.003151
Heifers—Small 1-2265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285141.73/cwt135.00–148.004042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305141.00/cwt141.00–141.004301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343139.09/cwt137.00–150.004776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376146.07/cwt137.50–150.005498
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3376135.16/cwt126.00–144.0050810
Heifers—Small 1-2395120.00/cwt120.00–120.004741
Heifers—Small 1-2405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413144.16/cwt140.00–146.0059513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429132.91/cwt131.00–137.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473139.47/cwt132.00–144.0066016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475124.37/cwt120.00–130.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523125.88/cwt121.00–131.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532130.02/cwt124.00–137.0069213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535114.00/cwt114.00–114.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567117.14/cwt111.00–121.006646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568128.76/cwt121.00–136.007318
Heifers—Small 1-2572117.33/cwt117.00–118.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy583118.51/cwt117.00–120.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608125.56/cwt119.00–135.007639
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670106.00/cwt106.00–106.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683121.64/cwt119.00–123.008313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740124.00/cwt124.00–124.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750122.00/cwt122.00–122.009151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405159.00/cwt159.00–159.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460149.43/cwt135.00–155.006875
Bulls—Small 1-2465135.38/cwt131.00–140.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483158.15/cwt156.00–165.007644
Bulls—Small 1-2505126.00/cwt126.00–126.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3511140.27/cwt139.00–144.007174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529146.01/cwt139.00–153.007729
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570129.65/cwt128.00–132.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578132.56/cwt128.00–137.007662
Bulls—Small 1-2590108.00/cwt108.00–108.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610122.00/cwt121.00–123.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655130.33/cwt129.00–131.008543
Bulls—Small 1-2670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3688118.97/cwt116.00–122.008192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715128.00/cwt128.00–128.009151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768126.51/cwt124.00–129.009722
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,80782.78/cwt79.00–85.001,4966
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09139.21/cwt33.00–42.004285
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17841.45/cwt40.00–43.004882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24453.79/cwt51.00–56.006696
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26557.00/cwt57.00–57.007211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28045.26/cwt40.00–52.0057910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36453.96/cwt52.00–57.007367
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60052.00/cwt52.00–52.008321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3908589.94/cwt570.00–610.005,3572
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,080.00/cwt1,080.00–1,080.0011,2861
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,080670.00/cwt670.00–670.007,2361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,133670.18/cwt590.00–750.007,5932
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,260900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,3401

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.