Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2022-01-04

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jan 4
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 161 vs last sale 316▼ 183 vs year ago 338 · −54.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 42▼ 29 vs year ago 61 · −47.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 18▲ 40 vs year ago 15 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to the two week Christmas and New Years holiday layoff.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.48/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$129.48
47 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$618
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$9.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.12
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527131.2869131
Medium and Large 2-3362128.7246610thin
Small 1-2416121.465056thin
One grade step is worth $9.83/cwt here — about $186 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 sale47 hd
129.48
—
TN average5 barns · 647 hd
140.60
−11.12
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—High1,66085.081,4128thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,33154.577276thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20451.7962415
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06541.8844610

Every lot

65 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3295147.50/cwt147.50–147.504351
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 3315150.00/cwt150.00–150.004731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355184.00/cwt184.00–184.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3363165.03/cwt157.50–172.505993
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400157.50/cwt157.50–157.506301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422168.67/cwt165.00–172.007123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470164.96/cwt137.00–175.007759
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530151.00/cwt151.00–151.008003
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540142.00/cwt142.00–142.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2556147.31/cwt146.00–155.008197
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565141.00/cwt141.00–141.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620139.00/cwt139.00–139.008621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668135.54/cwt134.00–137.009052
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3688128.00/cwt128.00–128.008813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700131.00/cwt131.00–131.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215125.00/cwt125.00–125.002691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Heifers—Small 1-2283112.83/cwt105.00–120.003192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310125.00/cwt125.00–125.003881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323137.18/cwt132.50–145.004433
Heifers—Small 1-2355132.00/cwt132.00–132.004691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365132.83/cwt128.00–137.504854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375138.00/cwt138.00–138.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411139.32/cwt132.50–145.005734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415128.94/cwt124.00–134.005352
Heifers—Small 1-2435126.00/cwt126.00–126.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477140.15/cwt130.00–144.006699
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528129.90/cwt127.00–133.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540118.00/cwt118.00–118.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
Heifers—Small 1-2570122.54/cwt121.00–124.006982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620123.76/cwt120.00–125.007675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680117.00/cwt117.00–117.007961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy695105.00/cwt105.00–105.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738121.51/cwt120.00–123.008972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-340568.00/cwt68.00–68.002751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415170.12/cwt165.00–175.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480154.00/cwt154.00–154.007391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522136.65/cwt135.00–139.007133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535143.00/cwt143.00–143.007651
Bulls—Small 1-2545136.00/cwt136.00–136.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590127.00/cwt127.00–127.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610133.54/cwt131.00–136.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615127.02/cwt126.00–128.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658133.06/cwt128.00–138.008762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705117.00/cwt117.00–117.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3750111.00/cwt111.00–111.008331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——95065.00/cwt65.00–65.006181
Bulls——1,75591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,5971
Bulls——1,76287.44/cwt81.00–91.001,5416
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01338.32/cwt35.00–42.003885
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11645.44/cwt44.00–50.005075
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19048.78/cwt44.00–53.005808
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22155.24/cwt50.00–59.006747
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24850.86/cwt47.00–54.006352
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37356.43/cwt55.00–58.007754
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175880.00/cwt880.00–880.0010,3401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,235510.00/cwt510.00–510.006,2991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,305745.00/cwt745.00–745.009,7221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,335650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,6781

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.