Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2022-02-15

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 15
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
275 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 293▲ 275 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 69▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 23▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale 2 weeks ago, Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 7.00 higher. Steers 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Heifers 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.81/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$143.81
103 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$705
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.15
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2501146.6873580
Medium and Large 2-3455135.7061720
Medium and Large 3447121.335423thin
One grade step is worth $25.35/cwt here — about $193 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 sale103 hd
143.81
—
TN average9 barns · 2,522 hd
145.96
−2.15
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—High1,703100.071,7047thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56272.281,1298thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25567.848518thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09251.4356216

Every lot

70 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 2-3233157.47/cwt155.00–160.003672
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3263153.34/cwt135.50–165.004033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278175.22/cwt167.50–182.504873
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3317156.97/cwt145.00–170.004983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330171.81/cwt160.00–185.005678
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3368159.95/cwt156.00–167.505893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373171.88/cwt159.00–179.006418
Steers—Medium and Large 3375132.50/cwt132.50–132.504971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413175.00/cwt175.00–175.007233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463173.38/cwt170.00–175.008033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517158.56/cwt151.00–170.008205
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525139.83/cwt136.00–142.507343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565162.16/cwt154.00–170.009165
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595137.50/cwt137.50–137.508181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635150.51/cwt150.00–151.009562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690141.00/cwt141.00–141.009731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735140.93/cwt131.00–146.001,0363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763143.49/cwt140.00–147.001,0952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225131.00/cwt131.00–131.002951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3324137.23/cwt131.00–145.004454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329149.76/cwt139.00–157.504936
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345127.50/cwt127.50–127.504401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373152.89/cwt142.00–159.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3416137.26/cwt132.50–145.005715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed418153.00/cwt153.00–153.006406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437156.45/cwt132.50–164.006849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463156.25/cwt148.00–160.0072310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3471143.13/cwt139.00–149.006744
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495119.00/cwt119.00–119.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500117.50/cwt117.50–117.505881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed511153.00/cwt153.00–153.007827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517148.55/cwt140.00–154.0076815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530138.08/cwt134.00–142.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575134.02/cwt133.00–135.007712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580138.28/cwt131.00–148.0080213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620130.51/cwt129.00–133.008094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660117.00/cwt117.00–117.007721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665124.00/cwt124.00–124.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715128.75/cwt124.00–140.009214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418176.32/cwt167.50–185.007374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430145.00/cwt145.00–145.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470165.42/cwt145.00–182.0077722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490139.00/cwt139.00–139.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528161.86/cwt149.00–173.0085514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535143.00/cwt143.00–143.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578154.32/cwt148.00–166.0089213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618146.42/cwt135.00–153.009057
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679135.65/cwt127.00–144.009217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740118.00/cwt118.00–118.008731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3855109.00/cwt109.00–109.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875109.00/cwt109.00–109.009541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22075.00/cwt75.00–75.009151
Bulls——1,717101.02/cwt96.00–105.001,7353
Bulls——1,850107.48/cwt106.00–110.001,9883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02145.95/cwt40.00–54.004696
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13554.72/cwt47.00–61.0062110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15363.86/cwt63.00–65.007362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28969.17/cwt65.00–73.008926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57171.18/cwt67.00–77.001,1187
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950940.00/cwt940.00–940.008,9301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050930.00/cwt930.00–930.009,7651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0014,6411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,004.41/cwt800.00–1,110.0012,9073

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.