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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 19
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
228 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 265▼ 113 vs year ago 341 · −33.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 88▲ 22 vs year ago 51 · +43.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 10▲ 1 vs year ago 18 · +5.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Heifers under 400 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, over 400 lbs steady to 6.00 higher. 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 $148.87/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$148.87
67 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$673
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.28
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2475151.7472047
Medium and Large 2-3384147.5456715thin
Small 1-2458129.005912thin
Medium and Large 3440123.835453thin
One grade step is worth $27.91/cwt here — about $175 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 sale67 hd
148.87
—
TN average10 barns · 1,336 hd
145.60
+3.28
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—Average1,804104.161,8796thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36682.401,12510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18680.4795438
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03461.756388thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3245167.50/cwt167.50–167.504101
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275181.45/cwt170.00–187.504993
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3313168.48/cwt157.50–180.005272
Steers—Medium and Large 3340157.50/cwt157.50–157.505361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3359173.01/cwt162.50–182.506214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365184.60/cwt180.00–190.006744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418185.66/cwt175.00–195.007764
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455167.50/cwt167.50–167.507621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470167.50/cwt167.50–167.507871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535165.35/cwt162.50–170.008856
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585155.00/cwt155.00–155.009071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3238157.50/cwt157.50–157.503753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3253158.00/cwt158.00–158.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285161.47/cwt160.00–163.004602
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305147.50/cwt147.50–147.504501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323164.06/cwt160.00–165.005305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379145.11/cwt132.50–155.005505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383157.78/cwt155.00–161.006043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400147.00/cwt147.00–147.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417159.56/cwt154.00–167.0066511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
Heifers—Small 1-2458129.00/cwt129.00–129.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461153.17/cwt148.00–158.007069
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480121.00/cwt121.00–121.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515147.04/cwt145.00–149.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516149.96/cwt146.00–155.007747
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535103.00/cwt103.00–103.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574139.57/cwt134.00–150.008015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633135.00/cwt135.00–135.008552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690129.00/cwt129.00–129.008901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770123.00/cwt123.00–123.009471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820118.00/cwt118.00–118.009681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2980117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1471
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375172.00/cwt172.00–172.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420185.00/cwt185.00–185.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424176.78/cwt167.50–183.007508
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445164.00/cwt164.00–164.007301
Bulls—Small 1-2450164.00/cwt164.00–164.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468162.36/cwt157.50–170.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469169.71/cwt164.00–175.007968
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523166.05/cwt160.00–172.008684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525140.34/cwt125.00–157.507373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565137.00/cwt137.00–137.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573166.49/cwt164.00–169.009542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635141.74/cwt140.00–143.009004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740129.00/cwt129.00–129.009551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765125.00/cwt125.00–125.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823114.00/cwt113.00–115.009382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,2281
Bulls——1,883112.78/cwt110.00–115.002,1242
Bulls——1,907102.47/cwt98.00–109.001,9543
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03461.75/cwt50.00–71.006388
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15580.83/cwt75.00–86.0093420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17569.46/cwt58.00–76.008167
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24986.81/cwt85.00–89.001,08411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35182.11/cwt78.00–87.001,1099
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,3941
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3980740.00/cwt740.00–740.007,2521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,3201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,4301
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27501,013.25/cwt975.00–1,050.007,5992
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1381,199.84/cwt1,175.00–1,225.0013,6542

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.