Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2022-05-17

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, May 17
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
300 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 398▲ 1 vs year ago 299 · +0.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 50▼ 19 vs year ago 65 · −29.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported date from this sale, Feeder Steers 3.00-8.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers 3.00-8.00 lower; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.25/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$140.25
63 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$38.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.22
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2481146.1370445
Medium and Large 2-3529126.5967017thin
Small 1-2570107.506131thin
One grade step is worth $38.63/cwt here — about $91 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 sale63 hd
140.25
—
TN average8 barns · 1,427 hd
149.46
−9.22
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—Low1,716101.461,74111
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20277.6993420
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45575.671,10112
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04061.076358thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205186.40/cwt180.00–192.503822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275182.36/cwt180.00–185.005012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285167.50/cwt167.50–167.504771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377186.29/cwt177.50–194.007023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390169.50/cwt168.00–171.006612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2444181.00/cwt181.00–181.008044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477174.74/cwt170.00–177.508343
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3488157.50/cwt157.50–157.507692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532161.68/cwt155.00–165.008603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563162.75/cwt162.50–163.009162
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570146.00/cwt146.00–146.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618151.02/cwt149.00–153.009332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625154.00/cwt154.00–154.009632
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625127.00/cwt127.00–127.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678161.47/cwt160.00–163.001,0952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714128.78/cwt125.00–131.009199
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210180.00/cwt180.00–180.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260155.00/cwt155.00–155.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323156.31/cwt150.00–162.505054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365141.40/cwt138.00–145.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378161.33/cwt155.00–167.506105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3413145.00/cwt137.50–150.005993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427159.82/cwt153.00–165.006825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469145.24/cwt141.00–150.006817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470126.32/cwt118.00–135.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3512125.34/cwt118.00–132.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517142.21/cwt139.00–146.0073511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564137.98/cwt136.00–145.007785
Heifers—Small 1-2570107.50/cwt107.50–107.506131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3587118.91/cwt105.00–130.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633122.33/cwt120.00–124.007743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660115.46/cwt113.00–118.007622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673125.02/cwt124.00–126.008412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3835108.00/cwt108.00–108.009021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375173.40/cwt170.00–180.006505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413166.43/cwt160.00–173.006876
Bulls—Small 1-2425142.50/cwt142.50–142.506061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465146.01/cwt145.00–147.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469163.14/cwt159.00–169.007658
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520133.76/cwt132.50–135.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521153.51/cwt147.00–159.008007
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575145.00/cwt143.00–147.008342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3583130.99/cwt129.00–134.007643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615141.41/cwt135.00–146.008703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623124.97/cwt120.00–131.007794
Bulls—Small 1-2645119.00/cwt119.00–119.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680129.43/cwt125.00–134.008802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721121.22/cwt119.00–125.008744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790121.00/cwt121.00–121.009561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47290.06/cwt88.00–95.001,3263
Bulls——1,779104.69/cwt100.00–111.001,8627
Bulls——2,010113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,2711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98650.78/cwt46.00–54.005014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09371.36/cwt66.00–74.007804
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17079.15/cwt74.00–84.0092614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25885.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28568.92/cwt66.00–72.008864
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37768.68/cwt68.00–70.009463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46177.12/cwt74.00–80.001,1278
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3901

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.