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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, May 31
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
156 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 300▼ 104 vs year ago 260 · −40.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 46▲ 8 vs year ago 35 · +22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 17▼ 3 vs year ago 15 · −20.0%
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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 not well established. Heifers 1.00 to 9.00 lower. 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 $142.21/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$142.21
66 head · 428 lb average
Value per head Derived
$609
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$29.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.87
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2435147.5764232
Medium and Large 2-3405140.1356828
Small 1-2513133.546852thin
Medium and Large 3491118.255814thin
One grade step is worth $29.32/cwt here — about $61 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 sale66 hd
142.21
—
TN average5 barns · 382 hd
144.09
−1.87
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—High1,79799.421,7866thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35078.891,0659thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19373.5387712
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00260.2060310

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$9301thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$7913thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)935$1,2252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,185$1,0801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$1,0401thin

Every lot

56 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 1-2290190.00/cwt190.00–190.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 3330157.50/cwt157.50–157.505201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335188.00/cwt188.00–188.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3338160.80/cwt157.50–167.505443
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350172.50/cwt172.50–172.506041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386175.93/cwt170.00–179.006794
Steers—Small 1-2395167.00/cwt167.00–167.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3473163.00/cwt163.00–163.007712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475172.00/cwt172.00–172.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2547163.00/cwt163.00–163.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575158.00/cwt158.00–158.009091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3205152.50/cwt152.50–152.503131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3274149.55/cwt142.50–157.504104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328157.86/cwt152.50–162.505184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3359136.03/cwt130.00–149.004885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372151.65/cwt145.00–158.005645
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400132.00/cwt132.00–132.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420148.00/cwt142.00–155.0062213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3432143.01/cwt135.00–147.006188
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476137.53/cwt125.00–145.006555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483144.93/cwt140.00–148.007005
Heifers—Small 1-2513133.54/cwt132.00–135.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535131.02/cwt130.00–132.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545143.00/cwt143.00–143.007793
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560116.00/cwt116.00–116.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565133.00/cwt133.00–133.007511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660119.00/cwt119.00–119.007851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675122.00/cwt122.00–122.008241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390168.00/cwt168.00–168.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3412156.70/cwt155.00–161.006465
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436169.36/cwt165.00–174.007384
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465145.00/cwt145.00–145.006741
Bulls—Small 1-2483151.06/cwt140.00–161.007303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488142.04/cwt135.00–149.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495166.00/cwt165.00–167.008222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580142.69/cwt139.00–149.008283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628130.25/cwt118.00–143.008182
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54582.08/cwt79.00–85.001,2682
Bulls——1,750112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,9601
Bulls——1,980106.78/cwt104.00–110.002,1143
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96561.63/cwt57.00–67.005958
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14854.47/cwt48.00–59.006252
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17584.00/cwt84.00–84.009871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18675.48/cwt70.00–82.008959
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21567.69/cwt67.00–68.008223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36478.72/cwt74.00–83.001,0747
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0691
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28651,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,123791.39/head750.00–840.007913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285930.00/head930.00–930.009301

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.