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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 7
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
207 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 156▲ 207 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 43▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 12▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and bulls not well established last week. Heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.92/cwt on 70 head.
Average price
$145.92
70 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$3
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.18
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2477147.3970454
Small 1-2449143.606455thin
Medium and Large 2-3407141.7457610thin
Medium and Large 3589120.007071thin
One grade step is worth $27.39/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale70 hd
145.92
—
TN average11 barns · 2,830 hd
147.10
−1.18
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—High1,953105.672,0643thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44674.281,0747thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18473.1686627
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13056.096346thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$8242thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)868$1,0482thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3220172.50/cwt172.50–172.503801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3260172.50/cwt172.50–172.504491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
Steers—Small 1-2310175.00/cwt175.00–175.005431
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329185.40/cwt177.50–190.006105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376177.38/cwt175.00–180.006674
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3383168.98/cwt168.00–170.006472
Steers—Small 1-2383167.65/cwt160.00–175.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422180.04/cwt179.00–182.507606
Steers—Small 1-2425166.00/cwt166.00–166.007061
Steers—Small 1-2460165.00/cwt165.00–165.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495169.00/cwt169.00–169.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520165.00/cwt165.00–165.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545145.00/cwt145.00–145.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy588152.90/cwt145.00–161.008992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590154.00/cwt154.00–154.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3638136.00/cwt136.00–136.008682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728142.05/cwt139.00–145.001,0342
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2237158.33/cwt157.50–160.003753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3262142.50/cwt140.00–145.003733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275157.50/cwt157.50–157.504331
Heifers—Small 1-2335145.00/cwt145.00–145.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2346159.79/cwt159.00–162.005535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375156.67/cwt152.50–159.0058810
Heifers—Small 1-2395152.00/cwt152.00–152.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423152.70/cwt148.00–157.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468140.65/cwt130.00–148.006583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475147.01/cwt145.00–150.006985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy483146.00/cwt146.00–146.007052
Heifers—Small 1-2485141.49/cwt141.00–142.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515144.20/cwt140.00–150.007439
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518138.97/cwt138.00–140.007202
Heifers—Small 1-2545138.00/cwt138.00–138.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560137.00/cwt137.00–137.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586140.19/cwt139.00–142.008225
Heifers—Medium and Large 3589120.00/cwt120.00–120.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620139.00/cwt139.00–139.008623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690128.00/cwt128.00–128.008831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy705124.00/cwt124.00–124.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710130.69/cwt127.00–138.009283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775126.00/cwt126.00–126.009771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420171.12/cwt167.50–175.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490164.00/cwt164.00–164.008041
Bulls—Small 1-2495164.00/cwt164.00–164.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495145.00/cwt145.00–145.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505136.00/cwt136.00–136.006871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519165.87/cwt162.00–172.008615
Bulls—Small 1-2525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530146.00/cwt146.00–146.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy575151.00/cwt151.00–151.008681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577167.04/cwt157.00–169.009646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623150.10/cwt139.00–157.509355
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,6831
Bulls——1,940113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,1921
Bulls——2,220105.00/cwt105.00–105.002,3311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12452.97/cwt47.00–60.005954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13476.64/cwt71.00–82.0086913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14362.32/cwt57.00–68.007122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21665.72/cwt51.00–70.0079911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28285.40/cwt84.00–86.001,0953
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44068.20/cwt65.00–74.009823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45178.84/cwt75.00–84.001,1444
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,170950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3990824.47/head690.00–940.008242
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3770910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29651,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851

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.