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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 21

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Jun 7Jun 21Jul 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

309 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 207▲ 309 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 49▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 10▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and heifers steady. Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality fair to good with most of the calf offering carrying moderate to heavy flesh. Demand moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.24/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$140.24

92 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.27

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	141.21	748	67
Medium and Large 2-3	452	139.03	628	18thin
Small 1-2	467	137.75	643	4thin
Medium and Large 3	485	129.31	628	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.89/cwt here — about $120 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 sale92 hd

140.24

—

TN average9 barns · 1,511 hd

142.51

−2.27

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,641	104.30	1,711	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	83.08	1,162	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,100	72.73	800	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	60.72	571	16

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,480	$1,160	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$880	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$878	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$867	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,099	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$990	1thin

Every lot

81 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	171.22/cwt	167.50–175.00	485	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	173.16/cwt	170.00–176.00	568	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	170.33/cwt	162.00–175.00	630	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	707	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	740	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	463	152.46/cwt	151.00–154.00	706	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	164.01/cwt	163.00–165.00	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	160.15/cwt	159.00–162.00	831	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	910	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	156.42/cwt	153.00–160.00	910	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	872	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	150.29/cwt	147.00–154.00	936	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	144.46/cwt	143.00–146.00	975	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	973	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	986	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,160	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	342	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	138.82/cwt	135.00–142.50	382	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	155.93/cwt	155.00–157.00	504	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	158.07/cwt	153.00–162.00	593	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	145.46/cwt	139.00–152.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	151.52/cwt	146.00–157.00	656	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	147.35/cwt	142.00–152.00	679	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	142.33/cwt	136.00–145.00	663	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	468	143.67/cwt	141.00–146.00	672	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	129.97/cwt	124.00–136.00	615	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	141.98/cwt	141.00–143.00	745	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	543	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	139.52/cwt	134.00–142.00	797	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	136.73/cwt	136.00–137.50	783	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	131.10/cwt	124.00–134.00	814	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	126.49/cwt	126.00–128.00	846	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	162.67/cwt	155.00–166.00	755	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	149.64/cwt	144.00–159.00	789	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	144.01/cwt	142.00–146.00	773	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	148.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	851	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	855	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	916	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,075	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	849	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	106.27/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,794	3
Bulls	—	—	1,853	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,112	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	62.19/cwt	54.00–69.00	584	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	50.42/cwt	50.00–51.00	482	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,031	64.61/cwt	60.00–73.00	666	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	75.77/cwt	71.00–82.00	853	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	83.07/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,143	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	69.48/cwt	67.00–72.00	978	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	87.62/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,236	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	866.99/head	700.00–1,020.00	867	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,130	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	937.32/head	870.00–1,000.00	937	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,098.92/head	1,080.00–1,120.00	1,099	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Jun 21, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 207Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	621	124.00–134.00	131.10
2	—	323	155.00–157.00	155.93
4	—	375	153.00–162.00	158.07
4	—	669	126.00–128.00	126.49
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
8	—	461	142.00–152.00	147.35
8	—	433	146.00–157.00	151.52
5	—	525	141.00–143.00	141.98
17	—	571	134.00–142.00	139.52
1	—	250	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	139.00–152.00	145.46
1	—	335	131.00	131.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	635	124.00	124.00
2	—	573	136.00–137.50	136.73
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
1	—	380	154.00	154.00
6	—	466	136.00–145.00	142.33
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
2	—	275	135.00–142.50	138.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	141.00–146.00	143.67
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	570	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	146.00	146.00
2	—	543	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	128.00	128.00
2	—	473	124.00–136.00	129.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	139.00	139.00
2	—	700	138.00	138.00
4	—	527	144.00–159.00	149.64
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
4	—	573	145.00–150.00	148.55
6	—	464	155.00–166.00	162.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	142.00	142.00
1	—	450	154.00	154.00
3	—	537	142.00–146.00	144.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	451	164.00	164.00
7	—	582	153.00–160.00	156.42
2	—	283	167.50–175.00	171.22
1	—	975	119.00	119.00
2	—	675	143.00–146.00	144.46
3	—	725	136.00	136.00
21	—	623	147.00–154.00	150.29
6	—	519	159.00–162.00	160.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	162.50	162.50
1	—	225	180.00	180.00
2	—	465	163.00–165.00	164.01
5	—	328	170.00–176.00	173.16
7	—	370	162.00–175.00	170.33
1	—	585	149.00	149.00
1	—	690	141.00	141.00
1	—	505	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	165.00	165.00
2	—	463	151.00–154.00	152.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	152.50	152.50
1	—	460	162.00	162.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	760.00	760.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	880.00	880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,333	870.00–1,000.00	937.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	700.00–1,020.00	866.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,480	1,160.00	1,160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	990.00	990.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	1,080.00–1,120.00	1,098.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,411	85.00–90.00	87.62
4	—	1,376	80.00–85.00	83.07
2	—	1,408	67.00–72.00	69.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	939	54.00–69.00	62.19
2	—	955	50.00–51.00	50.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,031	60.00–73.00	64.61
16	—	1,126	71.00–82.00	75.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,853	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,075	79.00	79.00
3	—	1,688	104.00–109.00	106.27

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.