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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 2

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

179 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 303▼ 89 vs year ago 268 · −33.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 46▼ 33 vs year ago 76 · −43.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.29/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −31.79 against this barn's trailing median of $183.08.

Average price

$151.29

50 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$16.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.69

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	155.07	820	38
Medium and Large 2-3	509	139.99	712	6thin
Small 1-2	499	138.60	692	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.47/cwt here — about $128 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 sale50 hd

151.29

—

TN average8 barns · 728 hd

148.60

+2.69

This barn, trailing median4 sales

183.08

−31.79

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $188.97, low $174.95, median $183.08 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,605	92.36	1,482	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,600	78.00	1,248	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	73.25	909	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	844	51.51	435	4thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	191.65/cwt	185.00–198.00	629	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	583	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	186.30/cwt	177.00–195.00	697	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	182.32/cwt	178.00–188.00	735	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	705	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	166.73/cwt	165.00–169.00	865	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	160.51/cwt	155.00–168.00	920	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	149.94/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,015	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,137	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	447	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	143.48/cwt	143.00–144.00	478	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	353	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	159.68/cwt	155.00–164.00	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	158.14/cwt	146.00–170.00	663	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	147.43/cwt	145.00–150.00	624	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	428	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	151.03/cwt	141.00–164.00	711	12
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	137.84/cwt	129.00–143.00	779	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	613	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	662	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	172.28/cwt	167.00–177.50	744	10
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	465	142.32/cwt	128.00–153.00	662	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	164.02/cwt	156.00–173.00	771	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	146.32/cwt	135.00–154.00	713	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	155.29/cwt	153.00–158.00	795	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	144.38/cwt	134.00–155.00	832	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	130.47/cwt	121.00–135.00	882	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	134.34/cwt	134.00–135.00	961	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	98.15/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,573	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,208	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	844	51.51/cwt	43.00–56.00	435	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	64.97/cwt	61.00–68.00	744	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	78.30/cwt	75.00–80.00	918	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	72.79/cwt	65.00–77.00	946	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,248	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 Aug 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 303Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 46Year ago 76

No trends could be established due to inadequate receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	471	141.00–164.00	151.03
7	—	419	146.00–170.00	158.14
3	—	565	129.00–143.00	137.84
3	—	378	155.00–164.00	159.68
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
1	—	520	141.00	141.00
1	—	300	157.50	157.50
1	—	275	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	285	141.00	141.00
2	—	423	145.00–150.00	147.43
2	—	353	140.00	140.00
2	—	333	143.00–144.00	143.48
1	—	705	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	139.00	139.00
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
1	—	495	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
2	—	613	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	163.00	163.00
1	—	490	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	167.00	167.00
2	—	370	157.50	157.50
1	—	405	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	137.00	137.00
1	—	465	175.00	175.00
7	—	374	177.00–195.00	186.30
3	—	403	178.00–188.00	182.32
2	—	328	185.00–198.00	191.65
6	—	573	155.00–168.00	160.51
4	—	519	165.00–169.00	166.73
3	—	677	140.00–155.00	149.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	512	153.00–158.00	155.29
10	—	432	167.00–177.50	172.28
6	—	470	156.00–173.00	164.02
5	—	676	121.00–135.00	130.47
4	—	576	134.00–155.00	144.38
3	—	715	134.00–135.00	134.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
3	—	487	135.00–154.00	146.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	128.00–153.00	142.32
1	—	670	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	844	43.00–56.00	51.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	61.00–68.00	64.97
4	—	1,173	75.00–80.00	78.30
8	—	1,299	65.00–77.00	72.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	92.00–101.00	98.15
1	—	1,610	75.00	75.00

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.