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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 16
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 179▼ 37 vs year ago 323 · −11.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 43▼ 2 vs year ago 51 · −3.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 0▼ 15 vs year ago 27 · −55.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers under 500 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 10.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality fair to good. 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 $149.41/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$149.41
112 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.84
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528152.7180781
Small 1-2465144.916745thin
Medium and Large 2-3510140.9471925
Medium and Large 3505117.005911thin
One grade step is worth $35.71/cwt here — about $216 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 sale112 hd
149.41
—
TN average8 barns · 1,244 hd
154.25
−4.84
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—High1,812108.091,9587thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32478.471,03914
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24175.8294116
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06258.456213thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,385$1,0301thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$9123thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$6922thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$8251thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270196.00/cwt196.00–196.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295199.00/cwt199.00–199.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318205.94/cwt200.00–209.006554
Steers—Small 1-2370165.00/cwt165.00–165.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373181.04/cwt175.00–187.506752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388192.50/cwt187.50–202.507474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410193.00/cwt193.00–193.007912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418171.36/cwt167.50–175.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450177.00/cwt177.00–177.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505171.00/cwt171.00–171.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528170.16/cwt168.00–174.008985
Steers—Small 1-2545151.00/cwt151.00–151.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555154.00/cwt154.00–154.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574159.71/cwt158.00–162.009174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595154.00/cwt154.00–154.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608152.17/cwt147.00–158.009255
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625143.34/cwt138.00–148.008965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672149.74/cwt145.00–152.001,0063
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680145.00/cwt145.00–145.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0582
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300174.00/cwt174.00–174.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365146.98/cwt137.50–157.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373164.80/cwt157.50–175.006154
Heifers—Small 1-2423151.51/cwt146.00–156.006413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427150.48/cwt146.00–160.006435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431166.56/cwt162.50–170.0071815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466157.30/cwt152.00–162.007338
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467148.19/cwt143.00–154.006923
Heifers—Small 1-2485138.00/cwt138.00–138.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505117.00/cwt117.00–117.005911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3534138.98/cwt135.00–145.007426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535149.12/cwt144.00–155.007988
Heifers—Small 1-2570132.00/cwt132.00–132.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571148.41/cwt140.00–155.0084726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578136.24/cwt133.00–142.007877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605146.38/cwt139.00–150.0088612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620122.50/cwt119.00–126.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662144.00/cwt144.00–144.009533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705139.00/cwt139.00–139.009801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395161.00/cwt154.00–168.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426180.02/cwt173.00–183.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3436167.65/cwt162.50–173.007314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471171.21/cwt164.00–177.0080611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475160.55/cwt156.00–164.007639
Bulls—Small 1-2485152.50/cwt152.50–152.507401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525160.77/cwt158.00–165.0084410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525147.29/cwt140.00–155.007732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573152.51/cwt146.00–156.008746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610146.00/cwt146.00–146.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630142.68/cwt142.00–143.008993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675149.48/cwt147.00–152.001,0092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778132.37/cwt127.50–136.001,0304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,809106.37/cwt96.00–110.001,9245
Bulls——1,818112.40/cwt111.00–114.002,0432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02855.18/cwt51.00–59.005672
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13065.00/cwt65.00–65.007351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15569.93/cwt67.00–72.008084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27776.94/cwt74.00–81.0098311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29788.17/cwt85.00–90.001,1443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32579.15/cwt72.00–83.001,0497
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34370.01/cwt68.00–71.009404
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2885692.46/head620.00–770.006922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285912.44/head870.00–970.009123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,165825.00/head825.00–825.008251

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.