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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 30
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
249 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 286▲ 106 vs year ago 143 · +74.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 49▼ 7 vs year ago 40 · −17.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 12▲ 2 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 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and bulls steady to 7.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 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 $147.95/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$147.95
86 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$723
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$14.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.57
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2493152.0775055
Medium and Large 3380149.005661thin
Medium and Large 2-3487141.4468921
Small 1-2477137.866589thin
One grade step is worth $14.21/cwt here — about $93 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 sale86 hd
147.95
—
TN average11 barns · 2,601 hd
154.52
−6.57
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—Low1,799107.051,9267thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40081.321,1388thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20678.989537thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09862.776897thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,1301thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3220182.50/cwt182.50–182.504021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260202.50/cwt202.50–202.505271
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335188.94/cwt182.50–195.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365211.37/cwt206.00–218.007723
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375184.80/cwt180.00–190.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422186.74/cwt176.00–189.007886
Steers—Small 1-2428158.30/cwt141.00–175.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475177.58/cwt175.00–180.008442
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535169.58/cwt167.00–170.009077
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590166.80/cwt166.00–167.009845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625160.02/cwt154.00–163.001,0003
Steers—Small 1-2660119.00/cwt119.00–119.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663156.61/cwt153.00–160.001,0383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy724149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0794
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2335145.00/cwt145.00–145.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380172.00/cwt172.00–172.006541
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380149.00/cwt149.00–149.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410149.83/cwt149.00–153.006146
Heifers—Small 1-2428141.27/cwt140.00–142.506052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434161.68/cwt157.00–169.0070213
Heifers—Small 1-2463141.00/cwt141.00–141.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464156.88/cwt148.00–165.0072819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468139.69/cwt129.00–150.006545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475147.50/cwt147.00–148.007012
Heifers—Small 1-2510138.02/cwt136.00–140.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516149.20/cwt145.00–154.007709
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531144.62/cwt143.00–148.007686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575143.51/cwt143.00–144.008252
Heifers—Small 1-2578127.58/cwt114.00–142.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595122.00/cwt122.00–122.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600121.00/cwt121.00–121.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy615120.99/cwt120.00–122.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618136.94/cwt135.00–139.008466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685122.00/cwt122.00–122.008361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413185.83/cwt176.00–190.007676
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420177.50/cwt177.50–177.507461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480171.29/cwt165.00–175.0082210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521165.74/cwt160.00–170.008645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564160.45/cwt158.00–165.009057
Bulls—Small 1-2588146.49/cwt143.00–150.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3588137.96/cwt135.00–141.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614153.15/cwt148.00–155.009405
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3628146.02/cwt145.00–147.009172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2652153.01/cwt145.00–159.009983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655139.00/cwt139.00–139.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy705104.00/cwt104.00–104.007335
Bulls—Small 1-2710133.00/cwt133.00–133.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720136.00/cwt136.00–136.009791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3758126.00/cwt126.00–126.009552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,739106.84/cwt105.00–110.001,8584
Bulls——1,75090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5751
Bulls——1,945116.01/cwt115.00–117.002,2562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05864.07/cwt58.00–70.006786
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18377.48/cwt75.00–85.009176
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33555.00/cwt55.00–55.007341
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38283.26/cwt80.00–85.001,1516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45375.50/cwt75.00–76.001,0972
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,130.00/head1,130.00–1,130.001,1301

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.