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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 20
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
303 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 289▲ 102 vs year ago 201 · +50.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 39▲ 2 vs year ago 55 · +3.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 15▲ 10 vs year ago 13 · +76.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Bulls 8.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality poor to good. Demand moderate to weak.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.88/cwt on 70 head.
Average price
$136.88
70 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$701
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$13.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.34
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541138.0174741
Medium and Large 2-3480136.5265626
Small 1-2392124.504883thin
One grade step is worth $13.51/cwt here — about $259 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
136.88
—
TN average8 barns · 2,045 hd
147.22
−10.34
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—Low1,464100.901,47710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58676.961,2206thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21070.3985217
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07262.4266914

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)1,142$9393thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$9101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)895$1,0301thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)905$1,1501thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280179.87/cwt170.00–196.005043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315209.00/cwt209.00–209.006581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372177.94/cwt175.00–185.006626
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395167.50/cwt167.50–167.506621
Steers—Small 1-2395162.50/cwt162.50–162.506421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432171.00/cwt171.00–171.007395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475167.01/cwt166.00–168.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483162.56/cwt160.00–165.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528166.29/cwt165.00–169.008783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562162.66/cwt161.00–164.009143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630151.00/cwt151.00–151.009511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670154.38/cwt148.00–159.001,0343
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3678138.00/cwt138.00–138.009362
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285124.00/cwt124.00–124.003531
Heifers—Small 1-2330127.25/cwt110.00–143.004202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340137.50/cwt137.50–137.504681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425142.68/cwt135.00–150.006062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475148.38/cwt146.00–158.007057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479139.72/cwt130.00–147.0066915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500131.00/cwt131.00–131.006551
Heifers—Small 1-2515119.00/cwt119.00–119.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526141.12/cwt135.00–148.0074217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy535133.00/cwt133.00–133.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3558126.26/cwt121.00–134.007053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573138.11/cwt130.00–145.007916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy593118.03/cwt110.00–126.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633123.55/cwt121.00–126.007822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645133.00/cwt133.00–133.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy658113.98/cwt110.00–116.007503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663123.97/cwt121.00–127.008222
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425156.33/cwt150.00–165.006645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427170.36/cwt162.00–180.007273
Bulls—Small 1-2430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465155.00/cwt155.00–155.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3466142.49/cwt135.00–150.006645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521146.16/cwt140.00–149.007619
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529139.29/cwt136.00–143.007374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3574128.98/cwt125.00–136.007404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579137.95/cwt136.00–144.007994
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590123.00/cwt123.00–123.007261
Bulls—Small 1-2600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610114.00/cwt114.00–114.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625126.52/cwt124.00–129.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680120.94/cwt117.00–125.008222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730105.00/cwt105.00–105.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20882.10/cwt80.00–85.009923
Bulls——1,473105.91/cwt103.00–112.001,5605
Bulls——1,823116.55/cwt115.00–118.002,1252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04365.21/cwt58.00–71.006809
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12457.39/cwt55.00–60.006455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17464.38/cwt51.00–74.007568
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24275.73/cwt72.00–78.009419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38568.00/cwt68.00–68.009421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62678.75/cwt76.00–82.001,2805
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3920870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,010910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,253973.27/head930.00–1,010.009732
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29051,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28951,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301

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.