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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 4
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 303▲ 26 vs year ago 329 · +7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 57▼ 2 vs year ago 50 · −4.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 23▼ 28 vs year ago 42 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 7.00 lower. Steers and bulls steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Quality fair 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 $130.18/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$130.18
100 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$689
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$13.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.85
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563133.6275359
Medium and Large 2-3517127.5965926
Small 1-2454122.075549thin
Medium and Large 3367119.754396thin
One grade step is worth $13.87/cwt here — about $314 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 sale100 hd
130.18
—
TN average7 barns · 1,703 hd
145.03
−14.85
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—Average1,60798.231,5798thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23968.2684618
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,60367.491,0829thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97254.375286thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,415$9951thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$9801thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$9201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,142$8143thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$7101thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290175.00/cwt175.00–175.005081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320187.16/cwt184.00–197.505994
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345180.00/cwt180.00–180.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3368167.52/cwt162.50–170.006163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371178.08/cwt170.00–187.006615
Steers—Small 1-2395153.00/cwt135.00–157.506045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424166.34/cwt163.00–173.007053
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3426155.35/cwt153.00–163.006626
Steers—Small 1-2478143.45/cwt142.00–145.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493154.00/cwt154.00–154.007595
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510137.88/cwt132.00–149.007033
Steers—Small 1-2530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537151.77/cwt150.00–163.008157
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564157.12/cwt146.00–163.008863
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580146.00/cwt146.00–146.008472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629142.00/cwt140.00–146.008933
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630134.35/cwt128.00–141.008462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722136.01/cwt128.00–140.009823
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760129.00/cwt129.00–129.009801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3253122.50/cwt122.50–122.503103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260132.50/cwt132.50–132.503451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320141.35/cwt135.00–147.504522
Heifers—Small 1-2325117.29/cwt95.00–142.503812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365139.31/cwt138.00–140.005083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378145.87/cwt142.00–150.005512
Heifers—Small 1-2410122.98/cwt121.00–125.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434144.70/cwt144.00–149.0062811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440134.21/cwt131.00–137.505912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465143.51/cwt141.00–145.006674
Heifers—Small 1-2468127.56/cwt126.00–129.005972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480138.00/cwt138.00–138.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500121.00/cwt121.00–121.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518140.78/cwt136.00–146.0072913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525133.99/cwt132.00–136.007035
Heifers—Small 1-2533121.00/cwt121.00–121.006452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570134.21/cwt125.00–141.007657
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575119.21/cwt113.00–121.006855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605118.00/cwt118.00–118.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613127.29/cwt123.00–135.007804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614119.71/cwt114.00–124.007354
Heifers—Small 1-2615121.00/cwt121.00–121.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655116.00/cwt116.00–116.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670119.40/cwt115.00–124.008002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy695115.00/cwt115.00–115.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700116.00/cwt116.00–116.008121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy725104.97/cwt100.00–110.007612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731120.54/cwt111.00–129.0088110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765101.00/cwt101.00–101.007731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940100.00/cwt100.00–100.009401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405132.50/cwt132.50–132.505371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420168.71/cwt167.50–170.007092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3434148.66/cwt142.50–152.006454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
Bulls—Small 1-2480121.00/cwt121.00–121.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490142.73/cwt133.00–148.006994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520125.67/cwt121.00–130.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520121.00/cwt121.00–121.006291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524138.01/cwt137.00–140.007234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565131.01/cwt130.00–132.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565125.00/cwt120.00–130.007062
Bulls—Small 1-2620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623124.22/cwt118.00–130.007744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623113.78/cwt108.00–120.007092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3676106.17/cwt105.00–111.007185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679117.86/cwt111.00–124.008004
Bulls—Small 1-2720101.00/cwt101.00–101.007271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733110.29/cwt105.00–113.008083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3733107.97/cwt106.00–110.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3793105.00/cwt105.00–105.008332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3810103.00/cwt103.00–103.008341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14081.00/cwt81.00–81.009231
Bulls——1,64899.47/cwt94.00–105.001,6396
Bulls——1,830108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,9761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90048.00/cwt48.00–48.004321
Cows—Lean 85-90%98655.64/cwt51.00–59.005495
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17874.13/cwt70.00–78.008732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23868.16/cwt63.00–74.0084413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28564.77/cwt62.00–67.008323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52356.92/cwt50.00–65.008673
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64372.78/cwt69.00–75.001,1966
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100740.00/head740.00–740.007401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,100710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,163851.61/head800.00–900.008522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,345980.00/head980.00–980.009801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,415995.00/head995.00–995.009951

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.