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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 18
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
237 head
▼ 118 vs last sale 355▼ 100 vs year ago 337 · −29.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 48▼ 10 vs year ago 56 · −17.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 14▼ 8 vs year ago 19 · −42.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower. Steers steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers 4.00 to 12.00 lower. Bulls 1.00 to 9.00 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 $122.49/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$122.49
66 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.42
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546124.0467743
Medium and Large 2-3488121.5359311thin
Small 1-2459119.3654810thin
Medium and Large 3438110.004812thin
One grade step is worth $14.04/cwt here — about $196 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 sale66 hd
122.49
—
TN average8 barns · 1,729 hd
137.91
−15.42
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—Low1,87584.351,5823thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54959.969298thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23954.3667316
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13649.0655710

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)1,180$7662thin

Every lot

72 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 3230147.50/cwt147.50–147.503391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295162.50/cwt162.50–162.504791
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3318150.73/cwt142.50–160.004793
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338176.22/cwt172.50–180.005962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365165.65/cwt165.00–167.506054
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380152.16/cwt137.50–167.005785
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410152.50/cwt152.50–152.506251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425166.28/cwt164.00–167.507073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460165.00/cwt165.00–165.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483144.31/cwt140.00–148.006973
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3503131.53/cwt125.00–138.006622
Steers—Small 1-2505137.50/cwt137.50–137.506941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523146.17/cwt143.00–153.007644
Steers—Medium and Large 3530117.00/cwt117.00–117.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550143.00/cwt143.00–143.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555131.00/cwt131.00–131.007271
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607134.00/cwt134.00–134.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655136.49/cwt135.00–138.008942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718134.04/cwt130.00–138.009622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750127.00/cwt127.00–127.009531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2320117.50/cwt117.50–117.503761
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330119.00/cwt119.00–119.003931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3338133.47/cwt132.00–135.004512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370125.00/cwt125.00–125.004631
Heifers—Small 1-2373122.10/cwt117.00–127.004552
Heifers—Small 1-2405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422134.77/cwt130.00–140.005698
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425127.00/cwt127.00–127.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474131.43/cwt128.00–134.006237
Heifers—Small 1-2478120.22/cwt108.00–129.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3507117.02/cwt110.00–127.005933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526128.91/cwt126.00–136.0067810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545101.00/cwt101.00–101.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy563123.56/cwt121.00–126.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565129.25/cwt125.00–133.007305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570120.62/cwt115.00–126.006883
Heifers—Small 1-2575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610120.02/cwt117.00–123.007322
Heifers—Small 1-2630111.00/cwt111.00–111.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685114.00/cwt114.00–114.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy70788.98/cwt81.00–98.006293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710110.69/cwt105.00–115.007863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy78090.00/cwt90.00–90.007021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430164.04/cwt158.00–167.507054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455157.50/cwt157.50–157.507171
Bulls—Small 1-2470138.72/cwt137.50–140.006522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485137.35/cwt130.00–145.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Bulls—Small 1-2525117.00/cwt117.00–117.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3531128.03/cwt124.00–133.006804
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550121.00/cwt121.00–121.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575135.46/cwt129.00–143.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579119.00/cwt116.00–123.006895
Bulls—Small 1-2628116.94/cwt114.00–120.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629120.85/cwt117.00–124.0076010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Bulls—Small 1-2680101.00/cwt101.00–101.006871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710111.00/cwt111.00–111.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725111.00/cwt111.00–111.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790108.50/cwt107.00–110.008572
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75888.02/cwt84.00–92.001,5472
Bulls——2,11077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,6251
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12152.02/cwt47.00–57.005836
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15844.61/cwt41.00–46.005174
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22752.27/cwt47.00–57.0064112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27460.64/cwt60.00–62.007734
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51861.78/cwt58.00–65.009386
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64054.51/cwt53.00–56.008942
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,180766.14/head720.00–810.007662

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.