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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 15
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
384 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 288▼ 51 vs year ago 435 · −11.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 90▼ 31 vs year ago 84 · −36.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 32▼ 13 vs year ago 22 · −59.1%
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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 heifers mostly steady. Bulls under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality poor 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 $132.82/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$132.82
90 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$37
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.39
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534135.7972565
Small 1-2494125.316199thin
Medium and Large 2-3551124.9768816thin
One grade step is worth $10.82/cwt here — about $37 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 sale90 hd
132.82
—
TN average8 barns · 2,054 hd
143.21
−10.39
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—Average1,48379.291,1766thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46465.1295310
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25364.1980412
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14549.3156417

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)1,245$9712thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,340$7901thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$7701thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,415$7501thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3210170.00/cwt170.00–170.003571
Steers—Small 1-2255157.50/cwt157.50–157.504021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3310157.50/cwt157.50–157.504881
Steers—Small 1-2325147.50/cwt147.50–147.504791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335195.06/cwt191.00–199.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371173.56/cwt167.50–180.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3378161.54/cwt152.50–167.506113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426172.78/cwt170.00–175.007367
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3429163.57/cwt157.50–170.007023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2456171.52/cwt169.00–175.007824
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460159.00/cwt159.00–159.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520149.85/cwt142.00–160.007794
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523159.90/cwt156.00–167.008364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567151.64/cwt138.00–157.508608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620144.93/cwt135.00–156.008993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675145.00/cwt145.00–145.009792
Steers—Small 1-2695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725131.00/cwt131.00–131.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368156.83/cwt155.00–158.005773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425148.02/cwt142.50–157.506299
Heifers—Small 1-2428133.33/cwt125.00–141.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435142.50/cwt142.50–142.506201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480138.15/cwt137.00–140.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483141.49/cwt135.00–153.0068315
Heifers—Small 1-2487124.63/cwt123.00–128.006073
Heifers—Small 1-2517122.75/cwt110.00–133.006353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520136.35/cwt126.00–142.0070910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523122.44/cwt120.00–125.006402
Heifers—Small 1-2575119.00/cwt119.00–119.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576123.29/cwt120.00–131.007106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy577118.33/cwt118.00–119.006833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581135.75/cwt128.00–142.007897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622127.05/cwt122.00–129.0079012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy625110.77/cwt102.00–119.006922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670111.00/cwt111.00–111.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690121.91/cwt118.00–130.008413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700103.50/cwt100.00–107.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750121.00/cwt121.00–121.009081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007571
Bulls—Small 1-2465157.50/cwt157.50–157.507321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466166.59/cwt160.00–173.007769
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488156.23/cwt155.00–157.507622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526154.39/cwt149.00–162.0081213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3559134.37/cwt132.50–138.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576146.25/cwt142.50–150.008424
Bulls—Small 1-2580133.90/cwt125.00–142.507772
Bulls—Small 1-2620114.50/cwt114.00–115.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623123.64/cwt117.00–133.007705
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718100.00/cwt100.00–100.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-275097.00/cwt97.00–97.007281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42371.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0102
Bulls——1,51383.44/cwt80.00–87.001,2624
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04943.48/cwt41.00–45.004564
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17451.10/cwt45.00–59.0060013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20664.33/cwt60.00–69.0077610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35070.00/cwt70.00–70.009451
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36870.58/cwt68.00–74.009662
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48863.75/cwt60.00–67.009498
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,62557.00/cwt57.00–57.009261
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3970770.00/head770.00–770.007701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245971.00/head920.00–1,020.009712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,340790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,415750.00/head750.00–750.007501

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.