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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 6
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
213 head
▼ 388 vs last sale 601▼ 103 vs year ago 316 · −32.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 102▲ 16 vs year ago 42 · +38.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 25▼ 9 vs year ago 18 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls not well established. Feeders not well established. Quality poor to average. 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 $131.52/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$131.52
39 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$339
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.39
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516137.0870820
Medium and Large 2-3452134.0360611thin
Small 1-2534115.876197thin
Medium and Large 3360102.503691thin
One grade step is worth $34.58/cwt here — about $339 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 sale39 hd
131.52
—
TN average10 barns · 2,756 hd
147.91
−16.39
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—Average1,46095.001,3871thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46766.9398213
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,03258.7060611
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03853.2955320

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$8601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$6501thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285175.89/cwt170.00–182.005012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355190.00/cwt190.00–190.006751
Steers—Small 1-2370162.50/cwt162.50–162.506011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421173.55/cwt167.50–182.507314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470167.54/cwt165.00–170.007873
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523147.50/cwt147.50–147.507712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655139.00/cwt139.00–139.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673144.00/cwt144.00–144.009692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333146.30/cwt145.00–147.504872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360132.60/cwt125.00–140.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360102.50/cwt102.50–102.503691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373153.42/cwt147.50–162.005724
Heifers—Small 1-2420118.13/cwt100.00–135.004962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425145.24/cwt140.00–150.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453154.83/cwt152.50–157.007013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479136.39/cwt131.00–140.006534
Heifers—Small 1-2485126.00/cwt126.00–126.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490121.00/cwt121.00–121.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530140.00/cwt135.00–145.007422
Heifers—Small 1-2545100.00/cwt100.00–100.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550127.00/cwt127.00–127.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2553132.66/cwt126.00–140.007343
Heifers—Small 1-2588118.40/cwt111.00–126.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623124.64/cwt123.00–126.007773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625114.00/cwt114.00–114.007131
Heifers—Small 1-2695112.00/cwt112.00–112.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510138.00/cwt138.00–138.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525143.77/cwt138.00–158.007554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570127.47/cwt124.00–131.007272
Bulls—Small 1-2645129.00/cwt129.00–129.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685129.00/cwt129.00–129.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723113.05/cwt109.00–119.008174
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,46095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3871
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%92255.53/cwt45.00–60.005125
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00541.53/cwt41.00–42.004172
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04254.60/cwt45.00–63.0056918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12461.34/cwt57.00–70.006896
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43553.00/cwt53.00–53.007611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47068.09/cwt63.00–74.001,00112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3970650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035860.00/head860.00–860.008601

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.