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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 7

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Feb 21Mar 7Mar 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

306 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 209▲ 107 vs year ago 199 · +53.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 64▲ 4 vs year ago 47 · +8.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 12▲ 5 vs year ago 6 · +83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 6.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifers 7.00 to 19.00 higher. Bulls 8.00 to 16.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand strong.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.62/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$178.62

115 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$27.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.91

vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	184.85	965	69
Medium and Large 2-3	441	172.14	758	37
Small 1-2	433	157.50	682	5thin
Medium and Large 3	376	157.32	592	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.53/cwt here — about $373 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 sale115 hd

178.62

—

TN average10 barns · 2,348 hd

185.53

−6.91

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,594	105.99	1,689	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	89.28	1,248	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	85.57	1,004	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	74.54	767	15

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,335	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$940	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	920	$850	1thin

Every lot

76 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	230.18/cwt	220.00–245.00	633	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	258.71/cwt	250.00–270.00	838	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	255.15/cwt	242.50–266.00	954	11
Steers	—	Small 1-2	385	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	895	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	235.15/cwt	230.00–247.50	957	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	223.75/cwt	220.00–227.50	940	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	430	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	828	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	801	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	230.21/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,098	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	217.94/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,151	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,112	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	188.84/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,076	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	195.24/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,212	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,078	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,510	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	238	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	185.94/cwt	177.50–195.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	188.85/cwt	182.50–195.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	172.15/cwt	165.00–182.50	556	7
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	154.76/cwt	137.50–177.50	557	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	198.68/cwt	187.50–203.00	753	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	656	4
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	390	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	595	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	196.84/cwt	190.00–203.00	837	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	178.66/cwt	175.00–185.00	768	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	176.89/cwt	165.00–189.00	830	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	196.20/cwt	185.00–207.50	930	15
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	192.77/cwt	186.00–198.00	989	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	171.92/cwt	167.00–180.00	916	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	178.21/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,014	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	168.58/cwt	162.50–176.00	1,049	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	632	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	910	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,049	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	165.50/cwt	162.50–168.00	1,117	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,162	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	154.35/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,181	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,226	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	234.25/cwt	220.00–243.00	982	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	206.06/cwt	190.00–222.50	896	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	811	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	867	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	226.39/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,096	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	217.27/cwt	202.50–222.50	1,125	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	201.97/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,121	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	595	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,086	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	188.48/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,155	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	178.48/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,196	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	172.67/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,278	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,351	95.79/cwt	88.00–101.00	1,294	7
Bulls	—	—	1,680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,764	1
Bulls	—	—	1,916	120.48/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,308	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	74.54/cwt	68.00–80.00	767	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	86.33/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,001	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,185	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,007	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	89.46/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,074	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	877	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	88.23/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,226	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	93.52/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,424	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	920	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	940.00/head	940.00–940.00	940	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,335.35/head	1,250.00–1,395.00	1,335	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Mar 7, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 209Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 64Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	159.00	159.00
3	—	632	144.00	144.00
2	—	280	177.50–195.00	185.94
7	—	323	165.00–182.50	172.15
4	—	469	165.00–189.00	176.89
10	—	533	167.00–180.00	171.92
4	—	430	175.00–185.00	178.66
4	—	380	172.50	172.50
2	—	238	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	142.50	142.50
8	—	379	187.50–203.00	198.68
7	—	513	186.00–198.00	192.77
2	—	765	147.00–162.00	154.35
10	—	425	190.00–203.00	196.84
4	—	675	162.50–168.00	165.50
15	—	474	185.00–207.50	196.20
11	—	622	162.50–176.00	168.58
7	—	569	170.00–191.00	178.21
2	—	745	156.00	156.00
2	—	320	182.50–195.00	188.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
1	—	390	152.50	152.50
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	137.50–177.50	154.76
1	—	425	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	225.00–235.00	230.21
4	—	621	190.00–197.00	195.24
6	—	407	230.00–247.50	235.15
1	—	990	152.50	152.50
11	—	374	242.50–266.00	255.15
5	—	570	195.00	195.00
4	—	324	250.00–270.00	258.71
6	—	528	207.50–225.00	217.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	215.00	215.00
1	—	430	192.50	192.50
1	—	270	230.00	230.00
1	—	385	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	172.50	172.50
1	—	355	235.00	235.00
2	—	420	220.00–227.50	223.75
3	—	275	220.00–245.00	230.18
2	—	570	180.00–198.00	188.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	180.00–190.00	184.91
1	—	350	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	220.00–243.00	234.25
2	—	613	187.00–190.00	188.48
3	—	555	196.00–205.00	201.97
2	—	670	177.00–180.00	178.48
1	—	805	170.00	170.00
7	—	484	225.00–230.00	226.39
5	—	518	202.50–222.50	217.27
3	—	740	170.00–174.00	172.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	160.00	160.00
1	—	475	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	190.00–222.50	206.06
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
1	—	470	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,160	83.00–90.00	86.33
1	—	1,235	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,200	88.00–91.00	89.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,029	68.00–80.00	74.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	93.00–94.00	93.52
4	—	1,389	83.00–91.00	88.23
1	—	1,185	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,351	88.00–101.00	95.79
5	—	1,916	115.00–124.00	120.48
1	—	1,680	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	940.00	940.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,250.00–1,395.00	1,335.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	850.00	850.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.