Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2023-03-21

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 21
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
267 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 306▼ 32 vs year ago 299 · −10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 51▲ 12 vs year ago 54 · +22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale, Feeder Steers steady to 5.00 lower; Feeder bulls 5.00-10.00 lower; Feeder Heifers steady to 4.00 lower; Slaughter Cows 2.00-4.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.43/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$182.43
96 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$895
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$31.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.43
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2521186.1897064
Medium and Large 2-3428175.5775231
Small 1-2455155.007051thin
One grade step is worth $31.18/cwt here — about $265 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 sale96 hd
182.43
—
TN average9 barns · 2,733 hd
192.86
−10.43
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—Low1,840120.512,21714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42892.701,3247thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18289.601,05921
CowsLean 85-90%Average95063.8560714

Every lot

73 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3245215.00/cwt215.00–215.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2279253.23/cwt235.00–265.007074
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331247.28/cwt237.50–257.508187
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335207.50/cwt207.50–207.506951
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3363220.00/cwt220.00–220.007992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370267.50/cwt265.00–270.009902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467220.78/cwt215.00–225.001,0313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527202.49/cwt200.00–210.001,0674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1882
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619201.50/cwt201.50–201.501,2476
Steers—Small 1-2623151.00/cwt151.00–151.009413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added885162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3394
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220185.45/cwt180.00–190.004082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265175.00/cwt175.00–175.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310194.60/cwt180.00–200.006036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321213.75/cwt212.50–215.006864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366198.80/cwt190.00–210.007288
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3374180.32/cwt165.00–187.506746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429209.58/cwt205.00–217.508997
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3431179.31/cwt177.50–182.507734
Heifers—Small 1-2455155.00/cwt155.00–155.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464206.34/cwt204.00–210.009575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470192.05/cwt185.00–197.509036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476176.73/cwt173.00–180.008416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505172.52/cwt170.00–175.008712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526185.99/cwt180.00–194.009787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584177.19/cwt169.00–180.001,03513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618158.49/cwt158.00–159.009792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623166.78/cwt166.00–170.001,0395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653164.50/cwt164.00–165.001,0742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703160.76/cwt157.50–164.001,1302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780141.23/cwt140.00–142.501,1022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-393592.50/cwt92.50–92.508651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3366208.97/cwt175.00–227.507656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373240.00/cwt230.00–255.008955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432234.03/cwt227.50–245.001,0113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435210.14/cwt200.00–217.509147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480221.10/cwt220.00–225.001,06112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490202.42/cwt195.00–210.009922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528211.54/cwt203.00–217.501,1176
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528179.94/cwt177.50–182.509502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3558173.67/cwt167.50–180.009692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584189.85/cwt186.00–199.001,1097
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630178.13/cwt177.50–180.001,1224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680169.96/cwt165.00–175.001,1562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720170.27/cwt161.00–175.001,2263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755117.50/cwt117.50–117.508871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,628103.75/cwt91.00–109.001,6894
Bulls——1,770119.46/cwt114.00–124.002,1143
Bulls——1,991130.53/cwt126.00–139.002,5997
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91956.68/cwt46.00–65.005219
Cows—Lean 85-90%97873.32/cwt73.00–74.007173
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05081.92/cwt81.00–83.008602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17889.42/cwt82.00–93.001,05313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18794.83/cwt94.00–95.001,1266
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19375.04/cwt71.00–80.008952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41395.75/cwt95.00–96.001,3534
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54392.45/cwt92.00–93.001,4272

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.