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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, May 30
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
161 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 141▲ 5 vs year ago 156 · +3.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 64▼ 17 vs year ago 43 · −39.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 4 vs year ago 12 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls and feeders not well established.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.08/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$202.08
57 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,022
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$602
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$47.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.35
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534207.091,10642
Medium and Large 2-3432193.1883412thin
Medium and Large 3448171.257662thin
Small 1-2315160.005041thin
One grade step is worth $47.09/cwt here — about $602 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 sale57 hd
202.08
—
TN average6 barns · 564 hd
208.42
−6.35
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—Low1,298101.321,3152thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,519108.251,6444thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25299.421,24513
CowsLean 85-90%Average93488.048224thin

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)895$9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)705$7801thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$1,8882thin

Every lot

65 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 2-3235255.00/cwt255.00–255.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280240.00/cwt240.00–240.006721
Steers—Small 1-2295185.00/cwt185.00–185.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335245.00/cwt245.00–245.008211
Steers—Small 1-2355190.00/cwt190.00–190.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365250.00/cwt250.00–250.009131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369283.08/cwt277.50–287.501,0454
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,0723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478231.77/cwt227.50–236.001,1082
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490221.75/cwt219.00–230.001,0874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533234.01/cwt225.00–243.001,2477
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,4781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,105137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,5192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215225.00/cwt225.00–225.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250210.00/cwt210.00–210.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260190.00/cwt190.00–190.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310212.50/cwt212.50–212.506591
Heifers—Small 1-2315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325189.77/cwt185.00–195.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325175.00/cwt175.00–175.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370187.50/cwt187.50–187.506941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395229.00/cwt229.00–229.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417212.42/cwt210.00–215.008863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438226.23/cwt225.00–227.509912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460217.90/cwt212.00–225.001,0024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514208.25/cwt190.00–215.001,07011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525190.35/cwt181.00–196.009994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550162.50/cwt162.50–162.508941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560205.23/cwt199.00–209.001,14910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570167.50/cwt167.50–167.509551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613202.02/cwt199.00–204.001,2383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420218.02/cwt217.50–219.009163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472229.34/cwt220.00–242.501,0827
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478207.57/cwt205.00–210.009922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512221.54/cwt214.00–226.001,1346
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518213.94/cwt210.00–220.001,1083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565215.75/cwt210.00–220.001,2194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618211.56/cwt203.00–221.001,3078
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625190.00/cwt187.50–192.501,1882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,298101.32/cwt91.00–108.001,3152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93488.04/cwt85.00–93.008224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151100.40/cwt96.00–107.001,1568
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325106.63/cwt105.00–108.001,4132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47292.00/cwt92.00–92.001,3543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,5943
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,7981
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2705780.00/head780.00–780.007801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2895900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2925800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751

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.