Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2023-06-06

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 6
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
324 head
▲ 163 vs last sale 161▲ 117 vs year ago 207 · +56.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 26▲ 1 vs year ago 49 · +2.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 8▲ 18 vs year ago 10 · +180.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls and feeders not well established last week. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.32/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$214.32
92 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,003
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$242
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.09
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2491219.541,07753
Medium and Large 2-3436210.9792028
Small 1-2428208.818946thin
Medium and Large 3453184.398355thin
One grade step is worth $35.15/cwt here — about $242 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 sale92 hd
214.32
—
TN average11 barns · 2,492 hd
211.24
+3.09
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—Low1,640127.092,0857thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,482105.521,5637thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,182101.301,19720
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03988.0391514

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,400$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,073$1,7258
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,096$1,69915

Every lot

77 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3240250.00/cwt250.00–250.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315225.00/cwt225.00–225.007091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328276.65/cwt262.50–282.509074
Steers—Small 1-2340260.00/cwt260.00–260.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3373243.69/cwt230.00–262.509095
Steers—Medium and Large 3375217.50/cwt217.50–217.508161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378275.46/cwt265.00–292.501,04110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0671
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483258.76/cwt257.50–260.001,2502
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2861
Steers—Medium and Large 3610205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,4421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230220.00/cwt220.00–220.005061
Heifers—Small 1-2290200.00/cwt200.00–200.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315231.55/cwt225.00–237.507292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328217.40/cwt212.50–222.507134
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330189.73/cwt172.50–207.506262
Heifers—Small 1-2345225.00/cwt225.00–225.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365219.86/cwt219.00–221.008026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368234.62/cwt229.00–237.508633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410215.84/cwt215.00–217.508853
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415207.50/cwt207.50–207.508611
Heifers—Small 1-2415195.00/cwt195.00–195.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420236.74/cwt227.50–238.0099413
Heifers—Small 1-2470211.43/cwt205.00–218.009942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3476209.68/cwt205.00–214.009986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483221.81/cwt220.00–222.001,07110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy485210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508205.54/cwt202.50–209.001,0443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527210.80/cwt208.00–213.001,11110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566207.66/cwt202.00–210.001,1758
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3566195.27/cwt190.00–200.001,1054
Heifers—Small 1-2580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2181
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590165.00/cwt165.00–165.009741
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610207.64/cwt205.00–210.001,2673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy625191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,1941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2405222.50/cwt222.50–222.509011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415240.03/cwt237.50–242.509962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433257.45/cwt240.00–261.001,11517
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465201.95/cwt192.50–211.009392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476248.48/cwt238.00–258.001,1836
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478229.31/cwt222.50–240.001,0965
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy495215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530229.13/cwt226.00–245.001,21421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561213.09/cwt211.00–230.001,1959
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573213.68/cwt212.00–215.001,2243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625214.37/cwt209.00–217.501,3404
Bulls—Small 1-2660193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy780172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2890155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——96599.00/cwt99.00–99.009551
Bulls——1,753131.77/cwt127.00–134.002,3106
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95380.41/cwt72.00–85.007665
Cows—Boner 80-85%99590.00/cwt90.00–90.008961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08792.26/cwt87.00–96.001,0039
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14498.81/cwt89.00–105.001,13013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295108.58/cwt105.00–111.001,4066
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,359107.77/cwt106.00–112.001,4654
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645102.51/cwt101.00–105.001,6863
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-29301,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28851,434.89/head1,175.00–1,675.001,4352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,703.96/head1,600.00–1,875.001,7047
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1261,751.67/head1,475.00–1,925.001,75210
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,698.27/head1,675.00–1,725.001,6982

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.