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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 20
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
324 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 324▲ 15 vs year ago 309 · +4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 50▲ 25 vs year ago 65 · +38.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 28▼ 7 vs year ago 23 · −30.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows steady-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers not well established. Feeder heifers under 500 steady, over 500 steady-6.00 higher. Feeder bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. 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 $212.14/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$212.14
90 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,028
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$315
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$22.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.71
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2511215.741,10254
Medium and Large 2-3465212.2098824
Small 1-2405203.338243thin
Medium and Large 3407193.317879thin
One grade step is worth $22.43/cwt here — about $315 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 sale90 hd
212.14
—
TN average9 barns · 2,193 hd
209.42
+2.71
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—High1,722123.812,1327thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,36099.011,34613
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26396.731,22241
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01177.4978319

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,0632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,6751thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3235247.50/cwt247.50–247.505821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335269.85/cwt260.00–280.009042
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335220.00/cwt220.00–220.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 3360222.50/cwt222.50–222.508011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370262.64/cwt260.00–265.009722
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3382240.91/cwt230.00–250.0092010
Steers—Small 1-2390250.00/cwt250.00–250.009752
Steers—Small 1-2400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423253.77/cwt245.00–259.001,0733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,0951
Steers—Small 1-2470240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1281
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475235.95/cwt231.00–241.001,1212
Steers—Medium and Large 3480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512236.65/cwt236.00–237.001,2123
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560239.00/cwt235.00–250.001,3386
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634227.50/cwt224.00–230.001,4424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5155
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3011
Steers—Medium and Large 3785224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,025158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320227.00/cwt227.00–227.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401
Heifers—Small 1-2330220.00/cwt220.00–220.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378220.88/cwt212.00–229.008353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380232.13/cwt226.00–236.008826
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390187.90/cwt157.50–202.507334
Heifers—Small 1-2400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420220.70/cwt200.00–227.0092710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426230.01/cwt229.00–231.009805
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428194.06/cwt190.00–196.008313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467220.68/cwt216.00–226.001,0318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475203.41/cwt192.00–210.009663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy485214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0381
Heifers—Small 1-2485210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy512209.33/cwt209.00–210.001,0723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518217.02/cwt212.00–220.001,12416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527211.67/cwt211.00–212.001,1163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560215.80/cwt211.00–219.001,2086
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,2241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633184.98/cwt183.00–187.001,1712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668192.91/cwt188.00–198.001,2892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2410228.16/cwt215.00–241.009352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418256.01/cwt245.00–264.001,0706
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3421231.80/cwt228.00–237.009767
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445210.00/cwt210.00–210.009351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2459243.97/cwt240.00–246.001,1205
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463225.97/cwt219.00–234.001,04612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465213.00/cwt213.00–213.009901
Bulls—Small 1-2485224.39/cwt219.00–230.001,0882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525224.82/cwt222.00–229.001,1806
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525220.56/cwt214.00–227.001,1582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3531217.30/cwt210.00–225.001,1547
Bulls—Small 1-2540218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570230.68/cwt222.00–240.001,3152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3576216.57/cwt200.00–228.001,2479
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610217.80/cwt216.00–219.001,3295
Bulls—Small 1-2675205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675205.00/cwt200.00–210.001,3842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,655120.72/cwt113.00–126.001,9985
Bulls——1,890131.52/cwt130.00–133.002,4862
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96370.71/cwt65.00–74.0068111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07686.81/cwt84.00–89.009348
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22590.27/cwt85.00–95.001,10611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24196.86/cwt89.00–104.001,20223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30697.29/cwt93.00–105.001,2719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,394106.47/cwt103.00–109.001,4847
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42598.88/cwt85.00–108.001,4092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535106.90/cwt106.00–108.001,6412
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39601,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0701,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751

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.