Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2023-08-15

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 15
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
200 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 303▲ 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 53▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 11▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Steers and heifers mostly steady. Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $235.24/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$235.24
53 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,226
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$32.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.11
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514245.591,26429
Medium and Large 2-3546226.001,23518thin
Small 1-2479212.921,0216thin
One grade step is worth $32.67/cwt here — about $243 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 sale53 hd
235.24
—
TN average11 barns · 2,208 hd
246.35
−11.11
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—High1,777133.052,3643thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,315106.211,39724
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,213105.941,2855thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00292.2092410

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,355$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,004$1,2333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)875$1,7001thin

Every lot

81 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 1-2295280.00/cwt280.00–280.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305270.00/cwt270.00–270.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340247.00/cwt247.00–247.008401
Steers—Small 1-2360225.00/cwt225.00–225.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375261.40/cwt257.00–270.009806
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395250.00/cwt250.00–250.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008821
Steers—Small 1-2425197.50/cwt197.50–197.508391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435250.93/cwt245.00–257.001,0922
Steers—Small 1-2468225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477239.72/cwt238.00–241.001,1433
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3484229.48/cwt224.00–235.001,1114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526240.47/cwt238.00–243.001,2654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566240.36/cwt237.50–245.001,3605
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570224.05/cwt220.00–226.001,2773
Steers—Small 1-2570215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2261
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy585190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3624222.00/cwt221.00–225.001,3857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630238.99/cwt234.00–243.001,5063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4851
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,7281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245225.00/cwt225.00–225.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3327233.42/cwt230.00–240.007633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365220.00/cwt220.00–220.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365218.00/cwt218.00–218.007961
Heifers—Small 1-2395202.50/cwt202.50–202.508001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3413216.68/cwt216.00–217.008953
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415200.56/cwt187.50–213.008322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421220.95/cwt217.00–225.009304
Heifers—Small 1-2435214.00/cwt214.00–214.009311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450185.00/cwt185.00–185.008331
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470190.00/cwt174.00–206.008932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478217.04/cwt215.00–223.001,0376
Heifers—Small 1-2483184.97/cwt180.00–190.008932
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510182.50/cwt182.50–182.509311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1121
Heifers—Small 1-2525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528222.69/cwt221.00–225.001,1763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563212.44/cwt210.00–215.001,1962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573220.70/cwt218.00–224.001,2653
Heifers—Small 1-2590205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,4011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420245.49/cwt245.00–246.001,0312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430232.44/cwt230.00–235.009992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464237.37/cwt234.00–240.001,1015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472231.37/cwt225.00–237.001,0923
Bulls—Small 1-2483223.23/cwt213.00–234.001,0782
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0991
Bulls—Small 1-2505218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523210.90/cwt205.00–218.501,1034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568228.43/cwt225.00–235.001,2973
Bulls—Small 1-2623212.47/cwt211.00–214.001,3242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3862
Bulls—Medium and Large 3673174.61/cwt160.00–190.001,1752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719211.08/cwt205.00–214.001,5183
Bulls—Medium and Large 3740140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,0761
Bulls——1,848136.07/cwt134.00–138.002,5152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85082.05/cwt79.00–85.006974
Cows—Boner 80-85%998100.57/cwt100.00–101.001,0042
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10498.96/cwt87.00–103.001,0936
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,155101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,228107.17/cwt106.00–109.001,3164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338106.19/cwt104.00–110.001,42120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,403112.02/cwt111.00–113.001,5722
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-28951,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,287.00/head1,275.00–1,300.001,2872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.