Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2023-09-05

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 5
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
225 head
▼ 164 vs last sale 389▼ 64 vs year ago 289 · −22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 78▲ 33 vs year ago 39 · +84.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 6 vs year ago 15 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Feeders mostly steady. Quality fair to good. 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 $217.92/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$217.92
78 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,094
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$332
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.76
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2511222.481,13649
Medium and Large 2-3497212.661,05723
Small 1-2493202.509993thin
Medium and Large 3404199.178043thin
One grade step is worth $23.31/cwt here — about $332 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 sale78 hd
217.92
—
TN average8 barns · 1,575 hd
227.68
−9.76
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—High1,827127.982,3396thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,385107.011,48225
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13699.851,13524
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03388.4791411

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,8251thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280234.91/cwt230.00–240.006582
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330230.00/cwt230.00–230.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365230.14/cwt220.00–240.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 3370208.60/cwt205.00–212.507722
Steers—Small 1-2387240.00/cwt240.00–240.009293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395246.00/cwt246.00–246.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418248.70/cwt247.50–250.001,0402
Steers—Small 1-2420243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1521
Steers—Small 1-2520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531243.94/cwt239.00–256.001,2956
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540220.00/cwt210.00–230.001,1882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569240.03/cwt230.00–250.001,3666
Steers—Small 1-2580227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3171
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617237.00/cwt230.00–239.001,4625
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660227.24/cwt221.00–232.001,5003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3255215.00/cwt215.00–215.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275230.00/cwt230.00–230.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3318227.89/cwt226.00–230.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373219.40/cwt216.00–222.508182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2393234.00/cwt234.00–234.009203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428220.36/cwt218.00–222.009435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430227.55/cwt220.00–236.0097812
Heifers—Small 1-2435185.00/cwt185.00–185.008051
Heifers—Small 1-2450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy460221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465210.16/cwt200.00–218.009773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468222.06/cwt218.00–226.001,03910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478191.26/cwt190.00–192.509142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520221.29/cwt220.00–224.001,1513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520212.91/cwt200.00–221.001,1076
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558221.47/cwt219.00–224.001,2362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy563214.47/cwt212.00–217.001,2072
Heifers—Small 1-2595202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620217.24/cwt209.00–220.001,3477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674214.76/cwt213.00–216.001,4474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3687198.28/cwt190.00–205.001,3623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420243.43/cwt240.00–247.501,0227
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0121
Bulls—Small 1-2445205.00/cwt205.00–205.009121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463235.11/cwt230.00–241.001,0894
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475205.18/cwt195.00–210.009754
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3484220.29/cwt215.00–224.001,0664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3503215.99/cwt214.00–218.001,0862
Bulls—Small 1-2515219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1281
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2539220.74/cwt216.00–229.001,1904
Bulls—Small 1-2550205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3551216.88/cwt213.00–220.001,1954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562228.25/cwt223.00–231.001,2833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633222.13/cwt219.00–232.001,4064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,425117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,6671
Bulls——1,780125.95/cwt125.00–127.002,2422
Bulls——1,993132.99/cwt132.00–134.002,6503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99578.12/cwt74.00–83.007772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04290.77/cwt87.00–97.009469
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11192.92/cwt87.00–99.001,0328
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,14598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149103.31/cwt98.00–107.001,18716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,348105.42/cwt101.00–110.001,42116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488111.31/cwt109.00–114.001,6568
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251

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.