Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2023-10-03

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 3
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
339 head
▼ 180 vs last sale 519▼ 16 vs year ago 355 · −4.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 107▲ 31 vs year ago 48 · +64.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 49▼ 9 vs year ago 14 · −64.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 9.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 9.00 lower. Steers not well established this week. Heifers under 500 lbs steady, over 500 lbs 6.00 to 11.00 lower. Bulls 5.00 to 12.00 lower. 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 $205.66/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$205.66
102 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,040
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$47.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.80
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2511218.211,11660
Medium and Large 2-3491194.6295530
Small 1-2514170.5087712thin
One grade step is worth $47.71/cwt here — about $239 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 sale102 hd
205.66
—
TN average12 barns · 2,095 hd
210.46
−4.80
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—Average1,642115.481,89613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50090.741,36117
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15485.2598420
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05175.1178911

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,440$1,3001thin

Every lot

68 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 1-2235275.00/cwt275.00–275.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3235235.00/cwt235.00–235.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265265.00/cwt265.00–265.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295250.00/cwt250.00–250.007381
Steers—Small 1-2318230.12/cwt225.00–235.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335237.50/cwt237.50–237.507961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365257.50/cwt257.50–257.509401
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370205.00/cwt205.00–205.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463243.58/cwt237.50–250.001,1282
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0891
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523212.58/cwt195.00–230.001,1122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,3221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590207.02/cwt205.00–209.001,2212
Steers—Small 1-2690173.56/cwt147.50–200.001,1982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734212.24/cwt210.00–219.001,5584
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3293170.00/cwt170.00–170.004982
Heifers—Small 1-2325155.00/cwt155.00–155.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330197.50/cwt197.50–197.506521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375232.50/cwt232.50–232.508721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378206.93/cwt185.00–217.507824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424212.54/cwt190.00–225.009018
Heifers—Small 1-2433127.99/cwt102.50–155.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438229.49/cwt220.00–240.001,00515
Heifers—Small 1-2465211.68/cwt210.00–215.009843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477228.82/cwt215.00–240.001,09112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477208.10/cwt197.50–220.009933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525201.25/cwt190.00–210.001,0574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527212.59/cwt200.00–219.001,12020
Heifers—Small 1-2535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0311
Heifers—Small 1-2565172.50/cwt172.50–172.509751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573204.77/cwt197.50–212.001,1737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2571
Heifers—Small 1-2635153.75/cwt142.50–165.009762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy650160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0401
Heifers—Small 1-2680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3708164.76/cwt162.00–170.001,1675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712197.26/cwt189.00–205.001,4043
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3417214.89/cwt210.00–222.508967
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431232.43/cwt225.00–250.001,0025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471232.96/cwt220.00–240.001,0974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3471219.11/cwt207.50–225.001,03212
Bulls—Small 1-2525176.37/cwt170.00–182.509262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527209.54/cwt200.00–217.501,1045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1341
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540167.50/cwt167.50–167.509051
Bulls—Small 1-2570151.88/cwt127.50–175.008662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579198.86/cwt190.00–215.001,1518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581178.46/cwt172.50–185.001,0375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620176.69/cwt170.00–180.001,0953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627198.01/cwt191.00–203.001,24212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658190.93/cwt185.00–197.001,2562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3750150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,545106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,6381
Bulls——1,611114.75/cwt111.00–120.001,84910
Bulls——1,843123.89/cwt123.00–125.002,2832
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01868.00/cwt61.00–72.006923
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06377.77/cwt71.00–82.008278
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11579.56/cwt74.00–83.008874
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16486.67/cwt81.00–93.001,00916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35496.85/cwt93.00–101.001,3114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52390.19/cwt85.00–96.001,37411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66581.55/cwt79.00–84.001,3582
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.