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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 7
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
404 head
▲ 331 vs last sale 73▲ 116 vs year ago 288 · +40.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 41▼ 15 vs year ago 90 · −16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 8▼ 16 vs year ago 32 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trends on feeder cattle could not be established due to inadequate receipts last week. Quality poor 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 $202.70/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$202.70
116 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$993
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$17.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.11
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516209.201,08067
Medium and Large 3423197.508342thin
Medium and Large 2-3457194.2788835
Small 1-2447191.8285812thin
One grade step is worth $17.38/cwt here — about $223 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 sale116 hd
202.70
—
TN average12 barns · 2,020 hd
209.80
−7.11
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—Low1,717111.451,9148thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45089.901,30421
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23584.671,04626
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10976.3484710

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,370$1,1701thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$9751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,190$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$1,4001thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3275212.50/cwt212.50–212.505841
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3283221.28/cwt217.50–225.006262
Steers—Small 1-2300197.50/cwt197.50–197.505931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335248.62/cwt240.00–257.508332
Steers—Small 1-2380210.00/cwt210.00–210.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383251.27/cwt242.50–265.009626
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3386236.24/cwt232.50–240.009124
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3424224.32/cwt217.50–232.509514
Steers—Small 1-2428233.80/cwt232.50–235.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430243.79/cwt240.00–247.501,0482
Steers—Medium and Large 3450195.00/cwt195.00–195.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1161
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520208.42/cwt200.00–217.001,0842
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570202.61/cwt190.00–215.001,1552
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295190.00/cwt190.00–190.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330191.38/cwt182.50–200.006322
Heifers—Small 1-2335182.50/cwt182.50–182.506111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007942
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3369204.90/cwt182.50–227.507568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385240.20/cwt232.50–250.009256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy415215.00/cwt215.00–215.008921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423223.56/cwt215.00–235.009466
Heifers—Small 1-2424208.58/cwt200.00–220.008846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433205.39/cwt192.50–222.508896
Heifers—Small 1-2472178.47/cwt132.50–207.508423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478193.70/cwt165.00–210.0092610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480195.00/cwt195.00–195.009361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482213.55/cwt202.50–222.501,02910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3513198.38/cwt192.50–202.501,0183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519218.44/cwt200.00–225.001,13416
Heifers—Small 1-2520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy528195.70/cwt185.00–205.001,0333
Heifers—Small 1-2550197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy555210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570207.28/cwt190.00–219.001,18111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy615147.45/cwt147.40–147.509072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621182.95/cwt175.00–200.001,1364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3627168.50/cwt167.50–170.001,0563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668167.97/cwt160.00–175.001,1224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690142.50/cwt142.50–142.509831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2410197.71/cwt170.00–225.008114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427233.27/cwt230.00–237.509963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430219.65/cwt210.00–230.009442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460231.26/cwt225.00–236.001,0643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3476202.22/cwt195.00–207.509635
Bulls—Small 1-2485172.75/cwt158.00–187.508382
Bulls—Small 1-2500147.50/cwt147.50–147.507381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3511195.76/cwt177.50–202.501,0007
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529216.91/cwt207.00–224.001,1478
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573213.62/cwt200.00–222.501,2248
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580188.39/cwt180.00–200.001,0933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605209.07/cwt200.00–214.001,2654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3627171.07/cwt154.00–185.001,0733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663167.81/cwt165.00–171.001,1133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690161.48/cwt159.00–164.001,1142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3721163.89/cwt160.00–166.001,1825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3775157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820156.96/cwt154.00–160.001,2872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3835151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,678107.53/cwt106.00–109.001,8043
Bulls——1,690112.25/cwt109.00–114.001,8974
Bulls——1,945120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,3341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03065.53/cwt65.00–66.006752
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12979.04/cwt75.00–84.008928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18581.04/cwt75.00–86.0096016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31089.09/cwt87.00–93.001,1678
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33895.97/cwt95.00–97.001,2842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41490.04/cwt84.00–96.001,27313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47081.99/cwt80.00–85.001,2054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54897.37/cwt94.00–99.001,5074
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,135975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,170.00/head1,170.00–1,170.001,1701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.