Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2023-12-19

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Dec 19
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 254 vs last sale 404▼ 63 vs year ago 213 · −29.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 75▼ 23 vs year ago 58 · −39.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 16▲ 7 vs year ago 9 · +77.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last reported sale 11/07/23. Therefore due to the significant time frame since the last reported sale no trends were established.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.23/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$206.23
38 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,022
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$36.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.34
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483213.531,03130
Medium and Large 2-3600184.001,1042thin
Small 1-2524177.179296thin
One grade step is worth $36.36/cwt here — about $102 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 sale38 hd
206.23
—
TN average11 barns · 1,340 hd
200.89
+5.34
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—High1,812109.781,9906thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,35988.261,2005thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24884.171,05113
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11771.207955thin

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)1,400$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,306$1,2034thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$1,0251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,060$1,2251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,073$1,1223thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3233274.95/cwt270.00–280.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330302.42/cwt300.00–305.009982
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340235.00/cwt235.00–235.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380255.00/cwt255.00–255.009691
Steers—Small 1-2395225.00/cwt225.00–225.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 3410175.00/cwt175.00–175.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0501
Steers—Small 1-2428210.00/cwt210.00–210.008992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,060145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290245.00/cwt245.00–245.007111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315235.04/cwt225.00–245.007404
Heifers—Small 1-2350195.00/cwt195.00–195.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372233.91/cwt220.00–245.008706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428220.92/cwt218.00–225.009463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487215.09/cwt205.00–228.001,0473
Heifers—Small 1-2493198.77/cwt195.00–202.509802
Heifers—Small 1-2500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520204.62/cwt196.00–210.001,0643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573196.07/cwt167.50–208.001,1234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2607207.52/cwt205.00–210.001,2603
Heifers—Small 1-2640163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1171
Heifers—Small 1-2670157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,0551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385215.00/cwt215.00–215.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415190.00/cwt190.00–190.007891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0751
Bulls—Small 1-2460205.00/cwt205.00–205.009432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480205.16/cwt200.00–210.009852
Bulls—Small 1-2515188.71/cwt187.50–190.009722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573203.78/cwt202.50–205.001,1682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623192.57/cwt190.00–195.001,2002
Bulls—Small 1-2630189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1911
Bulls—Small 1-2693151.25/cwt150.00–152.501,0482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,588104.20/cwt99.00–107.001,6553
Bulls——1,975111.53/cwt111.00–112.002,2032
Bulls——2,160123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,6571
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97561.67/cwt60.00–63.006012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02585.00/cwt85.00–85.008711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15986.14/cwt83.00–89.009988
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21277.55/cwt73.00–81.009403
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39181.03/cwt79.00–83.001,1275
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44389.07/cwt86.00–93.001,2854
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,122.31/head975.00–1,280.001,1223
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3061,203.06/head1,125.00–1,325.001,2034
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251

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.