Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2024-02-06

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 6
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
742 head
▲ 527 vs last sale 215▲ 409 vs year ago 333 · +122.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 60▼ 57 vs year ago 123 · −46.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 6▲ 2 vs year ago 24 · +8.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale last week, Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher. Steers steady to 6.00 lower. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair to fancy. Demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.20/cwt on 246 head.
Average price
$226.20
246 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,146
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$410
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.78
vs TN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527230.871,217159
Medium and Large 2-3485221.391,07363
Small 1-2433210.3491120
Medium and Large 3413195.548074thin
One grade step is worth $35.33/cwt here — about $410 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 sale246 hd
226.20
—
TN average11 barns · 4,235 hd
230.97
−4.78
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—Average1,821128.752,3449thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,470102.971,51413
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,306102.001,33221
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13893.581,0655thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,2583thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,165$1,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,067$1,0653thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$9801thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)945$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,9382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,6501thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268308.79/cwt295.00–320.008284
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3277264.76/cwt260.00–270.007333
Steers—Medium and Large 3280237.95/cwt225.00–250.006662
Steers—Small 1-2293269.97/cwt255.00–280.007913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2314323.87/cwt315.00–335.001,0175
Steers—Small 1-2328264.89/cwt250.00–280.008692
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3336281.19/cwt275.00–290.009454
Steers—Small 1-2366253.85/cwt225.00–285.009295
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3368256.93/cwt230.00–285.009466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386314.54/cwt300.00–325.001,21413
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3408252.22/cwt235.00–259.001,0294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422300.70/cwt290.00–312.501,26915
Steers—Small 1-2425262.15/cwt255.00–270.001,1142
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468266.19/cwt262.50–270.001,2462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476284.51/cwt270.00–294.001,3548
Steers—Small 1-2515245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528262.12/cwt252.50–272.501,38414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540238.88/cwt225.00–252.501,2902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566252.20/cwt245.00–267.501,4278
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3584238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626241.06/cwt230.00–257.501,50915
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3638208.72/cwt200.00–217.501,3322
Steers—Small 1-2640212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680239.79/cwt227.50–244.001,6319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720233.66/cwt231.00–235.001,6823
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220270.00/cwt270.00–270.005941
Heifers—Small 1-2245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285260.00/cwt260.00–260.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285234.82/cwt230.00–240.006692
Heifers—Small 1-2286215.34/cwt205.00–232.006165
Heifers—Small 1-2318232.44/cwt230.00–235.007392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328232.78/cwt220.00–245.007647
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336244.96/cwt240.00–250.008237
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3369243.34/cwt230.00–250.008989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373260.71/cwt250.00–275.0097217
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388201.08/cwt192.50–210.007802
Heifers—Small 1-2415240.00/cwt240.00–240.009961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422254.58/cwt237.50–265.001,07430
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423235.00/cwt225.00–240.0099410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464238.11/cwt225.00–255.001,10520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479224.10/cwt218.00–232.501,0736
Heifers—Small 1-2482206.05/cwt182.50–220.009936
Heifers—Small 1-2518208.82/cwt200.00–216.001,0823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524230.76/cwt220.00–242.501,20914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540203.11/cwt190.00–220.001,0976
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545180.00/cwt180.00–180.009811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578219.76/cwt215.00–231.001,27016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585210.73/cwt201.00–217.001,23314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624208.70/cwt200.00–219.001,30217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640195.00/cwt190.00–200.001,2482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668198.74/cwt195.00–200.001,3284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,44511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672204.78/cwt195.00–209.001,3765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714192.16/cwt181.00–212.501,3727
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy730162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1861
Heifers—Small 1-2760180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2816188.36/cwt187.00–192.501,5374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy835140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,5601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3855170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375245.00/cwt245.00–245.009191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431285.94/cwt270.00–302.501,23217
Bulls—Small 1-2433235.20/cwt200.00–270.001,0182
Bulls—Small 1-2450260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465210.00/cwt210.00–210.009771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472274.28/cwt255.00–285.001,29519
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478246.03/cwt230.00–262.501,1765
Bulls—Small 1-2510216.60/cwt200.00–230.001,1053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521256.53/cwt245.00–270.001,33717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535216.19/cwt200.00–245.001,1574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566242.19/cwt230.00–253.001,3719
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568224.99/cwt220.00–232.501,2787
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621232.29/cwt227.00–245.001,44310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3622210.57/cwt200.00–220.001,3105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666220.81/cwt210.00–225.001,4719
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2766185.73/cwt180.00–193.001,4234
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440110.78/cwt109.00–113.001,5952
Bulls——1,923135.20/cwt131.00–139.002,6006
Bulls——1,970126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,4821
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11994.22/cwt91.00–97.001,0544
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25695.66/cwt90.00–100.001,2018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271104.67/cwt101.00–109.001,33011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430104.40/cwt98.00–109.001,49310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60398.21/cwt97.00–100.001,5743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,698112.68/cwt111.00–114.001,9132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0301,230.00/head1,230.00–1,230.001,2301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0671,064.88/head955.00–1,125.001,0653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,070980.00/head980.00–980.009801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,272.70/head1,100.00–1,425.001,2732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39501,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3850925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29451,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.