Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $410.10/cwt on 14 head, up $0.02 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 27 comparable sales and sits +15.08 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$410.10

▲ 0.02 vs prior sale

14 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$30.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.90

vs TN average

+2.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	418.85	2,239	10thin
Medium and Large 2	504	388.22	1,957	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.63/cwt here — about $282 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.69, low $331.98, median $395.01 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

410.10

—

TN average13 barns · 413 hd

401.20

+8.90

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

+2.66

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

+15.08

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,115	194.00	2,163	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	191.00	2,760	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	179.43	2,136	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	161.11	1,817	5thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,913	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,108	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	795	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$3,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	843	$3,541	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	835	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 lots · USDA AMS · Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	504	388.22/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	450.27/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	415.27/cwt	403.00–430.00	2,409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	496.49/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	450.37/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	601	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,269	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	466.41/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,936	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	420.38/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,165	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	388.20/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	472.49/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	532.45/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	442.45/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	433.22/cwt	405.00–475.00	1,807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	407.91/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,509	2
Bulls	Small 2	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	392.39/cwt	355.00–425.00	2,068	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,704	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	172.51/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,768	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	171.50/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,969	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	199.26/cwt	192.00–208.00	2,437	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	178.11/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,152	6
Bulls	—	—	1,085	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,159	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,995	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,613	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,911	1
Bulls	—	—	1,145	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	495.71/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	488.83/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	416.13/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,952	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	464.14/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	428.19/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	462.47/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	400.22/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	363.20/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	549.82/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,488	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	3,418.90/head	3,250.00–3,650.00	3,419	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,375	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	2,107.83/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,108	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	475.11/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	527.55/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	445.84/cwt	445.00–447.50	2,238	3

How this sale compares

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.

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Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue May 26, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 235Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 36Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 17Year ago 34

No trends could be established due to light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	435.00	435.00
2	250–300	278	440.00–460.00	450.27
1	300–350	320	465.00	465.00
6	350–400	373	435.00–480.00	464.14
5	400–450	427	415.00–450.00	428.19
8	450–500	469	390.00–430.00	416.13
4	500–550	504	375.00–402.50	388.22
1	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	565.00	565.00
3	300–350	330	490.00–505.00	496.49
4	350–400	380	485.00–490.00	488.83
10	400–450	415	450.00–475.00	466.41
2	450–500	473	440.00–460.00	450.37
7	500–550	515	412.50–430.00	420.38
3	550–600	580	403.00–430.00	415.27
3	600–650	622	355.00–370.00	363.20
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	601	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	393	525.00–540.00	532.45
1	400–450	405	495.00	495.00
2	450–500	488	470.00–475.00	472.49
2	500–550	525	435.00	435.00
3	600–650	610	375.00–405.00	388.20
1	650–700	655	395.00	395.00
1	800–850	815	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	545.00–555.00	549.82
1	350–400	370	455.00	455.00
4	450–500	484	460.00–465.00	462.47
2	500–550	523	395.00–405.00	400.22
1	550–600	560	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	400.00–415.00	407.91
3	400–450	417	405.00–475.00	433.22
3	450–500	470	425.00–470.00	442.45
5	500–550	527	355.00–425.00	392.39
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	525.00–530.00	527.55
5	400–450	417	485.00–510.00	495.71
2	450–500	460	470.00–480.00	475.11
3	500–550	502	445.00–447.50	445.84
1	550–600	565	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	655	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	710	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,025	165.00–179.00	172.51
1	—	1,330	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	165.00–175.00	171.50
2	—	1,223	192.00–208.00	199.26
6	—	1,208	175.00–182.00	178.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	184.00	184.00
1	—	1,470	198.00	198.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	199.00	199.00
1	—	1,145	189.00	189.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	3,350.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	820	3,250.00–3,650.00	3,418.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	4,550.00	4,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	4,100.00	4,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,625.00	2,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,107.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	1,750.00	1,750.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle