Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data from light receipts the previous week;

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $326.67/cwt on 24 head, down $7.00 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits −80.45 against this barn's trailing median of $407.12.

Average price

$326.67

▼ 7.00 vs prior sale

24 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$32.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.63

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	336.19	1,798	17thin
Medium and Large 2	533	303.56	1,618	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.63/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $455.47, low $315.18, median $407.12 across 28 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 sale24 hd

326.67

—

TN average15 barns · 326 hd

330.30

−3.63

This barn, trailing median28 sales

407.12

−80.45

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	1,942	186.71	3,625	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	162.43	2,455	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	160.80	1,956	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	139.48	1,358	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$2,537	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,029	$2,326	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$2,071	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,829	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$5,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$3,233	3thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	332.89/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,851	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	307.94/cwt	288.00–325.00	1,614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	281.01/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	803	241.97/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	271.00/cwt	270.00–272.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	312.74/cwt	302.00–322.00	1,795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	328.18/cwt	320.00–348.00	1,707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	322.00/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	290.63/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	410.13/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	374.89/cwt	365.00–385.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	291.46/cwt	260.00–312.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	359.33/cwt	350.00–368.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	383.37/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	345.55/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,462	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	265.43/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	240.97/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	511.80/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	341.32/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	475.83/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	1,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	346.33/cwt	345.00–347.00	2,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	341.89/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	295.46/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	258.51/cwt	243.00–272.00	1,848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	267.50/cwt	267.00–268.00	2,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	390.27/cwt	355.00–435.00	1,467	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,860	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,199	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	152.21/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,757	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	156.96/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,343	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	162.62/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,207	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	175.24/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,980	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	127.60/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,193	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	142.88/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,407	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	162.89/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,293	3
Bulls	—	—	2,168	185.42/cwt	182.00–190.00	4,020	2
Bulls	—	—	1,235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	2,195	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	4,522	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	2,070.83/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,071	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	3,087.21/head	2,400.00–3,950.00	3,087	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	1,993.19/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,993	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,563.71/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,564	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,068	1,987.24/head	1,650.00–2,250.00	1,987	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	5,500.00/head	5,500.00–5,500.00	5,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	273.64/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	302.29/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,865	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	338.50/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,760	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	292.61/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	377.42/cwt	355.00–397.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	455.97/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	422.07/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,794	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	388.01/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,816	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	468	311.02/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	508	317.32/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	350	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,435	1

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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 120Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 9Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 12Year ago 21

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data from light receipts the previous week;

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	440.00–480.00	455.97
9	400–450	425	410.00–430.00	422.07
8	450–500	468	370.00–405.00	388.01
10	500–550	520	330.00–355.00	338.50
7	550–600	556	320.00–340.00	332.89
10	600–650	617	290.00–312.00	302.29
4	650–700	674	290.00–300.00	295.46
1	800–850	830	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	417.00	417.00
5	350–400	376	355.00–435.00	390.27
3	400–450	408	355.00–397.00	377.42
5	450–500	471	320.00–355.00	341.89
5	500–550	524	288.00–325.00	307.94
2	550–600	555	280.00–305.00	292.61
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	670	267.00–277.00	273.64
3	700–750	715	243.00–272.00	258.51
2	750–800	775	267.00–268.00	267.50
1	800–850	800	256.00	256.00
1	900–950	935	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	307.00–315.00	311.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	400.00–420.00	410.13
3	400–450	425	380.00–390.00	383.37
3	450–500	450	350.00–368.00	359.33
7	500–550	520	320.00–348.00	328.18
4	550–600	574	302.00–322.00	312.74
3	600–650	605	285.00–300.00	290.63
2	650–700	655	280.00–282.00	281.01
2	700–750	738	270.00–272.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	365.00–385.00	374.89
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
6	400–450	423	325.00–380.00	345.55
2	450–500	490	317.00–327.00	322.00
3	500–550	517	260.00–312.00	291.46
4	600–650	621	260.00–275.00	265.43
2	650–700	680	237.00–245.00	240.97
1	700–750	715	252.00	252.00
1	750–800	770	242.00	242.00
2	800–850	803	232.00–252.00	241.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	508	305.00–330.00	317.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	460.00–490.00	475.83
5	300–350	319	500.00–520.00	511.80
1	350–400	355	477.00	477.00
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	570	332.00–350.00	341.32
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	660	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	320	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	900	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	345.00–347.00	346.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	172.00	172.00
2	—	1,493	156.00–158.00	156.96
3	—	1,408	160.00–165.00	162.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,154	149.00–155.00	152.21
3	—	1,357	161.00–165.00	162.62
2	—	1,130	170.00–180.00	175.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	120.00–134.00	127.60
7	—	985	138.00–149.00	142.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,168	182.00–190.00	185.42
1	—	1,235	170.00	170.00
1	—	2,195	206.00	206.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	990	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,070.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,993.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,650.00–2,250.00	1,987.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	2,400.00–3,950.00	3,087.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,563.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	5,500.00	5,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	4,000.00	4,000.00

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

Bulls · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle