Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers not well established; Feeder Heifers 9.00 to 13.00 lower; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs 15.00 to 18.00 lower over 600lbs no trends could be established; quality fair to fancy with good demand; Slaughter Cows 4.00-6.00 lower on a light test with substandard quality and moderate demand; Slaughter Bulls not well established, however traded mostly steady;

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $315.18/cwt on 14 head, down $11.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −91.93 against this barn's trailing median of $407.12.

Average price

$315.18

▼ 11.49 vs prior sale

14 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$16.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.03

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	318.64	1,722	11thin
Medium and Large 2	550	302.50	1,665	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.14/cwt here — about $58 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale14 hd

315.18

—

TN average13 barns · 319 hd

320.21

−5.03

This barn, trailing median28 sales

407.12

−91.93

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	—	High	1,765	186.78	3,297	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	159.31	1,954	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	155.44	2,303	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	131.91	1,313	7thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	115.00	1,075	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,120	$2,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$3,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$3,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1	500–550	518	314.99/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,632	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	334.70/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,573	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	363.71/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	386.25/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	414.30/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,297	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	266	411.77/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	297.97/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,701	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	281.30/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	269.86/cwt	267.50–272.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	288.20/cwt	282.00–292.50	2,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	295.00/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	454.34/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	316.07/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	417.32/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,327	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	481.83/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	284.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	509.73/cwt	485.00–535.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,159	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	400–450	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	450–500	478	244.92/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	312.25/cwt	307.00–317.50	1,889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	680	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	349.31/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,642	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	414.35/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	360.12/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,549	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	278.99/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	975	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	386.65/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	322.13/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	314.46/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	268.77/cwt	267.50–270.00	2,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	275.48/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	417.82/cwt	402.50–432.50	1,575	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	275.81/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	283.58/cwt	272.00–292.00	1,767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	263.58/cwt	257.50–270.00	2,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	247.47/cwt	242.50–252.50	2,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,360	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	204.33/cwt	200.00–211.00	3,674	2
Bulls	—	—	1,288	160.96/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,073	2
Bulls	—	—	2,062	192.29/cwt	185.00–197.00	3,965	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,180	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	139.88/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,298	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	123.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,234	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,687	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	160.11/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,982	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	158.13/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,260	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,478	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,672	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	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 →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 241Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 35Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 29Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	405.00–425.00	414.30
4	350–400	373	407.50–420.00	414.35
11	400–450	430	350.00–375.00	360.12
12	450–500	470	327.50–342.50	334.70
9	500–550	518	310.00–325.00	314.99
11	550–600	571	287.50–310.00	297.97
4	600–650	620	277.50–285.00	281.30
3	650–700	663	277.00–280.00	278.99
1	700–750	715	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	780	260.00	260.00
2	800–850	823	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	362.50–365.00	363.71
1	400–450	405	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	455	280.00–310.00	295.00
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	610	267.50–272.00	269.86
1	650–700	655	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	385.00–387.50	386.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	975	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	402.50–425.00	411.77
4	300–350	318	405.00–425.00	417.32
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	630	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	485.00–535.00	509.73
4	250–300	284	465.00–500.00	481.83
5	300–350	327	435.00–465.00	454.34
1	350–400	360	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	505	340.00–350.00	345.00
2	600–650	610	312.00–320.00	316.07
1	650–700	680	317.50	317.50
3	700–750	715	282.00–292.50	288.20
2	800–850	823	280.00–290.00	284.95
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	478	230.00–260.00	244.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	405	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	535	297.50	297.50
2	550–600	558	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	605	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	307.00–317.50	312.25
1	650–700	680	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	377	402.50–432.50	417.82
6	400–450	432	380.00–400.00	386.65
25	450–500	470	330.00–367.50	349.31
6	500–550	516	315.00–327.50	322.13
5	550–600	570	310.00–322.50	314.46
4	600–650	623	272.00–292.00	283.58
3	650–700	653	260.00–285.00	275.81
4	700–750	724	265.00–285.00	275.48
2	750–800	765	267.50–270.00	268.77
2	800–850	823	257.50–270.00	263.58
3	850–900	882	242.50–252.50	247.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,360	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,650.00	1,650.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	3,700.00	3,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	200.00–211.00	204.33
2	—	1,288	160.00–162.00	160.96
3	—	2,062	185.00–197.00	192.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,140	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,238	155.00–165.00	160.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	139.00–141.00	139.88
4	—	996	120.00–130.00	123.91
1	—	1,130	148.00	148.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,429	155.00–162.00	158.13
1	—	1,745	142.00	142.00
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	115.00	115.00

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

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