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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 13

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

220 head

▼ 135 vs last sale 355▼ 25 vs year ago 245 · −10.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 69▲ 19 vs year ago 57 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 16▼ 15 vs year ago 30 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers not well established however traded slightly higher; Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 9.00 to 15.00 higher; Quality fair to fancy on all classes of Feeder Calves with good demand; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower with fair quality; Slaughter Bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.35/cwt on 29 head, down $1.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 31 comparable sales and sits −56.99 against this barn's trailing median of $384.34.

Average price

$327.35

▼ 1.56 vs prior sale

29 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$24.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.79

vs TN average

−45.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	334.14	1,754	21
Medium and Large 2	523	309.53	1,620	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.61/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

327.35

—

TN average15 barns · 786 hd

337.13

−9.79

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−45.41

This barn, trailing median31 sales

384.34

−56.99

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.69, low $301.40, median $384.34 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Low	1,897	173.35	3,288	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	135.57	1,945	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	134.99	1,660	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	117.73	1,187	12

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)	1,075	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,244	$1,829	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	407.39/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,133	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	410.94/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,315	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	467.72/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,567	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	442.65/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,651	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	418.25/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,757	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	422.34/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,985	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,771	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,796	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	360.06/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,060	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,312	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,270	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	424.15/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,442	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	352.50/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,269	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	402.83/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,482	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	352.03/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,471	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	376.25/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,603	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	359.58/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,686	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	323.94/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,548	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	336.64/cwt	322.00–345.00	1,703	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	311.04/cwt	292.00–317.00	1,589	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,708	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	329.13/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,853	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	311.15/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,898	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	280.99/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,728	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,168	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	995	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,239	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,005	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,261	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	436.94/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,652	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	423.20/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,794	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	404.76/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,890	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	359.31/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,829	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	337.53/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,883	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	301.75/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,735	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	314.98/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,931	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	306.32/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,058	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,988	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	240.67/cwt	222.00–260.00	1,740	2
Bulls	700–750	Small 1	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	280.99/cwt	280.00–282.00	2,136	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,843	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,224	5
Bulls	—	—	1,883	155.50/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,928	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	187.22/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,829	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	119.54/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,176	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	109.90/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,124	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	132.77/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,372	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	141.44/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,666	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	134.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,629	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	126.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,677	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,341	142.51/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,911	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,966	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	129.26/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,954	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	915	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,203	1,717.98/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,718	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 Oct 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 355Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 69Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 16Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	425.00	425.00
5	300–350	340	410.00–445.00	424.15
12	350–400	368	390.00–420.00	402.83
10	400–450	426	365.00–385.00	376.25
14	450–500	469	350.00–375.00	359.58
14	500–550	506	322.00–345.00	336.64
7	550–600	563	320.00–337.00	329.13
2	600–650	610	302.00–320.00	311.15
1	650–700	695	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	360	345.00–360.00	352.50
6	400–450	418	325.00–360.00	352.03
3	450–500	478	320.00–327.00	323.94
6	500–550	511	292.00–317.00	311.04
2	550–600	560	300.00–310.00	305.00
1	950–1000	995	225.00	225.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	280.00–282.00	280.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	405.00–410.00	407.39
2	300–350	320	395.00–425.00	410.94
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	545	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	570	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	890	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	335	460.00–475.00	467.72
2	350–400	373	440.00–445.00	442.65
3	400–450	420	410.00–425.00	418.25
2	450–500	470	415.00–430.00	422.34
3	550–600	572	350.00–365.00	360.06
1	650–700	670	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	430.00–445.00	436.94
10	400–450	424	410.00–430.00	423.20
5	450–500	467	390.00–415.00	404.76
4	500–550	509	350.00–365.00	359.31
2	550–600	558	330.00–345.00	337.53
8	600–650	613	310.00–322.00	314.98
5	650–700	672	300.00–310.00	306.32
1	700–750	705	282.00	282.00
2	750–800	760	280.00–282.00	280.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	575	295.00–307.00	301.75
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	723	222.00–260.00	240.67
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	735	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,717.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,050.00	2,050.00

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	—	960	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,883	150.00–164.00	155.50
5	—	1,843	170.00–180.00	174.94
2	—	2,045	185.00–189.00	187.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,211	132.00–137.00	134.50
8	—	1,178	140.00–144.00	141.44
6	—	1,321	125.00–130.00	126.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,023	104.00–113.00	109.90
2	—	1,033	132.00–134.00	132.77
5	—	984	113.00–126.00	119.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,341	142.00–143.00	142.51
2	—	1,430	135.00–140.00	137.45
5	—	1,512	122.00–132.00	129.26

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.