Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to two-week holiday layoff.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.24/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −124.77 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$270.24

13 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$32.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.89

vs TN average

−35.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	273.97	1,472	10thin
Medium and Large 2	500	266.25	1,331	2thin
Small 1	575	241.00	1,386	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.97/cwt here — about $86 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

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 sale13 hd

270.24

—

TN average10 barns · 535 hd

268.35

+1.89

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−35.00

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−124.77

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	1,680	149.74	2,516	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,538	126.43	1,945	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	123.44	1,581	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	104.45	1,077	6thin

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)	1,205	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$2,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	350–400	375	322.64/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,210	3
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	575	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	420	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	273.28/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	313.51/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	238.16/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	286.28/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,380	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	288.56/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	266.25/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	235.20/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,552	4
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	475	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	864	1
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	740	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	308.33/cwt	290.00–313.00	1,582	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	292.47/cwt	278.00–302.50	1,655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	276.83/cwt	261.00–282.00	1,703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	285.56/cwt	272.00–297.50	1,491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	283.66/cwt	267.50–300.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	308.65/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,423	5
Bulls	Small 1	750–800	770	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,702	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	535	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	327.36/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	280.78/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,452	3
Steers	Small 1	350–400	375	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	321.02/cwt	313.00–327.50	1,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	336.25/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	330.66/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,257	3
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	495	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,299	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,834	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	115.19/cwt	109.00–122.00	1,325	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	125.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,662	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	129.29/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,970	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	104.45/cwt	98.00–115.00	1,077	6
Bulls	—	—	1,680	149.74/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,516	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	277.26/cwt	277.00–277.50	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	225.93/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 214Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 29Year ago 0

No trends could be established due to two-week holiday layoff.

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	240	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	375	315.00–327.50	322.64
2	400–450	425	272.50–305.00	288.56
2	450–500	473	277.00–277.50	277.26
2	500–550	500	265.00–267.50	266.25
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	575	241.00	241.00
1	700–750	740	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	325.00–337.50	330.66
4	400–450	415	300.00–325.00	313.51
6	450–500	482	285.00–292.50	286.28
6	500–550	522	267.50–282.50	273.28
4	550–600	560	275.00	275.00
7	600–650	616	231.00–241.00	238.16
4	650–700	660	230.00–240.00	235.20
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	297.00	297.00
1	450–500	495	262.50	262.50
1	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	770	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	461	300.00–316.00	308.65
3	500–550	522	272.00–297.50	285.56
1	600–650	620	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	690	233.00	233.00
2	700–750	715	221.00–231.00	225.93
1	800–850	835	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	473	267.50–300.00	283.66
1	500–550	520	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	255	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	430	313.00–327.50	321.02
2	450–500	450	332.50–340.00	336.25
10	500–550	513	290.00–313.00	308.33
7	550–600	566	278.00–302.50	292.47
4	600–650	615	261.00–282.00	276.83
3	750–800	793	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	350.00–355.00	352.48
2	300–350	318	310.00–345.00	327.36
1	450–500	475	282.50	282.50
3	500–550	517	277.50–285.00	280.78
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	685	210.00	210.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	535	262.50	262.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,524	128.00–131.00	129.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	109.00–122.00	115.19
10	—	1,320	120.00–130.00	125.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,031	98.00–115.00	104.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	147.00–152.00	149.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,205	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	2,425.00	2,425.00

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