Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week trends could not be established due to insufficient receipts last sale. Quality good, thin flesh cattle in high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.59/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −130.42 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$264.59

41 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$42.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.11

vs TN average

−40.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	273.61	1,460	29
Medium and Large 2	535	246.75	1,321	9thin
Small 1	557	230.89	1,285	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.72/cwt here — about $175 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.

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 sale41 hd

264.59

—

TN average13 barns · 1,258 hd

278.70

−14.11

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−40.05

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−130.42

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	1,689	158.24	2,672	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,622	138.75	2,250	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	135.79	1,856	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,171	114.73	1,344	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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,125	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$2,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	825	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,035	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	Small 1	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	585	230.09/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	323	370.35/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	287.48/cwt	281.00–292.00	1,814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	369.71/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	248.69/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,666	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	278.05/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,198	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	367.50/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	271.41/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,425	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	285.23/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,343	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	263.37/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	246.53/cwt	231.00–252.50	1,304	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	435	284.21/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	320.01/cwt	302.50–340.00	1,347	8
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	478	261.09/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	323.72/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,072	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	666	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,765	9
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	665	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	343.39/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,102	4
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	610	249.79/cwt	247.50–252.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	328.40/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	266.95/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,919	9
Steers	Small 1	450–500	475	303.36/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,441	2
Steers	Small 1	400–450	440	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	381.55/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	284.24/cwt	246.00–305.00	1,614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	349.03/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	339.31/cwt	320.00–346.00	1,747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	349.14/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,630	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	322.01/cwt	312.50–328.00	1,813	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	280.83/cwt	267.50–283.00	1,890	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	384.83/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	327.93/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	313.71/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	356.05/cwt	347.50–372.50	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	238.96/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	245.57/cwt	220.00–262.50	1,419	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	297.21/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	226.97/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,575	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,569	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	130.52/cwt	130.00–131.00	2,362	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	137.11/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,872	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,010	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	118.16/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,434	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	139.78/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,234	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	123.47/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,621	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,187	2
Bulls	—	—	1,681	161.60/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,716	8
Bulls	—	—	1,646	149.80/cwt	141.00–156.00	2,466	6
Bulls	—	—	2,005	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,649	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	790	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	825	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	284.05/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,602	7
Bulls	Small 1	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	228.75/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	233.88/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	264.60/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,511	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	267.87/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	500	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	257.92/cwt	247.00–266.00	1,604	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	290.95/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,376	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	364.47/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	325.09/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	287.48/cwt	267.50–305.00	1,524	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	350.84/cwt	342.50–358.00	1,481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	238.75/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	336.58/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,602	10
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	468	302.95/cwt	282.50–325.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	525	289.17/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	246.25/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	366.60/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,382	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	332.39/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	263.28/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,756	10

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 Jan 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 502Last week 175Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 22Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 7Year ago 6

Compared to last week trends could not be established due to insufficient receipts last sale. Quality good, thin flesh cattle in high demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	435	277.50–295.00	284.21
2	450–500	478	255.00–267.50	261.09
1	500–550	500	232.50	232.50
2	550–600	585	220.00–240.00	230.09
2	600–650	610	247.50–252.00	249.79
1	650–700	665	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	365.00–375.00	370.35
1	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	453	310.00–315.00	312.49
6	500–550	513	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	321	332.50–357.50	343.39
2	350–400	380	320.00–337.50	328.40
8	400–450	421	302.50–340.00	320.01
18	450–500	471	272.50–297.50	285.23
16	500–550	525	260.00–285.00	271.41
7	550–600	571	252.50–277.50	264.60
14	600–650	622	247.00–266.00	257.92
9	650–700	670	235.00–257.50	248.69
1	700–750	735	237.50	237.50
1	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	865	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
7	300–350	331	310.00–335.00	323.72
5	350–400	388	300.00–342.50	325.09
5	400–450	431	267.50–295.00	278.05
3	450–500	452	252.50–272.50	263.37
7	500–550	529	231.00–252.50	246.53
2	550–600	558	245.00–250.00	247.51
1	600–650	600	252.50	252.50
2	650–700	673	230.00–237.50	233.88
2	750–800	770	227.50–230.00	228.75
1	850–900	855	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	666	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	420.00–430.00	425.00
3	300–350	323	375.00–390.00	381.55
3	350–400	355	365.00–372.50	367.50
2	400–450	428	360.00–380.00	369.71
9	450–500	467	340.00–360.00	349.14
4	500–550	515	320.00–346.00	339.31
16	550–600	563	312.50–328.00	322.01
4	600–650	631	281.00–292.00	287.48
10	650–700	673	267.50–283.00	280.83
9	700–750	719	255.00–270.00	266.95
1	750–800	780	249.00	249.00
1	800–850	800	242.50	242.50
1	900–950	900	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	365.00–405.00	384.83
5	300–350	321	347.50–372.50	356.05
3	400–450	408	335.00–365.00	349.03
6	450–500	480	322.50–337.50	327.93
2	500–550	523	312.50–315.00	313.71
3	550–600	568	246.00–305.00	284.24
1	600–650	625	252.50	252.50
2	650–700	685	233.00–245.00	238.96
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	990	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	322.00	322.00
2	450–500	475	285.00–322.50	303.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	355	325.00–340.00	332.39
6	400–450	422	342.50–358.00	350.84
12	450–500	473	270.00–315.00	290.95
6	500–550	530	267.50–305.00	287.48
6	550–600	578	220.00–262.50	245.57
2	600–650	640	235.00–242.50	238.75
6	650–700	694	222.50–247.50	226.97
1	700–750	710	221.00	221.00
1	750–800	795	197.50	197.50
1	800–850	825	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	360.00–372.50	366.60
4	400–450	425	357.50–370.00	364.47
10	450–500	476	320.00–345.00	336.58
7	500–550	521	265.00–330.00	297.21
7	550–600	564	270.00–297.50	284.05
5	600–650	620	252.50–277.50	267.87
10	650–700	667	255.00–272.50	263.28
2	700–750	705	240.00–252.50	246.25
1	750–800	770	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	468	282.50–325.00	302.95
3	500–550	525	287.50–290.00	289.17
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	130.00–131.00	130.52
16	—	1,598	135.00–146.00	139.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,365	129.00–142.00	137.11
4	—	1,313	121.00–126.00	123.47
2	—	1,498	145.00–147.00	145.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	101.00	101.00
4	—	1,214	111.00–124.00	118.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,681	157.00–170.00	161.60
6	—	1,646	141.00–156.00	149.80
1	—	2,005	182.00	182.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,525.00	2,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	2,275.00	2,275.00

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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

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