Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week , slaughter Cows mostly steady. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder Steers and Bulls 8.00 to 17.00 lower. Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.81/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −143.21 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$251.81

32 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$23.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.76

vs TN average

−47.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	257.76	1,393	21
Medium and Large 2	523	245.27	1,282	6thin
Small 1	575	234.64	1,349	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.12/cwt here — about $44 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 sale32 hd

251.81

—

TN average13 barns · 927 hd

271.56

−19.76

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−47.05

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−143.21

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	1,656	151.06	2,502	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	134.68	2,055	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,343	133.54	1,793	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	117.99	1,315	17

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	967	$2,137	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,031	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,788	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,194	$1,763	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,435	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	954	$1,663	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,061	$1,659	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,563	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,080	$2,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	521	261.67/cwt	251.00–272.50	1,363	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	329.86/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,204	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	294.37/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,248	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	247.82/cwt	242.50–259.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	248.69/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	258.62/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,239	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	255.89/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,461	8
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	358	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	231.72/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	250.15/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,563	9
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	575	234.64/cwt	223.00–250.00	1,349	5
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	493	241.14/cwt	222.50–251.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	277.04/cwt	267.50–284.00	1,272	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	795	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	243.75/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	274.94/cwt	253.00–287.50	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	227.61/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,836	1
Steers	Small 1	250–300	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Steers	Small 1	400–450	423	315.68/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	347.56/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	335.25/cwt	322.50–348.00	1,542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	393.25/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	297.54/cwt	282.50–313.00	1,574	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	337.50/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	300.32/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	255.81/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	278.34/cwt	276.00–283.00	1,737	3
Steers	Small 1	500–550	500	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	370.10/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	255.55/cwt	243.00–267.50	1,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	812	202.70/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	243.93/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	784	210.86/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	304.50/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,477	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	137.40/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,138	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	111.60/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,210	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	122.46/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,391	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	126.53/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,744	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	128.70/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,878	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	136.35/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,812	15
Bulls	—	—	1,769	162.03/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,866	4
Bulls	—	—	1,543	140.09/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,162	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	2,095.22/head	1,825.00–2,225.00	2,095	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	908	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,048	1,623.21/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,623	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	1,825.53/head	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,826	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	1,000	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	890	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,240	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	349.25/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,477	3
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	645	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	278.78/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,466	15
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	415	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,779	1
Bulls	Small 1	750–800	765	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,423	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	523	255.39/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	259.12/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,474	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	246.65/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	321.34/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	247.75/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	343.45/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	314.64/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,337	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	244.00/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	305.54/cwt	262.50–320.00	1,155	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	196.03/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,705	2

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 502Year ago 742

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 76Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 28Year ago 26

Compared to last week , slaughter Cows mostly steady. Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder Steers and Bulls 8.00 to 17.00 lower. Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

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	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
6	350–400	365	320.00–335.00	329.86
6	400–450	424	287.50–312.50	294.37
7	450–500	459	267.50–284.00	277.04
11	500–550	521	251.00–272.50	261.67
8	550–600	571	252.00–267.00	255.89
9	600–650	625	240.00–254.00	250.15
5	650–700	663	241.00–259.00	248.69
2	700–750	713	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	850	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	323	345.00–350.00	347.56
5	350–400	378	262.50–320.00	305.54
3	400–450	437	253.00–287.50	274.94
10	450–500	479	242.50–267.50	258.62
5	500–550	513	242.50–259.00	247.82
1	550–600	570	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	660	230.00–235.00	231.72
1	750–800	765	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	358	302.50	302.50
3	450–500	493	222.50–251.00	241.14
5	550–600	575	223.00–250.00	234.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	242.50–245.00	243.75
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	795	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	332.50–355.00	343.45
7	400–450	425	300.00–335.00	314.64
3	450–500	485	300.00–312.50	304.50
6	500–550	524	243.00–267.50	255.55
2	550–600	568	240.00–256.00	247.75
4	600–650	611	230.00–252.50	243.93
2	650–700	680	243.00–245.00	244.00
5	750–800	784	201.00–215.00	210.86
3	800–850	812	201.00–206.00	202.70
2	850–900	870	191.00–201.00	196.03
1	950–1000	975	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	370	367.50–372.50	370.10
3	400–450	423	347.50–352.50	349.25
6	450–500	467	312.00–325.00	321.34
15	500–550	526	270.00–292.50	278.78
9	550–600	569	252.50–280.00	259.12
5	600–650	630	253.00–261.00	255.81
6	650–700	667	241.00–251.00	246.65
3	700–750	723	221.00–231.00	227.61
1	750–800	755	232.00	232.00
1	800–850	835	207.00	207.00
1	850–900	885	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	307.50	307.50
2	500–550	523	251.00–260.00	255.39
1	600–650	645	251.00	251.00
1	750–800	765	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	318	390.00–400.00	393.25
1	350–400	355	392.50	392.50
2	450–500	460	322.50–348.00	335.25
8	500–550	529	282.50–313.00	297.54
4	550–600	593	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	624	276.00–283.00	278.34
1	650–700	650	282.50	282.50
1	700–750	715	260.00	260.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	423	302.50–330.00	315.68
1	500–550	500	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	320.00–355.00	337.50
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	405	367.50	367.50
3	450–500	478	282.50–315.00	300.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,556	130.00–143.00	137.40
5	—	1,459	123.00–133.00	128.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,084	105.00–116.00	111.60
10	—	1,136	117.00–127.00	122.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,378	123.00–130.00	126.53
15	—	1,329	130.00–142.00	136.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,769	160.00–164.00	162.03
4	—	1,543	139.00–141.00	140.09

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,113	1,825.00–2,225.00	2,095.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,825.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	908	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,048	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,623.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,610.00	1,610.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,525.00	2,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,625.00	2,625.00

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

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How this sale compares

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

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