Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady. Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 lower. Feeder Bull and Steers not well established. Demand moderate. Quality poor to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.69/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −149.32 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$245.69

9 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

per head · Small 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.63

vs TN average

−51.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1	515	251.23	1,294	2thin
Medium and Large 1	567	246.94	1,400	3thin
Medium and Large 2	549	241.98	1,327	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.25/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale9 hd

245.69

—

TN average17 barns · 967 hd

267.32

−21.63

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−51.31

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−149.32

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	1,713	159.63	2,735	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	133.47	1,708	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,519	131.87	2,004	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	121.13	1,354	11

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)	1,453	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,455	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,390	$2,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,488	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,175	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,302	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	123.38/cwt	114.00–134.00	1,365	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	127.18/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,840	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	138.91/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,261	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	134.85/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,760	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	121.00/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,404	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,883	1
Bulls	—	—	1,729	164.29/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,841	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,327	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	775	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,453	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	266.77/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	248.43/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	398.44/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	266.03/cwt	264.00–268.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	357.80/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	515	251.23/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	266.35/cwt	245.00–282.50	1,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	353	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	252.72/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	289.84/cwt	277.50–307.50	1,243	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	224.73/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	329.19/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,221	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	232.01/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	297.00/cwt	250.00–312.50	1,126	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	247.91/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,433	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	750	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	955	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,455.00/head	1,455.00–1,455.00	1,455	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	254.85/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,333	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	174.30/cwt	165.00–186.00	1,682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	243.48/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	470	295.57/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,389	2
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	378	335.40/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	590	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	425	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Small 1	700–750	708	223.01/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	870	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	359.80/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	300.25/cwt	265.00–340.00	1,312	6
Bulls	Small 1	800–850	840	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	776	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	242.31/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,364	3
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	356.39/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	267.99/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,265	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	244.01/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	238.94/cwt	232.50–243.00	1,622	4
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	450–500	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	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 Feb 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 303Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 73Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady. Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 lower. Feeder Bull and Steers not well established. Demand moderate. Quality poor to average.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	111.00	111.00
9	—	1,106	114.00–134.00	123.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	123.00–133.00	127.18
2	—	1,628	136.00–141.00	138.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,305	128.00–140.00	134.85
2	—	1,160	116.00–125.00	121.00
1	—	1,290	146.00	146.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,729	155.00–168.00	164.29
1	—	1,650	141.00	141.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	2,875.00	2,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,453	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,455.00	1,455.00
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,775.00	1,775.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	355.00–365.00	359.80
6	400–450	437	265.00–340.00	300.25
4	450–500	483	240.00–280.00	266.77
5	500–550	523	247.50–265.00	254.85
3	550–600	575	250.00–255.00	252.53
1	600–650	630	251.00	251.00
2	700–750	728	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	465	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	585	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	680	241.00–246.00	243.48
1	700–750	725	221.00	221.00
3	950–1000	965	165.00–186.00	174.30
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	315.00–355.00	335.40
1	400–450	425	337.50	337.50
2	450–500	470	275.00–317.50	295.57
1	550–600	590	248.00	248.00
2	700–750	708	221.00–225.00	223.01
1	800–850	840	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	350.00–365.00	357.80
1	350–400	365	327.50	327.50
1	400–450	415	317.50	317.50
2	500–550	533	235.00–262.50	248.43
1	550–600	565	263.00	263.00
1	600–650	645	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	745	221.00	221.00
1	800–850	805	238.00	238.00
1	900–950	920	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	395.00–405.00	398.44
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	460	327.50	327.50
3	500–550	526	282.50	282.50
2	550–600	553	295.00–300.00	297.51
2	600–650	610	264.00–268.00	266.03
1	650–700	655	262.00	262.00
1	750–800	755	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	300.00–305.00	302.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	365	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	345.00	345.00
4	300–350	310	345.00–365.00	356.39
4	350–400	371	315.00–345.00	329.19
7	400–450	429	277.50–307.50	289.84
8	450–500	472	255.00–287.50	267.99
2	550–600	578	245.00–251.00	247.91
5	600–650	625	240.00–251.00	244.01
4	650–700	679	232.50–243.00	238.94
3	700–750	720	218.00–231.00	224.73
1	900–950	920	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	305	305.00	305.00
7	350–400	379	250.00–312.50	297.00
4	400–450	416	245.00–282.50	266.35
3	450–500	480	245.00–263.00	252.72
1	500–550	505	241.00	241.00
3	550–600	563	241.00–245.00	242.31
2	650–700	658	231.00–233.00	232.01
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	435	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	515	250.00–252.50	251.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	221.00	221.00
1	500–550	545	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	630	228.00	228.00
1	850–900	870	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	220.00	220.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle