Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trends could not be established due to insufficient receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.51/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −152.50 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$242.51

9 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$18.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.18

vs TN average

−55.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	250.75	1,291	4thin
Medium and Large 2	567	238.21	1,351	3thin
Small 1	545	232.50	1,267	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.25/cwt here — about $24 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

242.51

—

TN average11 barns · 254 hd

265.69

−23.18

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−55.32

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−152.50

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	—	Low	1,235	151.00	1,865	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	135.84	1,913	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,543	135.50	2,090	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,225	123.15	1,509	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 (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	965	$1,900	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	350–400	373	312.58/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	263.84/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	390.65/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	250.75/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,291	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	358.70/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,177	2
Bulls	—	—	1,235	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,865	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	135.84/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,913	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,011	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,170	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	126.93/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,590	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	117.48/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	380	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,074	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	450	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,361	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	590	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,401	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	510	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,492	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	415	270.27/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,122	2
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	418	273.77/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,144	2
Steers	Small 1	400–450	420	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,313	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	293.73/cwt	272.50–310.00	1,087	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	245.42/cwt	231.00–255.00	1,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Steers	Small 1	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	500	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	283.75/cwt	252.50–300.00	1,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	240.31/cwt	237.50–243.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	565	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,322	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,630	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	435	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	805	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	251.75/cwt	251.00–252.50	1,498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	305.67/cwt	286.00–317.00	1,467	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	908	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,030	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,546	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 248Year ago 491

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 49Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 35Year ago 35

Trends could not be established due to insufficient receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	373	307.50–315.00	312.58
2	450–500	475	255.00–272.50	263.84
4	500–550	515	250.00–251.00	250.75
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	418	272.50–275.00	273.77
1	450–500	470	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	500	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	590	237.50	237.50
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	370	272.50–310.00	293.73
4	400–450	430	252.50–300.00	283.75
3	450–500	458	231.00–255.00	245.42
2	550–600	568	237.50–243.00	240.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	908	186.00	186.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	268	380.00–400.00	390.65
1	400–450	435	362.50	362.50
1	600–650	615	265.00	265.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	420	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	265	317.50	317.50
1	350–400	370	347.50	347.50
2	450–500	465	318.00	318.00
3	550–600	567	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	352.50–365.00	358.70
1	350–400	360	312.50	312.50
1	400–450	410	347.50	347.50
3	450–500	480	286.00–317.00	305.67
2	550–600	595	251.00–252.50	251.75
1	600–650	635	236.00	236.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	282.50	282.50
2	400–450	415	262.50–277.50	270.27
1	450–500	450	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	510	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	550	281.00	281.00
1	650–700	660	251.00	251.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	151.00	151.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,408	130.00–142.00	135.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,550	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	125.00–130.00	126.93
2	—	1,183	113.00–121.00	117.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,700.00	1,700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle