Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower . Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Quality poor to average. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $319.09/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −112.55 against this barn's trailing median of $431.64.

Average price

$319.09

8 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$16.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.46

vs TN average

−30.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	321.10	1,759	7thin
Small 1	545	305.00	1,662	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.10/cwt here — about $97 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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $478.40, low $389.64, median $431.64 across 14 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 sale8 hd

319.09

—

TN average13 barns · 734 hd

342.55

−23.46

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−30.19

This barn, trailing median14 sales

431.64

−112.55

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	1,669	172.93	2,886	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,607	141.63	2,276	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	140.50	1,820	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,091	128.79	1,405	9thin

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)	1,050	$1,987	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,187	$1,953	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,147	$1,881	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,414	$2,540	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$2,100	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	825	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,129	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,414	2,540.00/head	2,540.00–2,540.00	2,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,987.26/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,987	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	287.91/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,373	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	256.92/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	1,933.74/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	239.40/cwt	221.00–248.00	1,616	5
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	480	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	728	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	423.60/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	327.04/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,364	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	684	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,025	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	264.06/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	316.54/cwt	314.00–326.00	1,782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	349.82/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	351.26/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,307	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	266.64/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	356.48/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	346.38/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,136	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	361.37/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,355	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	263.65/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	313.30/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	167.04/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,706	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,659	130.82/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,170	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	136.76/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,545	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	127.17/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,390	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,085	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Small 1	700–750	720	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,591	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	141.00/cwt	135.00–149.00	2,238	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	141.20/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,850	15
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	440	286.25/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	530	257.36/cwt	242.50–272.50	1,364	2
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	578	275.32/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	508	243.01/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,234	2
Steers	Small 1	350–400	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	1
Steers	Small 1	400–450	410	291.57/cwt	265.00–317.50	1,195	2
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	287.86/cwt	271.00–305.00	1,635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	371.80/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	326.76/cwt	318.00–337.50	1,539	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	870	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	336.06/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	248.70/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	326.42/cwt	302.50–345.00	1,560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	339.59/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,453	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	231.74/cwt	231.00–232.50	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	257.55/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,234	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	302.98/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,273	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	247.25/cwt	247.00–247.50	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	340.08/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	412.13/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	304.82/cwt	261.00–325.00	1,603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	308.54/cwt	285.00–332.50	889	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	1,891.98/head	1,500.00–2,125.00	1,892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	364.00/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,535	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	385.39/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,245	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	317.51/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	314.13/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,659	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,631	2
Bulls	—	—	1,200	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,884	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,746	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	174.86/cwt	173.00–177.00	3,016	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 320Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 42Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 27Year ago 13

Compared to last week Slaughter Cows 3.00 lower . Slaughter Bulls steady. Feeder cattle unevenly steady. Quality poor to average. Demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	650–700	684	296.00	296.00
6	700–750	728	260.00	260.00
5	800–850	825	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	417.50–430.00	423.60
1	350–400	365	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	425	347.50–362.50	356.48
1	450–500	480	362.50	362.50
2	500–550	510	332.50	332.50
5	550–600	563	314.00–326.00	316.54
1	600–650	625	296.00	296.00
1	650–700	660	272.50	272.50
1	800–850	825	245.00	245.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	410	265.00–317.50	291.57
1	500–550	545	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	407.50	407.50
3	300–350	323	370.00–405.00	385.39
2	400–450	413	337.50–342.50	340.08
5	450–500	478	302.50–345.00	326.42
3	600–650	625	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	412.50	412.50
2	300–350	335	400.00–425.00	412.13
3	400–450	425	355.00–370.00	364.00
4	450–500	469	342.50–360.00	349.82
2	500–550	528	310.00–318.00	314.13
4	550–600	560	314.00–320.00	317.51
2	600–650	610	270.00–275.00	272.50
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	775	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	282.50–290.00	286.25
1	450–500	480	281.00	281.00
2	500–550	530	242.50–272.50	257.36
2	550–600	578	260.00–290.00	275.32
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	720	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	355.00–385.00	371.80
6	350–400	375	350.00–367.50	361.37
6	400–450	428	310.00–355.00	339.59
10	450–500	471	318.00–337.50	326.76
7	500–550	526	261.00–325.00	304.82
3	550–600	568	271.00–305.00	287.86
2	650–700	668	231.00–232.50	231.74
1	750–800	790	213.00	213.00
1	850–900	850	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	335.00–357.50	346.38
9	350–400	372	342.50–362.50	351.26
6	400–450	417	320.00–332.50	327.04
9	450–500	477	270.00–310.00	287.91
3	500–550	528	257.50–272.50	266.64
2	550–600	588	259.00–269.00	264.06
2	600–650	628	253.00–261.00	256.92
5	650–700	675	221.00–248.00	239.40
1	750–800	780	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	260.00–267.00	263.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	285.00–332.50	308.54
2	300–350	325	330.00–342.50	336.06
3	350–400	383	307.50–317.50	313.30
11	400–450	420	287.50–312.50	302.98
5	450–500	479	250.00–266.00	257.55
2	500–550	525	247.50–250.00	248.70
2	550–600	555	247.00–247.50	247.25
1	750–800	755	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	508	241.00–245.00	243.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,414	2,540.00	2,540.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,987.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,500.00–2,125.00	1,891.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,933.74
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,535	2,075.00	2,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	160.00–176.00	167.04
4	—	1,659	125.00–135.00	130.82
12	—	1,587	135.00–149.00	141.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	134.00–138.00	136.76
5	—	1,093	118.00–131.00	127.17
1	—	960	113.00	113.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	151.00	151.00
15	—	1,310	135.00–147.00	141.20
2	—	1,255	129.00–131.00	129.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	157.00	157.00
1	—	2,025	185.00	185.00
2	—	1,725	173.00–177.00	174.86

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

Steers · 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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle