Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. Slaughter Cows steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 5.00 lower. Although feeder Steers and Bulls were not well established, last week, there was higher undertone. Feeder Heifers under 450 pounds steady to 7.00 lower, over 450 pounds 15.00 to 30.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $314.28/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −96.54 against this barn's trailing median of $410.83.

Average price

$314.28

28 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$21.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	319.12	1,732	20
Small 1	520	310.14	1,613	3thin
Medium and Large 2	582	297.43	1,731	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.69/cwt here — about $1 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

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $455.47, low $333.67, median $410.83 across 24 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 sale28 hd

314.28

—

TN average16 barns · 434 hd

312.38

+1.90

This barn, trailing median24 sales

410.83

−96.54

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	1,892	166.57	3,152	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	142.02	2,010	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	138.18	1,616	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	113.05	1,220	13

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,177	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,036	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,963	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,726	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,388	$2,588	2thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 2	750–800	768	193.73/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	318.39/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	304.72/cwt	300.00–310.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	335.32/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,395	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	283.94/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,917	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	304.07/cwt	282.50–326.00	1,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	287.47/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	327.70/cwt	282.50–347.50	1,570	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,388	2,587.84/head	2,575.00–2,600.00	2,588	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	2,952.25/head	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	301.50/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,109	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	294.15/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,847	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	377.22/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,827	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,580	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	374.97/cwt	362.50–395.00	1,609	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	407.62/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	273.03/cwt	252.50–282.50	1,403	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	357.51/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	301.22/cwt	300.00–302.50	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	460	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,162	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	565	278.75/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	269.35/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,583	1
Steers	Small 1	400–450	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Small 1	800–850	845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,901	1
Steers	Small 1	300–350	310	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	735	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,452	2
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	515	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,429	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	520	310.14/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,613	3
Steers	Small 1	600–650	625	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,797	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	153.99/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,914	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	124.86/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,312	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	116.23/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,259	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	140.58/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,695	9
Bulls	—	—	1,735	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,585	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	143.53/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,114	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,163	131.25/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,526	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	177.17/cwt	175.00–179.00	3,428	2
Bulls	—	—	1,928	164.75/cwt	161.00–168.00	3,176	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	108.21/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,146	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,549	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	2,036.35/head	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	263.87/cwt	232.50–282.50	1,515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	301.85/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	368.09/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	301.52/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	444.82/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,268	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,357	2,310.14/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	317.16/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,487	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	925	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	336.08/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	261.28/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	297.43/cwt	277.50–302.50	1,731	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,072	2,044.13/head	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	273.80/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	279.18/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	350.18/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	522	317.34/cwt	317.00–317.50	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	314.32/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,779	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	330.94/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,403	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	357.35/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,697	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	322.32/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,699	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	621	321.77/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,998	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	433.41/cwt	422.50–445.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	277.98/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	342.57/cwt	330.00–355.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	416.46/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,324	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	263.67/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	300.59/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,557	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	343.25/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	294.49/cwt	293.00–296.00	1,979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	337.50/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,131	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.

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Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Mar 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 323Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 46Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	270	300.00–310.00	304.72
2	300–350	328	300.00–302.50	301.22
3	350–400	375	315.00–322.50	318.39
5	400–450	430	287.50–312.50	301.85
2	450–500	458	282.50–292.50	287.47
5	500–550	514	252.50–282.50	273.03
4	550–600	574	232.50–282.50	263.87
1	600–650	636	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	768	187.50–200.00	193.73
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	460	252.50	252.50
1	500–550	515	277.50	277.50
2	550–600	565	272.50–285.00	278.75
2	700–750	735	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	330.00–355.00	342.57
2	300–350	335	325.00–350.00	337.50
3	350–400	368	340.00–360.00	350.18
10	400–450	424	320.00–345.00	330.94
11	450–500	469	305.00–332.50	317.16
10	500–550	518	290.00–312.50	300.59
6	550–600	571	270.00–290.00	279.18
2	600–650	618	276.00–280.00	277.98
4	650–700	670	252.50–267.50	261.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	925	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	604	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	522	317.00–317.50	317.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	315	360.00–395.00	377.22
1	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	479	282.50–347.50	327.70
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	590	282.50–326.00	304.07
2	650–700	675	277.50–290.00	283.94
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	407.00	407.00
1	400–450	405	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	625	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	440.00–450.00	444.82
6	300–350	318	405.00–425.00	416.46
2	400–450	403	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	463	360.00–385.00	368.09
3	500–550	505	335.00–355.00	343.25
2	550–600	565	330.00–342.50	336.08
2	600–650	630	290.00–312.50	301.52
4	650–700	672	293.00–296.00	294.49
1	700–750	715	282.50	282.50
1	750–800	770	251.00	251.00
1	800–850	805	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	621	315.00–324.00	321.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	372	350.00–362.50	357.51
7	400–450	416	315.00–360.00	335.32
5	450–500	471	280.00–340.00	301.50
5	550–600	582	277.50–302.50	297.43
4	600–650	606	262.50–280.00	269.35
1	700–750	735	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	840	217.50	217.50
1	850–900	885	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	965	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	422.50–445.00	433.41
7	350–400	378	395.00–420.00	407.62
11	400–450	429	362.50–395.00	374.97
11	450–500	475	345.00–370.00	357.35
12	500–550	527	315.00–335.00	322.32
8	550–600	566	302.50–322.50	314.32
3	600–650	628	280.00–302.50	294.15
6	650–700	663	270.00–282.50	273.80
3	700–750	712	255.00–275.00	263.67
1	800–850	805	227.50	227.50
1	900–950	915	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	350.00–370.00	360.00
3	500–550	520	302.50–317.50	310.14
1	800–850	845	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	327.50	327.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	925	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,036.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,072	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,044.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,357	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,310.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,388	2,575.00–2,600.00	2,587.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,952.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	1,725.00	1,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	150.00–157.00	153.99
4	—	1,051	121.00–130.00	124.86
9	—	1,206	133.00–146.00	140.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,083	112.00–121.00	116.23
7	—	1,059	105.00–113.00	108.21
1	—	1,200	131.00	131.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	150.00	150.00
9	—	1,473	141.00–148.00	143.53
2	—	1,163	127.00–135.00	131.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,935	175.00–179.00	177.17
2	—	1,928	161.00–168.00	164.75

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Bulls · 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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