Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows traded $3.00-$4.00 higher, Feeder Heifers mostly steady, Feeder Steers, Feeder Bulls & Slaughter Bulls not well established but sold with a higher undertone. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.30/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −93.72 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$301.30

11 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$40.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.58

vs TN average

−20.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	308.67	1,690	9thin
Medium and Large 2	508	268.12	1,362	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.55/cwt here — about $328 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 sale11 hd

301.30

—

TN average12 barns · 693 hd

310.88

−9.58

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−20.08

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−93.72

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	1,789	166.49	2,979	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	147.92	2,160	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	140.48	1,660	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	115.00	1,098	1thin

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)	1,155	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,021	$1,617	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	880	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,963	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,576	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	322.59/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	356.35/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	326.69/cwt	322.50–331.00	1,823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	254.48/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	375.60/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,416	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,575.81/head	2,400.00–2,725.00	2,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	268.12/cwt	242.50–294.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	865	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	670	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	294.49/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	309.50/cwt	307.50–311.00	1,764	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	316.42/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,671	5
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,535	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,098	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	153.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,288	2
Bulls	—	—	1,943	166.24/cwt	163.00–169.00	3,230	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	159.84/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,366	2
Bulls	—	—	1,868	173.53/cwt	173.00–174.00	3,242	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	147.63/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,702	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	135.48/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,653	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	144.16/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	404.87/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	346.38/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,309	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	928	1,456.55/head	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	375.48/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	441.53/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	341.94/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	455.00/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	403.63/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	346.71/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,324	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	325.01/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	818	259.53/cwt	256.00–263.00	2,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	366.62/cwt	360.00–380.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	301.64/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	342.90/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,433	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	400.31/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,707	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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 268Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 51Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 29Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	390.00–410.00	400.31
5	450–500	450	387.50	387.50
4	500–550	522	340.00–345.00	341.94
2	550–600	558	322.50–331.00	326.69
2	600–650	623	320.00–325.00	322.59
1	650–700	680	282.50	282.50
2	700–750	710	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	377	360.00–395.00	375.60
3	400–450	413	280.00–312.50	294.49
2	450–500	485	340.00–352.50	346.38
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	360.00–380.00	366.62
2	250–300	288	390.00–417.50	403.63
2	300–350	310	350.00–362.50	356.35
6	350–400	382	340.00–357.50	346.71
6	400–450	418	337.50–355.00	342.90
4	450–500	473	322.50–330.00	325.01
5	500–550	528	310.00–330.00	316.42
3	550–600	583	297.50–307.50	301.64
2	600–650	628	250.00–259.00	254.48
1	650–700	680	251.00	251.00
1	700–750	705	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	440	297.50	297.50
2	500–550	508	242.50–294.00	268.12
1	800–850	810	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	670	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	570	307.50–311.00	309.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	818	256.00–263.00	259.53
1	850–900	865	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	445.00–465.00	455.00
5	300–350	329	425.00–455.00	441.53
2	350–400	375	402.50–407.50	404.87
4	450–500	463	367.50–390.00	375.48
1	500–550	535	351.00	351.00
1	550–600	570	347.50	347.50
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	735	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	335.00	335.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	2,400.00–2,725.00	2,575.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,275.00	2,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,775.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	928	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,456.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	129.00	129.00
3	—	1,153	144.00–155.00	147.63
2	—	1,220	131.00–140.00	135.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	115.00	115.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	150.00–159.00	153.56
3	—	1,440	141.00–148.00	144.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,943	163.00–169.00	166.24
2	—	1,480	159.00–161.00	159.84
2	—	1,868	173.00–174.00	173.53

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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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle