Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter cows steady. Feeder Heifers 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls , Feeder Steers and Feeder Bulls not well established due to limited comparable receipts. Quality average to fancy. Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $353.39/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −78.24 against this barn's trailing median of $431.64.

Average price

$353.39

19 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$18.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.49

vs TN average

−20.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	360.99	1,948	11thin
Medium and Large 2	549	342.95	1,881	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.05/cwt here — about $67 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 sale19 hd

353.39

—

TN average14 barns · 410 hd

357.88

−4.49

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−20.63

This barn, trailing median14 sales

431.64

−78.24

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	1,828	169.00	3,089	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	142.66	2,076	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,129	138.18	1,560	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	118.93	1,160	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,287	$2,019	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,213	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 3	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	384.41/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	360.65/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	406.82/cwt	397.50–412.50	1,709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	351.82/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	495	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,497	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	347.20/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	374.86/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	347.59/cwt	337.00–365.00	1,995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	368.65/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	318.30/cwt	311.00–332.50	1,989	6
Steers	Small 1	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	338.69/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	322.99/cwt	314.00–332.50	1,996	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	625	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	339.97/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,829	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	123.74/cwt	114.00–133.00	1,210	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	144.59/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,091	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,995	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	149.59/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,889	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	106.11/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,027	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	139.44/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,542	7
Bulls	—	—	1,828	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,089	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	122.36/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,315	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,358	2,191.46/head	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,191	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	705	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	320.48/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	305.89/cwt	301.00–311.00	2,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	371.64/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	326.80/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	296.90/cwt	281.00–307.50	1,850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	378.34/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	348.19/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	317.54/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	332.53/cwt	327.00–337.50	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	358.87/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	332.45/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	312.30/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	317.61/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	341.94/cwt	334.00–352.50	1,614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	351.01/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,327	3

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 207Last week 347Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	433	310.00–325.00	317.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	428	357.50–362.50	360.65
3	450–500	472	334.00–352.50	341.94
4	500–550	515	310.00–327.50	317.61
9	550–600	569	302.50–320.00	312.30
1	600–650	620	278.00	278.00
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
2	950–1000	985	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	375.00–380.00	378.34
2	300–350	315	355.00–362.50	358.87
3	350–400	378	337.50–370.00	351.01
2	400–450	423	327.00–337.50	332.53
4	450–500	479	315.00–327.50	320.48
2	500–550	518	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	780	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	365.00–385.00	374.86
5	400–450	425	365.00–395.00	384.41
3	450–500	483	342.50–365.00	351.82
4	500–550	528	320.00–360.00	347.20
4	550–600	569	322.50–345.00	338.69
1	600–650	640	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	255	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	370	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	420	397.50–412.50	406.82
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
7	500–550	520	365.00–380.00	368.65
4	550–600	574	337.00–365.00	347.59
6	600–650	625	311.00–332.50	318.30
2	650–700	655	321.00	321.00
3	700–750	735	299.00	299.00
1	800–850	830	211.00	211.00
1	900–950	920	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	418	330.00–337.50	332.45
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	495	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	385.00	385.00
4	450–500	463	360.00–387.50	371.64
2	500–550	538	332.50–347.50	339.97
6	550–600	568	320.00–337.50	326.80
6	600–650	618	314.00–332.50	322.99
2	650–700	665	301.00–311.00	305.89
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	342.50–360.00	348.19
1	550–600	585	302.50	302.50
3	600–650	623	281.00–307.50	296.90
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	625	301.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	978	114.00–133.00	123.74
3	—	968	100.00–110.00	106.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,446	141.00–148.00	144.59
1	—	1,500	133.00	133.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	149.00–150.00	149.59
7	—	1,106	135.00–142.00	139.44
2	—	1,075	115.00–129.00	122.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	169.00	169.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,358	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,191.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	1,875.00	1,875.00

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

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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