Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls not well established this week. Feeder Steers not well established last week. Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs 6.00 to 12.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.12/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −76.89 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$318.12

21 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$29.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.59

vs TN average

−14.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	324.43	1,789	15thin
Medium and Large 2	534	306.03	1,633	4thin
Small 1	545	295.00	1,608	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.43/cwt here — about $182 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 sale21 hd

318.12

—

TN average15 barns · 534 hd

318.71

−0.59

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−14.70

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−76.89

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	1,800	186.09	3,350	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	155.73	2,486	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	147.87	1,860	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	128.64	1,164	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$2,478	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$2,423	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,127	$2,374	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,298	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,196	$2,188	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,099	2,162.70/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,163	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,099	2,181.56/head	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,182	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,524.09/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,524	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	353.54/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	288.21/cwt	281.00–297.50	2,101	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	323.72/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	760	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	422.48/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	391.68/cwt	382.50–407.50	1,841	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	248.16/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	334.95/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	384.40/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	314.86/cwt	295.00–324.00	1,971	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	460.85/cwt	440.00–480.00	982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	334.53/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	299.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,851	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	309.05/cwt	302.50–312.50	2,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	482.30/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	319.46/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	328.78/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,746	8
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	865	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	1,000	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	423	354.61/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	Small 1	—	1,075	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	376.51/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,781	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	2,548.16/head	2,525.00–2,575.00	2,548	2
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	490	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,507	1
Steers	Small 1	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	555	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	545	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,758	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	395	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,353	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	428	335.99/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,438	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	138.71/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,612	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	156.37/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,958	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	148.04/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,899	12
Bulls	—	—	1,610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,801	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	128.64/cwt	122.00–141.00	1,164	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	147.77/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,469	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,129	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	993	1,797.15/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,797	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	2,262.84/head	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	2,235.71/head	1,975.00–2,375.00	2,236	5
Bulls	—	—	1,895	192.13/cwt	185.00–199.00	3,641	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	163.69/cwt	155.00–172.00	2,491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	406.75/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	348.56/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	372.51/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,189	2,557.48/head	2,425.00–2,850.00	2,557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	241.35/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	360.92/cwt	355.00–365.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	358.00/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,332	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	237	440.42/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	308.04/cwt	302.50–314.00	1,617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	308.97/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	757	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	349.27/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,449	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	377.68/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	444.75/cwt	430.00–462.50	1,654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	383.23/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	345.03/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	306.59/cwt	301.00–312.00	2,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	818	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	273.71/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	379.64/cwt	355.00–402.50	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	449.86/cwt	442.50–457.50	1,251	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	344.84/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	339.41/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	408	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	360.17/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	433.60/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	333.74/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,428	8

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 298Last week 219Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 57Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 27Year ago 4

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)	6	—	1,099	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,162.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,099	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,181.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,262.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,215	1,975.00–2,375.00	2,235.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,175	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,524.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	2,525.00–2,575.00	2,548.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,129	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,189	2,425.00–2,850.00	2,557.48
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	2,025.00	2,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	993	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,797.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,600.00	2,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	420.00–425.00	422.48
4	400–450	434	375.00–392.50	384.40
3	450–500	473	370.00–380.00	376.51
2	500–550	513	345.00–362.50	353.54
5	550–600	560	320.00–342.50	334.95
7	600–650	626	295.00–324.00	314.86
3	650–700	670	302.50–312.50	309.05
5	700–750	729	281.00–297.50	288.21
1	750–800	790	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	335.00–385.00	354.61
1	500–550	545	322.50	322.50
1	550–600	555	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	445	362.50	362.50
5	450–500	475	332.50–357.50	344.84
4	500–550	534	335.00–345.00	339.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	357.50	357.50
4	450–500	490	320.00–330.00	323.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	213	440.00–480.00	460.85
1	250–300	250	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	332	372.50–385.00	377.68
6	350–400	374	370.00–395.00	383.23
7	400–450	415	340.00–367.50	349.27
6	450–500	470	330.00–340.00	334.53
8	500–550	531	320.00–332.50	328.78
7	550–600	575	312.50–330.00	319.46
7	600–650	619	290.00–310.00	299.00
2	650–700	678	270.00–277.50	273.71
1	700–750	730	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	760	246.00–251.00	248.16
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	342.50	342.50
2	400–450	428	327.50–345.00	335.99
1	450–500	490	307.50	307.50
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	355.00–365.00	360.92
1	300–350	330	332.50	332.50
3	350–400	372	345.00–365.00	358.00
8	400–450	428	325.00–342.50	333.74
2	450–500	473	295.00–322.50	308.97
3	500–550	525	302.50–314.00	308.04
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	663	232.50–250.00	241.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	650	297.00	297.00
2	800–850	818	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	470.00–510.00	482.30
4	250–300	278	442.50–457.50	449.86
3	300–350	327	425.00–445.00	433.60
6	350–400	372	430.00–462.50	444.75
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	470	382.50–407.50	391.68
6	500–550	528	355.00–370.00	360.17
2	550–600	563	342.50–347.50	345.03
1	650–700	690	312.50	312.50
2	700–750	733	301.00–312.00	306.59
1	750–800	750	301.00	301.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	410.00–455.00	440.42
1	250–300	280	427.50	427.50
3	300–350	323	355.00–402.50	379.64
3	350–400	377	395.00–420.00	406.75
1	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	474	355.00–382.50	372.51
4	500–550	523	337.50–357.50	348.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	720	314.00	314.00
3	750–800	757	301.00	301.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	137.00–140.00	138.71
3	—	1,252	154.00–159.00	156.37
12	—	1,283	141.00–154.00	148.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	905	122.00–141.00	128.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,671	145.00–153.00	147.77
5	—	1,522	155.00–172.00	163.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,895	185.00–199.00	192.13

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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