Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no trend could be established on Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable receipts. Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.38/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −78.64 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$316.38

17 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$23.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.42

vs TN average

−23.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	323.21	1,758	12thin
Medium and Large 2	547	299.97	1,641	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.24/cwt here — about $117 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 sale17 hd

316.38

—

TN average16 barns · 831 hd

322.79

−6.42

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−23.50

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−78.64

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	1,575	165.91	2,614	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	156.04	2,340	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	148.95	1,771	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	126.17	1,232	4thin

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)	1,135	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,382	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,259	$2,271	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,348	$2,254	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,803	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$2,925	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	993	$2,763	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	550–600	574	329.18/cwt	302.50–340.00	1,889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	327.07/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	318.48/cwt	311.00–325.00	2,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	282.72/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,877	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	319.35/cwt	311.00–328.00	1,820	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	347.75/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	248.79/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,799	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	805	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	885	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,004	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,382.46/head	2,350.00–2,425.00	2,382	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	470	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,387	1
Steers	Small 1	400–450	428	372.63/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,595	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	820	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	120.54/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,058	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	131.80/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,417	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,123	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	162.64/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,890	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	149.49/cwt	138.00–155.00	1,806	11
Bulls	—	—	1,830	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	2,419.47/head	2,325.00–2,500.00	2,419	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	2,254.30/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,254	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	167.76/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,555	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	149.48/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,215	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	133.28/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,529	3
Bulls	—	—	1,448	172.36/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	298.85/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	323.93/cwt	307.50–337.50	1,503	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	895	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,803.16/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,803	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	350.14/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	383.34/cwt	379.00–387.50	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	376.23/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	300.72/cwt	287.50–325.00	1,609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	349.90/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	425.14/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	459.84/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	353.38/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	382.50/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	366.08/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	335.21/cwt	332.50–338.00	1,787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	458.45/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	379.90/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,194	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 May 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 298Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 92Year ago 0

Compared to last week, no trend could be established on Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable receipts. Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	469	350.00–375.00	366.08
2	500–550	533	332.50–338.00	335.21
8	550–600	574	302.50–340.00	329.18
4	600–650	630	311.00–325.00	318.48
1	650–700	670	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	375.00–385.00	379.90
3	450–500	487	340.00–365.00	349.90
1	500–550	530	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	415.00	415.00
6	400–450	424	370.00–387.50	376.23
6	450–500	465	337.50–360.00	347.75
6	500–550	518	325.00–330.00	327.07
6	550–600	570	311.00–328.00	319.35
4	650–700	664	280.00–286.00	282.72
2	700–750	723	237.50–260.00	248.79
1	800–850	845	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	470	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	325	380.00–385.00	382.50
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	417	350.00–355.00	353.38
6	450–500	464	307.50–337.50	323.93
3	500–550	535	287.50–325.00	300.72
2	550–600	565	295.00–302.50	298.85
1	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	440.00–475.00	458.45
3	300–350	318	450.00–475.00	459.84
2	350–400	355	415.00–435.00	425.14
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	520	372.50	372.50
2	650–700	660	330.00–335.00	332.52
1	800–850	805	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	585	342.50	342.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	428	365.00–380.00	372.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	465	379.00–387.50	383.34
3	500–550	523	332.50–365.00	350.14
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00

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	—	950	2,775.00	2,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,340	2,350.00–2,425.00	2,382.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	2,325.00–2,500.00	2,419.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,348	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,254.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,803.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,925.00	1,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	120.00–121.00	120.54
2	—	1,075	130.00–134.00	131.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	142.00	142.00
4	—	1,523	164.00–173.00	167.76
5	—	1,482	145.00–153.00	149.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	161.00–165.00	162.64
11	—	1,208	138.00–155.00	149.49
3	—	1,147	128.00–137.00	133.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,448	169.00–175.00	172.36

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle