Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls not well established last week. No trends could be established for Feeder Cattle due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $326.27/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −84.56 against this barn's trailing median of $410.83.

Average price

$326.27

16 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$26.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.76

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	336.33	1,859	9thin
Small 1	530	335.00	1,776	1thin
Medium and Large 2	548	309.72	1,697	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.62/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale16 hd

326.27

—

TN average14 barns · 358 hd

333.03

−6.76

This barn, trailing median24 sales

410.83

−84.56

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	—	High	1,535	176.86	2,714	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	147.42	2,203	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	147.05	1,823	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	133.70	1,442	9thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$1,952	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,905	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	372.47/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	391.04/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	326.54/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	309.09/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	403.39/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	360.58/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	278.20/cwt	274.00–282.50	1,831	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	357.39/cwt	342.50–375.00	1,894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	280.49/cwt	280.00–281.00	2,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	392.55/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	319.49/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,824	5
Steers	Small 1	400–450	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	280	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	423	356.70/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,509	3
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	490	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,727	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	460	340.03/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,564	2
Steers	Small 1	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,237	1
Bulls	—	—	1,213	163.03/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,978	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	145.99/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,806	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	133.56/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,663	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	127.16/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,568	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	135.57/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,314	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	159.83/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,983	4
Bulls	—	—	1,707	180.04/cwt	174.00–183.00	3,073	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,678	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	134.06/cwt	133.00–135.00	2,058	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	152.76/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,258	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,148	1,905.39/head	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,905	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,951.65/head	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	275.33/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	381.65/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	422.53/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	329.52/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	350.92/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	290.50/cwt	280.00–301.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	326.91/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	381.25/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	376.17/cwt	360.00–392.50	1,949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,898	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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 151Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 39Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 54Year ago 6

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls not well established last week. No trends could be established for Feeder Cattle due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	515.00	515.00
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	390	420.00–425.00	422.53
1	450–500	495	397.50	397.50
2	500–550	518	360.00–392.50	376.17
2	550–600	550	377.50–385.00	381.25
2	700–750	710	280.00–301.00	290.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	490	352.50	352.50
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	260	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	325	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	383	390.00–410.00	403.39
3	400–450	408	365.00–395.00	381.65
6	450–500	463	345.00–370.00	360.58
3	500–550	532	322.50–335.00	326.54
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	658	274.00–282.50	278.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	420	335.00–370.00	350.92
4	450–500	466	315.00–342.50	329.52
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	785	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	385.00–400.00	392.55
3	400–450	430	385.00–402.50	391.04
4	450–500	473	360.00–385.00	372.47
4	500–550	530	342.50–375.00	357.39
5	550–600	571	300.00–330.00	319.49
7	600–650	615	282.50–317.50	309.09
1	650–700	660	287.50	287.50
2	750–800	773	280.00–281.00	280.49
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	355.00–357.50	356.70
2	450–500	460	337.50–342.50	340.03
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	533	302.50–335.00	326.91
2	550–600	578	270.00–281.00	275.33
1	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	800	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,213	160.00–167.00	163.03
3	—	1,707	174.00–183.00	180.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,237	141.00–152.00	145.99
3	—	1,245	129.00–138.00	133.56
4	—	1,241	157.00–165.00	159.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,233	120.00–133.00	127.16
5	—	969	131.00–143.00	135.57
1	—	1,165	144.00	144.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	133.00–135.00	134.06
5	—	1,478	148.00–155.00	152.76

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,905.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,951.65

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

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle