Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. No trends could be established For Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $342.86/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −88.78 against this barn's trailing median of $431.64.

Average price

$342.86

10 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$37.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.89

vs TN average

−31.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	354.23	1,961	7thin
Medium and Large 2	550	316.33	1,740	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.89/cwt here — about $221 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale10 hd

342.86

—

TN average10 barns · 247 hd

353.75

−10.89

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−31.28

This barn, trailing median14 sales

431.64

−88.78

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	1,667	179.09	2,985	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	159.99	2,262	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	155.66	1,854	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	133.97	1,347	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$2,323	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,846	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,825	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$3,768	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$3,383	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$3,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1Value Added	700–750	700	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	367.50/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	318.50/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,962	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	400.49/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	368.34/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	392.53/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	412.17/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	381.24/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,464	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	369.06/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	276.10/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	326.92/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,697	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,522.13/head	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,522	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,337	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	925	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,639	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,320	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	161.40/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,977	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,137	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	136.29/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,420	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	167.89/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,392	9
Bulls	—	—	1,565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,661	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	183.63/cwt	177.00–188.00	3,155	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,283	2,025.54/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,026	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,365	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,080	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,836	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,125	179.48/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,019	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	152.09/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,134	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	151.83/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	3,767.92/head	3,400.00–4,150.00	3,768	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	1,679.19/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	449.67/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	343.88/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	333.76/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	347.50/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	295.55/cwt	284.00–306.00	1,989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	380.09/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	332.78/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,714	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	366.90/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	344.36/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	358.66/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	367.38/cwt	357.50–375.00	1,885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	224.92/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,874	2

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 281Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady. No trends could be established For Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	700	268.00	268.00
1	750–800	765	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	375.00–390.00	381.24
2	400–450	420	365.00–370.00	367.50
6	450–500	460	362.50–372.50	368.34
5	500–550	519	320.00–332.50	326.92
1	550–600	570	307.00	307.00
3	650–700	667	263.00–285.00	276.10
1	950–1000	970	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	415	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	392.50	392.50
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	430	340.00–355.00	347.50
4	450–500	490	330.00–335.00	333.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	440.00–460.00	449.67
1	300–350	305	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	418	375.00–385.00	380.09
3	450–500	465	325.00–365.00	343.88
1	500–550	500	289.00	289.00
2	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	610	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	700	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	485.00	485.00
2	250–300	283	405.00–420.00	412.17
2	400–450	405	390.00–395.00	392.53
3	500–550	513	357.50–375.00	367.38
4	550–600	584	342.50–345.00	344.36
4	600–650	616	312.00–325.00	318.50
4	650–700	673	284.00–306.00	295.55
1	750–800	790	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
4	750–800	750	284.00	284.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	387.50	387.50
7	350–400	380	390.00–417.50	400.49
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	458	360.00–377.50	369.06
1	600–650	605	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	695	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	833	200.00–250.00	224.92
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	360.00–375.00	366.90
1	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	475	350.00–367.50	358.66
8	500–550	515	322.50–337.50	332.78
1	550–600	560	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,080	170.00	170.00
2	1100–1150	1,125	176.00–183.00	179.48

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	3,150.00	3,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	3,400.00–4,150.00	3,767.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,118	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,522.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,679.19
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,275.00	2,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	159.00–164.00	161.40
3	—	1,168	150.00–154.00	151.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	127.00	127.00
3	—	1,042	130.00–145.00	136.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,425	163.00–174.00	167.89
9	—	1,403	148.00–157.00	152.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,718	177.00–188.00	183.63

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle