Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no trends could be established on Feeder Calves due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality good with strong demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.61/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −87.22 against this barn's trailing median of $410.83.

Average price

$323.61

26 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$49.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.00

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	347.63	1,861	12thin
Medium and Large 2	554	304.31	1,685	11thin
Small 1	540	298.30	1,611	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.33/cwt here — about $250 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

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 sale26 hd

323.61

—

TN average15 barns · 542 hd

339.61

−16.00

This barn, trailing median24 sales

410.83

−87.22

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	1,815	193.10	3,505	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	165.88	2,465	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,285	165.76	2,130	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	139.23	1,486	21

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)	1,400	$3,100	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$2,825	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2	650–700	675	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	333.13/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	334.27/cwt	327.50–342.50	2,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	347.80/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	751	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	404.70/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	325.51/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	407.56/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	372.00/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	383.25/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	401.94/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,499	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	354.85/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,849	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	296.05/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,954	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	327.89/cwt	322.50–338.00	1,843	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	305.43/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,912	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	440.60/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,687	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	316.25/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	294.71/cwt	287.50–302.50	2,128	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	341.89/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	299.87/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	334.42/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	427.42/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	215	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	481.31/cwt	475.00–487.50	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	437.50/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	308.14/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	384.03/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,790	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	372.86/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	250–300	283	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	3
Bulls	Small 1	750–800	783	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,095	3
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	535	304.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	500–550	525	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	485	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,661	1
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	162.60/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,449	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	150.07/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,943	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	174.32/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,306	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	151.55/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,608	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	171.35/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,488	3
Bulls	—	—	1,859	193.28/cwt	188.00–197.00	3,593	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	163.39/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,039	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	125.67/cwt	111.00–133.00	1,271	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	140.46/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,586	7
Bulls	—	—	1,532	180.19/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,761	3
Bulls	—	—	1,995	205.58/cwt	205.00–207.00	4,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	355.09/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,502	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,250	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,302	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	373.04/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,395	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	307.67/cwt	282.50–325.00	1,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	302.39/cwt	275.00–321.00	1,724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	313.36/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	268.65/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	306.37/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	333.02/cwt	307.50–350.00	1,559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	380.26/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	360.81/cwt	330.00–400.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	299.73/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,996	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	465.22/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	450.86/cwt	435.00–462.50	1,483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	416.12/cwt	392.50–435.00	1,773	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	362.97/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	233	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	723	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,473	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 117Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 20Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 3Year ago 15

Compared to last week, no trends could be established on Feeder Calves due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality good with strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	340.00	340.00
2	250–300	285	365.00–395.00	380.26
3	300–350	325	325.00–340.00	333.13
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	412	300.00–320.00	313.36
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	558	297.50–315.00	306.37
1	650–700	675	262.50	262.50
1	750–800	755	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	420.00–435.00	427.42
1	250–300	280	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	328	400.00–415.00	407.56
16	350–400	373	380.00–415.00	401.94
7	400–450	427	365.00–380.00	372.86
6	450–500	473	340.00–365.00	347.80
4	500–550	513	320.00–330.00	325.51
10	550–600	562	322.50–338.00	327.89
3	600–650	617	300.00–312.50	308.14
7	650–700	666	285.00–307.50	299.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	380	342.50	342.50
2	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	565	292.50–307.50	299.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	252.00	252.00
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	445.00–485.00	465.22
2	250–300	278	475.00–487.50	481.31
4	300–350	329	435.00–462.50	450.86
2	400–450	415	430.00–445.00	437.50
3	450–500	477	380.00–387.50	383.25
6	500–550	518	360.00–380.00	372.00
5	550–600	565	350.00–370.00	362.97
4	600–650	618	327.50–342.50	334.27
2	650–700	663	330.00–339.00	334.42
2	700–750	718	315.00–317.50	316.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	723	342.00	342.00
7	750–800	751	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	277	330.00–400.00	360.81
4	300–350	318	380.00–415.00	404.70
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	450	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	705	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	315	502.50	502.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	383	425.00–460.00	440.60
13	400–450	426	392.50–435.00	416.12
6	450–500	466	370.00–397.50	384.03
7	500–550	521	340.00–367.50	354.85
4	550–600	563	332.50–352.50	341.89
6	600–650	626	295.00–320.00	305.43
5	650–700	660	287.50–302.50	296.05
10	700–750	722	287.50–302.50	294.71
1	750–800	765	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	352.50	352.50
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	300.00–310.00	304.95
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	625	290.00	290.00
3	650–700	650	285.00	285.00
3	750–800	783	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	355.00–385.00	373.04
2	400–450	423	340.00–370.00	355.09
6	450–500	468	307.50–350.00	333.02
4	500–550	525	282.50–325.00	307.67
7	550–600	570	275.00–321.00	302.39
4	600–650	616	260.00–280.00	268.65
1	650–700	690	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,506	158.00–166.00	162.60
3	—	1,452	169.00–173.00	171.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	147.00–155.00	150.07
8	—	1,323	170.00–180.00	174.32
9	—	1,248	158.00–169.00	163.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,061	147.00–155.00	151.55
7	—	1,011	111.00–133.00	125.67
7	—	1,129	135.00–147.00	140.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,859	188.00–197.00	193.28
3	—	1,532	178.00–183.00	180.19
3	—	1,995	205.00–207.00	205.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,175.00	2,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,400	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	3,150.00	3,150.00

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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

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