Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend could be established due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.68/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −69.33 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$325.68

11 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$25.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.24

vs TN average

−25.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	333.11	1,797	7thin
Medium and Large 2	532	314.39	1,672	3thin
Small 1	580	307.50	1,784	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.61/cwt here — about $13 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

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 sale11 hd

325.68

—

TN average17 barns · 944 hd

338.92

−13.24

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−25.13

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−69.33

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	2,021	183.25	3,704	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	162.77	2,097	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	161.06	2,351	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	143.71	1,430	3thin

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)	1,165	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	450–500	475	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	327.34/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	521.54/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	380.75/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	305.05/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	301.04/cwt	295.00–307.50	2,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	362.42/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	406.22/cwt	405.00–407.50	1,747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	277.34/cwt	265.00–290.00	2,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	312.48/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,931	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	328.26/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	382.47/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	335.42/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,764	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	428	344.82/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	580	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,784	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	560	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,806	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	460	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,484	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	159.91/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,924	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,313	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	150.56/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,488	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	160.41/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,371	3
Bulls	—	—	2,685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	4,565	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	187.67/cwt	182.00–194.00	3,378	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,290	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	172.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	320.50/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,843	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	359.95/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	332.45/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	398.02/cwt	385.00–407.50	1,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	340.63/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	316.09/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	426.40/cwt	415.00–437.50	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	406.43/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	336.70/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	411.49/cwt	407.50–415.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	346.68/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,419	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 Aug 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 274Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 70Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 26Year ago 15

No trend could be established due to a lack of comparable receipts.

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	240	372.50	372.50
4	250–300	271	385.00–407.50	398.02
3	350–400	368	355.00–362.50	359.95
1	450–500	475	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	510	300.00–332.50	316.09
1	550–600	575	311.00	311.00
1	600–650	645	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	407.50–415.00	411.49
1	300–350	300	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	420	377.50–385.00	382.47
3	450–500	473	352.50–370.00	362.42
5	500–550	526	332.50–340.00	335.42
2	550–600	573	320.00–335.00	327.34
2	600–650	623	302.50–307.50	305.05
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	428	335.00–355.00	344.82
1	450–500	460	322.50	322.50
1	550–600	580	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	475	327.50–337.50	332.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	517.50	517.50
3	250–300	270	520.00–525.00	521.54
4	400–450	431	395.00–420.00	406.43
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	520	375.00–387.50	380.75
2	550–600	578	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	643	340.00–350.00	346.68
3	650–700	662	320.00–350.00	336.70
1	700–750	700	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	750	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	385	415.00–437.50	426.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	430	405.00–407.50	406.22
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	573	322.50–332.50	328.26
6	600–650	618	302.50–322.50	312.48
2	650–700	673	295.00–307.50	301.04
1	700–750	740	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	780	265.00–290.00	277.34
1	850–900	870	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	900	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	560	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	465	347.50	347.50
4	500–550	520	340.00–342.50	340.63
2	550–600	575	320.00–321.00	320.50
1	650–700	665	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	740	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,125.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	2,675.00	2,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	156.00–163.00	159.91
1	—	1,495	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,355	170.00–175.00	172.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	130.00	130.00
2	—	988	145.00–157.00	150.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	158.00–163.00	160.41
1	—	1,405	163.00	163.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,685	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,800	182.00–194.00	187.67

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