Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data from light receipts the previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.07/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −65.94 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$329.07

21 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$51.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.47

vs TN average

−40.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	341.23	1,853	16thin
Medium and Large 2	536	290.16	1,555	5thin

One grade step is worth $51.07/cwt here — about $298 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 sale21 hd

329.07

—

TN average19 barns · 1,332 hd

356.53

−27.47

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−40.74

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−65.94

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	1,553	191.20	2,970	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	168.53	2,535	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	163.44	2,035	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	139.64	1,527	15

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	995	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,389	$2,938	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	981	$2,887	5

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1	600–650	635	313.75/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	323.50/cwt	322.50–324.00	2,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	560.97/cwt	540.00–585.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	341.09/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,780	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	595	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	451.93/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	512.50/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	376.59/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	474.30/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	329.52/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,027	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	404.70/cwt	385.00–422.50	1,530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	445.17/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	342.23/cwt	330.00–353.00	1,930	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	400.64/cwt	385.00–412.50	1,903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	350.36/cwt	344.00–355.00	2,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	302.31/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	271.55/cwt	252.50–290.00	2,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	291.28/cwt	287.50–295.00	2,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	848	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	354.30/cwt	352.50–356.00	2,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	371.83/cwt	345.00–382.50	1,963	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	393.16/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,997	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,411	2,835.32/head	2,650.00–3,025.00	2,835	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	2,870.13/head	2,825.00–2,900.00	2,870	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,285	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	417.93/cwt	402.50–430.00	1,362	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	397.49/cwt	375.00–412.50	1,912	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	421.04/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	129.46/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,383	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	159.69/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,880	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	164.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,103	15
Bulls	—	—	1,595	203.66/cwt	198.00–206.00	3,248	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	165.57/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,490	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,170	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	154.70/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,856	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	179.98/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,181	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	141.87/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,531	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	175.73/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,673	6
Bulls	—	—	1,494	182.01/cwt	174.00–189.00	2,719	6
Bulls	—	—	1,785	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,731	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,420	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	271.20/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,596	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	375.29/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	330.47/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	291.45/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	246.21/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	324.69/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	360.67/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,699	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	349.32/cwt	327.50–380.00	1,628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	392.26/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	385.22/cwt	345.00–425.00	1,264	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	429.14/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	412.00/cwt	330.00–445.00	1,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	337.21/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	442.09/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	331.30/cwt	322.50–347.50	2,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	380.53/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,655	5

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 187Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 37Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 20Year ago 42

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data from light receipts the previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	460.00–485.00	474.30
3	250–300	263	430.00–475.00	451.93
5	300–350	326	402.50–430.00	417.93
5	350–400	378	385.00–422.50	404.70
5	400–450	423	365.00–410.00	380.53
13	450–500	471	340.00–380.00	360.67
7	500–550	522	330.00–360.00	341.09
6	550–600	564	330.00–353.00	342.23
2	600–650	635	312.50–315.00	313.75
2	650–700	665	290.00–315.00	302.31
2	700–750	710	300.00–305.00	302.46
1	750–800	765	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	352.50–356.00	354.30
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	365.00–420.00	392.26
3	300–350	327	365.00–390.00	375.29
1	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	435	325.00–350.00	337.21
2	450–500	473	337.50	337.50
4	500–550	525	270.00–310.00	291.45
1	550–600	580	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	618	260.00–282.50	271.20
2	650–700	658	280.00–285.00	282.47
2	750–800	768	242.50–250.00	246.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	440.00–450.00	445.17
7	400–450	423	385.00–450.00	421.04
14	450–500	481	375.00–412.50	397.49
10	500–550	528	345.00–382.50	371.83
4	550–600	571	344.00–355.00	350.36
13	600–650	615	322.50–340.00	329.52
3	650–700	667	322.50–324.00	323.50
2	700–750	740	287.50–295.00	291.28
2	750–800	773	252.50–290.00	271.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	370.00–375.00	372.50
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
4	450–500	466	327.50–380.00	349.32
6	500–550	528	310.00–347.50	330.47
4	550–600	562	310.00–352.50	324.69
1	600–650	605	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	755	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	540.00–585.00	560.97
2	250–300	280	510.00–515.00	512.50
2	300–350	328	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	383	430.00–455.00	442.09
3	400–450	412	420.00–440.00	429.14
3	450–500	475	385.00–412.50	400.64
3	500–550	508	380.00–405.00	393.16
3	550–600	583	370.00–385.00	376.59
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	654	322.50–347.50	331.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	595	375.00	375.00
5	750–800	750	354.00	354.00
2	800–850	848	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	330.00–445.00	412.00
6	300–350	328	345.00–425.00	385.22
1	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	513	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	585	335.00	335.00

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)	Open	4	—	1,411	2,650.00–3,025.00	2,835.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	942	2,825.00–2,900.00	2,870.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	2,425.00	2,425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	2,275.00	2,275.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,068	120.00–136.00	129.46
3	—	1,177	155.00–167.00	159.69
5	—	1,079	138.00–148.00	141.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,276	160.00–170.00	164.79
8	—	1,200	149.00–158.00	154.70
3	—	1,212	174.00–186.00	179.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,504	162.00–169.00	165.57
1	—	1,400	155.00	155.00
6	—	1,521	173.00–180.00	175.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	198.00–206.00	203.66
6	—	1,494	174.00–189.00	182.01
1	—	1,785	209.00	209.00

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