Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 10.00 to 15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 3.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/Bulls mostly steady. Quality good with strong demand throughout the sale.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $356.32/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 3 of 24 comparable sales and sits −54.51 against this barn's trailing median of $410.83.

Average price

$356.32

17 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$40.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	370.60	2,001	11thin
Medium and Large 2	529	330.13	1,747	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.47/cwt here — about $254 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 sale17 hd

356.32

—

TN average11 barns · 339 hd

357.15

−0.83

This barn, trailing median24 sales

410.83

−54.51

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	1,722	201.77	3,474	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	168.58	2,501	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,362	164.07	2,234	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,227	138.04	1,694	11

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)	1,665	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$2,342	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,325	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,235	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$3,425	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	700–750	713	263.63/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	323.82/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	332.64/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	318.65/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,953	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	452.02/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	331.66/cwt	322.50–365.00	1,741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	401.35/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,951	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	303.61/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,043	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	348.80/cwt	315.00–380.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	361.54/cwt	332.50–375.00	1,753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	413.23/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,816	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	214.93/cwt	212.00–218.00	4,084	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	166.11/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,400	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	153.45/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,087	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	170.52/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,302	2
Bulls	—	—	1,320	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,455	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,544	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	127.60/cwt	115.00–136.00	1,627	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	155.32/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,926	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	143.44/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,525	2
Bulls	—	—	1,731	199.66/cwt	194.00–204.00	3,456	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	277.94/cwt	267.00–293.00	2,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	317.43/cwt	307.00–337.50	1,793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,774	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,220	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	406.22/cwt	405.00–407.50	1,970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	318.40/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	327.51/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	424.93/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	380.64/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	354.74/cwt	345.00–372.50	2,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	486.79/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	329.47/cwt	325.00–333.00	2,046	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	382.72/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,994	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	396.89/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	380.66/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	293.79/cwt	287.50–304.00	2,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	355.75/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,832	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	279.90/cwt	272.50–290.00	2,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	498.66/cwt	475.00–545.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	396.82/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	409.30/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	349.39/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	448.38/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	322.48/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,170	6

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 189Last week 293Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 90Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 21Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	375	315.00–380.00	348.80
1	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	482	322.50–342.50	332.64
2	500–550	535	320.00–327.50	323.82
3	550–600	565	307.00–337.50	317.43
1	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	713	252.50–275.00	263.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	470.00–495.00	486.79
5	350–400	367	440.00–455.00	452.02
5	400–450	432	380.00–410.00	396.82
7	450–500	471	370.00–390.00	380.64
14	500–550	515	345.00–370.00	355.75
3	550–600	567	345.00–372.50	354.74
6	600–650	613	310.00–330.00	318.65
6	650–700	673	310.00–332.50	322.48
1	700–750	730	312.50	312.50
3	750–800	768	287.50–304.00	293.79
3	800–850	813	272.50–290.00	279.90
1	850–900	875	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	390	445.00–455.00	448.38
5	400–450	416	400.00–445.00	424.93
14	450–500	486	395.00–412.50	401.35
7	500–550	521	372.50–395.00	382.72
4	550–600	573	342.50–360.00	349.39
10	600–650	621	325.00–333.00	329.47
5	650–700	658	318.00–320.00	318.40
2	750–800	793	300.00	300.00
4	800–850	831	267.00–293.00	277.94
1	850–900	890	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	395.00–430.00	413.23
5	450–500	485	332.50–375.00	361.54
5	500–550	525	322.50–365.00	331.66
1	550–600	550	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	605	302.50	302.50
6	650–700	673	285.00–310.00	303.61
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	475.00–545.00	498.66
3	400–450	415	400.00–415.00	409.30
2	450–500	485	405.00–407.50	406.22
4	500–550	524	390.00–402.50	396.89
3	550–600	562	372.50–385.00	380.66
2	600–650	618	352.50	352.50
2	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	723	325.00–330.00	327.51

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,605	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,665	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,325.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	3,600.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,235	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,075.00	2,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	176.00	176.00
3	—	1,445	160.00–169.00	166.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	150.00–158.00	153.45
2	—	1,350	170.00–171.00	170.52
1	—	1,390	183.00	183.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,275	115.00–136.00	127.60
3	—	1,240	153.00–158.00	155.32
2	—	1,063	139.00–147.00	143.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	212.00–218.00	214.93
1	—	1,320	186.00	186.00
5	—	1,731	194.00–204.00	199.66

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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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