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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle 12.00 to 15.00 lower with excessively fleshy and new crop calves receiving a considerable discount; Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower with pour quality and steady demand; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.97/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −59.04 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$335.97

45 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$12.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.75

vs TN average

−32.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	337.97	1,861	38
Medium and Large 2	545	325.09	1,772	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.88/cwt here — about $88 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 sale45 hd

335.97

—

TN average16 barns · 1,111 hd

359.72

−23.75

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−32.37

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−59.04

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	1,671	185.07	3,092	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	161.21	2,397	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,326	152.46	2,021	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	142.31	1,491	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)	865	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$2,506	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	400–450	417	375.57/cwt	362.50–382.50	1,566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	351.22/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	287.62/cwt	282.50–292.50	2,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	376.76/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	373	356.33/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	415.43/cwt	402.50–435.00	1,782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	328.09/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,051	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	323.77/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	726	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,505	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	390.71/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	250–300	260	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	374.02/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,956	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	317.86/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,971	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	397.96/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	348.39/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,822	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	514.44/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	402.74/cwt	387.50–417.50	1,704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	373.69/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	306.75/cwt	301.00–312.50	2,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	354.02/cwt	350.00–366.00	1,883	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	638	288.08/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	333.34/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	278.75/cwt	277.50–280.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	488	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	400.70/cwt	392.50–415.00	1,491	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	421.24/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	335.28/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,908	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	3,089.60/head	2,950.00–3,250.00	3,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	565	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	760	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	760	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	840	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	364.99/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	172.98/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,539	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	165.29/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,344	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	150.07/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,972	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	129.86/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,287	4
Bulls	—	—	1,438	173.75/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,499	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	145.30/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,457	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	162.01/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,224	2
Bulls	—	—	1,903	196.38/cwt	191.00–202.00	3,737	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	154.93/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,833	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	151.85/cwt	142.00–160.00	2,407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	276.20/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	294.11/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	263.39/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	355.47/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	318.73/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	341.07/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	343.81/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	253.76/cwt	250.00–257.50	2,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	366.77/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	313.64/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	351.51/cwt	342.50–367.50	1,673	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	331.95/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,905	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	316.99/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,114	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	322.40/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	354.50/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,180	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	333.12/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	326.50/cwt	323.00–329.00	2,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	361.59/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	348.89/cwt	335.00–366.00	1,811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,387	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	363.79/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,044	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	327.63/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	458.84/cwt	455.00–462.50	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	333.67/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	341.22/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	334.07/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	354.73/cwt	335.00–377.50	1,486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 189Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 39Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	462.50	462.50
2	300–350	325	382.50–400.00	390.71
9	350–400	372	392.50–415.00	400.70
7	400–450	417	362.50–382.50	375.57
18	450–500	476	342.50–367.50	351.51
15	500–550	523	340.00–357.50	348.39
19	550–600	574	325.00–342.50	331.95
12	600–650	620	310.00–327.50	317.86
10	650–700	667	310.00–325.00	316.99
2	700–750	705	301.00–312.50	306.75
2	750–800	775	290.00–300.00	295.00
1	800–850	820	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	860	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	355.00–357.50	356.33
2	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	488	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	528	332.50–335.00	333.34
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
4	600–650	638	270.00–300.00	288.08
2	700–750	740	277.50–280.00	278.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	368	330.00–365.00	343.81
6	400–450	432	322.50–357.50	341.07
6	450–500	471	322.50–342.50	334.07
5	500–550	532	320.00–335.00	327.63
2	550–600	578	317.50–320.00	318.73
2	600–650	620	282.50–305.00	294.11
2	650–700	678	262.50–290.00	276.20
3	700–750	727	252.50–277.50	263.39
1	750–800	795	247.50	247.50
2	800–850	808	250.00–257.50	253.76
1	950–1000	980	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	362.50–367.50	364.99
2	450–500	468	350.00–352.50	351.22
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	420.00–422.50	421.24
6	400–450	423	387.50–417.50	402.74
8	450–500	479	370.00–382.50	376.76
9	500–550	532	350.00–366.00	354.02
14	550–600	569	327.50–342.50	335.28
8	600–650	625	322.50–337.50	328.09
2	650–700	658	317.50–330.00	323.77
2	700–750	723	282.50–292.50	287.62
1	750–800	785	277.50	277.50
1	800–850	835	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	350.00–385.00	366.77
5	400–450	419	335.00–377.50	354.73
3	450–500	465	352.50–367.50	361.59
2	500–550	538	315.00–330.00	322.40
2	550–600	583	305.00–322.50	313.64
1	850–900	875	228.00	228.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	505.00–540.00	514.44
1	250–300	250	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	313	455.00–462.50	458.84
1	350–400	395	445.00	445.00
5	400–450	429	402.50–435.00	415.43
5	450–500	477	390.00–410.00	397.96
7	500–550	523	365.00–382.50	374.02
6	550–600	562	357.50–370.00	363.79
13	600–650	615	345.00–360.00	354.50
4	650–700	661	330.00–335.00	333.12
4	700–750	721	323.00–329.00	326.50
2	800–850	830	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	663	360.00	360.00
8	700–750	726	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	260	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	393	365.00–382.50	373.69
2	450–500	493	350.00–361.00	355.47
4	500–550	519	335.00–366.00	348.89
2	550–600	573	340.00–342.50	341.22
2	600–650	618	330.00–337.50	333.67
1	650–700	675	329.00	329.00
1	700–750	735	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	342.50	342.50
1	750–800	760	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00

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	1	—	955	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,515	2,950.00–3,250.00	3,089.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,425.00	2,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	2,125.00	2,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	172.00–174.00	172.98
8	—	1,418	160.00–170.00	165.29
6	—	1,585	142.00–160.00	151.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,314	146.00–157.00	150.07
2	—	1,373	161.00–163.00	162.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	991	128.00–133.00	129.86
4	—	1,003	142.00–149.00	145.30
3	—	1,183	154.00–156.00	154.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	169.00–179.00	173.75
2	—	1,903	191.00–202.00	196.38

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