Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers were not well established due to a lack of comparable receipts. Feeder Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder Bulls under 550 lbs. 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower. Quality fair to good. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.37/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −62.64 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$332.37

28 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$22.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.75

vs TN average

−27.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	339.68	1,847	19thin
Medium and Large 2	547	316.95	1,735	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.73/cwt here — about $112 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 sale28 hd

332.37

—

TN average15 barns · 808 hd

344.12

−11.75

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−27.29

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−62.64

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	1,746	189.74	3,312	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	161.65	2,546	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	156.24	2,001	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	142.31	1,583	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,470	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,601	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	159.27/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,047	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	363.34/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	317.96/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	361.88/cwt	312.50–407.50	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	343.14/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,798	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	344.00/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	430.91/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	442.89/cwt	422.50–457.50	1,687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	353.84/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	334.92/cwt	326.00–341.00	1,912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	396.97/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	457.60/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	296.20/cwt	292.50–300.00	2,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	374.21/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	365.39/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,535	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	393.23/cwt	380.00–412.50	1,852	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	309.00/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,064	5
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	478	296.64/cwt	242.50–352.50	1,418	2
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	568	298.17/cwt	272.50–325.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	545	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	315.00/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,962	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	164.44/cwt	161.00–167.50	2,636	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	148.63/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,819	5
Bulls	—	—	1,686	186.57/cwt	182.00–199.00	3,146	10
Bulls	—	—	2,043	205.59/cwt	204.00–207.00	4,200	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,663	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	145.75/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	965	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,533	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	155.00/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,373	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	172.68/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	316.50/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	334.18/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,905	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	344.80/cwt	332.50–360.00	1,483	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	318.47/cwt	312.50–323.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	342.12/cwt	335.00–351.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	322.02/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	290.81/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	274.90/cwt	250.00–302.50	1,671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	282.33/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	309.43/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	370.34/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	381.83/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	358.18/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,347	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	306.80/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	284.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,322	2

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 Sep 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 359Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 70Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 19Year ago 24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	170.00	170.00
8	—	1,285	154.00–167.00	159.27
5	—	1,224	140.00–155.00	148.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,603	161.00–167.50	164.44
5	—	1,531	153.00–158.00	155.00
2	—	1,630	170.00–175.00	172.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	132.00	132.00
3	—	1,063	140.00–155.00	145.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,686	182.00–199.00	186.57
2	—	2,043	204.00–207.00	205.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	312.50–407.50	361.88
1	400–450	420	402.50	402.50
4	450–500	481	350.00–375.00	363.34
3	500–550	530	335.00–351.00	342.12
3	550–600	577	312.50–323.00	318.47
3	600–650	632	301.00–315.00	309.43
3	650–700	682	290.00–292.50	290.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	452.50	452.50
4	350–400	381	422.50–457.50	442.89
7	400–450	419	420.00–440.00	430.91
9	450–500	471	380.00–412.50	393.23
3	500–550	510	370.00–377.50	374.21
3	550–600	570	332.50–337.50	334.18
1	600–650	620	322.50	322.50
3	650–700	655	312.50–320.00	316.50
2	700–750	710	292.50–300.00	296.20
2	800–850	815	280.00–290.00	284.91
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	545	312.50	312.50
2	550–600	568	272.50–325.00	298.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	455.00	455.00
4	300–350	326	385.00–410.00	396.97
4	350–400	374	380.00–387.50	381.83
9	400–450	420	360.00–380.00	365.39
10	450–500	481	342.50–362.50	353.84
11	500–550	524	335.00–347.50	343.14
8	550–600	571	326.00–341.00	334.92
5	600–650	623	307.50–320.00	315.00
5	650–700	668	305.00–310.00	309.00
1	800–850	835	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	310	365.00–375.00	370.34
4	350–400	376	350.00–370.00	358.18
9	400–450	430	332.50–360.00	344.80
5	450–500	467	335.00–355.00	344.00
6	500–550	530	310.00–332.50	322.02
3	550–600	582	295.00–317.50	306.80
3	600–650	608	250.00–302.50	274.90
2	650–700	665	260.00–305.00	282.33
2	700–750	743	270.00–275.00	272.51
1	800–850	835	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	242.50–352.50	296.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	965	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	540.00	540.00
1	250–300	265	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	385	450.00–465.00	457.60
1	600–650	605	352.50	352.50
2	700–750	725	316.00–320.00	317.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	412.50	412.50
1	400–450	440	395.00	395.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	3,700.00	3,700.00

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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

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