Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 8.00 lower; no trends could be established on Feeder Steers due to light receipts the previous week; Quality good with moderate demand. Slaughter Cows steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls mostly steady. Quality fair with steady demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.96/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −71.87 against this barn's trailing median of $410.83.

Average price

$338.96

42 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$21.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.37

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	347.98	1,848	24
Medium and Large 2	546	326.93	1,786	18thin

One grade step is worth $21.05/cwt here — about $62 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 sale42 hd

338.96

—

TN average14 barns · 374 hd

337.59

+1.37

This barn, trailing median24 sales

410.83

−71.87

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	2,029	184.98	3,753	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	161.97	2,502	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	155.80	1,989	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	141.61	1,408	9thin

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)	1,400	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,419	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	995	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,633	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	363.78/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,852	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	316.28/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	348.91/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,790	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	413.53/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	418.47/cwt	405.00–427.50	1,578	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	280.81/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	341.92/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,956	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	316.43/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	329.07/cwt	322.50–337.00	2,030	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	376.27/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	338.68/cwt	331.00–347.50	1,924	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	343.74/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	363.78/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,713	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	411.04/cwt	397.50–440.00	1,504	6
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	910	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	815	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	171.55/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,664	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	161.81/cwt	157.00–166.00	2,435	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	159.23/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,043	7
Bulls	—	—	2,300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	4,140	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	130.84/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,251	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	156.61/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,492	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,418.73/head	2,325.00–2,525.00	2,419	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	145.97/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,565	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	152.64/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,445	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	146.42/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,858	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	169.66/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,168	3
Bulls	—	—	1,893	187.47/cwt	187.00–188.00	3,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	346.47/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	336.82/cwt	312.50–360.00	1,357	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	347.48/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	361.75/cwt	340.00–382.50	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	355.98/cwt	317.50–380.00	1,460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	355.92/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	432.52/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	317.13/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	310.05/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	367.56/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	378.75/cwt	335.00–422.50	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	340.66/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	402.40/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	333.17/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,769	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	441.64/cwt	435.00–447.50	1,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	317.96/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	445.12/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	350.48/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,801	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,991	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 231Last week 255Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 47Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 21Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	435.00–447.50	441.64
2	300–350	338	430.00–435.00	432.52
1	350–400	375	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
8	500–550	509	362.50–367.50	363.78
2	600–650	633	342.50–345.00	343.74
1	650–700	650	342.50	342.50
2	750–800	755	327.50	327.50
1	800–850	835	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	860	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	335.00–422.50	378.75
2	400–450	425	340.00–382.50	361.75
1	550–600	590	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	308	440.00–450.00	445.12
6	350–400	366	397.50–440.00	411.04
4	400–450	416	395.00–407.50	402.40
10	450–500	471	360.00–372.50	363.78
17	500–550	514	342.50–357.50	350.48
7	550–600	572	337.50–347.50	341.92
11	600–650	617	322.50–337.00	329.07
2	650–700	680	315.00–317.50	316.28
1	700–750	715	307.50	307.50
1	800–850	835	287.50	287.50
1	850–900	895	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	388	335.00–362.50	347.48
6	400–450	410	317.50–380.00	355.98
3	450–500	472	320.00–355.00	340.66
11	500–550	531	322.50–337.50	333.17
7	550–600	570	302.50–325.00	317.13
1	650–700	665	307.50	307.50
1	700–750	710	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	790	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	323	400.00–425.00	413.53
8	350–400	377	405.00–427.50	418.47
4	400–450	444	370.00–390.00	376.27
8	450–500	467	347.50–365.00	355.92
9	500–550	513	345.00–350.00	348.91
7	550–600	568	331.00–347.50	338.68
5	600–650	613	310.00–325.00	317.96
2	650–700	668	307.50–312.50	310.05
3	700–750	712	272.50–285.00	280.81
1	800–850	815	272.50	272.50
1	1000–1050	1,005	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	520	310.00–322.50	316.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	303	360.00–375.00	367.56
4	350–400	374	330.00–380.00	346.47
4	400–450	403	312.50–360.00	336.82
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	800	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	2,325.00–2,525.00	2,418.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,575.00	2,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,200.00	2,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	2,225.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	169.00–175.00	171.55
5	—	1,505	157.00–166.00	161.81
3	—	1,602	147.00–155.00	152.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,283	155.00–163.00	159.23
7	—	1,269	137.00–151.00	146.42
3	—	1,278	168.00–171.00	169.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	956	122.00–136.00	130.84
2	—	953	154.00–160.00	156.61
3	—	1,072	144.00–148.00	145.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,300	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,893	187.00–188.00	187.47

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

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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