Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers not well established due to a lack of comparable receipts. However, a higher undertone was noted on cattle under 450 lbs. Feeder heifers and bulls under 450 lbs. 6.00-12.00 higher, heifers and bulls over 450 lbs. mostly steady. Slaughter cows steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well established last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.12/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −62.89 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$332.12

16 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$52.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.56

vs TN average

−52.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	344.05	1,894	11thin
Medium and Large 2	533	327.50	1,744	2thin
Small 1	565	291.48	1,647	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.57/cwt here — about $247 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

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 sale16 hd

332.12

—

TN average15 barns · 707 hd

345.68

−13.56

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−52.27

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−62.89

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	1,738	184.98	3,216	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	160.28	2,240	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	157.18	1,930	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	143.38	1,481	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)	1,435	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,015	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$1,825	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	300–350	345	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	362.13/cwt	356.00–367.50	2,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	400.06/cwt	376.00–415.00	1,712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	424.88/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	397.34/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	317.99/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,092	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	392.44/cwt	382.50–402.50	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	357.79/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	363.71/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	431.56/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	324.57/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	306.79/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,086	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	398.75/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	348.50/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	409.80/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	508.15/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	339.35/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	336.26/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,954	4
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	413	373.82/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,544	2
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	825	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	406.61/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,269	3
Steers	Small 1	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	585	312.22/cwt	280.00–345.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	365	342.51/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,250	3
Steers	Small 1	300–350	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	160.57/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,296	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	157.38/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,926	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	142.32/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,786	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	144.93/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,512	8
Bulls	—	—	1,645	194.45/cwt	194.00–195.00	3,199	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	935	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	169.98/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,108	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	175.01/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,826	3
Bulls	—	—	1,818	186.55/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,391	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,251	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	454.29/cwt	445.00–462.50	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,113	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,435	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	331.06/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	283.60/cwt	265.00–302.50	1,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	388.32/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	362.39/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	409.66/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	387.41/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	297.47/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	375.67/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	279.96/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	397.56/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,324	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	320.83/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	395.09/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,083	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.

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 236Last week 231Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 46Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 34

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	250	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	345	412.50	412.50
5	350–400	372	425.00–440.00	431.56
8	400–450	428	376.00–415.00	400.06
6	450–500	471	345.00–375.00	357.79
7	500–550	533	345.00–357.50	348.50
4	550–600	581	332.50–345.00	336.26
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
9	650–700	680	300.00–312.50	306.79
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	750	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	420.00–430.00	424.88
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	310.00–370.00	342.51
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	585	280.00–345.00	312.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	405.00	405.00
2	250–300	293	385.00–405.00	395.09
3	300–350	327	365.00–405.00	388.32
5	400–450	414	342.50–370.00	362.39
3	450–500	482	322.50–342.50	331.06
1	500–550	500	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	620	265.00–302.50	283.60
3	650–700	675	265.00–297.50	279.96
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	830	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	505.00	505.00
3	250–300	270	505.00–515.00	508.15
1	300–350	345	505.00	505.00
3	400–450	417	405.00–420.00	409.80
2	450–500	470	390.00–405.00	397.34
4	550–600	571	356.00–367.50	362.13
1	650–700	650	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	405.00–425.00	409.66
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
4	450–500	473	375.00–395.00	387.41
1	500–550	520	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	830	282.50	282.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	480	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	325	445.00–462.50	454.29
3	350–400	378	402.50–410.00	406.61
2	400–450	428	382.50–402.50	392.44
2	450–500	455	392.50–405.00	398.75
2	500–550	520	362.50–365.00	363.71
4	550–600	576	330.00–352.50	339.35
5	600–650	633	320.00–327.50	324.57
4	650–700	658	300.00–330.00	317.99
3	700–750	732	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	800	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	370.00–377.50	373.82
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	405.00	405.00
4	300–350	333	380.00–410.00	397.56
1	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
6	450–500	469	360.00–390.00	375.67
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	595	320.00–322.50	320.83
1	600–650	625	317.50	317.50
3	650–700	694	295.00–302.50	297.47
1	700–750	700	297.50	297.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,430	155.00–165.00	160.57
1	—	935	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,570	167.00	167.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,224	150.00–166.00	157.38
2	—	1,255	140.00–146.00	142.32
2	—	1,240	169.00–171.00	169.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,043	137.00–150.00	144.93
1	—	955	131.00	131.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	194.00–195.00	194.45
3	—	1,615	173.00–176.00	175.01
7	—	1,818	184.00–190.00	186.55

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