Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well established but sold with a higher undertone, Feeder Heifers mostly steady, Feeder Bulls $10.00-$13.00 higher, Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good to strong, with stronger demand for Feeder Bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $370.52/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 4 of 24 comparable sales and sits −40.31 against this barn's trailing median of $410.83.

Average price

$370.52

29 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$81.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.58

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	383.91	2,069	21
Medium and Large 2	571	340.09	1,942	7thin
Medium and Large 3	580	302.50	1,755	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.41/cwt here — about $315 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

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 sale29 hd

370.52

—

TN average14 barns · 439 hd

345.95

+24.58

This barn, trailing median24 sales

410.83

−40.31

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	1,990	184.93	3,680	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	160.09	2,377	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	152.29	1,816	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	134.26	1,473	14

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)	1,460	$2,663	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	250–300	275	420.27/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	326.43/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	412.38/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	387.01/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,048	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	571.68/cwt	560.00–585.00	1,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	389.86/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	401.25/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	255	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,237	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,515	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	557.28/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	379.58/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	526.58/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	330.11/cwt	312.50–347.50	1,944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	568	357.60/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	300.27/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	358.85/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	342.86/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	365.21/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	283.95/cwt	272.50–295.00	2,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	645	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	479.85/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	322.46/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	313.32/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,594	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1	—	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	455	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,523	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	172.90/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,732	2
Bulls	—	—	2,058	197.89/cwt	191.00–205.00	4,073	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	151.46/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,193	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	161.14/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,377	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	140.14/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,574	7
Bulls	—	—	2,127	184.55/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,925	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	144.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,701	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,444	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	154.83/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,847	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	124.45/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,359	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,009	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	168.85/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	990	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,095	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	316.51/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	343.37/cwt	330.00–360.00	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	627	280.84/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	245	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	591.16/cwt	580.00–602.50	1,909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	833	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,393	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,433	2,819.98/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	478.37/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	423.23/cwt	410.00–437.50	2,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	346.82/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	346.94/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	306.65/cwt	302.50–308.00	2,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	330.23/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,905	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	385.36/cwt	375.00–407.50	2,027	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	381.00/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,153	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	407.53/cwt	382.50–420.00	1,924	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	442.07/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,866	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	362.65/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	305.82/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	305.04/cwt	297.50–310.00	2,324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	336.27/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	389.93/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	518.46/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	437.58/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	401.17/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,299	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 245Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 57Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 30Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	415.00–425.00	420.27
2	300–350	318	375.00–400.00	387.01
6	400–450	421	350.00–365.00	358.85
6	450–500	470	332.50–352.50	342.86
5	500–550	525	320.00–330.00	326.43
3	550–600	580	310.00–317.50	313.32
2	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	760	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	260	510.00–525.00	518.46
3	300–350	317	465.00–500.00	478.37
2	350–400	375	385.00–395.00	389.93
4	400–450	415	370.00–392.50	379.58
7	450–500	465	355.00–377.50	362.65
7	500–550	520	340.00–352.50	346.82
8	550–600	577	322.50–342.50	330.23
3	600–650	615	290.00–300.00	295.03
4	650–700	665	302.50–308.00	306.65
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	330.00–360.00	343.37
2	400–450	418	310.00–322.50	316.51
1	450–500	455	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	455	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	357.50	357.50
2	650–700	655	311.00	311.00
3	700–750	715	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	627	280.00–282.50	280.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	412.50	412.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	400.00–402.50	401.25
2	500–550	535	382.50–397.50	389.86
1	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	680	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	700	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	580.00–602.50	591.16
2	350–400	373	435.00–440.00	437.58
1	400–450	435	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	525	410.00–437.50	423.23
2	550–600	573	395.00–407.50	401.17
1	600–650	635	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	680	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	725	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	833	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	335	475.00–485.00	479.85
2	350–400	375	420.00–430.00	425.00
4	400–450	420	405.00–420.00	412.38
4	450–500	470	355.00–375.00	365.21
1	500–550	505	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	589	312.50–347.50	330.11
3	600–650	622	287.50–310.00	300.27
2	650–700	675	317.50–327.50	322.46
2	700–750	718	272.50–295.00	283.95
1	900–950	920	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	555.00–560.00	557.28
2	250–300	268	560.00–585.00	571.68
3	300–350	337	510.00–540.00	526.58
1	350–400	350	525.00	525.00
12	400–450	422	420.00–465.00	442.07
7	450–500	472	382.50–420.00	407.53
14	500–550	526	375.00–407.50	385.36
7	550–600	565	370.00–400.00	381.00
4	600–650	625	342.50–355.00	346.94
2	650–700	683	335.00–337.50	336.27
3	700–750	717	302.50–310.00	305.82
3	750–800	762	297.50–310.00	305.04
1	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	568	350.00–365.00	357.60
1	600–650	645	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	580	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	610.00	610.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	440.00	440.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,433	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,819.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	170.00–176.00	172.90
2	—	2,058	191.00–205.00	197.89
5	—	2,127	180.00–189.00	184.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	148.00–155.00	151.46
8	—	1,475	156.00–163.00	161.14
2	—	1,578	164.00–174.00	168.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,123	136.00–145.00	140.14
1	—	950	152.00	152.00
6	—	1,092	120.00–129.00	124.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	140.00–148.00	144.16
5	—	1,193	150.00–158.00	154.83
1	—	1,225	164.00	164.00

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