Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established on Feeder Calves due to lack of comparable data however all classes traded sharply lower with excessively fleshy and unweaned calves receiving a considerable discount; Slaughter Cows/Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.54/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −88.48 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$306.54

19 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$16.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.82

vs TN average

−68.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	312.52	1,712	12thin
Medium and Large 2	531	296.29	1,575	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.23/cwt here — about $137 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 sale19 hd

306.54

—

TN average13 barns · 691 hd

325.35

−18.82

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−68.35

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−88.48

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	1,943	181.64	3,529	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,560	154.95	2,418	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	150.40	1,887	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	130.60	1,510	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$2,281	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	936	$2,275	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,188	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,840	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,169	$1,696	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,078	$1,633	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$1,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	947	$2,469	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$2,391	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$3,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	725	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	923	$2,156	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,675	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	950–1000	985	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	328.04/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	382.63/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	382.56/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	286.90/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	295.97/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	408	347.45/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,418	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	333.37/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	347.53/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,661	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	298.59/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,498	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	1,871.07/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,871	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,649	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	2,468.63/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,469	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,083	2,390.88/head	2,350.00–2,425.00	2,391	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	144.86/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,811	5
Bulls	—	—	1,882	176.19/cwt	172.00–181.00	3,316	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	133.67/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,604	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	119.64/cwt	111.00–128.00	1,292	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,872	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,198	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,193	1,839.62/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,840	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	157.33/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,984	4
Bulls	—	—	2,125	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	4,208	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,693	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	154.68/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	337.98/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,085	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,078	1,633.35/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,633	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,123	1,531.40/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,531	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	1,736.07/head	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,736	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	319.61/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	311.27/cwt	297.50–330.00	1,644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	281.25/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	325.88/cwt	307.00–345.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	345.03/cwt	335.00–350.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	297.19/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	299.00/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	333.48/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	324.67/cwt	312.50–329.00	1,980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	640	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	329.99/cwt	260.00–357.50	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	338.02/cwt	329.00–345.00	1,582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	282.78/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	321.22/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	274.26/cwt	271.00–277.50	2,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	294.98/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	366.88/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	252.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	319.50/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	417.31/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	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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Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Oct 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 245Year ago 418

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 51Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 13Year ago 16

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	280	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	318	380.00–385.00	382.56
4	400–450	421	360.00–375.00	366.88
8	450–500	468	329.00–345.00	338.02
6	500–550	522	315.00–325.00	321.22
2	550–600	570	319.00–320.00	319.50
7	600–650	618	275.00–290.00	282.78
3	650–700	662	277.50–300.00	286.90
2	700–750	720	245.00–260.00	252.50
2	900–950	935	221.00	221.00
1	950–1000	985	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	345.00–350.00	347.45
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	575	290.00–301.00	295.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	335.00–350.00	345.03
7	300–350	321	310.00–365.00	337.98
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	485	282.50–312.50	297.19
6	500–550	525	280.00–312.50	299.00
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	955	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	610	312.50–329.00	324.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	392.50	392.50
2	300–350	325	405.00–430.00	417.31
2	500–550	505	345.00–350.00	347.50
3	550–600	570	332.50–335.00	333.48
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	713	290.00–310.00	294.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	367.50	367.50
1	650–700	665	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	327.00	327.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	375.00–390.00	382.63
1	400–450	425	352.50	352.50
2	450–500	478	342.50–352.50	347.53
6	500–550	515	330.00–342.50	333.37
4	550–600	583	320.00–337.50	328.04
4	600–650	623	292.50–312.50	298.59
1	650–700	670	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	735	271.00	271.00
2	750–800	753	271.00–277.50	274.26
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	875	286.00	286.00
1	900–950	900	222.50	222.50
1	1000–1050	1,005	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	388	307.00–345.00	325.88
4	400–450	426	260.00–357.50	329.99
3	450–500	470	290.00–345.00	319.61
6	500–550	528	297.50–330.00	311.27
1	550–600	585	302.50	302.50
2	650–700	673	280.00–282.50	281.25
1	700–750	730	262.50	262.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	2,675.00	2,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	988	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,625.00	2,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,871.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,839.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,633.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,531.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,736.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	3,550.00	3,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	947	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,468.63
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	2,350.00–2,425.00	2,390.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	3,425.00	3,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,250	138.00–150.00	144.86
4	—	1,261	153.00–162.00	157.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,200	130.00–146.00	133.67
4	—	1,080	111.00–128.00	119.64
1	—	1,200	156.00	156.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,575	171.00	171.00
4	—	1,554	151.00–160.00	154.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,882	172.00–181.00	176.19
1	—	2,125	198.00	198.00

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