Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Heifers 15.00 to 20.00 higher with instances of 30.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 18.00 to 25.00 higher with instances of 40.00 higher; Quality good with strong buyer presence; Slaughter Cows/Bulls mostly steady with pour to fair quality and moderate demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $329.44/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −81.39 against this barn's trailing median of $410.83.

Average price

$329.44

23 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$64.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.73

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	365.94	1,933	8thin
Medium and Large 2	537	311.31	1,672	13thin
Small 1	543	301.25	1,634	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.69/cwt here — about $299 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale23 hd

329.44

—

TN average15 barns · 372 hd

337.16

−7.73

This barn, trailing median24 sales

410.83

−81.39

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	1,740	180.39	3,139	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	158.03	2,189	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	150.62	1,996	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	129.61	1,351	12

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,520	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,353	$2,282	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,470	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,202	$1,785	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,739	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,055	$2,725	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,958	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,277	$2,682	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$2,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	410.19/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,690	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	387.73/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,815	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	303.82/cwt	297.50–310.00	2,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	318.36/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,792	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	750	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	424.07/cwt	417.50–435.00	1,599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	287.44/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	272.49/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,324	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	316.64/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	422.46/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	305.82/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	345.00/cwt	332.50–367.50	1,653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	275.44/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	379.94/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,056	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	2,682.44/head	2,425.00–3,150.00	2,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,215	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	3,055.36/head	2,675.00–3,250.00	3,055	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	1,739.05/head	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,739	2
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	460	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,277	1
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	258	309.71/cwt	300.00–320.00	799	2
Bulls	Small 1	700–750	725	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,541	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	510	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,594	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	525	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,693	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	165.02/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,261	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	153.74/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,934	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	123.11/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,230	8
Bulls	—	—	2,128	186.39/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,966	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,622	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	158.03/cwt	151.00–163.00	2,189	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,575.25/head	2,375.00–2,975.00	2,575	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,611	178.39/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,874	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	143.21/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,956	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	139.13/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	307.50/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,365	1,988.95/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,989	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,173	1,688.64/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,689	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,470	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	290.82/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	346.07/cwt	325.00–362.50	1,630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	345.25/cwt	322.50–385.00	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	358.73/cwt	332.50–377.50	1,697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	322.51/cwt	282.50–362.50	1,642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	269.28/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	361.76/cwt	310.00–405.00	1,187	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	375.16/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	432.50/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	322.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	343.92/cwt	337.50–350.50	2,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	451.69/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	341.09/cwt	332.50–355.00	2,091	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	273	507.57/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	402.29/cwt	397.50–407.50	1,911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	397.86/cwt	385.00–417.50	1,643	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	373.28/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	412.48/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	336.59/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	318.95/cwt	295.00–331.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	334.81/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	417.19/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	357.49/cwt	335.00–405.00	1,348	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	285.99/cwt	262.50–302.50	1,787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	298.24/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	300–350	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	255.53/cwt	242.50–280.00	1,727	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	321.46/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,318	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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Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 197Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 41Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 51Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	417.50–435.00	424.07
9	400–450	412	400.00–417.50	410.19
10	450–500	468	380.00–395.00	387.73
6	500–550	510	365.00–380.00	373.28
2	550–600	583	337.50–350.50	343.92
3	600–650	617	315.00–320.00	316.64
2	650–700	683	297.50–310.00	303.82
6	700–750	728	270.00–285.00	275.44
1	800–850	820	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	750	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	575	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	725	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	370.00–380.00	375.16
5	350–400	377	335.00–405.00	357.49
2	400–450	423	345.00	345.00
6	450–500	471	325.00–362.50	346.07
7	500–550	509	282.50–362.50	322.51
6	550–600	570	275.00–325.00	298.24
5	600–650	625	262.50–302.50	285.99
10	650–700	676	242.50–280.00	255.53
1	700–750	705	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	805	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	875	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	375.00–385.00	379.94
1	300–350	340	427.50	427.50
4	350–400	369	415.00–425.00	422.46
8	400–450	413	385.00–417.50	397.86
5	450–500	479	332.50–367.50	345.00
5	500–550	522	320.00–330.00	322.92
9	550–600	563	310.00–335.00	318.36
3	600–650	603	302.50–310.00	305.82
3	650–700	663	282.50–297.50	287.44
1	700–750	705	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	840	260.00	260.00
3	850–900	853	265.00–280.00	272.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	580	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	720	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	300.00–320.00	309.71
1	450–500	460	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
2	250–300	255	380.00–390.00	385.00
3	300–350	335	322.50–385.00	345.25
3	350–400	372	330.00–345.00	336.59
2	400–450	410	312.50–330.00	321.46
5	450–500	471	327.50–345.00	334.81
3	500–550	505	302.50–310.00	307.50
3	550–600	557	280.00–302.50	290.82
3	650–700	667	260.00–275.00	269.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	510.00	510.00
3	250–300	277	450.00–455.00	451.69
2	300–350	315	425.00–440.00	432.50
2	350–400	358	410.00–415.00	412.48
2	400–450	428	410.00–425.00	417.19
2	450–500	475	397.50–407.50	402.29
2	500–550	505	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
5	600–650	613	332.50–355.00	341.09
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	525	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	310.00–405.00	361.76
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	473	332.50–377.50	358.73
3	500–550	517	295.00–331.00	318.95
1	550–600	580	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	640	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	500.00–515.00	507.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,277	2,425.00–3,150.00	2,682.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,212	2,675.00–3,250.00	3,055.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	3,075.00	3,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,520	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,340	2,375.00–2,975.00	2,575.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,739.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,365	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,988.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,173	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,688.64
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,055	2,725.00	2,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	164.00–166.00	165.02
5	—	1,258	151.00–159.00	153.74
6	—	1,366	139.00–148.00	143.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	999	119.00–130.00	123.11
1	—	1,060	153.00	153.00
3	—	1,152	134.00–143.00	139.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,385	151.00–163.00	158.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,128	184.00–190.00	186.39
9	—	1,611	171.00–182.00	178.39

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