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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 6.00 to 10.00 lower on a light test; Feeder Heifers under 600lbs unevenly steady, over 600lbs 10.00 to 12.00 higher; Feeder Bulls under 600lbs 10.00 lower, over 600lbs 10.00 higher; Slaughter Cows 6.00 to 8.00 lower; No trends could be established on Slaughter Bulls due to lack of comparable data.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.27/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −76.74 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$318.27

17 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$23.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.42

vs TN average

−45.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	323.86	1,737	13thin
Medium and Large 2	538	300.09	1,614	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.77/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale17 hd

318.27

—

TN average15 barns · 665 hd

324.69

−6.42

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−45.69

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−76.74

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	1,987	185.67	3,689	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	154.89	2,196	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	147.25	2,018	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,202	119.70	1,439	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,213	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	951	$1,942	5

Every lot, as filed

79 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	350–400	374	401.45/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	411.50/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	345.46/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	347.59/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	336.24/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	324.39/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	361.30/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	346.94/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	388.62/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,239	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	668	298.14/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	391.85/cwt	387.50–392.50	1,673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	332.83/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,064	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	405.00/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	379	389.24/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	319.48/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	361.62/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	311.27/cwt	305.00–317.50	2,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	339.88/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	890	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	284.99/cwt	282.50–287.50	2,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	311.25/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	411.74/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	124.60/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,493	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,980	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,380	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,377	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	149.71/cwt	146.00–155.00	2,035	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	300	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,155	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,720	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	153.44/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,145	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,122	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	133.73/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,910	2
Bulls	—	—	1,985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,970	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	1,942.48/head	1,926.00–1,968.00	1,942	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	805	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	369.19/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	364.27/cwt	345.00–382.50	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	360.22/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	328.31/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	306.28/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	368.37/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	308.23/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	411.17/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	293.90/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	390.60/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	303.99/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	318.15/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,823	4

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 →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Nov 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 253Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 67Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 35Year 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	200–250	230	427.50	427.50
2	250–300	285	402.50–407.50	405.00
2	300–350	338	400.00–422.50	411.50
5	350–400	374	395.00–412.50	401.45
4	400–450	409	382.50–400.00	390.60
5	450–500	477	340.00–357.50	346.94
8	500–550	514	322.50–332.50	324.39
4	550–600	573	312.50–335.00	318.15
4	600–650	616	312.50–325.00	319.48
5	650–700	656	302.50–307.50	303.99
1	800–850	835	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	750	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	805	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	890	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	372.50	372.50
3	300–350	323	355.00–380.00	369.19
2	350–400	360	345.00–382.50	364.27
1	400–450	440	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	490	302.50	302.50
2	500–550	513	305.00–307.50	306.28
2	550–600	563	282.50–305.00	293.90
1	600–650	640	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	655	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	730	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	445.00	445.00
5	300–350	306	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	415	405.00–417.50	411.17
2	500–550	513	357.50–365.00	361.30
4	550–600	571	340.00–362.50	345.46
2	600–650	613	340.00–355.00	347.59
1	650–700	660	347.00	347.00
1	700–750	710	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	342	365.00–375.00	368.37
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	400.00–425.00	411.74
8	400–450	427	387.50–392.50	391.85
2	450–500	465	382.50–395.00	388.62
3	500–550	505	352.50–367.50	361.62
2	550–600	568	335.00–337.50	336.24
7	600–650	620	325.00–345.00	332.83
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	713	305.00–317.50	311.27
2	800–850	840	282.50–287.50	284.99
1	900–950	935	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	380.00–392.50	389.24
2	500–550	518	335.00–345.00	339.88
2	600–650	615	310.00–312.50	311.25
4	650–700	668	295.00–302.50	298.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	423	350.00–375.00	360.22
3	500–550	512	320.00–332.50	328.31
3	550–600	575	302.50–320.00	308.23
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	655	272.50	272.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	121.00–128.00	124.60
1	—	1,215	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	138.00	138.00
2	—	1,438	165.00–166.00	165.51
3	—	1,398	152.00–154.00	153.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,359	146.00–155.00	149.71
1	—	1,310	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,428	132.00–136.00	133.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	171.00	171.00
1	—	2,000	186.00	186.00
1	—	1,985	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	951	1,926.00–1,968.00	1,942.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	2,250.00	2,250.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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