Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Heifers 8.00 to 12.00 lower; Feeder Bulls 15.00 to 18.00 lower; No trends could be established on Feeder Steers due to light receipts; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls mostly steady; Quality pour to average with moderate demand; No sale November 25, 2025, in observance of Thanksgiving Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.60/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −77.41 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$317.60

28 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$25.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.53

vs TN average

−39.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	323.02	1,730	22
Medium and Large 2	558	297.75	1,662	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.27/cwt here — about $67 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 sale28 hd

317.60

—

TN average16 barns · 909 hd

325.13

−7.53

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−39.29

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−77.41

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	1,672	172.51	2,884	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	147.56	1,788	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	144.57	2,167	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	116.41	1,100	6thin

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)	1,173	$2,313	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,975	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,775	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$1,475	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,605	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$3,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	450–500	472	333.21/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	236	454.13/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	380.06/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	306.80/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,893	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	406.40/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	366.97/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	319.43/cwt	312.50–332.50	1,814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	306.23/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	325.07/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,681	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	427.20/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	282.73/cwt	255.00–342.50	2,341	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	395.00/cwt	385.00–405.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	372.34/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,709	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	319.96/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	306.60/cwt	292.50–320.00	2,045	13
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	755	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	400–450	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	1
Steers	Small 1	300–350	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	138.14/cwt	130.00–145.00	2,127	9
Bulls	—	—	1,425	162.31/cwt	141.00–176.00	2,313	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,933	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	143.17/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,568	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	120.86/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,206	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	149.21/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,110	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	182.71/cwt	181.00–184.00	3,504	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	149.75/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,902	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	302.50/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	361.65/cwt	332.50–385.00	1,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	346.37/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,268	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	299.75/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	288.67/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	359.54/cwt	340.00–380.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	319.10/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	349.58/cwt	312.50–370.00	1,489	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	395.27/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	380.65/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	222	394.92/cwt	390.00–400.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	337.51/cwt	302.50–360.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	338.48/cwt	300.00–375.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	304.48/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	260.07/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	908	185.02/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	303.22/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	374.68/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	293.74/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	319.67/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,365	3

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 303Last week 224Year ago 344

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 33Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 9Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	385.00–405.00	395.00
1	250–300	265	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	370	385.00–405.00	395.27
3	400–450	433	367.50–380.00	372.34
7	450–500	472	330.00–340.00	333.21
14	500–550	517	317.50–335.00	325.07
8	550–600	568	312.50–332.50	319.43
4	600–650	614	305.00–307.50	306.23
4	650–700	689	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	785	267.50	267.50
4	800–850	828	255.00–342.50	282.73
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	755	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	340.00–380.00	359.54
2	250–300	288	300.00–375.00	338.48
3	300–350	322	302.50–360.00	337.51
8	350–400	366	300.00–380.00	346.37
3	400–450	427	310.00–335.00	319.67
3	450–500	475	312.50–322.50	319.10
2	500–550	535	292.50–295.00	293.74
4	550–600	570	280.00–310.00	299.75
1	650–700	665	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	435.00–480.00	454.13
5	250–300	259	415.00–435.00	427.20
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	465	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	605	332.50	332.50
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	770	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	390.00–400.00	394.92
4	250–300	271	340.00–400.00	380.65
3	300–350	313	365.00–385.00	374.68
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	425	375.00–385.00	380.06
1	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	775	292.50	292.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	395.00–415.00	406.40
5	450–500	478	365.00–370.00	366.97
2	500–550	530	322.50	322.50
2	550–600	565	317.50–322.50	319.96
14	600–650	617	302.50–315.00	306.80
13	650–700	667	292.50–320.00	306.60
1	700–750	710	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	290.00–315.00	302.50
2	500–550	540	280.00–297.50	288.67
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
6	350–400	371	332.50–385.00	361.65
10	400–450	426	312.50–370.00	349.58
3	500–550	530	280.00–317.50	303.22
7	550–600	582	285.00–315.00	304.48
1	650–700	680	277.50	277.50
1	700–750	705	274.00	274.00
2	750–800	758	252.50–267.50	260.07
1	850–900	870	225.00	225.00
2	900–950	908	182.50–187.50	185.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,225.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,605	3,550.00	3,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	3,325.00	3,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	3,325.00	3,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,540	130.00–145.00	138.14
1	—	1,725	170.00	170.00
7	—	1,414	148.00–155.00	149.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	141.00–145.00	143.17
4	—	1,270	146.00–153.00	149.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	998	119.00–123.00	120.86
2	—	838	107.00–108.00	107.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	141.00–176.00	162.31
2	—	1,918	181.00–184.00	182.71

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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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