Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to no sale last week in observance of Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.66/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −70.35 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$324.66

31 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$20.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.72

vs TN average

−45.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	331.42	1,792	21
Medium and Large 2	529	310.46	1,643	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.96/cwt here — about $149 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

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 sale31 hd

324.66

—

TN average7 barns · 518 hd

342.38

−17.72

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−45.79

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−70.35

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	1,515	175.49	2,659	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	148.44	2,200	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	147.33	1,782	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	117.51	1,213	13

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)	1,140	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,252	$1,999	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$1,860	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$3,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	285	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	279.92/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	336.51/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	323.50/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	310.67/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,612	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	367.42/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	309.53/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	247.59/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	681	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	421	383.08/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	368.05/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	330.75/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,740	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	312.57/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,725	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	326.23/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,738	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	367.51/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	345.98/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,910	5
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	440	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	349.33/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,631	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	344.23/cwt	337.50–352.50	1,793	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	123.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,275	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	107.68/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,113	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	142.11/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,999	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	135.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,582	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,952	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,370	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,190	1,723.93/head	1,675.00–1,760.00	1,724	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	160.92/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,644	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	152.77/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,330	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	155.14/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,928	6
Bulls	—	—	1,519	179.86/cwt	175.00–187.00	2,732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	307.75/cwt	307.50–308.00	2,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	309.98/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,714	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	386.73/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,675	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,133	1,859.60/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	350.68/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	252.38/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	306.69/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	296.43/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	335.09/cwt	325.00–345.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	332.65/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	321.14/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	343.90/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	393.33/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	348.14/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	395.96/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,489	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	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.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 303Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 39Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 14Year ago 19

No trends could be established due to no sale last week in observance of Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	342.50	342.50
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	410	312.50–330.00	321.14
2	450–500	458	285.00–307.50	296.43
7	500–550	519	302.50–315.00	310.67
3	550–600	553	307.50–312.50	309.98
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	385.00–400.00	395.96
3	400–450	432	362.50–370.00	367.42
9	450–500	467	340.00–357.50	349.33
10	500–550	526	322.50–340.00	330.75
8	550–600	574	320.00–335.00	326.23
6	600–650	621	270.00–290.00	279.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	380.00–390.00	383.08
10	450–500	463	372.50	372.50
3	500–550	500	347.50	347.50
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	681	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
9	400–450	433	380.00–397.50	386.73
4	450–500	474	360.00–375.00	368.05
7	500–550	521	337.50–352.50	344.23
5	550–600	562	332.50–345.00	336.51
1	600–650	640	311.00	311.00
1	650–700	660	306.00	306.00
1	700–750	705	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	437	332.50–365.00	350.68
1	450–500	490	342.50	342.50
5	500–550	521	285.00–340.00	309.53
3	550–600	580	302.50–312.50	306.69
2	600–650	630	247.50–257.50	252.38
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	733	242.50–252.50	247.59
1	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	460	387.50–405.00	393.33
4	500–550	503	365.00–372.50	367.51
5	550–600	552	342.50–360.00	345.98
5	600–650	601	322.50–325.00	323.50
2	650–700	668	310.00–315.00	312.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	325.00–345.00	335.09
2	300–350	318	325.00–365.00	343.90
2	350–400	373	325.00–340.00	332.65
1	400–450	440	332.50	332.50
4	500–550	515	342.50–350.00	348.14
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	665	307.50–308.00	307.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
2	750–800	760	310.00	310.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,675.00–1,760.00	1,723.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,859.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	3,600.00	3,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,031	120.00–128.00	123.65
5	—	1,034	101.00–114.00	107.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,407	138.00–146.00	142.11
2	—	1,643	158.00–164.00	160.92
3	—	1,525	149.00–156.00	152.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,168	130.00–140.00	135.43
1	—	1,220	160.00	160.00
6	—	1,243	152.00–158.00	155.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	158.00	158.00
4	—	1,519	175.00–187.00	179.86

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle