Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.32/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −64.70 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$330.32

23 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$49.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.22

vs TN average

−47.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	332.49	1,765	22
Medium and Large 2	520	282.50	1,469	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.99/cwt here — about $296 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

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 sale23 hd

330.32

—

TN average15 barns · 880 hd

339.53

−9.22

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−47.64

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−64.70

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	1,874	177.52	3,327	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,591	153.06	2,436	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	150.02	1,919	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	117.60	1,251	10

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)	1,400	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,247	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,505	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,695	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$3,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	300–350	323	418.35/cwt	402.50–437.50	1,351	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	408.72/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,553	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	356.15/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	332.50/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,719	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	449.45/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	340.04/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	371.92/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	480.70/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	429.97/cwt	402.50–447.50	1,621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	302.01/cwt	296.00–306.00	2,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	319.35/cwt	310.00–337.50	2,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	408.97/cwt	382.50–425.00	1,754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,772	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,946	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,036	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	155.08/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,574	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	113.72/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,168	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	140.09/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,778	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	162.44/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,995	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	186.02/cwt	175.00–195.00	3,562	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	153.13/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,988	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,236	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	169.01/cwt	160.00–178.00	3,098	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,265	2,045.06/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,045	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,695	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	333.56/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	297.50/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	286.11/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	353.61/cwt	332.50–367.50	1,697	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	387.09/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,610	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	362.19/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,880	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	332.45/cwt	312.50–347.50	1,922	5

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 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 199Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 48Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 23Year ago 44

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

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	210	505.00	505.00
3	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
7	300–350	323	402.50–437.50	418.35
13	350–400	380	390.00–435.00	408.72
11	400–450	416	370.00–410.00	387.09
12	450–500	480	332.50–367.50	353.61
17	500–550	517	322.50–357.50	332.50
5	550–600	578	312.50–347.50	332.45
1	600–650	625	292.50	292.50
2	700–750	715	255.00–260.00	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	470	307.50	307.50
1	500–550	520	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	660	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	464	305.00–355.00	333.56
1	500–550	540	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	630	292.50–302.50	297.50
2	650–700	675	280.00–292.50	286.11
1	700–750	715	242.50	242.50
1	850–900	880	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	402.50–447.50	429.97
4	400–450	429	382.50–425.00	408.97
1	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
8	500–550	519	357.50–367.50	362.19
1	550–600	555	347.50	347.50
4	600–650	628	310.00–337.50	319.35
4	650–700	680	296.00–306.00	302.01
1	700–750	745	253.00	253.00
1	800–850	815	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	422.50	422.50
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	515.00	515.00
4	250–300	275	435.00–465.00	449.45
4	300–350	329	455.00–510.00	480.70
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
4	500–550	511	367.50–380.00	371.92
2	550–600	580	352.50–360.00	356.15
2	600–650	605	335.00–345.00	340.04
1	700–750	700	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	382.50	382.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	140.00	140.00
7	—	1,027	110.00–116.00	113.72
2	—	1,030	119.00–121.00	119.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	147.00	147.00
3	—	1,660	153.00–158.00	155.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,269	135.00–148.00	140.09
2	—	1,228	162.00–163.00	162.44
8	—	1,298	149.00–157.00	153.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,915	175.00–195.00	186.02
2	—	1,833	160.00–178.00	169.01

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,505	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,460	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,045.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,695	2,025.00	2,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	3,450.00	3,450.00

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

Replacement Cattle