Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 8.00 to 12.00 higher; Quality good with strong demand; No trends on Slaughter Cattle due to limited comparable data.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.04/cwt on 27 head, up $6.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 27 comparable sales and sits +9.03 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$404.04

▲ 6.93 vs prior sale

27 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$58.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.85

vs TN average

−25.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	410.59	2,239	24
Medium and Large 2	560	351.67	1,971	3thin

One grade step is worth $58.91/cwt here — about $269 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale27 hd

404.04

—

TN average15 barns · 658 hd

401.19

+2.85

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−25.13

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

+9.03

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	—	High	1,925	197.00	3,792	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	163.55	2,298	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	162.80	1,915	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	134.06	1,254	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)	1,275	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	700–750	720	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	524	422.97/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,216	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	460.73/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,903	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	342.49/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	505.91/cwt	490.00–527.50	1,831	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	544.86/cwt	535.00–560.00	2,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	676	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,383	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	431.14/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,009	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	458.62/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	497.07/cwt	405.00–545.00	1,630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	331.25/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	726.79/cwt	700.00–760.00	1,955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	501.27/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	593.24/cwt	590.00–600.00	2,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	399.41/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	504.43/cwt	490.00–522.50	2,159	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	354.93/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	504.13/cwt	500.00–506.00	2,596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	481.69/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	614.20/cwt	595.00–625.00	2,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	401.03/cwt	385.00–407.50	2,482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	455.58/cwt	435.00–467.50	2,569	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	521.16/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	366.39/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	633	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,279	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	129.41/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,161	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,406	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	164.59/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,786	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	163.55/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,298	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,705	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,554	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,151	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,449	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	392.46/cwt	350.00–425.00	2,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	489.56/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	334.16/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	396.78/cwt	392.50–403.00	2,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	422.45/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	585.48/cwt	545.00–610.00	2,143	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	444.27/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,319	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	439.37/cwt	405.00–465.00	1,872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	404.85/cwt	372.50–435.00	1,745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	381.41/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	514.82/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	408.24/cwt	402.50–415.00	2,323	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	405.30/cwt	397.50–412.50	2,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	417.42/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	444.73/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	323.20/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,476	7

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 Feb 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 316Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 68Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 60Year ago 21

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 8.00 to 12.00 higher; Quality good with strong demand; No trends on Slaughter Cattle due to limited comparable data.

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	245	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	265	620.00	620.00
7	300–350	321	500.00–525.00	514.82
15	350–400	362	490.00–527.50	505.91
9	400–450	413	450.00–480.00	460.73
14	450–500	466	415.00–445.00	431.14
6	500–550	518	397.50–412.50	405.30
10	550–600	569	402.50–415.00	408.24
3	650–700	678	337.50–345.00	342.49
1	700–750	720	332.50	332.50
7	750–800	766	322.50–325.00	323.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	524	420.00–427.50	422.97
2	550–600	550	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	615	355.00	355.00
5	650–700	676	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	465.00	465.00
3	300–350	323	400.00–450.00	417.42
5	350–400	375	420.00–480.00	444.73
4	400–450	431	372.50–435.00	404.85
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	583	345.00–350.00	347.51
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	600	322.50	322.50
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	535.00–560.00	544.86
5	500–550	515	500.00–506.00	504.13
1	600–650	625	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	720.00	720.00
4	250–300	269	700.00–760.00	726.79
5	300–350	328	595.00–625.00	614.20
3	350–400	370	590.00–600.00	593.24
10	400–450	428	490.00–522.50	504.43
4	450–500	474	495.00–510.00	501.27
3	500–550	518	475.00–490.00	481.69
7	550–600	558	455.00–470.00	458.62
4	600–650	619	385.00–407.50	401.03
3	650–700	667	392.50–405.00	399.41
3	700–750	725	350.00–357.50	354.93
2	850–900	888	330.00–332.50	331.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	630.00	630.00
1	250–300	270	560.00	560.00
5	300–350	328	405.00–545.00	497.07
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	670	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	426	405.00–465.00	439.37
2	450–500	485	420.00–425.00	422.45
3	500–550	515	360.00–400.00	381.41
5	550–600	576	350.00–425.00	392.46
1	600–650	610	360.00	360.00
1	950–1000	950	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	545.00–610.00	585.48
4	400–450	419	505.00–540.00	521.16
3	450–500	477	480.00–505.00	489.56
6	500–550	522	435.00–460.00	444.27
7	550–600	564	435.00–467.50	455.58
3	600–650	620	392.50–403.00	396.78
2	650–700	675	360.00–372.50	366.39
3	700–750	727	330.00–342.50	334.16
1	750–800	790	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	830	320.00	320.00
2	950–1000	968	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	633	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	897	128.00–132.00	129.41
1	—	1,050	148.00	148.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,085	162.00–168.00	164.59
1	—	1,160	147.00	147.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	162.00–165.00	163.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	205.00	205.00
1	—	1,825	189.00	189.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,950.00	2,950.00

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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