Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle mostly steady. Slaughter Cattle not well established due to limited comparable receipts last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.19/cwt on 14 head, down $12.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 27 comparable sales and sits −3.82 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$391.19

▼ 12.85 vs prior sale

14 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$52.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.37

vs TN average

−39.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	406.18	2,193	10thin
Medium and Large 2	569	353.71	2,013	4thin

One grade step is worth $52.47/cwt here — about $180 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 sale14 hd

391.19

—

TN average16 barns · 816 hd

406.56

−15.37

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−39.22

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−3.82

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	1,702	185.35	3,154	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	176.47	2,740	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	162.69	2,017	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,153	139.47	1,608	7thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,186	1
Steers	Small 3	450–500	490	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	500.32/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,347	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	353.81/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	409.04/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,172	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	394.74/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	353.28/cwt	335.00–362.50	2,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	535.51/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	441.57/cwt	427.50–460.00	2,115	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	369.47/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,302	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	318.87/cwt	312.50–321.00	2,554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	511.67/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	460.86/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,410	7
Steers	Small 1	250–300	295	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	499.52/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	542.55/cwt	490.00–580.00	1,736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	578.35/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,651	1
Steers	Small 1	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	596.46/cwt	575.00–620.00	2,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	532.87/cwt	515.00–565.00	2,275	3
Steers	Small 1	400–450	440	477.36/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,436	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	465	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	619.05/cwt	580.00–640.00	1,950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	407.52/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	401.68/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	449.02/cwt	437.50–465.00	2,353	7
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	630	380.04/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,394	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,600	177.52/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,840	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	172.36/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,134	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	174.55/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,793	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	150.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,595	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	130.83/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,522	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	140.43/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,682	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	179.03/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,668	3
Bulls	—	—	1,714	191.68/cwt	188.00–195.00	3,285	5
Bulls	—	—	1,686	177.43/cwt	169.00–188.00	2,991	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	2,175.00/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,175	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,290	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	333.98/cwt	332.50–340.00	2,542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	345.51/cwt	345.00–346.00	2,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	470.08/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,351	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	575	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	539.82/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,256	4
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	515	408.35/cwt	395.00–422.50	2,103	2
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	390	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	371.23/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	454.11/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	347.56/cwt	340.00–361.00	2,353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	474.79/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Small 1	250–300	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	490	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	398	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,751	2

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 301Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 43Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 25Year ago 27

Compared to last week, Feeder Cattle mostly steady. Slaughter Cattle not well established due to limited comparable receipts last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	605.00	605.00
3	250–300	268	565.00–600.00	578.35
3	300–350	320	490.00–580.00	542.55
2	350–400	368	490.00–510.00	499.52
1	400–450	415	495.00	495.00
1	500–550	530	412.50	412.50
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	462.50	462.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	635.00	635.00
3	300–350	315	580.00–640.00	619.05
2	350–400	378	575.00–620.00	596.46
3	400–450	427	515.00–565.00	532.87
5	450–500	469	490.00–520.00	500.32
7	500–550	523	450.00–470.00	460.86
1	550–600	560	435.00	435.00
2	600–650	610	405.00–410.00	407.52
2	650–700	668	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	715	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	765	345.00–362.50	353.81
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	640.00	640.00
2	400–450	440	465.00–490.00	477.36
1	450–500	465	455.00	455.00
1	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	570.00	570.00
3	300–350	328	520.00–545.00	535.51
3	350–400	385	500.00–520.00	511.67
7	400–450	409	440.00–465.00	454.11
7	450–500	479	427.50–460.00	441.57
8	500–550	531	395.00–420.00	409.04
2	550–600	575	385.00–405.00	394.74
6	600–650	623	360.00–385.00	369.47
4	650–700	677	340.00–361.00	347.56
4	800–850	801	312.50–321.00	318.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	485.00	485.00
3	300–350	317	450.00–495.00	474.79
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	587	335.00–362.50	353.28
1	600–650	630	362.50	362.50
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	510.00	510.00
1	700–750	725	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	398	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	490	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	365	590.00	590.00
4	400–450	418	535.00–550.00	539.82
2	450–500	488	465.00–475.00	470.08
7	500–550	524	437.50–465.00	449.02
1	550–600	580	432.50	432.50
3	600–650	638	397.50–405.00	401.68
2	650–700	693	365.00–377.50	371.23
2	700–750	725	345.00–346.00	345.51
5	750–800	761	332.50–340.00	333.98
1	900–950	900	312.00	312.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	525.00	525.00
2	500–550	515	395.00–422.50	408.35
1	550–600	575	430.00	430.00
2	600–650	630	375.00–385.00	380.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	427.50	427.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	177.00–178.00	177.52
2	—	1,238	168.00–176.00	172.36
4	—	1,060	140.00–155.00	150.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	173.00–177.00	174.55
3	—	1,490	176.00–182.00	179.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	130.00–132.00	130.83
1	—	990	162.50	162.50
3	—	1,198	135.00–149.00	140.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,714	188.00–195.00	191.68
4	—	1,686	169.00–188.00	177.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	815	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,175.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,700.00	2,700.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle