Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 6.00 to 12.00 lower: Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 10.00 lower with the exception of 500lbs Heifers which were 15.00 higher; Feeder Bulls not well established due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $403.21/cwt on 28 head, up $12.02 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 27 comparable sales and sits +8.20 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$403.21

▲ 12.02 vs prior sale

28 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$977

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$183.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.82

vs TN average

−17.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	423.49	2,273	20
Medium and Large 2	524	385.01	2,017	5thin
Medium and Large 3	555	327.50	1,818	2thin
Small 1	540	240.00	1,296	1thin

One grade step is worth $183.49/cwt here — about $977 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 sale28 hd

403.21

—

TN average14 barns · 595 hd

392.39

+10.82

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−17.75

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

+8.20

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	1,717	188.97	3,245	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	173.32	2,464	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	171.59	2,137	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	125.59	1,246	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$3,176	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,098	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,158	$2,441	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,838	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,696	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$3,198	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	815	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,987	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	600–650	610	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	495.02/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	499.94/cwt	490.00–512.50	2,065	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	460.93/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,374	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	428.58/cwt	412.50–450.00	2,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	470.90/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	478.13/cwt	440.00–505.00	1,583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	467.65/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	488.88/cwt	465.00–517.50	1,848	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	406.51/cwt	387.50–425.00	2,175	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	451.93/cwt	422.50–480.00	1,921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	436.64/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	417.50/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	452.74/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	292.44/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,085	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	3,198.09/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,198	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	336.24/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	366.49/cwt	350.00–407.50	2,071	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,158	2,441.14/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,441	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	385.01/cwt	375.00–392.50	2,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	392.83/cwt	365.00–440.00	2,051	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	2,695.53/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	408.93/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,722	6
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	1,987.00/head	1,987.00–1,987.00	1,987	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	3,175.95/head	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,176	2
Bulls	—	—	1,687	187.52/cwt	181.00–194.00	3,163	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	170.59/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,091	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	170.13/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,416	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,879	1
Bulls	—	—	2,145	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	4,569	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	178.25/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,308	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	125.59/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,246	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,286	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	179.58/cwt	177.00–183.00	2,543	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	454.18/cwt	452.50–457.50	2,416	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	539.16/cwt	535.00–542.50	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,203	2,822.14/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,822	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	408.36/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	380.43/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	329.98/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	554.50/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	441.22/cwt	432.50–452.50	2,528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	478.27/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	509.18/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	447.94/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	464.12/cwt	420.00–495.00	1,485	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	606	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	497.59/cwt	480.00–522.50	1,846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	393.93/cwt	365.00–435.00	1,840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	313.68/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	313.76/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	483.33/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	491.88/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	525.25/cwt	502.50–535.00	1,723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	337.59/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,221	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	497.67/cwt	480.00–502.50	2,334	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	428.07/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,235	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	414.43/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	354.61/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,230	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 189Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 39Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 16Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	455.00–500.00	470.90
4	300–350	320	420.00–495.00	464.12
3	350–400	353	490.00–500.00	495.02
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	460	430.00–475.00	452.74
3	500–550	522	365.00–440.00	392.83
2	550–600	560	410.00–425.00	417.50
1	600–650	610	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	378	530.00–580.00	554.50
3	400–450	437	505.00–515.00	509.18
9	450–500	469	480.00–502.50	497.67
6	500–550	532	452.50–457.50	454.18
4	550–600	573	432.50–452.50	441.22
6	600–650	625	370.00–392.50	380.43
1	700–750	705	338.00	338.00
1	800–850	800	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	606	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	535.00–542.50	539.16
8	400–450	413	490.00–512.50	499.94
3	450–500	468	470.00–495.00	478.27
5	500–550	515	455.00–470.00	460.93
5	600–650	629	350.00–365.00	354.61
2	650–700	658	330.00–345.00	337.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	465.00–517.50	488.88
2	400–450	425	422.50–480.00	451.93
4	450–500	473	412.50–450.00	428.58
5	500–550	535	387.50–425.00	406.51
4	550–600	565	350.00–407.50	366.49
2	600–650	630	335.00–337.50	336.24
2	700–750	713	275.00–310.00	292.44
2	750–800	785	312.50–315.00	313.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	450.00–485.00	467.65
4	300–350	331	440.00–505.00	478.13
3	350–400	377	400.00–475.00	436.64
6	400–450	421	380.00–435.00	408.93
7	450–500	467	365.00–435.00	393.93
5	500–550	524	375.00–392.50	385.01
2	650–700	665	305.00–322.50	313.68
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	900	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	580	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	518	405.00–410.00	408.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	470.00–515.00	491.88
6	300–350	328	502.50–535.00	525.25
4	350–400	371	480.00–522.50	497.59
10	400–450	429	440.00–455.00	447.94
2	450–500	490	445.00	445.00
9	500–550	522	415.00–435.00	428.07
5	550–600	580	400.00–425.00	414.43
1	600–650	620	362.50	362.50
2	700–750	733	325.00–335.00	329.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	480.00–490.00	483.33
3	500–550	527	440.00	440.00

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)	1	—	815	2,500.00	2,500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,695.53
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,198.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,158	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,441.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	988	2,700.00–3,500.00	3,175.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,822.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	3,650.00	3,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,987.00	1,987.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,687	181.00–194.00	187.52
1	—	2,145	213.00	213.00
1	—	1,560	178.00	178.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,226	165.00–174.00	170.59
1	—	1,220	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,295	175.00–182.00	178.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,420	164.00–175.00	170.13
1	—	1,475	155.00	155.00
7	—	1,416	177.00–183.00	179.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	992	120.00–132.00	125.59

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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