Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to insufficient comparable data, however, all classes of Feeder Cattle traded sharply higher due to light receipts and strong demand; Slaughter Cattle remain steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.31/cwt on 9 head, down $28.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 27 comparable sales and sits −20.70 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$374.31

▼ 28.90 vs prior sale

9 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,136

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$575

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$103.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.87

vs TN average

−41.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	393.27	2,243	6thin
Medium and Large 2	570	359.61	2,050	2thin
Small 1	575	290.00	1,668	1thin

One grade step is worth $103.27/cwt here — about $575 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale9 hd

374.31

—

TN average15 barns · 364 hd

394.19

−19.87

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−41.81

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−20.70

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	—	Low	1,612	186.76	3,010	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	171.00	2,668	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	163.32	1,859	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	123.89	1,167	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)	1,134	$3,375	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	770	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	955	$3,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,283	$2,708	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	450–500	460	424.84/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	536.36/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	458.29/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	388.65/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	430.19/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	458.74/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	486.91/cwt	415.00–560.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	693	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	496.00/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,579	4
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	468.38/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,465	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,541	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	174.63/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,048	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,967	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	121.19/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,100	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,379	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,668	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	175.60/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,903	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	189.95/cwt	182.00–199.00	3,039	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,375	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	3,712.01/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,712	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,283	2,708.19/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,276	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	517.24/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,940	3
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	447.19/cwt	400.00–495.00	1,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	530.65/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	468.05/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	324.20/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	359.61/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	368.18/cwt	367.00–372.50	2,467	7
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	290.64/cwt	285.00–292.50	2,348	4

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 Mar 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 150Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 59Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	520.00–540.00	530.65
3	300–350	329	500.00–580.00	536.36
3	350–400	375	500.00–540.00	517.24
6	400–450	407	440.00–480.00	458.29
3	450–500	460	415.00–430.00	424.84
2	500–550	545	400.00–405.00	402.50
4	550–600	583	385.00–395.00	388.65
1	600–650	605	360.00	360.00
7	650–700	670	367.00–372.50	368.18
1	700–750	730	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	780	312.50	312.50
4	800–850	808	285.00–292.50	290.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	450.00–485.00	468.05
2	350–400	393	400.00–460.00	430.19
1	450–500	475	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	570	345.00–375.00	359.61
1	600–650	605	307.50	307.50
3	650–700	679	322.50–325.00	324.20
1	750–800	775	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	693	371.00	371.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	575	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	345	630.00	630.00
1	400–450	425	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	460	515.00	515.00
2	500–550	530	485.00	485.00
1	550–600	565	440.00	440.00
2	750–800	778	362.50	362.50
1	850–900	850	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	308	415.00–560.00	486.91
3	350–400	383	435.00–480.00	458.74
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	570.00	570.00
1	400–450	435	510.00	510.00
2	450–500	473	520.00	520.00
4	500–550	520	485.00–505.00	496.00
3	550–600	557	465.00–475.00	468.38
1	700–750	730	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	400.00–495.00	447.19
1	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	535	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	655	347.50	347.50
1	800–850	845	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,173	174.00–176.00	174.63
1	—	1,185	166.00	166.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	117.00–125.00	121.19
1	—	1,045	132.00	132.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	171.00	171.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	175.00–176.00	175.60
7	—	1,600	182.00–199.00	189.95

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,712.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	3,750.00	3,750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,283	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,708.19

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