Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 9.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady; Feeder Bulls 10.00 higher; Quality good with steady demand. Slaughter Cows/Bulls Traded with a slightly higher undertone.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.05/cwt on 9 head, up $10.03 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 27 comparable sales and sits +10.03 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$405.05

▲ 10.03 vs prior sale

9 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$649

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$87.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.55

vs TN average

−23.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	417.13	2,315	6thin
Medium and Large 2	535	406.31	2,174	2thin
Small 1	505	330.00	1,667	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.13/cwt here — about $649 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 sale9 hd

405.05

—

TN average16 barns · 808 hd

412.59

−7.55

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−23.31

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

+10.03

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	—	Low	1,729	198.71	3,436	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	173.37	2,634	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	164.05	2,194	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	943	144.67	1,365	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2	200–250	245	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	560.12/cwt	520.00–590.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	420.43/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	406.31/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	459.81/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	541.72/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,026	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	438.86/cwt	435.00–442.50	2,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	688	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	647.69/cwt	640.00–660.00	1,684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	505.39/cwt	450.00–540.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	488.02/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	601	453.22/cwt	452.50–455.00	2,724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	471.77/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	608.96/cwt	590.00–625.00	1,900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	546.88/cwt	545.00–547.50	2,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	368.48/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	606.92/cwt	595.00–620.00	2,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	462.77/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	446.07/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,207	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	177.01/cwt	175.00–182.50	2,645	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	166.08/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,607	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	164.18/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,106	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,531	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,354	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,217	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,060	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	177.91/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,460	2
Bulls	—	—	1,418	184.61/cwt	183.00–187.50	2,618	3
Bulls	—	—	2,040	212.57/cwt	211.00–214.00	4,336	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	199.08/cwt	195.00–203.00	3,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	402.27/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	527.80/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	545.53/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,269	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	519.84/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	478.76/cwt	417.50–515.00	2,025	6
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	416.95/cwt	410.00–427.50	2,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	472.02/cwt	462.50–480.00	2,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	431.11/cwt	405.00–455.00	2,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	489.68/cwt	440.00–540.00	1,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,434	1
Heifers	Small 1	750–800	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	384.05/cwt	372.50–395.00	2,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	446.61/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	489.88/cwt	410.00–525.00	1,842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	546.72/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,750	3

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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 225Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 45Year ago 27

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 9.00 lower; Feeder Heifers mostly steady; Feeder Bulls 10.00 higher; Quality good with steady demand. Slaughter Cows/Bulls Traded with a slightly higher undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	480.00	480.00
2	250–300	265	450.00–470.00	459.81
3	300–350	312	440.00–540.00	489.68
6	350–400	376	410.00–525.00	489.88
1	400–450	430	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	470	400.00–440.00	420.43
2	500–550	535	400.00–412.50	406.31
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	520.00–590.00	560.12
3	300–350	320	540.00–550.00	546.72
9	350–400	374	530.00–560.00	541.72
4	400–450	433	462.50–480.00	472.02
3	450–500	467	445.00–450.00	446.61
1	500–550	510	427.50	427.50
4	550–600	565	410.00–427.50	416.95
3	600–650	620	372.50–395.00	384.05
1	650–700	660	367.50	367.50
1	900–950	910	267.50	267.50
1	950–1000	955	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	382.50	382.50
3	650–700	688	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	790	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	560	407.50	407.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	610.00	610.00
4	250–300	260	640.00–660.00	647.69
5	300–350	312	590.00–625.00	608.96
2	350–400	393	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	437	545.00–547.50	546.88
1	450–500	470	525.00	525.00
3	500–550	527	460.00–485.00	471.77
1	550–600	560	440.00	440.00
3	700–750	725	360.00–372.50	368.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	490.00	490.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	555.00	555.00
3	300–350	320	450.00–540.00	505.39
1	400–450	440	505.00	505.00
3	450–500	468	465.00–510.00	488.02
2	500–550	525	435.00–442.50	438.86
1	600–650	630	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	601	452.50–455.00	453.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	595.00–620.00	606.92
9	400–450	416	525.00–555.00	545.53
2	450–500	465	515.00–525.00	519.84
5	500–550	511	445.00–480.00	462.77
3	550–600	572	440.00–457.50	446.07
1	600–650	610	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	650	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	485.00	485.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	505.00–550.00	527.80
6	400–450	423	417.50–515.00	478.76
4	450–500	474	405.00–455.00	431.11
1	500–550	500	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	573	385.00–420.00	402.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	175.00–182.50	177.01
2	—	1,570	164.00–168.00	166.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	160.00–171.00	164.18
2	—	1,373	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,383	175.00–181.00	177.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	157.00	157.00
1	—	940	144.00	144.00
1	—	915	133.00	133.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	183.00–187.50	184.61
3	—	2,040	211.00–214.00	212.57
2	—	1,730	195.00–203.00	199.08

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