Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established on Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable data, however all classes traded with a lower undertone; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.92/cwt on 15 head, up $8.65 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 26 of 27 comparable sales and sits +23.90 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$418.92

▲ 8.65 vs prior sale

15 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$14.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.52

vs TN average

−3.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	419.91	2,210	14thin
Medium and Large 2	505	405.00	2,045	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.91/cwt here — about $165 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 sale15 hd

418.92

—

TN average18 barns · 859 hd

414.39

+4.52

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−3.25

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

+23.90

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	1,598	191.23	3,056	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	170.98	2,402	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	161.37	1,985	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	135.68	1,323	3thin

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)	1,160	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,166	$2,753	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,257	$2,506	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,129	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,273	$3,221	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	450–500	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	482.46/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	507.82/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	458.73/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	523.32/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	368.79/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	423.08/cwt	412.50–432.00	2,192	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	462.56/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	530.73/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	504.97/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	599.56/cwt	585.00–605.00	1,901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	484.89/cwt	430.00–535.00	1,595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	522.55/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	453.71/cwt	452.50–455.00	2,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	561.73/cwt	555.00–575.00	2,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	417.48/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	499.94/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	377.45/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	493.27/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,284	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	172.58/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,304	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	148.67/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,830	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,458	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,861	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,421	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	171.96/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,113	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	129.52/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,256	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,480	1
Bulls	—	—	1,382	182.05/cwt	176.00–188.00	2,516	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	2,129.19/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,129	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,089	2,728.53/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,729	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	3,221.22/head	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,221	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	2,383.78/head	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,384	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,160	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	488.55/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	449.95/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	366.60/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	522.84/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	372.51/cwt	365.00–382.50	2,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	408.29/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	440.03/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	488.40/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	464	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,076	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 Apr 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 279Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 39Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 27Year ago 35

No trends could be established on Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable data, however all classes traded with a lower undertone; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	359	495.00–510.00	507.82
5	400–450	416	445.00–475.00	462.56
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	505	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	610	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	317	520.00–525.00	523.32
7	350–400	379	520.00–545.00	530.73
4	400–450	429	480.00–500.00	488.40
4	450–500	478	455.00–460.00	458.73
11	500–550	518	412.50–432.00	423.08
3	550–600	557	405.00–415.00	408.29
3	600–650	622	365.00–382.50	372.51
1	650–700	690	352.50	352.50
1	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	464	447.50	447.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	505.00–540.00	522.84
4	400–450	426	475.00–500.00	488.55
2	450–500	478	480.00–485.00	482.46
3	500–550	528	430.00–445.00	440.03
1	550–600	550	445.00	445.00
3	600–650	628	345.00–380.00	366.60
1	650–700	665	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	615.00	615.00
1	350–400	375	565.00	565.00
2	400–450	415	495.00–505.00	499.94
3	450–500	463	490.00–500.00	493.27
1	500–550	510	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	555	445.00–455.00	449.95
1	600–650	620	395.00	395.00
3	650–700	682	372.50–385.00	377.45
1	700–750	705	347.50	347.50
1	750–800	750	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	329	430.00–535.00	484.89
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	415	505.00	505.00
1	450–500	480	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	625.00	625.00
4	300–350	317	585.00–605.00	599.56
3	350–400	362	555.00–575.00	561.73
2	400–450	403	515.00–530.00	522.55
2	450–500	453	500.00–510.00	504.97
2	550–600	578	452.50–455.00	453.71
2	600–650	610	415.00–420.00	417.48
2	750–800	783	365.00–372.50	368.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,335	169.00–177.00	172.58
1	—	1,755	163.00	163.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,231	145.00–154.00	148.67
6	—	1,229	167.00–176.00	171.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	148.00	148.00
2	—	970	128.00–131.00	129.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,105	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,740	200.00	200.00
3	—	1,382	176.00–188.00	182.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,129.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,089	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,728.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	2,050.00–2,650.00	2,383.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,475	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,550	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,273	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,221.22

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle