Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder cattle sharply lower due to quality and lack of Buyer presence; Slaughter Cows/Bulls steady to 2.00 higher with fair quality and steady demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $392.73/cwt on 30 head, down $6.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 27 comparable sales and sits −2.28 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$392.73

▼ 6.12 vs prior sale

30 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$52.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

vs TN average

−3.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	402.17	2,195	22
Medium and Large 2	552	369.16	2,036	7thin
Small 1	505	350.00	1,768	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.17/cwt here — about $427 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale30 hd

392.73

—

TN average15 barns · 803 hd

393.36

−0.63

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−3.32

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−2.28

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	1,669	210.93	3,521	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	180.42	2,477	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	173.10	2,105	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	150.62	1,502	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,405	$3,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	350–400	350	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	338.37/cwt	320.00–342.00	2,294	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	399.42/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	403.77/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	444.36/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,857	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	405.95/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,152	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	413.20/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	371.29/cwt	352.50–380.00	2,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	798	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	417.38/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	424.26/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	511.87/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	450.44/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	454.36/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,394	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	464.92/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	486.60/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	468.33/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	355.53/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	482.43/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	327.11/cwt	322.00–337.00	2,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	410.20/cwt	402.00–430.00	2,088	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	380.45/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	393.38/cwt	382.00–405.00	1,869	2
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	347.19/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,135	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	431.70/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,064	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	419.59/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,145	4
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	450–500	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	428.64/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	396.39/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,244	5
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	366.33/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	498.89/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	457.78/cwt	380.00–480.00	1,717	9
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	423.44/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	473.26/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,983	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	460.20/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,135	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bulls	—	—	1,631	208.92/cwt	205.00–212.00	3,407	6
Bulls	—	—	1,900	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	4,237	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	179.35/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,407	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	178.46/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,322	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,687	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,135	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	153.36/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,523	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	128.92/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,279	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	163.82/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,845	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	164.85/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,655	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 Jul 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 225Year ago 401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 30Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 18

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder cattle sharply lower due to quality and lack of Buyer presence; Slaughter Cows/Bulls steady to 2.00 higher with fair quality and steady demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	485.00	485.00
9	400–450	418	430.00–455.00	444.36
9	450–500	478	420.00–445.00	431.70
15	500–550	530	395.00–415.00	405.95
6	550–600	580	385.00–405.00	399.42
5	600–650	615	330.00–365.00	347.19
6	650–700	678	320.00–342.00	338.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	405.00–445.00	419.59
4	300–350	321	400.00–405.00	403.77
2	350–400	365	405.00–425.00	415.00
3	400–450	422	405.00–420.00	413.20
2	450–500	475	382.00–405.00	393.38
3	500–550	527	355.00–380.00	366.33
4	550–600	570	352.50–380.00	371.29
1	750–800	750	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	650	372.00	372.00
2	750–800	798	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	425	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	362.00	362.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	405.00–430.00	417.38
4	300–350	324	425.00–475.00	450.44
1	400–450	420	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	740	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	600.00	600.00
6	300–350	330	505.00–545.00	511.87
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	427	480.00–490.00	486.60
2	450–500	458	460.00–470.00	464.92
7	500–550	527	450.00–460.00	454.36
6	550–600	578	415.00–435.00	424.26
1	600–650	630	415.00	415.00
1	750–800	750	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	555	465.00–470.00	468.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	490.00–510.00	498.89
6	400–450	419	455.00–485.00	473.26
9	450–500	464	455.00–475.00	460.20
14	500–550	509	402.00–430.00	410.20
5	550–600	566	380.00–410.00	396.39
5	600–650	623	345.00–370.00	355.53
1	700–750	725	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	480.00–485.00	482.43
9	350–400	375	380.00–480.00	457.78
4	400–450	428	405.00–445.00	423.44
3	450–500	472	415.00–435.00	428.64
5	500–550	522	365.00–395.00	380.45
1	550–600	585	372.50	372.50
3	600–650	627	322.00–337.00	327.11
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,405	3,300.00	3,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,631	205.00–212.00	208.92
1	—	1,900	223.00	223.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,342	175.00–184.00	179.35
1	—	1,650	190.00	190.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,301	175.00–184.00	178.46
1	—	1,330	202.00	202.00
6	—	1,126	160.00–169.00	163.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	151.00–156.00	153.36
3	—	992	120.00–137.00	128.92
4	—	1,004	161.00–168.00	164.85

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle