Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; No trends could be established on Feeder Cattle due to light receipts; No trends could be established on Slaughter Bulls; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher on a light test;

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.35/cwt on 13 head, down $50.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 24 comparable sales and sits −63.47 against this barn's trailing median of $410.83.

Average price

$347.35

▼ 50.75 vs prior sale

13 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$39.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.57

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	356.57	1,933	10thin
Medium and Large 2	539	316.62	1,706	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.95/cwt here — about $227 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

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $455.47, low $333.67, median $410.83 across 24 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 sale13 hd

347.35

—

TN average15 barns · 277 hd

355.92

−8.57

This barn, trailing median24 sales

410.83

−63.47

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	1,656	191.83	3,177	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	172.90	2,414	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	172.19	2,209	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	151.02	1,607	14

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,705	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$4,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	319.93/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	370.13/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	383.55/cwt	375.00–392.00	1,822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	398.39/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	413.39/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	420.23/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	437.60/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	510.53/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,445	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	475.15/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	352.33/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	361.89/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	305.18/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	407.48/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	485.59/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,777	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	322.99/cwt	315.00–332.00	2,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	356.70/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	356.07/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	337.36/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	451.80/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	349.92/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	331.29/cwt	325.00–352.00	2,081	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	361.01/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,899	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	421.99/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,017	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,704.74/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,705	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	185.44/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,930	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,977	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,512	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,996	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	169.13/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,432	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	136.27/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,462	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	157.11/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,651	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,908	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	177.87/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,421	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	177.93/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,384	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 Jul 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 200Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 42Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 14Year ago 3

Compared to last week; No trends could be established on Feeder Cattle due to light receipts; No trends could be established on Slaughter Bulls; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher on a light test;

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	407.00	407.00
2	400–450	413	405.00–410.00	407.48
1	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	533	305.00–335.00	319.93
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	665	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	475.00–495.00	485.59
4	400–450	426	445.00–460.00	451.80
5	450–500	478	415.00–435.00	421.99
6	500–550	526	350.00–370.00	361.01
4	550–600	566	340.00–360.00	349.92
13	600–650	628	325.00–352.00	331.29
3	650–700	662	315.00–332.00	322.99
2	700–750	733	300.00–305.00	302.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	375	365.00–375.00	370.13
4	400–450	425	335.00–375.00	356.07
3	450–500	455	355.00–360.00	356.70
1	500–550	515	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	565	295.00–320.00	305.18
1	800–850	825	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	435.00–445.00	437.60
2	300–350	320	415.00–425.00	420.23
5	350–400	368	405.00–420.00	413.39
8	400–450	419	390.00–405.00	398.39
6	450–500	475	375.00–392.00	383.55
6	500–550	534	357.00–365.00	361.89
2	550–600	563	345.00–360.00	352.33
3	600–650	612	332.00–340.00	337.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	283	500.00–520.00	510.53
1	300–350	340	485.00	485.00
2	400–450	428	470.00–480.00	475.15
1	600–650	630	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	810	262.00	262.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	4,500.00	4,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,704.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	180.00–190.00	185.44
1	—	1,885	211.00	211.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	191.00	191.00
8	—	1,211	160.00–170.00	164.86
7	—	1,361	173.00–183.00	177.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	164.00–173.00	169.13
3	—	1,340	175.00–180.00	177.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,073	129.00–145.00	136.27
6	—	1,051	150.00–168.00	157.11
2	—	1,078	177.00	177.00

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

Bulls · 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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle