Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $333.67/cwt on 13 head, down $34.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −77.16 against this barn's trailing median of $410.83.

Average price

$333.67

▼ 34.20 vs prior sale

13 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$579

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$102.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.83

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	357.52	1,918	4thin
Medium and Large 2	549	331.58	1,820	8thin
Small 1	525	255.00	1,339	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.52/cwt here — about $579 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

333.67

—

TN average15 barns · 350 hd

369.50

−35.83

This barn, trailing median24 sales

410.83

−77.16

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	1,496	199.06	2,978	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	171.26	2,016	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	169.50	2,373	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	158.43	1,609	9thin

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)	1,127	$2,475	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,196	$1,948	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	720	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$2,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1	450–500	469	431.88/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,026	7
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	237.26/cwt	227.00–260.00	1,934	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	338.54/cwt	327.00–352.00	1,801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	356.69/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,880	3
Bulls	Small 1	700–750	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	500.18/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,921	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	324.54/cwt	315.00–332.00	2,006	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	256.10/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	327.40/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	261.92/cwt	240.00–285.00	2,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	313.49/cwt	312.00–315.00	2,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	308.51/cwt	307.00–310.00	2,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	372.63/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Small 1	300–350	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	338.16/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,093	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	302.16/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,046	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	387.02/cwt	352.00–430.00	1,649	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	463.46/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	359.72/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,741	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,108	1,765.80/head	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,766	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,129.82/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,130	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,980	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	201.74/cwt	198.00–206.00	2,976	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	137.45/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,392	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	166.67/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,923	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,367	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	191.90/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,456	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,372	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	159.00/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,700	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	171.65/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	815	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	780	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	432.86/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	269.92/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	398.39/cwt	395.00–402.00	1,912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	445.98/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	407.61/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,111	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	394.17/cwt	355.00–425.00	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	369.28/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	349.73/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	315.51/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	395.09/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	420.14/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	368.56/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,909	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	348.49/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	517.48/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,641	3
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	346.05/cwt	335.00–357.00	1,959	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	382.28/cwt	372.00–395.00	1,793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	417.34/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,425	1

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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 243Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 46Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 14

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	384	485.00–510.00	500.18
6	400–450	413	450.00–485.00	463.46
7	450–500	469	410.00–445.00	431.88
3	500–550	527	355.00–360.00	356.69
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
8	600–650	619	320.00–350.00	338.16
6	650–700	677	300.00–307.00	302.16
2	700–750	733	312.00–315.00	313.49
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	815	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	873	240.00–285.00	261.92
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	740	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	415.00–445.00	432.86
7	400–450	426	352.00–430.00	387.02
4	450–500	484	330.00–380.00	359.72
3	500–550	532	327.00–352.00	338.54
5	550–600	559	320.00–335.00	327.40
3	700–750	717	245.00–300.00	269.92
1	750–800	785	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	825	247.00	247.00
1	850–900	850	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	780	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	417.00	417.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	385.00–405.00	395.09
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	375	345.00–355.00	349.73
2	400–450	428	365.00–380.00	372.63
3	450–500	470	340.00–360.00	348.49
5	500–550	524	307.00–320.00	315.51
1	550–600	595	277.00	277.00
1	600–650	600	302.00	302.00
1	650–700	665	282.00	282.00
2	700–750	728	250.00–262.00	256.10
4	800–850	815	227.00–260.00	237.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	440.00	440.00
10	400–450	425	405.00–430.00	417.34
7	450–500	469	372.00–395.00	382.28
8	500–550	518	355.00–380.00	368.56
7	550–600	566	335.00–357.00	346.05
7	600–650	618	315.00–332.00	324.54
2	650–700	653	307.00–310.00	308.51
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	835	302.00	302.00
1	950–1000	955	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	415.00–425.00	420.14
3	300–350	322	355.00–425.00	394.17
1	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	480	395.00–402.00	398.39
1	850–900	860	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	515.00–520.00	517.48
3	350–400	390	497.00	497.00
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	470	440.00–465.00	445.98
9	500–550	518	400.00–422.00	407.61
5	550–600	565	360.00–380.00	369.28
1	700–750	730	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	3,150.00	3,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	3,350.00	3,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,205	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,129.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,765.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,925.00	1,925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	191.00	191.00
3	—	1,475	198.00–206.00	201.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	137.00–138.00	137.45
4	—	1,069	154.00–164.00	159.00
3	—	947	170.00–174.00	171.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,154	155.00–171.00	166.67
2	—	1,280	190.00–194.00	191.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	176.00	176.00
1	—	1,455	163.00	163.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle