Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to light receipts; however all classes of Feeder and Slaughter Cattle traded with a lower undertone due to moderate demand and lack of quality.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.98/cwt on 14 head, down $12.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −63.03 against this barn's trailing median of $395.01.

Average price

$331.98

▼ 12.09 vs prior sale

14 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$17.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.61

vs TN average

−19.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	334.47	1,857	12thin
Medium and Large 2	533	317.00	1,688	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.47/cwt here — about $169 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 sale14 hd

331.98

—

TN average14 barns · 382 hd

348.59

−16.61

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

−19.20

This barn, trailing median27 sales

395.01

−63.03

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	1,493	188.00	2,806	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,405	159.00	2,234	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	134.56	1,325	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,287	$3,199	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$4,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,565	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,786	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,812	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,234	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,302	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	141.84/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,326	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	3,199.35/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,199	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	300.83/cwt	292.00–310.00	2,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	337.04/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	465.95/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	421.56/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	333.62/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,888	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	390.67/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	385.76/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	426.67/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	318.51/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	340.80/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	345.39/cwt	337.00–365.00	1,855	5

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 267Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 29Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 20

No trends could be established due to light receipts; however all classes of Feeder and Slaughter Cattle traded with a lower undertone due to moderate demand and lack of quality.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	178.00	178.00
1	—	1,420	198.00	198.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	159.00	159.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	120.00	120.00
2	—	935	140.00–144.00	141.84

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,287	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,199.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	4,350.00	4,350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	720	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	555	322.00	322.00
1	850–900	890	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	395	425.00–430.00	426.67
7	400–450	438	380.00–400.00	390.67
3	450–500	472	382.00–390.00	385.76
3	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	337.04
9	550–600	566	330.00–335.00	333.62
5	600–650	616	312.50–320.00	318.51
2	650–700	653	312.00	312.00
1	700–750	745	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	455.00–490.00	465.95
4	400–450	421	405.00–430.00	421.56
1	450–500	475	392.50	392.50
5	500–550	537	337.00–365.00	345.39
1	550–600	585	342.00	342.00
1	600–650	630	317.00	317.00
2	650–700	668	292.00–310.00	300.83
1	700–750	715	262.50	262.50
1	750–800	750	318.00	318.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	475	320.00–375.00	340.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	405.00	405.00
4	600–650	611	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
1	750–800	785	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	300	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	440	402.00	402.00
2	500–550	525	357.00	357.00
1	850–900	890	282.00	282.00

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

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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