Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to light comparable data; however, all classes of Feeder Cattle traded slightly higher with good quality and strong demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $322.54/cwt on 17 head, up $7.35 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −85.57 against this barn's trailing median of $408.11.

Average price

$322.54

▲ 7.35 vs prior sale

17 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$23.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	330.95	1,849	11thin
Medium and Large 2	562	307.12	1,725	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.83/cwt here — about $124 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $455.47, low $315.18, median $408.11 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 sale17 hd

322.54

—

TN average11 barns · 194 hd

325.18

−2.64

This barn, trailing median27 sales

408.11

−85.57

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	1,803	193.02	3,479	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,441	158.01	2,277	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	156.00	1,864	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	127.02	1,205	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,976	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,083	$1,763	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,410	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,101	$2,920	7

Every lot, as filed

50 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	350–400	357	410.02/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	301.54/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	350.84/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	438.83/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,676	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	362.49/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	358.81/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	374.91/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	374.68/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	394.47/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	322.38/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	470.00/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	350.59/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	284.42/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	382.46/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	369.62/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,752	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	402.79/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,708	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	319.72/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,874	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	283.52/cwt	282.00–285.00	2,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	296.46/cwt	282.00–305.00	1,847	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	468.33/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	2,958.67/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,959	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,763.11/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,975.98/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,976	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,098	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	148.52/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,005	2
Bulls	—	—	1,165	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,062	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	198.36/cwt	193.00–201.00	3,997	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,301	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,374	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	122.53/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,125	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,141	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,393	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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 236Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 31Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 19

No trends could be established due to light comparable data; however, all classes of Feeder Cattle traded slightly higher with good quality and strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	400.00–415.00	410.02
2	400–450	428	360.00–365.00	362.49
2	450–500	468	345.00–357.00	350.84
1	500–550	515	335.00	335.00
5	550–600	571	297.00–307.00	301.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	465.00–470.00	468.33
9	350–400	382	425.00–455.00	438.83
8	400–450	424	390.00–420.00	402.79
11	450–500	474	355.00–385.00	369.62
4	500–550	511	340.00–362.00	350.59
7	550–600	586	312.00–330.00	319.72
8	600–650	623	282.00–305.00	296.46
2	700–750	733	282.00–285.00	283.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	340	465.00–475.00	470.00
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	440	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	473	380.00–385.00	382.46
4	500–550	524	355.00–365.00	358.81
2	600–650	610	330.00–335.00	332.46
1	650–700	675	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	315	355.00–395.00	374.68
1	350–400	365	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	460	357.00	357.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	380.00–410.00	394.47
4	400–450	423	365.00–395.00	374.91
8	500–550	518	315.00–330.00	322.38
5	600–650	631	270.00–302.00	284.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	350	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	505	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	242.00	242.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,410	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,124	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,958.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,763.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,975.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,245	172.00	172.00
1	—	995	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	148.00–149.00	148.52
1	—	1,750	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,315	175.00	175.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	136.00	136.00
2	—	918	122.00–123.00	122.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	177.00	177.00
3	—	2,015	193.00–201.00	198.36

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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