Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; No trends could be established on Feeder Steers/Heifers due to lack of comparable data; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 14.00 higher with good quality; Slaughter Cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls not well established.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $336.01/cwt on 21 head, up $13.47 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 27 comparable sales and sits −72.10 against this barn's trailing median of $408.11.

Average price

$336.01

▲ 13.47 vs prior sale

21 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$33.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.21

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	339.16	1,858	19thin
Medium and Large 2	555	306.00	1,698	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.16/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale21 hd

336.01

—

TN average13 barns · 335 hd

338.22

−2.21

This barn, trailing median27 sales

408.11

−72.10

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	—	High	1,752	188.36	3,301	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,476	155.74	2,299	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	151.23	1,861	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	991	130.92	1,297	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$2,207	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,141	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$1,926	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,172	$1,807	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,363	$3,149	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	963	$2,625	2thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,171	2,100.59/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,101	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,348.31/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,348	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	3,073.75/head	3,050.00–3,100.00	3,074	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,130.66/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,131	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,337.93/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,338	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,925.88/head	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,926	3
Bulls	—	—	1,978	202.25/cwt	200.00–204.00	4,001	2
Bulls	—	—	1,547	175.44/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,714	3
Bulls	—	—	1,807	192.03/cwt	188.00–195.00	3,470	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	139.49/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,710	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	140.74/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,151	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	165.53/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,218	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	154.38/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,317	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,266	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	123.28/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,227	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	136.34/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,415	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	153.69/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,873	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	161.77/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,313	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	352.53/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	306.00/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	415.21/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	420.25/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,282	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	358.05/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	478.14/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	367.42/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	322.39/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	358.22/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,477	1
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	460	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	2,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	410.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	365.00/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	301.81/cwt	282.00–317.00	1,862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	329.22/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,689	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,073	1,645.40/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,645	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	443.99/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	266.65/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	405.41/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	343.29/cwt	325.00–357.00	1,799	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	294.86/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	311.21/cwt	292.00–330.00	1,926	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	335.45/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,909	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	373.86/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	338.38/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	432.43/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	292.34/cwt	277.00–310.00	2,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	379.89/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	270.89/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	323.54/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,598	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 196Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 26Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 15Year ago 8

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,171	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,100.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,073	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,645.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,283	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,348.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,370	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,130.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,305	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,337.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,188	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,925.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	3,050.00–3,100.00	3,073.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	3,300.00	3,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,978	200.00–204.00	202.25
3	—	1,547	173.00–179.00	175.44
3	—	1,807	188.00–195.00	192.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,226	131.00–144.00	139.49
2	—	1,340	165.00–166.00	165.53
17	—	1,219	146.00–160.00	153.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	138.00–143.00	140.74
9	—	1,501	148.00–158.00	154.38
7	—	1,430	160.00–165.00	161.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	143.00	143.00
3	—	995	120.00–126.00	123.28
2	—	1,038	133.00–139.00	136.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	400.00–430.00	415.21
1	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	465	350.00–355.00	352.53
2	550–600	555	300.00–312.00	306.00
1	750–800	765	257.00	257.00
1	800–850	815	242.00	242.00
1	850–900	895	255.00	255.00
1	950–1000	955	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	460.00	460.00
5	350–400	390	430.00–455.00	443.99
2	400–450	428	395.00–415.00	405.41
10	450–500	489	360.00–395.00	373.86
9	500–550	524	325.00–357.00	343.29
10	550–600	569	315.00–355.00	335.45
15	600–650	619	292.00–330.00	311.21
4	700–750	716	285.00–310.00	294.86
3	750–800	782	277.00–310.00	292.34
3	800–850	807	265.00–275.00	270.00
3	850–900	858	265.00–270.00	266.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	305	410.00–435.00	420.25
1	350–400	385	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	410	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	528	315.00–330.00	322.39
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	327	460.00–500.00	478.14
1	350–400	355	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	440	405.00–415.00	410.00
2	450–500	475	360.00–375.00	367.42
6	500–550	519	340.00–370.00	358.05
5	550–600	573	340.00–367.00	358.22
1	600–650	625	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
6	750–800	750	321.50	321.50
1	850–900	860	288.00	288.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	362.00	362.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	380	430.00–435.00	432.43
7	400–450	439	370.00–400.00	379.89
5	450–500	488	335.00–347.00	338.38
12	500–550	513	317.00–335.00	329.22
4	550–600	580	315.00–327.00	323.54
7	600–650	617	282.00–317.00	301.81
1	650–700	665	287.00	287.00
1	800–850	815	252.00	252.00
1	850–900	880	222.00	222.00
1	950–1000	950	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	378	355.00–380.00	365.00
1	450–500	490	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	535	305.00–310.00	307.52
2	550–600	588	262.00–280.00	270.89

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle