Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Heifers 4.00 t0 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 5.00 to 7.00 Higher; No trends could be established on Feeder Steers due to lack of comparable data from light receipts the previous week; Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls 3.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.48/cwt on 20 head, up $2.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 27 comparable sales and sits −69.63 against this barn's trailing median of $408.11.

Average price

$338.48

▲ 2.47 vs prior sale

20 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$19.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.56

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	340.44	1,824	18thin
Medium and Large 2	565	320.84	1,813	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.60/cwt here — about $11 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 sale20 hd

338.48

—

TN average14 barns · 352 hd

341.04

−2.56

This barn, trailing median27 sales

408.11

−69.63

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	1,683	186.76	3,142	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,380	149.47	2,063	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	147.47	1,738	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	959	130.32	1,250	10

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)	1,015	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,094	$2,697	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$2,190	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	883	$1,906	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,470	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,817	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	860	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	260.54/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	318.26/cwt	302.00–335.00	1,951	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	333.86/cwt	325.00–347.00	1,739	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	317.85/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	309.11/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	348.29/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	371.58/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	326.13/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,859	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	336.64/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	337.85/cwt	337.00–338.00	1,902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	312.44/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	358.15/cwt	340.00–367.00	1,880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	464.35/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	309.92/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	348.19/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	471.91/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	329.64/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	323.49/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	573.52/cwt	555.00–595.00	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	391.96/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,846	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	391.29/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	435.04/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	404.69/cwt	350.00–445.00	1,530	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	320.84/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	260.33/cwt	230.00–277.00	1,882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	348.92/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,518	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	160.37/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,915	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	143.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,394	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	137.34/cwt	133.00–141.00	2,133	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	156.44/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,043	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	148.57/cwt	143.00–152.00	2,032	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	147.97/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,736	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	134.66/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,216	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,163	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	138.54/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,632	8
Bulls	—	—	1,705	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,359	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	188.26/cwt	182.00–193.00	3,103	8
Bulls	—	—	1,810	175.63/cwt	173.00–178.00	3,179	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	1,709.91/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,710	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,226.00/head	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,226	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	2,760.92/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,761	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	1,906.23/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,906	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	333.88/cwt	322.00–342.00	1,906	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	309.40/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,088	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	277.31/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	373.91/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	343.72/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,780	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	344.66/cwt	337.00–352.00	1,623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	294.18/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,130	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	491.37/cwt	450.00–525.00	1,857	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	411.38/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	288.64/cwt	272.00–305.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	430.15/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,463	2

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 259Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 66Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 29Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	378	300.00–335.00	317.85
3	450–500	473	305.00–327.00	312.44
6	500–550	524	300.00–315.00	309.11
2	550–600	570	272.00–305.00	288.64
3	600–650	622	250.00–272.00	260.54
1	650–700	665	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	340	420.00–440.00	430.15
8	400–450	426	350.00–385.00	371.58
10	450–500	472	335.00–375.00	348.29
17	500–550	521	325.00–347.00	333.86
14	550–600	570	315.00–332.00	326.13
5	600–650	606	300.00–325.00	309.92
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	563	337.00–338.00	337.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	450.00–525.00	491.37
7	400–450	426	405.00–435.00	411.38
5	450–500	483	360.00–390.00	373.91
12	500–550	518	330.00–355.00	343.72
6	550–600	571	322.00–342.00	333.88
12	600–650	613	302.00–335.00	318.26
6	650–700	675	300.00–330.00	309.40
4	700–750	724	285.00–305.00	294.18
1	750–800	770	272.00	272.00
1	800–850	815	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
10	350–400	378	350.00–445.00	404.69
3	400–450	435	340.00–357.00	348.92
4	450–500	471	337.00–352.00	344.66
2	550–600	565	315.00–327.00	320.84
4	600–650	623	255.00–295.00	277.31
1	650–700	690	265.00	265.00
3	700–750	723	230.00–277.00	260.33
1	800–850	810	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	510.00	510.00
5	300–350	318	350.00–445.00	391.29
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	420	387.00	387.00
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	533	322.00–325.00	323.49
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	555.00–595.00	573.52
5	300–350	325	460.00–490.00	471.91
3	350–400	385	450.00–490.00	464.35
3	400–450	430	425.00–450.00	435.04
8	450–500	471	370.00–405.00	391.96
7	500–550	525	340.00–367.00	358.15
6	550–600	574	340.00–362.00	348.19
3	600–650	623	335.00–340.00	336.64
3	650–700	665	322.00–335.00	329.64
1	700–750	720	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	800	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	522	372.00	372.00
3	600–650	610	347.00	347.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,194	155.00–165.00	160.37
14	—	1,173	143.00–154.00	147.97
8	—	1,178	134.00–142.00	138.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	140.00–145.00	143.01
3	—	903	131.00–138.00	134.66
4	—	989	115.00–120.00	117.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	133.00–141.00	137.34
6	—	1,306	154.00–159.00	156.44
6	—	1,368	143.00–152.00	148.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	197.00	197.00
8	—	1,648	182.00–193.00	188.26
2	—	1,810	173.00–178.00	175.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,709.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	883	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,906.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,112	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,760.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,505	3,150.00	3,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,226.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,470	3,800.00	3,800.00

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