Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers not well established; Feeder Heifers 2.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $332.49/cwt on 49 head, down $5.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −74.63 against this barn's trailing median of $407.12.

Average price

$332.49

▼ 5.99 vs prior sale

49 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$71.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.96

vs TN average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	336.53	1,839	44
Medium and Large 2	552	304.91	1,682	4thin
Medium and Large 3	565	265.00	1,497	1thin

One grade step is worth $71.53/cwt here — about $341 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

28 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $455.47, low $315.18, median $407.12 across 28 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 sale49 hd

332.49

—

TN average14 barns · 531 hd

339.44

−6.96

This barn, trailing median28 sales

407.12

−74.63

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	—	Average	1,689	183.52	3,100	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	147.59	2,111	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	145.17	1,766	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	132.73	1,416	8thin

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)	1,340	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$2,205	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$1,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,252	$3,450	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$2,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	256.83/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	342.12/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	513	317.56/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	315.56/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,944	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	326.74/cwt	317.00–337.00	1,869	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	281.71/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,037	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	445.25/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,692	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	348.52/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	294.83/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	416.24/cwt	402.00–425.00	1,752	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	346.19/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,817	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	302.14/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,003	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	366.84/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,728	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	291.00/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,921	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,125	1,732.00/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,732	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	2,678.65/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,679	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	185.95/cwt	183.00–188.00	3,223	5
Bulls	—	—	1,920	190.97/cwt	190.00–192.00	3,667	2
Bulls	—	—	1,348	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,292	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	148.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,119	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	135.79/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,403	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	137.49/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,974	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	122.81/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,277	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	146.33/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,809	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,656	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	160.19/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,927	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	135.10/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,620	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	159.03/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	423.23/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	386.59/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	280.67/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	306.01/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	320.66/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	359.98/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	339.41/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,180	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	286.71/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	455.03/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	710	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	300.30/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	280.38/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	384.89/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	481.23/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	264.46/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	309.09/cwt	292.00–317.00	1,790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	356.98/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,703	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	327.68/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,881	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	658	306.01/cwt	305.00–307.00	2,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	374.35/cwt	367.00–380.00	1,606	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	278.50/cwt	277.00–280.00	2,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	295.55/cwt	275.00–317.00	1,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	445	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	388.14/cwt	385.00–392.00	1,428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	309.22/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,899	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Small 1Fleshy	550–600	580	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	865	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,076	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 381Last week 370Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 73Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 27Year ago 19

Compared to last week Feeder Steers not well established; Feeder Heifers 2.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

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	280	405.00	405.00
6	350–400	350	337.00	337.00
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	533	275.00–317.00	295.55
5	550–600	579	292.00–317.00	309.09
3	600–650	628	280.00–290.00	286.71
2	650–700	673	252.00–262.00	256.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	322.00	322.00
2	550–600	560	262.00–267.00	264.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
6	350–400	368	385.00–392.00	388.14
11	400–450	429	367.00–380.00	374.35
12	450–500	477	350.00–365.00	356.98
11	500–550	517	332.00–347.00	342.12
14	550–600	574	320.00–335.00	327.68
15	600–650	614	297.00–320.00	309.22
4	650–700	669	290.00–310.00	300.30
5	700–750	722	270.00–285.00	280.38
2	750–800	773	277.00–280.00	278.50
1	800–850	800	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	513	315.00–320.00	317.56
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	865	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	380	430.00–465.00	445.25
9	400–450	421	402.00–425.00	416.24
19	450–500	471	355.00–375.00	366.84
23	500–550	525	330.00–360.00	346.19
20	550–600	572	317.00–337.00	326.74
10	600–650	616	307.00–320.00	315.56
11	650–700	663	300.00–312.00	302.14
4	700–750	723	280.00–285.00	281.71
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	820	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	377	415.00–435.00	423.23
3	400–450	415	380.00–390.00	386.59
2	450–500	473	347.00–350.00	348.52
2	500–550	518	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	585	285.00–305.00	294.83
6	600–650	625	265.00–300.00	280.67
1	650–700	685	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	860	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	600	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	660	290.00–292.00	291.00
1	700–750	710	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	588	310.00–320.00	314.98
2	600–650	615	305.00–307.00	306.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	322.00	322.00
2	650–700	658	305.00–307.00	306.01
1	700–750	710	287.00	287.00
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	800	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	470.00–495.00	481.23
2	350–400	358	450.00–460.00	455.03
1	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	470	375.00–395.00	384.89
3	500–550	517	355.00–370.00	359.98
2	550–600	575	337.00–342.00	339.41
3	600–650	633	320.00–322.00	320.66
1	700–750	735	302.00	302.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,293	3,550.00	3,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,530	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,388	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,678.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,732.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,733	183.00–188.00	185.95
2	—	1,920	190.00–192.00	190.97
2	—	1,348	170.00	170.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,423	145.00–155.00	148.94
7	—	1,436	133.00–140.00	137.49
5	—	1,436	157.00–160.00	159.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	133.00–139.00	135.79
3	—	1,040	120.00–129.00	122.81
2	—	1,158	143.00	143.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,236	142.00–153.00	146.33
4	—	1,203	156.00–167.00	160.19
7	—	1,199	131.00–139.00	135.10

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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