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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 20

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

294 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 220▲ 49 vs year ago 245 · +20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 76▲ 41 vs year ago 51 · +80.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 15▲ 11 vs year ago 13 · +84.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers not well established; Feeder Heifers mostly steady; Feeder Bulls unevenly steady; Fleshier and unweaned calves receiving a considerable discount; Slaughter Cows/ Bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.32/cwt on 25 head, down $0.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −57.03 against this barn's trailing median of $384.34.

Average price

$327.32

▼ 0.03 vs prior sale

25 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$39.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.87

vs TN average

−49.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	334.83	1,811	19thin
Medium and Large 2	546	305.23	1,667	5thin
Small 1	520	295.00	1,534	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.83/cwt here — about $277 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

327.32

—

TN average16 barns · 742 hd

339.18

−11.87

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−49.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

384.34

−57.03

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.69, low $301.40, median $384.34 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,781	173.19	3,084	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	139.37	2,074	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	137.24	1,739	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	113.87	1,217	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,307	$2,426	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,625	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,254	$3,088	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 lots · USDA AMS · Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,332	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	498.92/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,387	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	495.56/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,650	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,402	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,651	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	390.10/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,904	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	360.06/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,847	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,881	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	341.92/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,127	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,044	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	341.33/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,287	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	294.45/cwt	287.00–302.00	2,091	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	293.61/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,123	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	304.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,317	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,127	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	457.50/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,167	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	404.87/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,146	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	425.05/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,526	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	332.07/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,245	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	333.91/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,352	3
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	428	272.87/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,168	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	382.51/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,695	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	359.86/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,695	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	328.70/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,696	4
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	524	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,824	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	311.70/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,636	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	326.37/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,854	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	295.52/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,708	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	310.01/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,866	3
Heifers	600–650	Small 1Fleshy	615	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,458	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	617	278.96/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,721	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	273.32/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,703	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	680	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,850	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,016	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,087	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,791	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,004	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,812	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	915	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,105	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,405	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	483.47/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,818	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	417.82/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,755	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	380.83/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,725	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	333.51/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,551	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	339.47/cwt	325.00–347.00	1,769	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	333.86/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,886	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	321.47/cwt	317.00–327.00	2,012	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,228	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,350	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	995	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,990	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	160.34/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,630	2
Bulls	—	—	1,813	174.67/cwt	171.00–182.00	3,167	6
Bulls	—	—	1,870	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,553	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	119.86/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,235	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	107.88/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,195	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	134.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,689	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	124.34/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,577	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	147.80/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,893	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	137.82/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,976	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	147.04/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,244	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	128.96/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,983	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	790	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	1,337.11/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,337	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,105	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	2,057.61/head	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,058	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,408	2,663.28/head	2,650.00–2,675.00	2,663	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	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 Oct 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 220Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 76Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 15Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	400.00–410.00	404.87
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	375	315.00–355.00	332.07
3	400–450	405	327.00–340.00	333.91
3	500–550	525	305.00–315.00	311.70
2	550–600	578	280.00–312.00	295.52
3	600–650	623	270.00–280.00	273.32
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	740	242.00	242.00
1	750–800	765	262.00	262.00
1	800–850	835	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	260.00–285.00	272.87
1	500–550	520	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	490.00	490.00
2	250–300	255	450.00–465.00	457.50
4	350–400	359	420.00–430.00	425.05
2	400–450	443	380.00–385.00	382.51
7	450–500	471	355.00–370.00	359.86
4	500–550	516	325.00–340.00	328.70
8	550–600	568	320.00–332.00	326.37
3	600–650	602	305.00–315.00	310.01
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	715	282.00	282.00
1	800–850	805	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	617	272.00–285.00	278.96
1	650–700	680	272.00	272.00
1	750–800	755	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	915	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	524	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
4	450–500	465	320.00–355.00	333.51
1	950–1000	995	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	470.00–510.00	483.47
5	400–450	420	405.00–430.00	417.82
6	450–500	453	370.00–395.00	380.83
6	500–550	521	325.00–347.00	339.47
5	550–600	565	325.00–345.00	333.86
4	600–650	626	317.00–327.00	321.47
1	650–700	680	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	750	297.00	297.00
1	850–900	880	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	555.00	555.00
2	250–300	278	475.00–520.00	498.92
2	300–350	333	470.00–520.00	495.56
1	350–400	350	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	488	380.00–400.00	390.10
6	500–550	513	350.00–365.00	360.06
1	550–600	550	342.00	342.00
3	600–650	622	335.00–355.00	341.92
3	650–700	670	340.00–342.00	341.33
2	700–750	710	287.00–302.00	294.45
2	750–800	760	300.00–310.00	304.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	465	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	625	327.00	327.00
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	723	290.00–297.00	293.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,408	2,650.00–2,675.00	2,663.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,380	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,057.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,950.00	1,950.00

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)	1	—	960	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,080	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,337.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,254	130.00–140.00	134.68
10	—	1,281	142.00–153.00	147.80
6	—	1,268	121.00–128.00	124.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,030	118.00–121.00	119.86
4	—	1,108	103.00–113.00	107.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,526	145.00–150.00	147.04
5	—	1,538	125.00–131.00	128.96
11	—	1,434	132.00–141.00	137.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,640	158.00–162.00	160.34
6	—	1,813	171.00–182.00	174.67

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.