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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 11

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Feb 4Feb 11Feb 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

248 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 303▲ 248 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 77▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 73▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady. Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 lower. Feeder Bull and Steers not well established. Demand moderate. Quality poor to average.

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 $245.69/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −138.43 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$245.69

9 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

per head · Small 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.63

vs TN average

−51.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1	515	251.23	1,294	2thin
Medium and Large 1	567	246.94	1,400	3thin
Medium and Large 2	549	241.98	1,327	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.25/cwt here — about −$33 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

245.69

—

TN average17 barns · 967 hd

267.32

−21.63

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−51.31

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−138.43

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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.69, low $301.40, median $384.12 across 30 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	—	Average	1,713	159.63	2,735	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	133.47	1,708	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,519	131.87	2,004	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	121.13	1,354	11

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)	1,453	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,455	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,390	$2,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,488	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,175	$2,450	1thin

Every lot

88 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	398.44/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,235	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	357.80/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,138	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	353	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,068	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,195	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,318	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,507	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,486	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	248.43/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,324	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,645	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,486	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	266.03/cwt	264.00–268.00	1,623	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,716	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,646	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,835	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,916	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,070	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	753	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	776	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	356.39/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,105	4
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	329.19/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,221	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	297.00/cwt	250.00–312.50	1,126	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	266.35/cwt	245.00–282.50	1,108	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	289.84/cwt	277.50–307.50	1,243	7
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	267.99/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,265	8
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	252.72/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,213	3
Heifers	450–500	Small 1Fleshy	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,083	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,217	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	515	251.23/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,294	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	242.31/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,364	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	247.91/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,433	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	244.01/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,525	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,436	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	232.01/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,527	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	238.94/cwt	232.50–243.00	1,622	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	224.73/cwt	218.00–231.00	1,618	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	870	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,784	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,702	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	2
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	378	335.40/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,268	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	359.80/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,367	2
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	425	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,434	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	300.25/cwt	265.00–340.00	1,312	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	470	295.57/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,389	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	266.77/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,288	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	254.85/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,333	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,511	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,452	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,591	1
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	590	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,463	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,581	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	243.48/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,656	2
Bulls	700–750	Small 1	708	223.01/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,579	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,602	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,609	2
Bulls	800–850	Small 1	840	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,772	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	174.30/cwt	165.00–186.00	1,682	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,327	1
Bulls	—	—	1,729	164.29/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,841	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	123.38/cwt	114.00–134.00	1,365	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	121.00/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,404	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,302	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,883	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	134.85/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,760	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	127.18/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,840	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,628	138.91/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,261	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	775	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,105	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	750	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	955	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	1,455.00/head	1,455.00–1,455.00	1,455	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,285	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,453	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 303Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 73Year ago 0

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady. Feeder Heifers steady to 7.00 lower. Feeder Bull and Steers not well established. Demand moderate. Quality poor to average.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	111.00	111.00
9	—	1,106	114.00–134.00	123.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	123.00–133.00	127.18
2	—	1,628	136.00–141.00	138.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,305	128.00–140.00	134.85
2	—	1,160	116.00–125.00	121.00
1	—	1,290	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,729	155.00–168.00	164.29
1	—	1,650	141.00	141.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	2,875.00	2,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,453	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,455.00	1,455.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,775.00	1,775.00

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	380	355.00–365.00	359.80
6	400–450	437	265.00–340.00	300.25
4	450–500	483	240.00–280.00	266.77
5	500–550	523	247.50–265.00	254.85
3	550–600	575	250.00–255.00	252.53
1	600–650	630	251.00	251.00
2	700–750	728	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	465	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	530	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	585	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	680	241.00–246.00	243.48
1	700–750	725	221.00	221.00
3	950–1000	965	165.00–186.00	174.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	315.00–355.00	335.40
1	400–450	425	337.50	337.50
2	450–500	470	275.00–317.50	295.57
1	550–600	590	248.00	248.00
2	700–750	708	221.00–225.00	223.01
1	800–850	840	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	350.00–365.00	357.80
1	350–400	365	327.50	327.50
1	400–450	415	317.50	317.50
2	500–550	533	235.00–262.50	248.43
1	550–600	565	263.00	263.00
1	600–650	645	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	745	221.00	221.00
1	800–850	805	238.00	238.00
1	900–950	920	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	395.00–405.00	398.44
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	460	327.50	327.50
3	500–550	526	282.50	282.50
2	550–600	553	295.00–300.00	297.51
2	600–650	610	264.00–268.00	266.03
1	650–700	655	262.00	262.00
1	750–800	755	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	300.00–305.00	302.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	365	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	345.00	345.00
4	300–350	310	345.00–365.00	356.39
4	350–400	371	315.00–345.00	329.19
7	400–450	429	277.50–307.50	289.84
8	450–500	472	255.00–287.50	267.99
2	550–600	578	245.00–251.00	247.91
5	600–650	625	240.00–251.00	244.01
4	650–700	679	232.50–243.00	238.94
3	700–750	720	218.00–231.00	224.73
1	900–950	920	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	305	305.00	305.00
7	350–400	379	250.00–312.50	297.00
4	400–450	416	245.00–282.50	266.35
3	450–500	480	245.00–263.00	252.72
1	500–550	505	241.00	241.00
3	550–600	563	241.00–245.00	242.31
2	650–700	658	231.00–233.00	232.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	435	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	515	250.00–252.50	251.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	221.00	221.00
1	500–550	545	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	630	228.00	228.00
1	850–900	870	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	220.00	220.00

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.