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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 25

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

320 head

▲ 216 vs last sale 104▲ 320 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 16▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 21▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls not well established last week. Although there were there were inadequate receipts to establish a market comparison, there was stronger demand and higher price trends for Feeder Cattle.

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 $254.23/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −129.89 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$254.23

29 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$34.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.99

vs TN average

−52.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	270.27	1,446	10thin
Medium and Large 2	535	253.32	1,354	11thin
Small 1	554	235.42	1,303	8thin

One grade step is worth $34.86/cwt here — about $143 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 sale29 hd

254.23

—

TN average11 barns · 538 hd

279.22

−24.99

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−52.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−129.89

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	—	High	1,874	169.01	3,167	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,389	143.58	1,994	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	140.24	2,027	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	130.88	1,406	9thin

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)	1,370	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,259	$2,936	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$1,875	1thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	781	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	379.90/cwt	375.00–385.00	988	2
Steers	250–300	Small 1	270	324.26/cwt	315.00–335.00	876	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	398.83/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,089	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	364.52/cwt	337.50–380.00	1,130	3
Steers	300–350	Small 1	323	309.46/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,000	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	394.34/cwt	385.00–407.50	1,321	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	393.57/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,456	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	369.49/cwt	322.50–385.00	1,378	6
Steers	350–400	Small 1	380	336.56/cwt	317.50–370.00	1,279	3
Steers	400–450	Small 1	410	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,302	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	383.64/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,584	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	356.73/cwt	345.00–372.50	1,541	3
Steers	450–500	Small 1	463	333.78/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,545	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,722	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	331.62/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,575	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	300.19/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,591	2
Steers	500–550	Small 1	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	284.65/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,517	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,474	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	307.21/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,797	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	290.49/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,772	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	261.66/cwt	251.00–271.00	1,798	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	745	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,795	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,930	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	764	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	344.10/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,077	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	324.49/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,058	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	340.56/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,277	13
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	375	313.70/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,176	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	321.32/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,244	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	428	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,455	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	277.57/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,191	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	316.80/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,369	18
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,490	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,116	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	270.78/cwt	245.00–287.50	1,300	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	308.82/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,507	2
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	488	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,220	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	275.88/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,429	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	253.00/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,328	8
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	531	239.95/cwt	215.00–262.50	1,274	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	254.17/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,423	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	257.19/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,479	3
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	576	230.88/cwt	212.50–240.00	1,330	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,376	1
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	249.03/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,569	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	245.49/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,640	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	425	329.94/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,402	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	367.43/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,576	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	344.21/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,497	6
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	463	297.29/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,376	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	313.23/cwt	292.50–325.00	1,494	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	347.40/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,668	6
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	515	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,481	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	310.36/cwt	297.50–328.00	1,651	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	302.00/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,715	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	277.39/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,589	2
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	575	273.39/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,572	2
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	605	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,549	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	280.01/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,711	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	240.46/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,623	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,591	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,604	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,487	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	153.69/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,536	2
Bulls	—	—	1,844	169.40/cwt	165.00–176.00	3,124	4
Bulls	—	—	2,158	183.54/cwt	183.00–184.00	3,961	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	130.88/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,406	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	142.54/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,931	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	132.23/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,878	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	144.24/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,103	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,725	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,657	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,015	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	875	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,259	2,935.80/head	2,700.00–3,250.00	2,936	4

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 104Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	300.00–335.00	324.49
7	350–400	387	305.00–335.00	321.32
4	400–450	429	262.50–290.00	277.57
5	450–500	480	245.00–287.50	270.78
8	500–550	525	235.00–262.50	253.00
3	550–600	560	252.50–257.50	254.17
1	600–650	605	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	312.50–315.00	313.70
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	488	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	531	215.00–262.50	239.95
4	550–600	576	212.50–240.00	230.88
1	600–650	610	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
3	300–350	313	335.00–352.50	344.10
13	350–400	375	332.50–352.50	340.56
18	400–450	432	300.00–325.00	316.80
2	450–500	488	295.00–322.50	308.82
7	500–550	518	260.00–290.00	275.88
3	550–600	575	251.00–266.00	257.19
6	600–650	630	241.00–257.00	249.03
2	650–700	668	245.00–246.00	245.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	455	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	355.00	355.00
2	250–300	260	375.00–385.00	379.90
3	300–350	310	337.50–380.00	364.52
6	350–400	373	322.50–385.00	369.49
3	400–450	432	345.00–372.50	356.73
2	450–500	475	322.50–340.00	331.62
2	500–550	533	270.00–300.00	284.65
1	800–850	830	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	273.00	273.00
1	700–750	745	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	390.00–407.50	398.83
3	300–350	335	385.00–407.50	394.34
5	350–400	370	385.00–400.00	393.57
2	400–450	413	380.00–387.50	383.64
1	450–500	475	362.50	362.50
2	500–550	530	290.00–310.00	300.19
6	550–600	585	297.50–320.00	307.21
2	600–650	610	290.00–291.00	290.49
3	650–700	687	251.00–271.00	261.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	315.00–335.00	324.26
2	300–350	323	300.00–320.00	309.46
3	350–400	380	317.50–370.00	336.56
1	400–450	410	317.50	317.50
3	450–500	463	305.00–355.00	333.78
1	500–550	530	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	325.00–335.00	329.94
3	450–500	463	282.50–315.00	297.29
1	500–550	515	287.50	287.50
2	550–600	575	260.00–287.50	273.39
1	600–650	605	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	435	330.00–355.00	344.21
5	450–500	477	292.50–325.00	313.23
2	550–600	573	272.50–282.50	277.39
1	750–800	755	212.50	212.50
1	800–850	815	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	365.00–372.50	367.43
6	450–500	480	342.50–357.50	347.40
10	500–550	532	297.50–328.00	310.36
4	550–600	568	292.50–317.50	302.00
4	600–650	611	271.00–285.00	280.01
3	650–700	675	231.00–248.00	240.46
1	700–750	715	222.50	222.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	154.00	154.00
10	—	1,355	135.00–150.00	142.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	131.00–134.00	132.23
4	—	1,458	140.00–147.00	144.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,074	123.00–134.00	130.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,158	183.00–184.00	183.54
2	—	1,650	149.00–158.00	153.69
4	—	1,844	165.00–176.00	169.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,675.00	1,675.00

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)	1	—	1,370	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,375.00	1,375.00

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	4	—	1,259	2,700.00–3,250.00	2,935.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,875.00	1,875.00

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.