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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 29

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

219 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 207▲ 44 vs year ago 175 · +25.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 31▲ 14 vs year ago 43 · +32.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 35▲ 22 vs year ago 5 · +440.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls and Feeder Steers were not well established due to limited comparable receipts. Feeder Heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder Bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand moderate. Quality average to good with several new crop calves which received considerable discounts due to their heavily fleshed condition.

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 $309.30/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −74.82 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$309.30

16 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$39.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.33

vs TN average

−20.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	314.20	1,722	14thin
Medium and Large 2	553	275.00	1,519	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.19/cwt here — about $202 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 sale16 hd

309.30

—

TN average12 barns · 647 hd

316.63

−7.33

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−20.04

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−74.82

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	1,830	180.94	3,312	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	149.81	2,196	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	147.14	1,874	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	127.58	1,485	6thin

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)	1,530	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,342	$1,945	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$2,300	2thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	840	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	267	419.69/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,121	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	431.90/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,447	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	422.52/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,597	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	404.15/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,726	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	357.72/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,656	3
Steers	450–500	Small 1	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	363.04/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,917	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	352.50/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,992	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,040	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	356.20/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,222	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	355.80/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,256	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	377	338.06/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,274	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	348.28/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,316	3
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	385	330.13/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,271	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	344.90/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,469	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	331.34/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,425	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,219	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	303.39/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,426	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	300.44/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,412	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	337.88/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,591	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	319.11/cwt	307.50–326.00	1,659	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	309.28/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,781	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	311.10/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,947	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	255.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,735	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,091	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	240.49/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,744	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	395.00/cwt	392.50–397.50	1,560	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	387.09/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,606	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	365.04/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,522	6
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	430	337.24/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,450	2
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	374.13/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,725	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	349.63/cwt	341.00–360.00	1,647	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	346.49/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,795	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	335.00/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,776	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	329.62/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,889	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	326.25/cwt	323.00–337.50	2,039	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	311.73/cwt	311.00–312.50	2,089	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,471	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,819	179.27/cwt	178.00–182.00	3,261	4
Bulls	—	—	1,828	186.35/cwt	179.00–190.00	3,406	4
Bulls	—	—	1,885	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,129	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	127.58/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,485	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	155.31/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,915	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	145.39/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,862	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	134.50/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,802	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	154.76/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,159	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	148.39/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,205	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	2,300.26/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,342	1,945.12/head	1,825.00–2,150.00	1,945	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,530	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1

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 Apr 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 207Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 31Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 35Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	385.00	385.00
2	300–350	343	350.00–362.50	356.20
3	350–400	353	352.50–360.00	355.80
8	400–450	426	335.00–357.50	344.90
4	450–500	471	330.00–360.00	337.88
7	500–550	520	307.50–326.00	319.11
7	550–600	576	300.00–320.00	309.28
3	600–650	626	305.00–314.00	311.10
1	650–700	690	303.00	303.00
2	700–750	725	240.00–241.00	240.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	377	325.00–350.00	338.06
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
5	450–500	470	270.00–325.00	303.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	325.00–335.00	330.13
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	378	342.50–352.50	348.28
4	400–450	430	320.00–340.00	331.34
4	450–500	470	285.00–312.50	300.44
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	680	250.00–260.00	255.11
1	800–850	815	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	410.00–460.00	431.90
2	350–400	378	420.00–425.00	422.52
19	400–450	427	390.00–417.50	404.15
4	500–550	528	357.50–367.50	363.04
2	550–600	565	350.00–355.00	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	575	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	420.00	420.00
3	250–300	267	415.00–430.00	419.69
3	450–500	463	342.50–365.00	357.72
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	380.00–392.50	387.09
10	450–500	461	360.00–382.50	374.13
5	500–550	518	345.00–352.50	346.49
2	550–600	573	320.00–339.00	329.62
7	600–650	625	323.00–337.50	326.25
2	650–700	670	311.00–312.50	311.73
1	700–750	705	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	330.00–345.00	337.24
1	450–500	450	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	392.50–397.50	395.00
6	400–450	417	350.00–382.50	365.04
4	450–500	471	341.00–360.00	349.63
3	500–550	530	332.50–340.00	335.00
1	700–750	745	197.50	197.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,164	121.00–135.00	127.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	154.00–155.00	154.76
14	—	1,486	145.00–153.00	148.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,233	151.00–160.00	155.31
11	—	1,281	140.00–149.00	145.39
3	—	1,340	130.00–138.00	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,828	179.00–190.00	186.35
1	—	1,885	166.00	166.00
4	—	1,819	178.00–182.00	179.27

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	3,650.00	3,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,825.00	2,825.00

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	2	—	970	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300.26

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)	1	—	1,530	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,225.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,342	1,825.00–2,150.00	1,945.12

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.