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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, May 6

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

298 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 219▲ 122 vs year ago 176 · +69.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 57▲ 12 vs year ago 28 · +42.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 27▲ 88 vs year ago 4 · +2,200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls not well established this week. Feeder Steers not well established last week. Feeder Heifers under 600 lbs 6.00 to 12.00 higher, over 600 lbs mostly steady. Feeder Bulls steady to 5.00 higher. Quality fair to fancy. Demand moderate to good.

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 $318.12/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −66.00 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$318.12

21 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$29.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.59

vs TN average

−14.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	324.43	1,789	15thin
Medium and Large 2	534	306.03	1,633	4thin
Small 1	545	295.00	1,608	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.43/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale21 hd

318.12

—

TN average15 barns · 534 hd

318.71

−0.59

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−14.70

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−66.00

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	1,800	186.09	3,350	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	155.73	2,486	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	147.87	1,860	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	128.64	1,164	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$2,478	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$2,423	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,127	$2,374	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,298	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,196	$2,188	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,650	2thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	482.30/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,076	4
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	237	440.42/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,044	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	449.86/cwt	442.50–457.50	1,251	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,197	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	379.64/cwt	355.00–402.50	1,226	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	433.60/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,418	3
Steers	350–400	Small 1	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	444.75/cwt	430.00–462.50	1,654	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	406.75/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,533	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,661	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	391.68/cwt	382.50–407.50	1,841	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	372.51/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,766	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	348.56/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,823	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	360.17/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,902	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	345.03/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,943	2
Steers	600–650	Small 1	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,156	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,261	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	306.59/cwt	301.00–312.00	2,247	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,258	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	757	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,279	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	460.85/cwt	440.00–480.00	982	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,063	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	360.92/cwt	355.00–365.00	982	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,097	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	377.68/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,254	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	358.00/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,332	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	383.23/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,433	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	380	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,359	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	395	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,353	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	408	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,520	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	349.27/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,449	7
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	428	335.99/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,438	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	333.74/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,428	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	334.53/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,572	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	308.97/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,461	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	323.72/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,586	4
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	490	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,507	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	308.04/cwt	302.50–314.00	1,617	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	328.78/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,746	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	319.46/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,837	7
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	299.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,851	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,931	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	241.35/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,600	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	273.71/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,856	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,971	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	248.16/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,886	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	818	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,065	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,378	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	422.48/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,639	2
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	423	354.61/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,500	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	384.40/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,668	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,613	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	376.51/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,781	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	344.84/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,638	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	353.54/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,814	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	339.41/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,812	4
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	545	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,758	1
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	555	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,782	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	334.95/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,876	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	314.86/cwt	295.00–324.00	1,971	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	309.05/cwt	302.50–312.50	2,071	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	288.21/cwt	281.00–297.50	2,101	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	760	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,105	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,232	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,801	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	192.13/cwt	185.00–199.00	3,641	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	128.64/cwt	122.00–141.00	1,164	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	138.71/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,612	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	156.37/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,958	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	148.04/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,899	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	163.69/cwt	155.00–172.00	2,491	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,671	147.77/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,469	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	865	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	993	1,797.15/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,797	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1	1,075	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,099	2,181.56/head	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,182	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,099	2,162.70/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,163	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	2,262.84/head	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,263	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,129	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	2,524.09/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,524	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	2,557.48/head	2,425.00–2,850.00	2,557	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,215	2,235.71/head	1,975.00–2,375.00	2,236	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	2,548.16/head	2,525.00–2,575.00	2,548	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,490	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	1,000	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 298Last week 219Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 57Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 27Year ago 4

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,099	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,162.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,099	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,181.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,262.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,215	1,975.00–2,375.00	2,235.71

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)	8	—	1,175	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,524.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	2,525.00–2,575.00	2,548.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,129	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,189	2,425.00–2,850.00	2,557.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	2,025.00	2,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	993	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,797.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,700.00	2,700.00

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	—	1,000	2,600.00	2,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	420.00–425.00	422.48
4	400–450	434	375.00–392.50	384.40
3	450–500	473	370.00–380.00	376.51
2	500–550	513	345.00–362.50	353.54
5	550–600	560	320.00–342.50	334.95
7	600–650	626	295.00–324.00	314.86
3	650–700	670	302.50–312.50	309.05
5	700–750	729	281.00–297.50	288.21
1	750–800	790	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	335.00–385.00	354.61
1	500–550	545	322.50	322.50
1	550–600	555	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	445	362.50	362.50
5	450–500	475	332.50–357.50	344.84
4	500–550	534	335.00–345.00	339.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	357.50	357.50
4	450–500	490	320.00–330.00	323.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	213	440.00–480.00	460.85
1	250–300	250	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	332	372.50–385.00	377.68
6	350–400	374	370.00–395.00	383.23
7	400–450	415	340.00–367.50	349.27
6	450–500	470	330.00–340.00	334.53
8	500–550	531	320.00–332.50	328.78
7	550–600	575	312.50–330.00	319.46
7	600–650	619	290.00–310.00	299.00
2	650–700	678	270.00–277.50	273.71
1	700–750	730	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	760	246.00–251.00	248.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	342.50	342.50
2	400–450	428	327.50–345.00	335.99
1	450–500	490	307.50	307.50
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	355.00–365.00	360.92
1	300–350	330	332.50	332.50
3	350–400	372	345.00–365.00	358.00
8	400–450	428	325.00–342.50	333.74
2	450–500	473	295.00–322.50	308.97
3	500–550	525	302.50–314.00	308.04
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	663	232.50–250.00	241.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	650	297.00	297.00
2	800–850	818	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	470.00–510.00	482.30
4	250–300	278	442.50–457.50	449.86
3	300–350	327	425.00–445.00	433.60
6	350–400	372	430.00–462.50	444.75
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	470	382.50–407.50	391.68
6	500–550	528	355.00–370.00	360.17
2	550–600	563	342.50–347.50	345.03
1	650–700	690	312.50	312.50
2	700–750	733	301.00–312.00	306.59
1	750–800	750	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	410.00–455.00	440.42
1	250–300	280	427.50	427.50
3	300–350	323	355.00–402.50	379.64
3	350–400	377	395.00–420.00	406.75
1	400–450	405	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	474	355.00–382.50	372.51
4	500–550	523	337.50–357.50	348.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	720	314.00	314.00
3	750–800	757	301.00	301.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	137.00–140.00	138.71
3	—	1,252	154.00–159.00	156.37
12	—	1,283	141.00–154.00	148.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	905	122.00–141.00	128.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,671	145.00–153.00	147.77
5	—	1,522	155.00–172.00	163.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,895	185.00–199.00	192.13

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.