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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, May 13

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 298▲ 151 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 40▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 92▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no trend could be established on Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable receipts. Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady.

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 $316.38/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −67.74 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$316.38

17 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$23.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.42

vs TN average

−23.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	323.21	1,758	12thin
Medium and Large 2	547	299.97	1,641	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.24/cwt here — about $117 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 sale17 hd

316.38

—

TN average16 barns · 831 hd

322.79

−6.42

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−23.50

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−67.74

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	—	Low	1,575	165.91	2,614	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	156.04	2,340	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	148.95	1,771	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	126.17	1,232	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,382	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,259	$2,271	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,348	$2,254	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,803	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$2,925	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	993	$2,763	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$2,550	1thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	458.45/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,307	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	459.84/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,462	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,435	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	425.14/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,509	2
Steers	350–400	Small 1	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1	428	372.63/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,595	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	383.34/cwt	379.00–387.50	1,783	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	483	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,715	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,937	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	350.14/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,831	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,004	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,195	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,044	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	382.50/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,243	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	353.38/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,474	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	376.23/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,595	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	323.93/cwt	307.50–337.50	1,503	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	347.75/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,617	6
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	470	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,387	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	327.07/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,694	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	300.72/cwt	287.50–325.00	1,609	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	298.85/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,689	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	319.35/cwt	311.00–328.00	1,820	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	282.72/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,877	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	248.79/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,799	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,732	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	379.90/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,622	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	366.08/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,717	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	349.90/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,704	3
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,709	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	335.21/cwt	332.50–338.00	1,787	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	329.18/cwt	302.50–340.00	1,889	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	318.48/cwt	311.00–325.00	2,006	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,194	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,448	172.36/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,496	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	120.54/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,058	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	131.80/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,417	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	133.28/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,529	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	162.64/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,890	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	149.49/cwt	138.00–155.00	1,806	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	149.48/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,215	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,123	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	167.76/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,555	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	820	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	885	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	950	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	805	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	895	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	1,803.16/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,803	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,215	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	2,419.47/head	2,325.00–2,500.00	2,419	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,382.46/head	2,350.00–2,425.00	2,382	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	2,254.30/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,254	3

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 298Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 92Year ago 0

Compared to last week, no trend could be established on Feeder Cattle due to lack of comparable receipts. Slaughter Cows and Bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	469	350.00–375.00	366.08
2	500–550	533	332.50–338.00	335.21
8	550–600	574	302.50–340.00	329.18
4	600–650	630	311.00–325.00	318.48
1	650–700	670	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	375.00–385.00	379.90
3	450–500	487	340.00–365.00	349.90
1	500–550	530	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	415.00	415.00
6	400–450	424	370.00–387.50	376.23
6	450–500	465	337.50–360.00	347.75
6	500–550	518	325.00–330.00	327.07
6	550–600	570	311.00–328.00	319.35
4	650–700	664	280.00–286.00	282.72
2	700–750	723	237.50–260.00	248.79
1	800–850	845	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	470	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	325	380.00–385.00	382.50
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	417	350.00–355.00	353.38
6	450–500	464	307.50–337.50	323.93
3	500–550	535	287.50–325.00	300.72
2	550–600	565	295.00–302.50	298.85
1	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	440.00–475.00	458.45
3	300–350	318	450.00–475.00	459.84
2	350–400	355	415.00–435.00	425.14
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	520	372.50	372.50
2	650–700	660	330.00–335.00	332.52
1	800–850	805	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	585	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	428	365.00–380.00	372.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	465	379.00–387.50	383.34
3	500–550	523	332.50–365.00	350.14
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	950	2,775.00	2,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,675.00	1,675.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,340	2,350.00–2,425.00	2,382.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	2,325.00–2,500.00	2,419.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,348	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,254.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,803.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,925.00	1,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	120.00–121.00	120.54
2	—	1,075	130.00–134.00	131.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	142.00	142.00
4	—	1,523	164.00–173.00	167.76
5	—	1,482	145.00–153.00	149.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	161.00–165.00	162.64
11	—	1,208	138.00–155.00	149.49
3	—	1,147	128.00–137.00	133.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,448	169.00–175.00	172.36

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.