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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, May 20

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

281 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 151▲ 81 vs year ago 200 · +40.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 39▲ 16 vs year ago 30 · +53.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 54▲ 15 vs year ago 6 · +250.0%

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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 last week. No trends could be established for Feeder Cattle due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $326.27/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −71.83 against this barn's trailing median of $398.10.

Average price

$326.27

16 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$26.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.76

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	336.33	1,859	9thin
Small 1	530	335.00	1,776	1thin
Medium and Large 2	548	309.72	1,697	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.62/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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

326.27

—

TN average14 barns · 358 hd

333.03

−6.76

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.10

−71.83

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

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $455.47, low $315.18, median $398.10 across 29 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	1,535	176.86	2,714	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	147.42	2,203	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	147.05	1,823	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	133.70	1,442	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$1,952	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,905	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,236	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,027	1
Steers	300–350	Small 1	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	422.53/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,648	2
Steers	400–450	Small 1	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1	490	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,727	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,968	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	376.17/cwt	360.00–392.50	1,949	2
Steers	500–550	Small 1	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	381.25/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,097	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	290.50/cwt	280.00–301.00	2,063	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	912	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	936	1
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	280	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,008	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	403.39/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,545	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	381.65/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,557	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	350.92/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,474	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	360.58/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,669	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	329.52/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,536	4
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	326.54/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,737	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	278.20/cwt	274.00–282.50	1,831	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,747	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	392.55/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,464	2
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	423	356.70/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,509	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	391.04/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,681	3
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	460	340.03/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,564	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	372.47/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,762	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	357.39/cwt	342.50–375.00	1,894	4
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	326.91/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,742	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	319.49/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,824	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	275.33/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,591	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	309.09/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,901	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,898	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	280.49/cwt	280.00–281.00	2,168	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,213	163.03/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,978	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,237	1
Bulls	—	—	1,707	180.04/cwt	174.00–183.00	3,073	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	135.57/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,314	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,678	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,233	127.16/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,568	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	145.99/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,806	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	159.83/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,983	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	133.56/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,663	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	152.76/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,258	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	134.06/cwt	133.00–135.00	2,058	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,148	1,905.39/head	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,905	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,951.65/head	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,952	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 May 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 151Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 39Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 54Year ago 6

Compared to last week, Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls not well established last week. No trends could be established for Feeder Cattle due to a lack of comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	515.00	515.00
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	390	420.00–425.00	422.53
1	450–500	495	397.50	397.50
2	500–550	518	360.00–392.50	376.17
2	550–600	550	377.50–385.00	381.25
2	700–750	710	280.00–301.00	290.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	490	352.50	352.50
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	260	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	325	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	383	390.00–410.00	403.39
3	400–450	408	365.00–395.00	381.65
6	450–500	463	345.00–370.00	360.58
3	500–550	532	322.50–335.00	326.54
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	658	274.00–282.50	278.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	420	335.00–370.00	350.92
4	450–500	466	315.00–342.50	329.52
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	785	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	385.00–400.00	392.55
3	400–450	430	385.00–402.50	391.04
4	450–500	473	360.00–385.00	372.47
4	500–550	530	342.50–375.00	357.39
5	550–600	571	300.00–330.00	319.49
7	600–650	615	282.50–317.50	309.09
1	650–700	660	287.50	287.50
2	750–800	773	280.00–281.00	280.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	355.00–357.50	356.70
2	450–500	460	337.50–342.50	340.03
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	533	302.50–335.00	326.91
2	550–600	578	270.00–281.00	275.33
1	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	800	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,213	160.00–167.00	163.03
3	—	1,707	174.00–183.00	180.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,237	141.00–152.00	145.99
3	—	1,245	129.00–138.00	133.56
4	—	1,241	157.00–165.00	159.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,233	120.00–133.00	127.16
5	—	969	131.00–143.00	135.57
1	—	1,165	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	133.00–135.00	134.06
5	—	1,478	148.00–155.00	152.76

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,905.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,951.65

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.