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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 3

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← May 27Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 152▼ 181 vs year ago 368 · −49.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 35▼ 21 vs year ago 75 · −28.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

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 $307.95/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −76.17 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$307.95

15 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$28.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.91

vs TN average

−30.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	321.25	1,731	8thin
Medium and Large 2	520	292.74	1,522	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.50/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale15 hd

307.95

—

TN average13 barns · 622 hd

320.86

−12.91

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−30.29

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−76.17

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	1,588	194.85	3,095	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	153.10	2,210	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	148.57	1,834	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,102	143.33	1,579	7thin

Every lot

64 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	362.02/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,184	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,453	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,515	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	334.69/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,058	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,953	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,133	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	301.47/cwt	291.00–312.50	2,149	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,239	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	248.70/cwt	242.50–255.00	2,134	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	354.63/cwt	335.00–375.00	958	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	347.26/cwt	322.50–367.50	1,122	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	373.70/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,244	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	344.86/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,241	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	349.94/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,484	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	322.92/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,382	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	315.72/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,490	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	331.46/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,584	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	298.20/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,536	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	322.08/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,675	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	318.75/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,897	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	305.00/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,851	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,940	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,783	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	247.50/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,621	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	264.18/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,884	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	264.00/cwt	260.00–268.00	2,006	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	785	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,668	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,020	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	370.25/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,400	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,550	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	355.58/cwt	330.00–372.50	1,533	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	345.61/cwt	312.50–365.00	1,604	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	318.96/cwt	287.50–335.00	1,687	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,859	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,664	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	311.54/cwt	255.00–335.00	1,773	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	338.75/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,931	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	316.77/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,989	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	296.96/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,877	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,792	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,013	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	268.01/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,943	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	805	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,630	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	261.15/cwt	255.00–267.50	2,123	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,946	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	185.78/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,907	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,483	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	152.93/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,641	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	139.49/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,553	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	143.68/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,726	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	151.02/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,877	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	154.50/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,129	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,428	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	141.69/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,147	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	166.03/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,545	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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 152Year ago 368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 35Year ago 75

Compared to last week all classes of Feeder Cattle mostly steady; Slaughter Cows 3.00 higher; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	397.50	397.50
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	535	347.50	347.50
2	550–600	570	335.00–342.50	338.75
3	600–650	628	310.00–322.50	316.77
1	700–750	700	287.50	287.50
2	800–850	813	255.00–267.50	261.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	350.00–382.50	370.25
6	400–450	431	330.00–372.50	355.58
9	450–500	464	312.50–365.00	345.61
4	500–550	529	287.50–335.00	318.96
6	550–600	569	255.00–335.00	311.54
5	600–650	632	285.00–307.50	296.96
1	650–700	670	267.50	267.50
3	700–750	725	265.00–270.00	268.01
1	850–900	865	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	372.50–375.00	373.70
4	400–450	424	347.50–352.50	349.94
5	450–500	478	327.50–335.00	331.46
6	500–550	520	317.50–325.00	322.08
2	550–600	595	317.50–320.00	318.75
3	600–650	607	297.50–312.50	305.00
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
4	700–750	713	250.00–276.00	264.18
2	750–800	760	260.00–268.00	264.00
1	900–950	935	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	335.00–375.00	354.63
3	300–350	323	322.50–367.50	347.26
2	350–400	360	340.00–350.00	344.86
4	400–450	428	305.00–332.50	322.92
5	450–500	472	300.00–335.00	315.72
6	500–550	515	280.00–305.00	298.20
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	620	287.50	287.50
2	650–700	655	225.00–270.00	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	625	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	425.00	425.00
3	600–650	615	330.00–339.00	334.69
12	650–700	673	317.00	317.00
3	700–750	713	291.00–312.50	301.47
1	800–850	820	273.00	273.00
2	850–900	858	242.50–255.00	248.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
6	300–350	327	345.00–375.00	362.02
1	350–400	390	372.50	372.50
1	400–450	415	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,378	149.00–160.00	154.50
3	—	1,515	140.00–143.00	141.69
2	—	1,533	163.00–169.00	166.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,201	140.00–146.00	143.68
1	—	1,445	168.00	168.00
10	—	1,243	148.00–159.00	151.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	149.00–157.00	152.93
5	—	1,113	135.00–144.00	139.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	213.00	213.00
2	—	1,565	180.00–189.00	185.78

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.