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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jun 17

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Jun 10Jun 17Jul 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

218 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 241▲ 98 vs year ago 120 · +81.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 40▲ 4 vs year ago 41 · +9.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 46▲ 3 vs year ago 24 · +12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers 10.00 higher with Steers under 400lbs trading 30.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 7.00 to 10.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 10.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher; Slaughter Cows/Bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality good with good buyer presence throughout the sale.

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 $330.64/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −67.46 against this barn's trailing median of $398.10.

Average price

$330.64

10 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$21.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	341.50	1,835	5thin
Medium and Large 2	551	319.77	1,763	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.73/cwt here — about $72 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 sale10 hd

330.64

—

TN average14 barns · 258 hd

335.89

−5.26

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.10

−67.46

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	—	Average	1,648	187.71	3,094	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	157.17	2,585	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	151.61	1,854	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	138.24	1,484	11

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)	1,438	$2,447	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,262	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$2,189	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$2,050	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,569	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$1,949	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,044	$2,606	3thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	436.36/cwt	420.00–450.00	960	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	497.34/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,144	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,413	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	491.83/cwt	465.00–515.00	1,367	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	382.38/cwt	320.00–420.00	1,178	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	455.27/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,420	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	439.95/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,597	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	376.41/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,404	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	339.21/cwt	315.00–370.00	1,428	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	368.73/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,726	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	326.87/cwt	302.50–355.00	1,598	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	325.91/cwt	305.00–342.50	1,662	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	371.12/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,930	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,046	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	337.49/cwt	332.50–342.50	2,113	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	328.51/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,178	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	233	342.37/cwt	330.00–355.00	798	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	329.68/cwt	300.00–357.50	1,022	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	396.27/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,324	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	354.98/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,281	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	387.42/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,445	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	354.38/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,542	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	346.29/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,617	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	314.67/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,510	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	331.11/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,709	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	284.29/cwt	240.00–312.50	1,532	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,723	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	325.01/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,892	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,845	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	237.54/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,497	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,960	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	262.85/cwt	237.50–280.00	1,766	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	259.89/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,845	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,892	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,962	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,869	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,967	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	375.39/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,389	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	422.70/cwt	410.00–442.50	1,602	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	331.72/cwt	300.00–367.50	1,377	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	383.83/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,604	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	381.31/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,746	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	458	363.69/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,666	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	327.92/cwt	295.00–355.00	1,531	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	319.45/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,671	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,789	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	319.99/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,824	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,948	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,916	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	279.40/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,727	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,008	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	284.43/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,943	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	705	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,921	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,998	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	293.32/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,121	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	262.43/cwt	255.00–270.00	2,147	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,825	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,968	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,242	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,220	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	184.64/cwt	180.00–193.00	3,061	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	143.50/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,445	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	123.51/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,282	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	149.02/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,726	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	151.86/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,803	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	139.36/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,732	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	166.21/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,154	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	157.17/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,585	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	1,949.40/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,949	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	933	1,568.77/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,569	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,087	2,068.35/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,068	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,228	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,300	2,262.02/head	2,200.00–2,325.00	2,262	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,425	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,438	2,447.13/head	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,447	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,048	2,683.47/head	2,575.00–2,800.00	2,683	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	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 Jun 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 241Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 40Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 46Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	370	350.00–400.00	375.39
3	400–450	415	300.00–367.50	331.72
5	450–500	467	295.00–355.00	327.92
2	500–550	523	302.50–335.00	319.45
3	550–600	570	312.50–325.00	319.99
3	600–650	618	257.50–290.00	279.40
4	650–700	683	280.00–292.50	284.43
1	700–750	720	277.50	277.50
1	800–850	820	222.50	222.50
2	900–950	905	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	360.00–367.50	363.69
1	500–550	530	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	705	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	379	410.00–442.50	422.70
3	400–450	418	375.00–400.00	383.83
2	450–500	458	377.50–385.00	381.31
2	500–550	505	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	573	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	613	312.50	312.50
1	650–700	675	297.50	297.50
3	700–750	723	290.00–297.50	293.32
1	750–800	765	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	818	255.00–270.00	262.43
1	900–950	915	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	330.00–355.00	342.37
2	300–350	310	300.00–357.50	329.68
5	350–400	361	345.00–365.00	354.98
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	480	302.50–335.00	314.67
4	500–550	539	240.00–312.50	284.29
1	550–600	565	305.00	305.00
2	600–650	630	232.50–242.50	237.54
3	650–700	672	237.50–280.00	262.85
1	750–800	780	242.50	242.50
1	800–850	840	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	575	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	334	385.00–410.00	396.27
2	350–400	373	385.00–390.00	387.42
3	400–450	435	345.00–365.00	354.38
6	450–500	467	342.50–350.00	346.29
7	500–550	516	325.00–337.50	331.11
3	550–600	582	322.50–330.00	325.01
1	600–650	600	307.50	307.50
1	650–700	670	292.50	292.50
2	700–750	710	252.50–267.50	259.89
1	800–850	835	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	855	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	420.00–450.00	436.36
3	300–350	308	320.00–420.00	382.38
3	350–400	373	360.00–385.00	376.41
4	400–450	421	315.00–370.00	339.21
4	450–500	489	302.50–355.00	326.87
6	500–550	510	305.00–342.50	325.91
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	565.00	565.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	490.00–505.00	497.34
5	250–300	278	465.00–515.00	491.83
3	300–350	312	445.00–475.00	455.27
3	350–400	363	435.00–445.00	439.95
1	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	468	367.50–370.00	368.73
9	500–550	520	360.00–375.00	371.12
2	550–600	553	370.00	370.00
4	600–650	626	332.50–342.50	337.49
4	650–700	663	328.00–330.00	328.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,750.00	1,750.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,949.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	2,200.00–2,325.00	2,262.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,438	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,447.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	933	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,568.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,087	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,068.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	2,050.00	2,050.00

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)	1	—	1,520	2,550.00	2,550.00

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	—	1,160	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	2,575.00–2,800.00	2,683.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,658	180.00–193.00	184.64
1	—	1,610	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	110.00–131.00	123.51
3	—	1,007	142.00–145.00	143.50
4	—	1,158	148.00–150.00	149.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,187	148.00–160.00	151.86
4	—	1,296	164.00–170.00	166.21
5	—	1,243	130.00–144.00	139.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,645	153.00–160.00	157.17

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.