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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 5

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

274 head

▲ 157 vs last sale 117▲ 117 vs year ago 157 · +74.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 20▲ 37 vs year ago 33 · +112.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 3▲ 11 vs year ago 15 · +73.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no trends could be established on Feeder Calves due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality good with strong demand.

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 $323.61/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −74.49 against this barn's trailing median of $398.10.

Average price

$323.61

26 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$49.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.00

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	347.63	1,861	12thin
Medium and Large 2	554	304.31	1,685	11thin
Small 1	540	298.30	1,611	3thin

One grade step is worth $49.33/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale26 hd

323.61

—

TN average15 barns · 542 hd

339.61

−16.00

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.10

−74.49

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	1,815	193.10	3,505	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	165.88	2,465	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,285	165.76	2,130	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	139.23	1,486	21

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)	1,400	$3,100	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$2,825	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,425	1thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	465.22/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,037	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	233	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,177	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	277	360.81/cwt	330.00–400.00	999	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	481.31/cwt	475.00–487.50	1,338	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	315	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,583	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	404.70/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,287	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	450.86/cwt	435.00–462.50	1,483	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	437.50/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,816	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	383.25/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,828	3
Steers	450–500	Small 1	485	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,661	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	372.00/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,927	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	362.97/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,051	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	334.27/cwt	327.50–342.50	2,066	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	334.42/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,217	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,027	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	316.25/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,271	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	723	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,473	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	751	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,568	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	215	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,021	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	731	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	427.42/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,039	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,274	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	283	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,090	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	380.26/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,084	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	333.13/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,083	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	407.56/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,337	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	401.94/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,499	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	380	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,302	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	313.36/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,291	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	372.86/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,592	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	347.80/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,645	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	325.51/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,670	4
Heifers	500–550	Small 1Fleshy	525	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,323	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	306.37/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,710	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	327.89/cwt	322.50–338.00	1,843	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	299.87/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,694	2
Heifers	550–600	Small 1Fleshy	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	308.14/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,901	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	299.73/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,996	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,772	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	373.04/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,395	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	440.60/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,687	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	355.09/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,502	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	416.12/cwt	392.50–435.00	1,773	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,516	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	384.03/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,790	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	333.02/cwt	307.50–350.00	1,559	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	354.85/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,849	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	307.67/cwt	282.50–325.00	1,615	4
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	535	304.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,631	2
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	341.89/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,925	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	302.39/cwt	275.00–321.00	1,724	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	268.65/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,655	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	305.43/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,912	6
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	296.05/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,954	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	294.71/cwt	287.50–302.50	2,128	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,150	1
Bulls	750–800	Small 1	783	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,095	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,532	180.19/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,761	3
Bulls	—	—	1,859	193.28/cwt	188.00–197.00	3,593	7
Bulls	—	—	1,995	205.58/cwt	205.00–207.00	4,101	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	125.67/cwt	111.00–133.00	1,271	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	151.55/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,608	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	140.46/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,586	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	163.39/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,039	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	150.07/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,943	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	174.32/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,306	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	171.35/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,488	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	162.60/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,449	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,175	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,250	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Aug 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 117Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 20Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 3Year ago 15

Compared to last week, no trends could be established on Feeder Calves due to lack of comparable data; Slaughter Cows/Bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality good with strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	340.00	340.00
2	250–300	285	365.00–395.00	380.26
3	300–350	325	325.00–340.00	333.13
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	412	300.00–320.00	313.36
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	558	297.50–315.00	306.37
1	650–700	675	262.50	262.50
1	750–800	755	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	420.00–435.00	427.42
1	250–300	280	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	328	400.00–415.00	407.56
16	350–400	373	380.00–415.00	401.94
7	400–450	427	365.00–380.00	372.86
6	450–500	473	340.00–365.00	347.80
4	500–550	513	320.00–330.00	325.51
10	550–600	562	322.50–338.00	327.89
3	600–650	617	300.00–312.50	308.14
7	650–700	666	285.00–307.50	299.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	380	342.50	342.50
2	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	565	292.50–307.50	299.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	252.00	252.00
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	445.00–485.00	465.22
2	250–300	278	475.00–487.50	481.31
4	300–350	329	435.00–462.50	450.86
2	400–450	415	430.00–445.00	437.50
3	450–500	477	380.00–387.50	383.25
6	500–550	518	360.00–380.00	372.00
5	550–600	565	350.00–370.00	362.97
4	600–650	618	327.50–342.50	334.27
2	650–700	663	330.00–339.00	334.42
2	700–750	718	315.00–317.50	316.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	723	342.00	342.00
7	750–800	751	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	277	330.00–400.00	360.81
4	300–350	318	380.00–415.00	404.70
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	450	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	705	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	315	502.50	502.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	383	425.00–460.00	440.60
13	400–450	426	392.50–435.00	416.12
6	450–500	466	370.00–397.50	384.03
7	500–550	521	340.00–367.50	354.85
4	550–600	563	332.50–352.50	341.89
6	600–650	626	295.00–320.00	305.43
5	650–700	660	287.50–302.50	296.05
10	700–750	722	287.50–302.50	294.71
1	750–800	765	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	352.50	352.50
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	300.00–310.00	304.95
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	625	290.00	290.00
3	650–700	650	285.00	285.00
3	750–800	783	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	355.00–385.00	373.04
2	400–450	423	340.00–370.00	355.09
6	450–500	468	307.50–350.00	333.02
4	500–550	525	282.50–325.00	307.67
7	550–600	570	275.00–321.00	302.39
4	600–650	616	260.00–280.00	268.65
1	650–700	690	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,506	158.00–166.00	162.60
3	—	1,452	169.00–173.00	171.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	147.00–155.00	150.07
8	—	1,323	170.00–180.00	174.32
9	—	1,248	158.00–169.00	163.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,061	147.00–155.00	151.55
7	—	1,011	111.00–133.00	125.67
7	—	1,129	135.00–147.00	140.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,859	188.00–197.00	193.28
3	—	1,532	178.00–183.00	180.19
3	—	1,995	205.00–207.00	205.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,175	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,525.00	2,525.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,175.00	2,175.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,400	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,275	3,150.00	3,150.00

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.