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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 26

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

293 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 187▼ 119 vs year ago 412 · −28.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 37▼ 112 vs year ago 202 · −55.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 20▼ 21 vs year ago 42 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data from light receipts the previous week.

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 $329.07/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −55.05 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$329.07

21 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$51.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.47

vs TN average

−40.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	341.23	1,853	16thin
Medium and Large 2	536	290.16	1,555	5thin

One grade step is worth $51.07/cwt here — about $298 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 sale21 hd

329.07

—

TN average19 barns · 1,332 hd

356.53

−27.47

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−40.74

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−55.05

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	—	Average	1,553	191.20	2,970	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	168.53	2,535	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	163.44	2,035	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	139.64	1,527	15

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	995	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,389	$2,938	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	981	$2,887	5

Every lot

86 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	560.97/cwt	540.00–585.00	1,234	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	269	412.00/cwt	330.00–445.00	1,108	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	512.50/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,435	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,591	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	385.22/cwt	345.00–425.00	1,264	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	442.09/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,693	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	429.14/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,768	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	400.64/cwt	385.00–412.50	1,903	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	393.16/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,997	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,847	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	376.59/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,196	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,960	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	595	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,231	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	331.30/cwt	322.50–347.50	2,167	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,655	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	848	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,849	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	474.30/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,020	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	451.93/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,189	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	392.26/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,149	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	417.93/cwt	402.50–430.00	1,362	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	375.29/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,227	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	404.70/cwt	385.00–422.50	1,530	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	380.53/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,610	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	337.21/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,467	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	360.67/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,699	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,596	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	341.09/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,780	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	291.45/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,530	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	342.23/cwt	330.00–353.00	1,930	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	354.30/cwt	352.50–356.00	2,012	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	271.20/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,676	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	313.75/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,992	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,859	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	302.31/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,010	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,147	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,238	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	246.21/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,891	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	445.17/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,616	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	375	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,519	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,423	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	421.04/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,781	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	349.32/cwt	327.50–380.00	1,628	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	397.49/cwt	375.00–412.50	1,912	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	371.83/cwt	345.00–382.50	1,963	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	330.47/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,745	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	324.69/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,825	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	350.36/cwt	344.00–355.00	2,001	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,830	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	329.52/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,027	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	323.50/cwt	322.50–324.00	2,158	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	291.28/cwt	287.50–295.00	2,155	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,133	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	271.55/cwt	252.50–290.00	2,099	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,494	182.01/cwt	174.00–189.00	2,719	6
Bulls	—	—	1,595	203.66/cwt	198.00–206.00	3,248	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,731	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	129.46/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,383	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	141.87/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,531	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	159.69/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,880	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	154.70/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,856	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	179.98/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,181	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	164.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,103	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,170	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	165.57/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,490	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	175.73/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,673	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	2,870.13/head	2,825.00–2,900.00	2,870	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,411	2,835.32/head	2,650.00–3,025.00	2,835	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,285	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,420	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 Aug 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 187Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 37Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 20Year ago 42

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data from light receipts the previous week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	460.00–485.00	474.30
3	250–300	263	430.00–475.00	451.93
5	300–350	326	402.50–430.00	417.93
5	350–400	378	385.00–422.50	404.70
5	400–450	423	365.00–410.00	380.53
13	450–500	471	340.00–380.00	360.67
7	500–550	522	330.00–360.00	341.09
6	550–600	564	330.00–353.00	342.23
2	600–650	635	312.50–315.00	313.75
2	650–700	665	290.00–315.00	302.31
2	700–750	710	300.00–305.00	302.46
1	750–800	765	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	352.50–356.00	354.30
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	365.00–420.00	392.26
3	300–350	327	365.00–390.00	375.29
1	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	435	325.00–350.00	337.21
2	450–500	473	337.50	337.50
4	500–550	525	270.00–310.00	291.45
1	550–600	580	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	618	260.00–282.50	271.20
2	650–700	658	280.00–285.00	282.47
2	750–800	768	242.50–250.00	246.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	440.00–450.00	445.17
7	400–450	423	385.00–450.00	421.04
14	450–500	481	375.00–412.50	397.49
10	500–550	528	345.00–382.50	371.83
4	550–600	571	344.00–355.00	350.36
13	600–650	615	322.50–340.00	329.52
3	650–700	667	322.50–324.00	323.50
2	700–750	740	287.50–295.00	291.28
2	750–800	773	252.50–290.00	271.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	370.00–375.00	372.50
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
4	450–500	466	327.50–380.00	349.32
6	500–550	528	310.00–347.50	330.47
4	550–600	562	310.00–352.50	324.69
1	600–650	605	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	755	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	540.00–585.00	560.97
2	250–300	280	510.00–515.00	512.50
2	300–350	328	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	383	430.00–455.00	442.09
3	400–450	412	420.00–440.00	429.14
3	450–500	475	385.00–412.50	400.64
3	500–550	508	380.00–405.00	393.16
3	550–600	583	370.00–385.00	376.59
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	654	322.50–347.50	331.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	595	375.00	375.00
5	750–800	750	354.00	354.00
2	800–850	848	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	330.00–445.00	412.00
6	300–350	328	345.00–425.00	385.22
1	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	513	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	585	335.00	335.00

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)	Open	4	—	1,411	2,650.00–3,025.00	2,835.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	942	2,825.00–2,900.00	2,870.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	2,425.00	2,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	2,275.00	2,275.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	1	—	1,285	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,068	120.00–136.00	129.46
3	—	1,177	155.00–167.00	159.69
5	—	1,079	138.00–148.00	141.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,276	160.00–170.00	164.79
8	—	1,200	149.00–158.00	154.70
3	—	1,212	174.00–186.00	179.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,504	162.00–169.00	165.57
1	—	1,400	155.00	155.00
6	—	1,521	173.00–180.00	175.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	198.00–206.00	203.66
6	—	1,494	174.00–189.00	182.01
1	—	1,785	209.00	209.00

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.