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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 23

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

255 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 253▼ 99 vs year ago 354 · −28.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 47▲ 1 vs year ago 46 · +2.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 8▼ 1 vs year ago 22 · −4.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 7.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of 25.00 higher on calves under 400lbs; Feeder Heifers 6.00 to 9.00 higher with instances of 30.00 higher on Heifers under 400lbs; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; No trends could be established on Slaughter Bulls due to light receipts.

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 $338.07/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −46.05 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$338.07

13 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$41.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.35

vs TN average

−27.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	343.86	1,832	11thin
Medium 1	505	310.00	1,566	1thin
Medium and Large 2	545	302.50	1,649	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.36/cwt here — about $184 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale13 hd

338.07

—

TN average17 barns · 1,072 hd

350.42

−12.35

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−27.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−46.05

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	—	Low	1,948	184.50	3,593	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,501	162.20	2,435	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	158.50	1,978	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	137.21	1,461	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$2,125	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,650	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,023	$1,463	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$2,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	980	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,598	$3,324	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$2,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	562.42/cwt	555.00–570.00	1,282	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	553.40/cwt	540.00–575.00	1,467	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,678	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,335	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,802	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	998	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	224	398.30/cwt	355.00–420.00	892	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	450.15/cwt	405.00–520.00	1,229	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,427	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	421.33/cwt	405.00–432.50	1,542	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	378.36/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,407	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	384.34/cwt	360.00–402.50	1,633	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	360.26/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,542	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	311.01/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,431	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	358.00/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,665	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,644	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1Fleshy	505	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,566	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	347.20/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,785	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,649	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	338.01/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,913	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,089	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,910	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,180	1
Heifers	800–850	Small 1	805	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,228	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	455.63/cwt	435.00–467.50	1,741	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	382.48/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,561	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	436.48/cwt	435.00–438.00	1,899	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	415.98/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,905	2
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	356.27/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,721	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	359.03/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,856	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,779	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	346.93/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,960	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	318.70/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,995	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	316.92/cwt	312.50–321.00	2,098	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	308.96/cwt	303.00–315.00	2,271	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	302.73/cwt	292.50–312.50	2,355	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	282.47/cwt	277.50–287.50	2,302	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,394	1
Bulls	900–950	Small 1	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,835	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,487	1
Bulls	—	—	2,060	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,687	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	150.15/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,486	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	138.12/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,464	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	129.60/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,437	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	172.92/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,066	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	150.53/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,894	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	160.71/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,023	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,168	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	161.44/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,426	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,768	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	990	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,598	3,324.49/head	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,324	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	965	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	1,481.48/head	1,125.00–2,025.00	1,481	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	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 Sep 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 253Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 47Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 8Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	435.00–467.50	455.63
2	400–450	435	435.00–438.00	436.48
2	450–500	458	400.00–432.50	415.98
5	500–550	517	342.50–365.00	359.03
5	550–600	565	340.00–360.00	346.93
4	600–650	626	312.50–322.50	318.70
3	650–700	662	312.50–321.00	316.92
2	700–750	735	303.00–315.00	308.96
2	750–800	778	292.50–312.50	302.73
2	800–850	815	277.50–287.50	282.47
1	850–900	855	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00
1	900–950	925	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	380.00–385.00	382.48
2	450–500	483	355.00–357.50	356.27
1	500–550	535	332.50	332.50
1	550–600	560	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	475.00	475.00
3	250–300	273	405.00–520.00	450.15
1	300–350	330	432.50	432.50
7	350–400	366	405.00–432.50	421.33
7	400–450	425	360.00–402.50	384.34
4	450–500	465	347.50–362.50	358.00
7	500–550	514	342.50–355.00	347.20
4	550–600	566	330.00–345.00	338.01
1	600–650	635	329.00	329.00
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	800	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	355.00–420.00	398.30
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	372	365.00–385.00	378.36
2	400–450	428	345.00–375.00	360.26
2	450–500	460	300.00–322.50	311.01
1	500–550	545	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	670	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	555.00–570.00	562.42
3	250–300	265	540.00–575.00	553.40
1	300–350	305	550.00	550.00
1	400–450	405	445.00	445.00
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	392.50	392.50
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,598	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,324.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	1,285	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,575.00	2,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	985	1,125.00–2,025.00	1,481.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,285	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	980	2,075.00	2,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,109	126.00–133.00	129.60
2	—	990	148.00–152.00	150.15
5	—	1,060	135.00–143.00	138.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,600	173.00	173.00
6	—	1,503	158.00–165.00	161.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,258	141.00–156.00	150.53
2	—	1,195	171.00–175.00	172.92
5	—	1,259	158.00–165.00	160.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,060	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,835	190.00	190.00

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.