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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 7

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

236 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 231▲ 22 vs year ago 214 · +10.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 46▲ 32 vs year ago 30 · +106.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 19▼ 19 vs year ago 34 · −55.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers not well established due to a lack of comparable receipts. However, a higher undertone was noted on cattle under 450 lbs. Feeder heifers and bulls under 450 lbs. 6.00-12.00 higher, heifers and bulls over 450 lbs. mostly steady. Slaughter cows steady-1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well established last 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 $332.12/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −51.99 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$332.12

16 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$52.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.56

vs TN average

−52.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	344.05	1,894	11thin
Medium and Large 2	533	327.50	1,744	2thin
Small 1	565	291.48	1,647	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.57/cwt here — about $247 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 sale16 hd

332.12

—

TN average15 barns · 707 hd

345.68

−13.56

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−52.27

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−51.99

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	1,738	184.98	3,216	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	160.28	2,240	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	157.18	1,930	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	143.38	1,481	9thin

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)	1,435	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,015	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$1,825	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$2,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,600	1thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,136	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	508.15/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,372	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	279	409.66/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,143	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Steers	300–350	Small 1	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,742	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,098	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	409.80/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,709	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	397.34/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,867	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	387.41/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,832	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,608	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,677	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	362.13/cwt	356.00–367.50	2,068	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,226	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,345	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	972	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,063	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	395.09/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,158	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	388.32/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,270	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,423	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	365	342.51/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,250	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,323	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	431.56/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,605	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	362.39/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,500	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	425	424.88/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,806	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	400.06/cwt	376.00–415.00	1,712	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	357.79/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,685	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	331.06/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,596	3
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,675	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	348.50/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,858	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	336.26/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,954	4
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	585	312.22/cwt	280.00–345.00	1,826	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	283.60/cwt	265.00–302.50	1,758	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	279.96/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,890	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	306.79/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,086	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,693	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,113	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	454.29/cwt	445.00–462.50	1,476	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	397.56/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,324	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	406.61/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,537	3
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	413	373.82/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,544	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	392.44/cwt	382.50–402.50	1,680	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	398.75/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,814	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	375.67/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,762	6
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	363.71/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,891	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	339.35/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,955	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	320.83/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,909	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,984	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	324.57/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,055	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	317.99/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,092	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	694	297.47/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,064	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,083	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,269	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,220	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	175.01/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,826	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	194.45/cwt	194.00–195.00	3,199	2
Bulls	—	—	1,818	186.55/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,391	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	935	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,412	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,251	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	144.93/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,512	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	157.38/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,926	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	169.98/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,108	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	142.32/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,786	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	160.57/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,296	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,622	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	825	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	810	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,015	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,435	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 Oct 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 231Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 46Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	345	412.50	412.50
5	350–400	372	425.00–440.00	431.56
8	400–450	428	376.00–415.00	400.06
6	450–500	471	345.00–375.00	357.79
7	500–550	533	345.00–357.50	348.50
4	550–600	581	332.50–345.00	336.26
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
9	650–700	680	300.00–312.50	306.79
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	750	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	420.00–430.00	424.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	310.00–370.00	342.51
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	585	280.00–345.00	312.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	405.00	405.00
2	250–300	293	385.00–405.00	395.09
3	300–350	327	365.00–405.00	388.32
5	400–450	414	342.50–370.00	362.39
3	450–500	482	322.50–342.50	331.06
1	500–550	500	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	620	265.00–302.50	283.60
3	650–700	675	265.00–297.50	279.96
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	830	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	505.00	505.00
3	250–300	270	505.00–515.00	508.15
1	300–350	345	505.00	505.00
3	400–450	417	405.00–420.00	409.80
2	450–500	470	390.00–405.00	397.34
4	550–600	571	356.00–367.50	362.13
1	650–700	650	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	405.00–425.00	409.66
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
4	450–500	473	375.00–395.00	387.41
1	500–550	520	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	830	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	480	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	325	445.00–462.50	454.29
3	350–400	378	402.50–410.00	406.61
2	400–450	428	382.50–402.50	392.44
2	450–500	455	392.50–405.00	398.75
2	500–550	520	362.50–365.00	363.71
4	550–600	576	330.00–352.50	339.35
5	600–650	633	320.00–327.50	324.57
4	650–700	658	300.00–330.00	317.99
3	700–750	732	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	800	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	370.00–377.50	373.82
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	405.00	405.00
4	300–350	333	380.00–410.00	397.56
1	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
6	450–500	469	360.00–390.00	375.67
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	595	320.00–322.50	320.83
1	600–650	625	317.50	317.50
3	650–700	694	295.00–302.50	297.47
1	700–750	700	297.50	297.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	2,025.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,250.00	2,250.00

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	—	1,040	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,430	155.00–165.00	160.57
1	—	935	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,570	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,224	150.00–166.00	157.38
2	—	1,255	140.00–146.00	142.32
2	—	1,240	169.00–171.00	169.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,043	137.00–150.00	144.93
1	—	955	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	194.00–195.00	194.45
3	—	1,615	173.00–176.00	175.01
7	—	1,818	184.00–190.00	186.55

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.