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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Oct 21

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

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Feeder Cattle receipts

245 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 245▼ 174 vs year ago 419 · −41.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 57▲ 7 vs year ago 44 · +15.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 30▼ 6 vs year ago 19 · −31.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers not well established but sold with a higher undertone, Feeder Heifers mostly steady, Feeder Bulls $10.00-$13.00 higher, Slaughter Cows steady, Slaughter Bulls steady. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good to strong, with stronger demand for Feeder Bulls.

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 $370.52/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 14 of 29 comparable sales and sits −27.58 against this barn's trailing median of $398.10.

Average price

$370.52

29 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$81.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.58

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	383.91	2,069	21
Medium and Large 2	571	340.09	1,942	7thin
Medium and Large 3	580	302.50	1,755	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.41/cwt here — about $315 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 sale29 hd

370.52

—

TN average14 barns · 439 hd

345.95

+24.58

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.10

−27.58

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	—	Low	1,990	184.93	3,680	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	160.09	2,377	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	152.29	1,816	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	134.26	1,473	14

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)	1,460	$2,663	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,248	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	591.16/cwt	580.00–602.50	1,909	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	437.58/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,632	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	401.25/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,806	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	423.23/cwt	410.00–437.50	2,222	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	389.86/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,086	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	401.17/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,299	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,191	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,278	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,227	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,048	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,393	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	833	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,770	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	255	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,237	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	518.46/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,348	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	343.37/cwt	330.00–360.00	910	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	420.27/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,156	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	478.37/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,516	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	387.01/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,231	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	370	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,526	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	389.93/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,462	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	379.58/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,575	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	316.51/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,323	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	358.85/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,511	6
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,445	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	455	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,285	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	362.65/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,686	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	342.86/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,611	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	346.82/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,803	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	326.43/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,714	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,020	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	330.23/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,905	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	313.32/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,817	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,814	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	627	280.84/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,761	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,037	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	306.65/cwt	302.50–308.00	2,039	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,166	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,919	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	557.28/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,254	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	245	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,495	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	571.68/cwt	560.00–585.00	1,532	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,523	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	479.85/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,607	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	526.58/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,775	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,838	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	425.00/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,594	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	412.38/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,732	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	442.07/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,866	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	365.21/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,716	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	407.53/cwt	382.50–420.00	1,924	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	385.36/cwt	375.00–407.50	2,027	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	381.00/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,153	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	568	357.60/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,031	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,755	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	330.11/cwt	312.50–347.50	1,944	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	300.27/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,868	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	346.94/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,168	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	645	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,112	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	322.46/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,177	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	336.27/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,297	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	305.82/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,193	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	283.95/cwt	272.50–295.00	2,039	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	305.04/cwt	297.50–310.00	2,324	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,392	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	172.90/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,732	2
Bulls	—	—	2,058	197.89/cwt	191.00–205.00	4,073	2
Bulls	—	—	2,127	184.55/cwt	180.00–189.00	3,925	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,444	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	124.45/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,359	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	140.14/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,574	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	144.16/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,701	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	154.83/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,847	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,009	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	151.46/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,193	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	161.14/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,377	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	168.85/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,664	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	990	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,095	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,400	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,433	2,819.98/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,820	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,515	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 245Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 57Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 30Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	415.00–425.00	420.27
2	300–350	318	375.00–400.00	387.01
6	400–450	421	350.00–365.00	358.85
6	450–500	470	332.50–352.50	342.86
5	500–550	525	320.00–330.00	326.43
3	550–600	580	310.00–317.50	313.32
2	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	760	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	260	510.00–525.00	518.46
3	300–350	317	465.00–500.00	478.37
2	350–400	375	385.00–395.00	389.93
4	400–450	415	370.00–392.50	379.58
7	450–500	465	355.00–377.50	362.65
7	500–550	520	340.00–352.50	346.82
8	550–600	577	322.50–342.50	330.23
3	600–650	615	290.00–300.00	295.03
4	650–700	665	302.50–308.00	306.65
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	330.00–360.00	343.37
2	400–450	418	310.00–322.50	316.51
1	450–500	455	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	455	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	357.50	357.50
2	650–700	655	311.00	311.00
3	700–750	715	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	627	280.00–282.50	280.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	412.50	412.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	400.00–402.50	401.25
2	500–550	535	382.50–397.50	389.86
1	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	680	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	700	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	580.00–602.50	591.16
2	350–400	373	435.00–440.00	437.58
1	400–450	435	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	525	410.00–437.50	423.23
2	550–600	573	395.00–407.50	401.17
1	600–650	635	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	680	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	725	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	833	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	335	475.00–485.00	479.85
2	350–400	375	420.00–430.00	425.00
4	400–450	420	405.00–420.00	412.38
4	450–500	470	355.00–375.00	365.21
1	500–550	505	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	589	312.50–347.50	330.11
3	600–650	622	287.50–310.00	300.27
2	650–700	675	317.50–327.50	322.46
2	700–750	718	272.50–295.00	283.95
1	900–950	920	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	555.00–560.00	557.28
2	250–300	268	560.00–585.00	571.68
3	300–350	337	510.00–540.00	526.58
1	350–400	350	525.00	525.00
12	400–450	422	420.00–465.00	442.07
7	450–500	472	382.50–420.00	407.53
14	500–550	526	375.00–407.50	385.36
7	550–600	565	370.00–400.00	381.00
4	600–650	625	342.50–355.00	346.94
2	650–700	683	335.00–337.50	336.27
3	700–750	717	302.50–310.00	305.82
3	750–800	762	297.50–310.00	305.04
1	800–850	800	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	568	350.00–365.00	357.60
1	600–650	645	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	580	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	610.00	610.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	440.00	440.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,433	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,819.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	170.00–176.00	172.90
2	—	2,058	191.00–205.00	197.89
5	—	2,127	180.00–189.00	184.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	148.00–155.00	151.46
8	—	1,475	156.00–163.00	161.14
2	—	1,578	164.00–174.00	168.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,123	136.00–145.00	140.14
1	—	950	152.00	152.00
6	—	1,092	120.00–129.00	124.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	140.00–148.00	144.16
5	—	1,193	150.00–158.00	154.83
1	—	1,225	164.00	164.00

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.