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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Nov 4

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

253 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 197▼ 20 vs year ago 273 · −7.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 41▲ 21 vs year ago 46 · +45.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 51▲ 14 vs year ago 21 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Heifers 15.00 to 20.00 higher with instances of 30.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 18.00 to 25.00 higher with instances of 40.00 higher; Quality good with strong buyer presence; Slaughter Cows/Bulls mostly steady with pour to fair quality and moderate 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 $329.44/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −68.66 against this barn's trailing median of $398.10.

Average price

$329.44

23 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$64.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.73

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	365.94	1,933	8thin
Medium and Large 2	537	311.31	1,672	13thin
Small 1	543	301.25	1,634	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.69/cwt here — about $299 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale23 hd

329.44

—

TN average15 barns · 372 hd

337.16

−7.73

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.10

−68.66

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	1,740	180.39	3,139	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	158.03	2,189	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	150.62	1,996	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	129.61	1,351	12

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)	1,375	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,520	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,353	$2,282	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,470	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,202	$1,785	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,739	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,055	$2,725	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,958	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,277	$2,682	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$2,075	2thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,173	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	273	507.57/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,386	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	451.69/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,251	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	432.50/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,362	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	361.76/cwt	310.00–405.00	1,187	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Full	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	412.48/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,477	2
Steers	350–400	Small 1	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	417.19/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,786	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	358.73/cwt	332.50–377.50	1,697	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	402.29/cwt	397.50–407.50	1,911	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,919	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	318.95/cwt	295.00–331.00	1,649	3
Steers	500–550	Small 1	525	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,693	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,784	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	341.09/cwt	332.50–355.00	2,091	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	982	2
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	258	309.71/cwt	300.00–320.00	799	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	379.94/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,056	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	345.25/cwt	322.50–385.00	1,157	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,454	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	422.46/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,559	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	336.59/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,252	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	321.46/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,318	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	397.86/cwt	385.00–417.50	1,643	8
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	460	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,277	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	334.81/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,577	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	345.00/cwt	332.50–367.50	1,653	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	307.50/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,553	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	322.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,686	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	290.82/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,620	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	318.36/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,792	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,639	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	305.82/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,844	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	287.44/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,906	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	269.28/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,796	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,818	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,184	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	272.49/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,324	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	375.16/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,182	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	424.07/cwt	417.50–435.00	1,599	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	357.49/cwt	335.00–405.00	1,348	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	410.19/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,690	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,459	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	387.73/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,815	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	346.07/cwt	325.00–362.50	1,630	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	322.51/cwt	282.50–362.50	1,642	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	373.28/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,904	6
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	510	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,594	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	298.24/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,700	6
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	343.92/cwt	337.50–350.50	2,005	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	316.64/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,954	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	285.99/cwt	262.50–302.50	1,787	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	255.53/cwt	242.50–280.00	1,727	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	303.82/cwt	297.50–310.00	2,075	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,798	1
Bulls	700–750	Small 1	725	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,541	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	275.44/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,005	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	750	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,006	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,932	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,132	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,056	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,611	178.39/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,874	9
Bulls	—	—	2,128	186.39/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,966	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	123.11/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,230	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,622	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	139.13/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,603	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	153.74/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,934	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	143.21/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,956	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	165.02/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,261	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	158.03/cwt	151.00–163.00	2,189	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	3,055.36/head	2,675.00–3,250.00	3,055	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,215	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	2,682.44/head	2,425.00–3,150.00	2,682	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	1,739.05/head	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,739	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,173	1,688.64/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,689	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,575.25/head	2,375.00–2,975.00	2,575	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,365	1,988.95/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,989	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,470	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 197Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 41Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 51Year ago 21

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	377	417.50–435.00	424.07
9	400–450	412	400.00–417.50	410.19
10	450–500	468	380.00–395.00	387.73
6	500–550	510	365.00–380.00	373.28
2	550–600	583	337.50–350.50	343.92
3	600–650	617	315.00–320.00	316.64
2	650–700	683	297.50–310.00	303.82
6	700–750	728	270.00–285.00	275.44
1	800–850	820	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	750	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	575	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	725	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	370.00–380.00	375.16
5	350–400	377	335.00–405.00	357.49
2	400–450	423	345.00	345.00
6	450–500	471	325.00–362.50	346.07
7	500–550	509	282.50–362.50	322.51
6	550–600	570	275.00–325.00	298.24
5	600–650	625	262.50–302.50	285.99
10	650–700	676	242.50–280.00	255.53
1	700–750	705	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	805	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	875	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	375.00–385.00	379.94
1	300–350	340	427.50	427.50
4	350–400	369	415.00–425.00	422.46
8	400–450	413	385.00–417.50	397.86
5	450–500	479	332.50–367.50	345.00
5	500–550	522	320.00–330.00	322.92
9	550–600	563	310.00–335.00	318.36
3	600–650	603	302.50–310.00	305.82
3	650–700	663	282.50–297.50	287.44
1	700–750	705	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	840	260.00	260.00
3	850–900	853	265.00–280.00	272.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	580	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	720	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	300.00–320.00	309.71
1	450–500	460	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
2	250–300	255	380.00–390.00	385.00
3	300–350	335	322.50–385.00	345.25
3	350–400	372	330.00–345.00	336.59
2	400–450	410	312.50–330.00	321.46
5	450–500	471	327.50–345.00	334.81
3	500–550	505	302.50–310.00	307.50
3	550–600	557	280.00–302.50	290.82
3	650–700	667	260.00–275.00	269.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	510.00	510.00
3	250–300	277	450.00–455.00	451.69
2	300–350	315	425.00–440.00	432.50
2	350–400	358	410.00–415.00	412.48
2	400–450	428	410.00–425.00	417.19
2	450–500	475	397.50–407.50	402.29
2	500–550	505	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
5	600–650	613	332.50–355.00	341.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	525	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	310.00–405.00	361.76
1	350–400	385	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	473	332.50–377.50	358.73
3	500–550	517	295.00–331.00	318.95
1	550–600	580	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	640	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	500.00–515.00	507.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00

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	1	—	1,265	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,277	2,425.00–3,150.00	2,682.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,212	2,675.00–3,250.00	3,055.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	3,075.00	3,075.00

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	—	1,215	2,075.00	2,075.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,520	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,340	2,375.00–2,975.00	2,575.25

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,739.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,365	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,988.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,173	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,688.64
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,055	2,725.00	2,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	164.00–166.00	165.02
5	—	1,258	151.00–159.00	153.74
6	—	1,366	139.00–148.00	143.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	999	119.00–130.00	123.11
1	—	1,060	153.00	153.00
3	—	1,152	134.00–143.00	139.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,385	151.00–163.00	158.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,128	184.00–190.00	186.39
9	—	1,611	171.00–182.00	178.39

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.