Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2026-02-10

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 10
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
316 head
▲ 138 vs last sale 178▲ 68 vs year ago 248 · +27.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 33▲ 19 vs year ago 49 · +38.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 14▲ 25 vs year ago 35 · +71.4%
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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, however all classes of Feeder Calves traded mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.11/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 20 of 30 comparable sales and sits +12.99 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.
Average price
$397.11
28 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,170
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$41.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.27
vs TN average
−26.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546403.102,20224
Medium and Large 2547361.211,9744thin
One grade step is worth $41.89/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale28 hd
397.11
—
TN average14 barns · 701 hd
397.38
−0.27
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−26.84
This barn, trailing median30 sales
384.12
+12.99
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
435386336287median 384.1203/0305/1207/1409/0110/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,855188.003,4871thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,322156.852,07311
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,479153.172,2656thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average974134.291,3084thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$2,9501thin

Every lot

68 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1228750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,7102
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1051
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0781
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5961
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,8851
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315599.52/cwt590.00–610.001,8882
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375460.53/cwt450.00–470.001,7272
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,2231
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425510.35/cwt495.00–525.002,1692
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467486.62/cwt485.00–490.002,2733
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518440.41/cwt410.00–455.002,28111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,0011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569423.40/cwt410.00–430.002,4098
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615404.78/cwt395.00–415.002,4896
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,6861
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added708382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,7082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,4881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed255700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,7851
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268517.43/cwt510.00–525.001,3872
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321585.29/cwt570.00–610.001,8794
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327469.41/cwt405.00–530.001,5356
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366460.35/cwt435.00–490.001,6856
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390483.42/cwt470.00–490.001,8853
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4581
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430437.31/cwt420.00–457.501,88015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463388.29/cwt345.00–410.001,7987
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6741
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471418.76/cwt400.00–425.001,97210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515366.80/cwt347.50–385.001,8892
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524397.53/cwt382.50–405.002,08312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567399.85/cwt390.00–412.502,2677
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added571421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,4045
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578355.61/cwt335.00–377.502,0552
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616359.62/cwt332.50–385.002,21511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618320.06/cwt305.00–335.001,9782
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added643365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3472
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added651401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,6115
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705329.99/cwt322.50–335.002,3263
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1769330.70/cwt330.00–332.502,5435
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy770302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,3291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7581
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376546.21/cwt520.00–575.002,0544
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428450.20/cwt445.00–455.001,9272
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429502.11/cwt465.00–550.002,1547
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464458.42/cwt420.00–475.002,12713
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472434.73/cwt410.00–450.002,0523
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added504445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2438
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522431.01/cwt400.00–450.002,25027
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567412.78/cwt385.00–440.002,3406
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618383.75/cwt370.00–400.002,3728
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665380.16/cwt352.50–384.002,52816
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3750227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7061
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,9341
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2965197.54/cwt195.00–200.001,9062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,855188.00/cwt188.00–188.003,4871
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%865120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0381
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003133.57/cwt132.00–135.001,3402
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5381
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318173.06/cwt171.00–175.002,2812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,321162.91/cwt159.00–166.002,1525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325141.18/cwt135.00–149.001,8714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,4821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478142.69/cwt137.00–150.002,1093
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490160.48/cwt160.00–161.002,3912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.