Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2026-02-17

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Feb 17
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
301 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 316▲ 197 vs year ago 104 · +189.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 68▲ 27 vs year ago 16 · +168.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 60▲ 4 vs year ago 21 · +19.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers/Bulls 20.00 higher; Feeder Heifers 8.00 to 12.00 higher; Quality good with strong demand; No trends on Slaughter Cattle due to limited comparable data.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.04/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +19.92 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.
Average price
$404.04
27 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,210
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$269
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$58.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.85
vs TN average
−25.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545410.592,23924
Medium and Large 2560351.671,9713thin
One grade step is worth $58.91/cwt here — about $269 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 sale27 hd
404.04
—
TN average15 barns · 658 hd
401.19
+2.85
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
−25.13
This barn, trailing median30 sales
384.12
+19.92
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—High1,925197.003,7922thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,405163.552,2982thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,176162.801,9154thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average935134.061,2544thin

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)1,275$2,9501thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4811
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240720.00/cwt720.00–720.001,7281
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1269726.79/cwt700.00–760.001,9554
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328614.20/cwt595.00–625.002,0155
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328497.07/cwt405.00–545.001,6305
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370593.24/cwt590.00–600.002,1953
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy405455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425544.86/cwt535.00–560.002,3164
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428504.43/cwt490.00–522.502,15910
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474501.27/cwt495.00–510.002,3764
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515504.13/cwt500.00–506.002,5965
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518481.69/cwt475.00–490.002,4953
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558458.62/cwt455.00–470.002,5597
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619401.03/cwt385.00–407.502,4824
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667399.41/cwt392.50–405.002,6643
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4121
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725354.93/cwt350.00–357.502,5733
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1888331.25/cwt330.00–332.502,9422
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,3721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,1861
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,6431
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321514.82/cwt500.00–525.001,6537
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323417.42/cwt400.00–450.001,3483
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362505.91/cwt490.00–527.501,83115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375444.73/cwt420.00–480.001,6685
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413460.73/cwt450.00–480.001,9039
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431404.85/cwt372.50–435.001,7454
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466431.14/cwt415.00–445.002,00914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8541
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518405.30/cwt397.50–412.502,0996
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added524422.97/cwt420.00–427.502,2165
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3382
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569408.24/cwt402.50–415.002,32310
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1381
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583347.51/cwt345.00–350.002,0262
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9351
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1831
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0461
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added676352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,3835
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678342.49/cwt337.50–345.002,3223
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,3941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1766323.20/cwt322.50–325.002,4767
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366585.48/cwt545.00–610.002,1435
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419521.16/cwt505.00–540.002,1844
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426439.37/cwt405.00–465.001,8725
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477489.56/cwt480.00–505.002,3353
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485422.45/cwt420.00–425.002,0492
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515381.41/cwt360.00–400.001,9643
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522444.27/cwt435.00–460.002,3196
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564455.58/cwt435.00–467.502,5697
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576392.46/cwt350.00–425.002,2615
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1961
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620396.78/cwt392.50–403.002,4603
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy633360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2794
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675366.39/cwt360.00–372.502,4732
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1727334.16/cwt330.00–342.502,4293
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5281
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6561
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2950220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0901
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1968242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,3472
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,825189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,4491
Bulls——2,025205.00/cwt205.00–205.004,1511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%897129.41/cwt128.00–132.001,1613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,5541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,085164.59/cwt162.00–168.001,7862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,4061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,405163.55/cwt162.00–165.002,2982
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,950.00/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.