Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2026-03-24

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 24
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
388 head
▲ 257 vs last sale 131▲ 120 vs year ago 268 · +44.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 33▲ 10 vs year ago 51 · +19.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 18▲ 8 vs year ago 29 · +27.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to light receipts last week, however all classes of Feeder Cattle traded steady to slightly higher with fleshier calves receiving a considerable discount. Slaughter Cows/Bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $416.43/cwt on 25 head, up $13.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +32.31 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.
Average price
$416.43
▲ 13.22 vs prior sale
25 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,224
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.29
vs TN average
−8.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535422.942,26520
Medium 2545400.002,1801thin
Medium and Large 2525387.982,0374thin
One grade step is worth $34.96/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 sale25 hd
416.43
—
TN average16 barns · 764 hd
406.13
+10.29
National average176 barns · 15,314 hd
425.19
−8.76
This barn, trailing median30 sales
384.12
+32.31
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—Average1,559179.392,79710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,522171.242,60611
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,167163.351,90712
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,017142.531,4509thin
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%High1,469148.372,1793thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,062$3,5533thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$3,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$2,6752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,004$2,6264thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,158$2,3793thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,010$3,3504thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,005$3,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$2,9001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,255$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$5,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,044$3,0626
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)958$2,3193thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2272521.01/cwt455.00–565.001,4173
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,9471
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2131
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318601.73/cwt560.00–635.001,9146
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2324470.33/cwt405.00–515.001,5248
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed328640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,0992
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7461
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365544.18/cwt525.00–565.001,9862
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425505.47/cwt475.00–525.002,1485
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458498.45/cwt480.00–520.002,2833
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1831
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515424.90/cwt415.00–435.002,1882
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528457.11/cwt440.00–472.502,4148
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570444.87/cwt435.00–450.002,5363
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579409.36/cwt400.00–417.502,3704
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623402.17/cwt385.00–420.002,5063
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675384.18/cwt382.50–385.002,5933
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,7322
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,5851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed263555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,4603
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1931
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271516.99/cwt485.00–550.001,4017
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Full275535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,4711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed308555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,7093
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312577.87/cwt520.00–655.001,8035
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335432.39/cwt425.00–440.001,4492
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed374543.76/cwt540.00–545.002,0344
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374494.99/cwt485.00–530.001,8516
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375465.03/cwt455.00–475.001,7445
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy375455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7061
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425424.29/cwt410.00–455.001,8033
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426465.91/cwt450.00–472.501,98510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0932
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465441.62/cwt412.50–475.002,0543
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472447.91/cwt417.50–465.002,11416
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515422.20/cwt395.00–445.002,17412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3631
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525387.98/cwt342.50–415.002,0374
Heifers500–550Medium 2545400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572420.34/cwt395.00–432.502,4047
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added610402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,4552
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613319.90/cwt315.00–325.001,9612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622370.17/cwt345.00–395.002,30213
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,1611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3791
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy730285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0811
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3151
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1863274.93/cwt270.00–280.002,3732
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2890255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed360587.53/cwt585.00–590.002,1152
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370522.67/cwt495.00–540.001,9346
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377533.68/cwt510.00–555.002,01212
Bulls400–450Small 1405445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426513.66/cwt480.00–540.002,18816
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434466.35/cwt455.00–475.002,0244
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1391
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed463529.92/cwt525.00–535.002,4542
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469485.41/cwt475.00–495.002,27710
Bulls450–500Small 1470390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8331
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1041
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522436.69/cwt422.50–450.002,2807
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523429.05/cwt405.00–455.002,2443
Bulls500–550Small 1Fleshy530400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1201
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560432.50/cwt430.00–435.002,4222
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy560385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1561
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577381.56/cwt355.00–412.502,2025
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1629363.56/cwt340.00–380.002,2874
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630346.40/cwt340.00–352.502,1822
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658353.59/cwt340.00–367.502,3272
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675339.48/cwt315.00–362.502,2913
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2727319.13/cwt310.00–330.002,3203
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1731333.16/cwt325.00–342.502,4354
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4731
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,6471
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,7361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,528175.97/cwt169.00–185.002,6898
Bulls——1,685193.08/cwt190.00–196.003,2532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%967128.20/cwt127.50–129.001,2403
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027157.48/cwt150.00–170.001,6173
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058141.91/cwt138.00–151.001,5013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,111155.00/cwt149.00–160.001,7225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198176.47/cwt175.00–178.002,1142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211166.46/cwt163.00–171.002,0165
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518183.51/cwt180.00–187.002,7862
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518172.38/cwt167.00–178.002,6177
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,3842
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,453154.56/cwt153.00–156.002,2462
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,500136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,0401
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29603,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0052,551.16/head2,200.00–2,900.002,5513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0623,552.67/head3,300.00–3,750.003,5533
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,443.35/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1052,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2952,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4153,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39002,053.33/head1,850.00–2,250.002,0532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39452,905.95/head2,500.00–3,100.002,9064
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0752,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1355,100.00/head5,100.00–5,100.005,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1803,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3053,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-38402,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0053,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0103,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3504

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.