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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Apr 28

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Receipts

208 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 239▼ 11 vs year ago 219 · −5.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 450# 2.00 lower, over 450# 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers unevenly steady; Feeder Bulls traded with a higher undertone with limited comparable data.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $414.37/cwt on 23 head, down $4.54 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 30 comparable sales and sits +30.25 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$414.37

▼ 4.54 vs prior sale

23 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.34

vs TN average

−9.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	417.16	2,240	19thin
Medium and Large 2	553	401.14	2,218	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.03/cwt here — about $21 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

414.37

—

TN average14 barns · 488 hd

409.03

+5.34

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−9.70

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

+30.25

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

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.

Every lot

53 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,416	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	647.92/cwt	630.00–660.00	1,775	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	274	568.31/cwt	530.00–610.00	1,557	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	584.72/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,859	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	507.98/cwt	430.00–570.00	1,615	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	555.06/cwt	530.00–585.00	2,148	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	490.02/cwt	475.00–505.00	2,053	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	520.01/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,257	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	509.84/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,371	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,280	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	487.50/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,486	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	435.77/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,323	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	432.34/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,499	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	457.44/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,649	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	419.03/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,585	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	559.78/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,276	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,512	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	430.95/cwt	380.00–460.00	1,383	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	507.46/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,649	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	401.73/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,474	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	509.93/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,953	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	482.86/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,009	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	448.55/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,942	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	470.26/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,182	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	414.96/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,963	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	419.49/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,181	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,165	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	415.36/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,372	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	392.27/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,267	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	400.81/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,477	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	382.44/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,505	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	323.37/cwt	310.00–337.50	2,344	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,782	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	550.17/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,080	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	528.64/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,252	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	488.77/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,092	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	505.02/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,323	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	468.39/cwt	445.00–490.00	2,164	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,353	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	437.91/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,531	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	422.50/cwt	417.50–427.50	2,620	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	391.21/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,574	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,846	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,718	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 →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Apr 28, 2026

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

Receipts 208Last week 239Year ago 219

Compared to last week Feeder Steers under 450# 2.00 lower, over 450# 3.00 higher; Feeder Heifers unevenly steady; Feeder Bulls traded with a higher undertone with limited comparable data.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	540.00–580.00	559.78
1	250–300	280	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	325	505.00–510.00	507.46
4	350–400	383	500.00–515.00	509.93
7	400–450	416	470.00–490.00	482.86
4	450–500	464	460.00–485.00	470.26
12	500–550	520	412.50–430.00	419.49
6	550–600	571	410.00–420.00	415.36
6	600–650	618	395.00–405.00	400.81
2	650–700	655	375.00–390.00	382.44
2	700–750	725	310.00–337.50	323.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	530.00	530.00
4	300–350	321	380.00–460.00	430.95
3	350–400	367	400.00–405.00	401.73
4	400–450	433	420.00–465.00	448.55
3	450–500	473	410.00–420.00	414.96
2	500–550	528	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	578	385.00–400.00	392.27
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	670	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	590.00	590.00
4	250–300	274	530.00–610.00	568.31
3	300–350	318	430.00–570.00	507.98
6	400–450	419	475.00–505.00	490.02
1	450–500	470	485.00	485.00
3	500–550	533	432.50–440.00	435.77
2	550–600	578	420.00–445.00	432.34
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	630.00–660.00	647.92
2	300–350	318	580.00–590.00	584.72
5	350–400	387	530.00–585.00	555.06
4	400–450	434	515.00–525.00	520.01
2	450–500	465	505.00–515.00	509.84
2	500–550	510	485.00–490.00	487.50
7	550–600	579	450.00–470.00	457.44
3	600–650	617	410.00–425.00	419.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	545.00–555.00	550.17
4	400–450	426	520.00–535.00	528.64
3	450–500	460	500.00–510.00	505.02
1	500–550	520	452.50	452.50
5	550–600	578	430.00–445.00	437.91
2	600–650	620	417.50–427.50	422.50
2	650–700	658	380.00–402.50	391.21
1	700–750	725	392.50	392.50
1	750–800	755	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	428	480.00–495.00	488.77
3	450–500	462	445.00–490.00	468.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	405.00	405.00

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.