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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, May 12

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

348 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 280▲ 197 vs year ago 151 · +130.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 58▲ 2 vs year ago 39 · +5.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 35▼ 35 vs year ago 54 · −64.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data however all classes of Feeder Cattle traded with a slightly lower undertone; Slaughter Cows lightly tested however traded with a higher undertone; Slaughter Bulls 4.00 higher.

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 $424.58/cwt on 38 head, down $22.34 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 24 of 29 comparable sales and sits +26.48 against this barn's trailing median of $398.10.

Average price

$424.58

▼ 22.34 vs prior sale

38 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$19.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.11

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	431.93	2,272	24
Medium and Large 2	534	411.98	2,202	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.95/cwt here — about $71 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale38 hd

424.58

—

TN average14 barns · 356 hd

436.69

−12.11

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.10

+26.48

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	—	High	1,660	202.98	3,370	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	178.66	2,576	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	170.21	2,249	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	144.99	1,513	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,788	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	853	$2,444	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,072	$2,419	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,500	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,225	1thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,296	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	583.33/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,750	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,233	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,262	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	454.89/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,979	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	493.33/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,259	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	468.51/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,193	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	428.87/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,230	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	459.86/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,423	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	409.91/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,316	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	437.73/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,486	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,622	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	424.15/cwt	422.50–425.00	2,575	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,429	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,501	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,309	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,516	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	571.18/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,496	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	497.61/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,383	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	467.50/cwt	425.00–510.00	1,519	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	443.72/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,624	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,940	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	471.24/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,965	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	441.67/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,864	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	461.16/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,135	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	412.31/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,991	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,841	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	420.90/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,214	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	385.86/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,161	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	401.21/cwt	392.50–415.00	2,259	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	311.78/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,917	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,643	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	385.00/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,395	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	357.46/cwt	352.50–362.50	2,377	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,496	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,650	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,801	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	531.71/cwt	515.00–545.00	1,914	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	489.42/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,826	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,179	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	468.14/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,952	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	410.17/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,764	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	494.24/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,175	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	476.44/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,239	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	454.46/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,168	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	353.96/cwt	305.00–405.00	1,699	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	434.00/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,248	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	412.98/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,156	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	424.06/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,362	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	408.29/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,368	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	385.72/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,357	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	343.95/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,177	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	353.87/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,350	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	334.25/cwt	320.00–347.50	2,250	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	721	315.63/cwt	302.50–325.00	2,276	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,513	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,266	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,523	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,876	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	187.42/cwt	181.00–193.00	2,165	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	202.77/cwt	195.00–209.00	3,609	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	218.76/cwt	217.00–221.00	4,474	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	130.80/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,345	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	147.06/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,513	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	162.12/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,775	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	176.73/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,267	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,371	161.82/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,219	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	178.66/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,576	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	853	2,443.99/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,444	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,072	2,419.13/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,419	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,130	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,330	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 280Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 58Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 35Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	660.00	660.00
2	300–350	343	525.00	525.00
10	350–400	373	450.00–510.00	489.42
5	400–450	417	445.00–475.00	468.14
9	450–500	477	445.00–465.00	454.46
11	500–550	522	395.00–425.00	412.98
3	550–600	580	400.00–415.00	408.29
3	600–650	633	330.00–360.00	343.95
3	650–700	673	320.00–347.50	334.25
4	700–750	721	302.50–325.00	315.63
1	750–800	795	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	870	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	360	515.00–545.00	531.71
6	400–450	440	485.00–500.00	494.24
10	450–500	470	470.00–485.00	476.44
19	500–550	518	430.00–445.00	434.00
5	550–600	557	420.00–432.50	424.06
7	600–650	611	382.50–390.00	385.72
7	650–700	664	350.00–365.00	353.87
1	750–800	750	335.00	335.00
1	850–900	885	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	417	522.50	522.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	405.00–415.00	410.17
2	450–500	480	305.00–405.00	353.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	485.00–510.00	497.61
4	300–350	325	425.00–510.00	467.50
4	350–400	366	420.00–470.00	443.72
10	400–450	422	425.00–460.00	441.67
2	450–500	483	400.00–425.00	412.31
2	500–550	515	355.00–360.00	357.50
6	550–600	560	375.00–400.00	385.86
3	600–650	615	305.00–325.00	311.78
1	650–700	685	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	550.00–600.00	571.18
11	350–400	392	495.00	495.00
11	400–450	417	465.00–485.00	471.24
9	450–500	463	445.00–475.00	461.16
20	500–550	526	405.00–430.00	420.90
18	550–600	563	392.50–415.00	401.21
10	600–650	622	375.00–395.00	385.00
2	650–700	665	352.50–362.50	357.46
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	825	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	565	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	620	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	570.00–610.00	583.33
1	350–400	385	580.00	580.00
1	400–450	435	520.00	520.00
3	450–500	458	490.00–495.00	493.33
9	500–550	527	455.00–470.00	459.86
2	550–600	568	430.00–445.00	437.73
3	600–650	607	422.50–425.00	424.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	435	450.00–460.00	454.89
3	450–500	468	460.00–475.00	468.51
6	500–550	520	405.00–445.00	428.87
2	550–600	565	405.00–415.00	409.91
1	600–650	615	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	690	362.50	362.50
1	700–750	705	327.50	327.50
1	750–800	780	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	600	437.00	437.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	415.00	415.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	125.00–134.00	130.80
2	—	1,095	160.00–164.00	162.12
4	—	1,029	145.00–153.00	147.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,283	174.00–180.00	176.73
7	—	1,371	159.00–168.00	161.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	176.00–180.00	178.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,045	217.00–221.00	218.76
2	—	1,780	195.00–209.00	202.77
2	—	1,155	181.00–193.00	187.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,072	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,419.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	853	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,443.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,750.00	2,750.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,225.00	2,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	3,150.00	3,150.00

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	—	1,240	3,900.00	3,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	3,450.00	3,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	1,750.00	1,750.00

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.