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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Jul 28

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

168 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 200▲ 51 vs year ago 117 · +43.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 42▲ 29 vs year ago 20 · +145.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 14▲ 10 vs year ago 3 · +333.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; No trends could be established on Feeder Cattle due to light receipts; No trends could be established on Slaughter Bulls; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher on a light test;

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 $347.35/cwt on 13 head, down $50.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 29 comparable sales and sits −50.75 against this barn's trailing median of $398.10.

Average price

$347.35

▼ 50.75 vs prior sale

13 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$39.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.57

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	356.57	1,933	10thin
Medium and Large 2	539	316.62	1,706	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.95/cwt here — about $227 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 sale13 hd

347.35

—

TN average15 barns · 277 hd

355.92

−8.57

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.10

−50.75

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	—	Low	1,656	191.83	3,177	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	172.90	2,414	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	172.19	2,209	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	151.02	1,607	14

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,705	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$4,500	1thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	510.53/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,445	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,649	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	475.15/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,034	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,237	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,122	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,066	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	437.60/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,221	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	420.23/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,345	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	413.39/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,521	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	370.13/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,388	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	398.39/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,669	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	356.07/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,513	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	356.70/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,623	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	383.55/cwt	375.00–392.00	1,822	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,725	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	361.89/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,932	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	352.33/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,984	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	305.18/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,724	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	337.36/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,065	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,145	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	485.59/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,777	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,547	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	407.48/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,683	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	451.80/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,925	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	421.99/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,017	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	361.01/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,899	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	319.93/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,705	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	349.92/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,981	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	331.29/cwt	325.00–352.00	2,081	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	322.99/cwt	315.00–332.00	2,138	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,008	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,217	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	185.44/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,930	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,977	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	157.11/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,651	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	136.27/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,462	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,908	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,996	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,512	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	177.93/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,384	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	177.87/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,421	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	169.13/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,432	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,135	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,704.74/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,705	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	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 Jul 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 200Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 42Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 14Year ago 3

Compared to last week; No trends could be established on Feeder Cattle due to light receipts; No trends could be established on Slaughter Bulls; Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 higher on a light test;

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	407.00	407.00
2	400–450	413	405.00–410.00	407.48
1	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	533	305.00–335.00	319.93
1	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	665	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	475.00–495.00	485.59
4	400–450	426	445.00–460.00	451.80
5	450–500	478	415.00–435.00	421.99
6	500–550	526	350.00–370.00	361.01
4	550–600	566	340.00–360.00	349.92
13	600–650	628	325.00–352.00	331.29
3	650–700	662	315.00–332.00	322.99
2	700–750	733	300.00–305.00	302.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	375	365.00–375.00	370.13
4	400–450	425	335.00–375.00	356.07
3	450–500	455	355.00–360.00	356.70
1	500–550	515	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	565	295.00–320.00	305.18
1	800–850	825	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	435.00–445.00	437.60
2	300–350	320	415.00–425.00	420.23
5	350–400	368	405.00–420.00	413.39
8	400–450	419	390.00–405.00	398.39
6	450–500	475	375.00–392.00	383.55
6	500–550	534	357.00–365.00	361.89
2	550–600	563	345.00–360.00	352.33
3	600–650	612	332.00–340.00	337.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	283	500.00–520.00	510.53
1	300–350	340	485.00	485.00
2	400–450	428	470.00–480.00	475.15
1	600–650	630	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	810	262.00	262.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,345	4,500.00	4,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,704.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	180.00–190.00	185.44
1	—	1,885	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	191.00	191.00
8	—	1,211	160.00–170.00	164.86
7	—	1,361	173.00–183.00	177.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	164.00–173.00	169.13
3	—	1,340	175.00–180.00	177.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,073	129.00–145.00	136.27
6	—	1,051	150.00–168.00	157.11
2	—	1,078	177.00	177.00

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.