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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 11

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

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Feeder Cattle receipts

267 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 243▲ 128 vs year ago 139 · +92.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 46▲ 2 vs year ago 27 · +7.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 16▲ 4 vs year ago 14 · +28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data.

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 $333.67/cwt on 13 head, down $34.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −64.43 against this barn's trailing median of $398.10.

Average price

$333.67

▼ 34.20 vs prior sale

13 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$579

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$102.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.83

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	357.52	1,918	4thin
Medium and Large 2	549	331.58	1,820	8thin
Small 1	525	255.00	1,339	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.52/cwt here — about $579 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

333.67

—

TN average15 barns · 350 hd

369.50

−35.83

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.10

−64.43

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	1,496	199.06	2,978	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	171.26	2,016	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	169.50	2,373	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	158.43	1,609	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$2,475	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,196	$1,948	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	720	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$2,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	420.14/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,168	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	394.17/cwt	355.00–425.00	1,269	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	517.48/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,697	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,938	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	445.98/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,096	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	398.39/cwt	395.00–402.00	1,912	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	407.61/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,111	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	369.28/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,086	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,425	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	278	395.09/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,098	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,641	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	349.73/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,311	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	417.34/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,774	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	372.63/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,595	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,877	2
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	382.28/cwt	372.00–395.00	1,793	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	348.49/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,638	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	368.56/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,909	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	315.51/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,653	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	346.05/cwt	335.00–357.00	1,959	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,648	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,812	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	324.54/cwt	315.00–332.00	2,006	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	308.51/cwt	307.00–310.00	2,015	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,875	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	256.10/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,864	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	237.26/cwt	227.00–260.00	1,934	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,522	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,407	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	500.18/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,921	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	432.86/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,667	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	463.46/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,914	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	387.02/cwt	352.00–430.00	1,649	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	431.88/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,026	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	359.72/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,741	4
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	356.69/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,880	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	338.54/cwt	327.00–352.00	1,801	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	327.40/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,830	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	338.16/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,093	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	302.16/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,046	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	269.92/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,935	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	313.49/cwt	312.00–315.00	2,298	2
Bulls	700–750	Small 1	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,200	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	815	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,812	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,038	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,397	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	261.92/cwt	240.00–285.00	2,287	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	201.74/cwt	198.00–206.00	2,976	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,980	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	171.65/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,626	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	137.45/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,392	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	159.00/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,700	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	166.67/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,923	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	191.90/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,456	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,367	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,372	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	915	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,108	1,765.80/head	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,766	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	2,129.82/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,130	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	930	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 243Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 46Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 14

No trends could be established due to lack of comparable data.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	415.00–445.00	432.86
7	400–450	426	352.00–430.00	387.02
4	450–500	484	330.00–380.00	359.72
3	500–550	532	327.00–352.00	338.54
5	550–600	559	320.00–335.00	327.40
3	700–750	717	245.00–300.00	269.92
1	750–800	785	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	825	247.00	247.00
1	850–900	850	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	384	485.00–510.00	500.18
6	400–450	413	450.00–485.00	463.46
7	450–500	469	410.00–445.00	431.88
3	500–550	527	355.00–360.00	356.69
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
8	600–650	619	320.00–350.00	338.16
6	650–700	677	300.00–307.00	302.16
2	700–750	733	312.00–315.00	313.49
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	815	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	873	240.00–285.00	261.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	780	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	740	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	440.00	440.00
10	400–450	425	405.00–430.00	417.34
7	450–500	469	372.00–395.00	382.28
8	500–550	518	355.00–380.00	368.56
7	550–600	566	335.00–357.00	346.05
7	600–650	618	315.00–332.00	324.54
2	650–700	653	307.00–310.00	308.51
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	835	302.00	302.00
1	950–1000	955	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	385.00–405.00	395.09
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	375	345.00–355.00	349.73
2	400–450	428	365.00–380.00	372.63
3	450–500	470	340.00–360.00	348.49
5	500–550	524	307.00–320.00	315.51
1	550–600	595	277.00	277.00
1	600–650	600	302.00	302.00
1	650–700	665	282.00	282.00
2	700–750	728	250.00–262.00	256.10
4	800–850	815	227.00–260.00	237.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	417.00	417.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	415.00–425.00	420.14
3	300–350	322	355.00–425.00	394.17
1	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	480	395.00–402.00	398.39
1	850–900	860	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	515.00–520.00	517.48
3	350–400	390	497.00	497.00
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	470	440.00–465.00	445.98
9	500–550	518	400.00–422.00	407.61
5	550–600	565	360.00–380.00	369.28
1	700–750	730	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	3,350.00	3,350.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,205	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,283	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,129.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,765.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	191.00	191.00
3	—	1,475	198.00–206.00	201.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	137.00–138.00	137.45
4	—	1,069	154.00–164.00	159.00
3	—	947	170.00–174.00	171.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,154	155.00–171.00	166.67
2	—	1,280	190.00–194.00	191.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	176.00	176.00
1	—	1,455	163.00	163.00

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.