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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Aug 18

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

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Feeder Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 267▼ 67 vs year ago 187 · −35.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 29▼ 28 vs year ago 37 · −75.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 18▼ 8 vs year ago 20 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to light receipts; however all classes of Feeder and Slaughter Cattle traded with a lower undertone due to moderate demand and lack of quality.

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 $331.98/cwt on 14 head, down $12.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −52.14 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$331.98

▼ 12.09 vs prior sale

14 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$17.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.61

vs TN average

−18.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	334.47	1,857	12thin
Medium and Large 2	533	317.00	1,688	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.47/cwt here — about $169 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 sale14 hd

331.98

—

TN average14 barns · 382 hd

348.59

−16.61

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−18.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−52.14

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.

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	—	Average	1,493	188.00	2,806	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,405	159.00	2,234	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	134.56	1,325	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,287	$3,199	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$4,350	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,365	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,769	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	512	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,074	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,874	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	611	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,096	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,510	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	426.67/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,685	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	390.67/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,711	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	385.76/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,821	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,591	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	337.04/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,763	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,787	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	333.62/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,888	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	318.51/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,962	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,037	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,026	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,136	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	465.95/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,771	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	421.56/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,775	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,864	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	340.80/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,619	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	345.39/cwt	337.00–365.00	1,855	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,001	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,997	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	300.83/cwt	292.00–310.00	2,010	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,877	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,385	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,812	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,786	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	141.84/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,326	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,302	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,234	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,287	3,199.35/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,199	3

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 267Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 29Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 20

No trends could be established due to light receipts; however all classes of Feeder and Slaughter Cattle traded with a lower undertone due to moderate demand and lack of quality.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	555	322.00	322.00
1	850–900	890	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	395	425.00–430.00	426.67
7	400–450	438	380.00–400.00	390.67
3	450–500	472	382.00–390.00	385.76
3	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	337.04
9	550–600	566	330.00–335.00	333.62
5	600–650	616	312.50–320.00	318.51
2	650–700	653	312.00	312.00
1	700–750	745	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	720	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
1	750–800	785	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	300	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	440	402.00	402.00
2	500–550	525	357.00	357.00
1	850–900	890	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	405.00	405.00
4	600–650	611	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	475	320.00–375.00	340.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	455.00–490.00	465.95
4	400–450	421	405.00–430.00	421.56
1	450–500	475	392.50	392.50
5	500–550	537	337.00–365.00	345.39
1	550–600	585	342.00	342.00
1	600–650	630	317.00	317.00
2	650–700	668	292.00–310.00	300.83
1	700–750	715	262.50	262.50
1	750–800	750	318.00	318.00

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	—	1,210	4,350.00	4,350.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,287	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,199.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	140.00–144.00	141.84
1	—	1,085	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,565	178.00	178.00

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.