Sale reports / Tennessee / Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN / 2026-09-08

Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 8
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 236▼ 163 vs year ago 359 · −45.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 31▼ 44 vs year ago 70 · −62.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 4 vs year ago 19 · −21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends could be established due to light comparable data; however, all classes of Feeder Cattle traded slightly higher with good quality and strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $322.54/cwt on 17 head, up $7.35 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −75.57 against this barn's trailing median of $398.10.
Average price
$322.54
▲ 7.35 vs prior sale
17 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,805
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.64
vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559330.951,84911thin
Medium and Large 2562307.121,7256thin
One grade step is worth $23.83/cwt here — about $124 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 sale17 hd
322.54
—
TN average11 barns · 194 hd
325.18
−2.64
This barn, trailing median29 sales
398.10
−75.57
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
469413357301median 398.1003/0305/1207/1409/0810/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,803193.023,4794thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,441158.012,2774thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,195156.001,8643thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average949127.021,2053thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,355$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,9763thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,083$1,7632thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,410$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,101$2,9207

Every lot

50 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1221
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315374.68/cwt355.00–395.001,1802
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340470.00/cwt465.00–475.001,5982
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4971
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7781
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8261
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,6424
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473382.46/cwt380.00–385.001,8092
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524358.81/cwt355.00–365.001,8804
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610332.46/cwt330.00–335.002,0282
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,2071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2781
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382394.47/cwt380.00–410.001,5077
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423374.91/cwt365.00–395.001,5864
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,4241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518322.38/cwt315.00–330.001,6708
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631284.42/cwt270.00–302.001,7955
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1343468.33/cwt465.00–470.001,6063
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2357410.02/cwt400.00–415.001,4643
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382438.83/cwt425.00–455.001,6769
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424402.79/cwt390.00–420.001,7088
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428362.49/cwt360.00–365.001,5512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468350.84/cwt345.00–357.001,6422
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474369.62/cwt355.00–385.001,75211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511350.59/cwt340.00–362.001,7924
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571301.54/cwt297.00–307.001,7225
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1586319.72/cwt312.00–330.001,8747
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623296.46/cwt282.00–305.001,8478
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733283.52/cwt282.00–285.002,0782
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,165177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,0621
Bulls——2,015198.36/cwt193.00–201.003,9973
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%918122.53/cwt122.00–123.001,1252
Cows—Boner 80-85%995140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,1411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,3011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,345156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,0981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350148.52/cwt148.00–149.002,0052
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,750160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4103,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0852,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1242,958.67/head2,700.00–3,200.002,9595
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,763.11/head1,725.00–1,800.001,7632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,975.98/head1,825.00–2,050.001,9763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3552,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501

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.