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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Sep 29

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

381 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 370▲ 150 vs year ago 231 · +64.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 73▲ 36 vs year ago 46 · +78.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 27▲ 5 vs year ago 19 · +26.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder Steers not well established; Feeder Heifers 2.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

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 $332.49/cwt on 49 head, down $5.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 29 comparable sales and sits −65.61 against this barn's trailing median of $398.10.

Average price

$332.49

▼ 5.99 vs prior sale

49 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$71.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.96

vs TN average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	336.53	1,839	44
Medium and Large 2	552	304.91	1,682	4thin
Medium and Large 3	565	265.00	1,497	1thin

One grade step is worth $71.53/cwt here — about $341 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 sale49 hd

332.49

—

TN average14 barns · 531 hd

339.44

−6.96

This barn, trailing median29 sales

398.10

−65.61

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	1,689	183.52	3,100	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	147.59	2,111	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	145.17	1,766	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	132.73	1,416	8thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$2,205	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$1,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,252	$3,450	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$2,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

92 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	481.23/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,535	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	455.03/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,629	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	384.89/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,809	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	359.98/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,861	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,835	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	339.41/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,952	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,852	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	306.01/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,882	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	320.66/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,030	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	658	306.01/cwt	305.00–307.00	2,014	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	710	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,038	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,220	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,134	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,180	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	388.14/cwt	385.00–392.00	1,428	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,336	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	420	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,491	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	374.35/cwt	367.00–380.00	1,606	11
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	445	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,357	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	356.98/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,703	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	513	317.56/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,629	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	342.12/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,769	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	295.55/cwt	275.00–317.00	1,575	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	264.46/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,481	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	327.68/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,881	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	309.09/cwt	292.00–317.00	1,790	5
Heifers	550–600	Small 1Fleshy	580	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,578	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	309.22/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,899	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	286.71/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,801	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	300.30/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,009	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	256.83/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,728	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	280.38/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,024	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	278.50/cwt	277.00–280.00	2,153	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,176	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	865	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,076	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,135	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	423.23/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,596	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	445.25/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,692	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	386.59/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,604	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	416.24/cwt	402.00–425.00	1,752	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	366.84/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,728	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	348.52/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,648	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,632	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	346.19/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,817	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	326.74/cwt	317.00–337.00	1,869	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	294.83/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,725	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,770	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	315.56/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,944	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	280.67/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,754	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	291.00/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,921	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	302.14/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,003	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,747	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	281.71/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,037	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,038	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,348	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,292	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	185.95/cwt	183.00–188.00	3,223	5
Bulls	—	—	1,920	190.97/cwt	190.00–192.00	3,667	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	135.79/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,403	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	122.81/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,277	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,656	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	135.10/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,620	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	160.19/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,927	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	146.33/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,809	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	148.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,119	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	159.03/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,284	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	137.49/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,974	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,105	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,125	1,732.00/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,732	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	2,678.65/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,679	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,530	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 Sep 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 370Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 73Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 27Year ago 19

Compared to last week Feeder Steers not well established; Feeder Heifers 2.00 to 8.00 higher; Feeder Bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower; Slaughter Cows mostly steady; Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	513	315.00–320.00	317.56
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	865	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
6	350–400	368	385.00–392.00	388.14
11	400–450	429	367.00–380.00	374.35
12	450–500	477	350.00–365.00	356.98
11	500–550	517	332.00–347.00	342.12
14	550–600	574	320.00–335.00	327.68
15	600–650	614	297.00–320.00	309.22
4	650–700	669	290.00–310.00	300.30
5	700–750	722	270.00–285.00	280.38
2	750–800	773	277.00–280.00	278.50
1	800–850	800	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	405.00	405.00
6	350–400	350	337.00	337.00
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	533	275.00–317.00	295.55
5	550–600	579	292.00–317.00	309.09
3	600–650	628	280.00–290.00	286.71
2	650–700	673	252.00–262.00	256.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	322.00	322.00
2	550–600	560	262.00–267.00	264.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	322.00	322.00
2	650–700	658	305.00–307.00	306.01
1	700–750	710	287.00	287.00
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	800	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	470.00–495.00	481.23
2	350–400	358	450.00–460.00	455.03
1	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	470	375.00–395.00	384.89
3	500–550	517	355.00–370.00	359.98
2	550–600	575	337.00–342.00	339.41
3	600–650	633	320.00–322.00	320.66
1	700–750	735	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	588	310.00–320.00	314.98
2	600–650	615	305.00–307.00	306.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	377	415.00–435.00	423.23
3	400–450	415	380.00–390.00	386.59
2	450–500	473	347.00–350.00	348.52
2	500–550	518	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	585	285.00–305.00	294.83
6	600–650	625	265.00–300.00	280.67
1	650–700	685	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	860	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	600	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	660	290.00–292.00	291.00
1	700–750	710	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	380	430.00–465.00	445.25
9	400–450	421	402.00–425.00	416.24
19	450–500	471	355.00–375.00	366.84
23	500–550	525	330.00–360.00	346.19
20	550–600	572	317.00–337.00	326.74
10	600–650	616	307.00–320.00	315.56
11	650–700	663	300.00–312.00	302.14
4	700–750	723	280.00–285.00	281.71
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	820	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,436	157.00–160.00	159.03
7	—	1,436	133.00–140.00	137.49
10	—	1,423	145.00–155.00	148.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,199	131.00–139.00	135.10
4	—	1,203	156.00–167.00	160.19
9	—	1,236	142.00–153.00	146.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	143.00	143.00
3	—	1,040	120.00–129.00	122.81
3	—	1,033	133.00–139.00	135.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,920	190.00–192.00	190.97
5	—	1,733	183.00–188.00	185.95

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,732.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,388	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,678.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,530	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	2	—	1,293	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	—	1,060	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.