Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2025-04-15

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 15
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 447▲ 149 vs year ago 427 · +34.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 75▼ 11 vs year ago 71 · −15.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 56▲ 148 vs year ago 9 · +1,644.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested. steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer and bull calves sharply higher snd replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $357.22/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits −76.43 against this barn's trailing median of $433.65.
Average price
$357.22
22 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,939
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$346
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$67.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.71
vs GA average
−7.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548367.152,01116thin
Medium and Large 2525336.861,7695thin
Medium and Large 3555300.001,6651thin
One grade step is worth $67.15/cwt here — about $346 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 sale22 hd
357.22
—
GA average16 barns · 369 hd
350.50
+6.71
National average169 barns · 11,281 hd
364.76
−7.54
This barn, trailing median28 sales
433.65
−76.43
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

28 sales
480425371316median 433.6503/0304/2106/1608/2510/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $466.18, low $330.08, median $433.65 across 28 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—Average1,580162.872,5739thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,286141.931,82520
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,339140.641,8834thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,189122.741,45912

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$2,00215
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,003$1,94238
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$1,8199
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$2,38961

Every lot

81 lots · USDA AMS · Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA
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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2200430.00/cwt430.00–430.008601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1304440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3388
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381419.80/cwt412.00–427.001,59922
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431406.53/cwt400.00–415.001,75214
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525336.86/cwt330.00–347.001,7695
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1536370.90/cwt362.00–377.001,9885
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553365.45/cwt360.00–366.002,02111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608309.94/cwt305.00–315.001,8842
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7672
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633338.30/cwt337.00–340.002,1419
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661322.52/cwt320.00–325.002,1326
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0361
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3690270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8631
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,1294
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210400.00/cwt400.00–400.008402
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3231370.00/cwt370.00–370.008555
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265350.00/cwt350.00–350.009282
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2286400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1446
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358374.23/cwt370.00–380.001,3406
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2481
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413377.45/cwt370.00–380.001,5594
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420332.56/cwt330.00–340.001,3974
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2603
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464337.45/cwt335.00–340.001,5666
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3482285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3743
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,6021
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3507250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2683
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519335.16/cwt334.00–338.001,73915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524293.34/cwt290.00–300.001,5373
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4281
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578321.52/cwt315.00–329.001,85813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5661
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7759
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6451
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8361
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8551
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3218405.29/cwt400.00–410.008842
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,0581
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0341
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265446.86/cwt440.00–450.001,1843
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285394.82/cwt390.00–400.001,1252
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310355.00/cwt350.00–360.001,1012
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330435.17/cwt430.00–437.001,4368
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4172
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,6802
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421362.91/cwt355.00–370.001,5289
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3429330.07/cwt320.00–332.001,4167
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7751
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3541307.02/cwt300.00–315.001,6615
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3576296.14/cwt290.00–300.001,7064
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3760240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,479159.88/cwt155.00–165.002,3656
Bulls——1,782168.86/cwt166.00–170.003,0093
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063135.99/cwt135.00–137.001,4462
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,143124.61/cwt120.00–130.001,4246
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,190133.29/cwt131.00–135.001,5862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205134.30/cwt132.00–135.001,6185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252151.19/cwt148.00–154.001,8936
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,320113.31/cwt112.00–117.001,4964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353139.99/cwt136.00–146.001,8949
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,1111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,2811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38661,897.26/head1,750.00–2,000.001,8978
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29182,302.45/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3024
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1072,117.16/head1,650.00–2,400.002,11723
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1832,794.33/head2,550.00–3,100.002,79426
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39161,577.93/head1,350.00–1,800.001,5786
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0011,685.68/head1,400.00–2,100.001,68624
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0072,382.21/head2,200.00–2,750.002,38214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0241,728.27/head1,400.00–2,150.001,72810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0262,548.98/head2,400.00–2,750.002,5495
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1172,300.45/head2,000.00–2,550.002,3003

This sale against other markets

Georgia weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.