Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2025-05-06

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, May 6
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
385 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 360▼ 66 vs year ago 451 · −14.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 86▲ 29 vs year ago 41 · +70.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 51▲ 4 vs year ago 18 · +22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $357.01/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits −76.63 against this barn's trailing median of $433.65.
Average price
$357.01
64 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,960
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.66
vs GA average
−21.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545368.022,00727
Medium and Large 2543353.471,92026
Medium and Large 3572338.361,93611thin
One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about $72 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 sale64 hd
357.01
—
GA average13 barns · 400 hd
362.68
−5.66
National average168 barns · 13,508 hd
378.79
−21.78
This barn, trailing median28 sales
433.65
−76.63
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—Low1,466164.702,4154thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,380147.042,03029
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,736135.862,35810
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,230122.531,50818

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)1,320$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$2,4502thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,1031
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2951
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6131
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385405.06/cwt400.00–410.001,5592
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2406390.53/cwt375.00–400.001,58611
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412408.00/cwt407.00–410.001,6813
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435343.37/cwt340.00–350.001,4943
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8298
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3477339.75/cwt330.00–350.001,6212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483367.15/cwt365.00–375.001,77321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7172
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518370.74/cwt370.00–372.001,92014
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522356.15/cwt350.00–362.001,85915
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572349.82/cwt348.00–352.002,00111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575365.09/cwt358.00–377.002,09913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3587338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,9849
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2606345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0916
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3705275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9391
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3758262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,9862
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,1983
Steers900–950Medium and Large 3932247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,3023
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0811
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235420.00/cwt420.00–420.009871
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1571
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3283334.34/cwt320.00–350.009462
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2308367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,1307
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3338326.29/cwt300.00–330.001,1038
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2782
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380320.00/cwt310.00–330.001,2162
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423368.49/cwt360.00–390.001,55921
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3426322.49/cwt320.00–330.001,3744
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470332.07/cwt330.00–335.001,56117
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6664
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513334.46/cwt332.00–337.001,7162
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6121
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540290.00/cwt270.00–300.001,5663
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,9264
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2559311.04/cwt310.00–317.001,7397
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580278.41/cwt270.00–295.001,6153
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3639270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7257
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3205370.00/cwt370.00–370.007591
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1271
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3263370.00/cwt370.00–370.009732
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323427.56/cwt420.00–435.001,3812
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2081
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370434.46/cwt415.00–455.001,6082
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3302
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388407.45/cwt405.00–410.001,5812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405389.14/cwt385.00–400.001,5766
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410370.00/cwt360.00–380.001,5172
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413347.48/cwt345.00–355.001,4354
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473331.86/cwt320.00–340.001,5708
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513348.49/cwt347.00–350.001,7882
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522336.68/cwt335.00–340.001,7573
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3550295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6232
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561343.72/cwt340.00–345.001,9284
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8241
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608316.66/cwt315.00–320.001,9253
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3638297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,8952
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9201
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9471
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3720265.89/cwt262.00–270.001,9142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,445165.26/cwt165.00–166.002,3883
Bulls——1,530163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,4941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,186114.47/cwt110.00–119.001,3584
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,243124.83/cwt120.00–130.001,55214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292138.75/cwt136.00–140.001,7937
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312159.32/cwt153.00–164.002,0905
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,437146.85/cwt142.00–151.002,11017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,693144.42/cwt141.00–147.002,4453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,754132.19/cwt130.00–135.002,3197
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0101,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502

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.