Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2025-05-13

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, May 13
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
379 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 385▲ 102 vs year ago 277 · +36.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 70▲ 36 vs year ago 29 · +124.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 22▲ 33 vs year ago 6 · +550.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.39/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −67.68 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$313.39
18 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,700
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$75.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.60
vs GA average
−26.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528320.421,69312thin
Medium and Large 2572310.181,7745thin
Medium and Large 3565245.001,3841thin
One grade step is worth $75.42/cwt here — about $309 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 sale18 hd
313.39
—
GA average14 barns · 477 hd
320.99
−7.60
National average164 barns · 12,891 hd
339.88
−26.49
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
−67.68
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

34 sales
435386338289median 381.0603/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.72, low $302.94, median $381.06 across 34 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—Average1,534179.462,7535thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,245163.002,03031
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,300154.672,0113thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,136145.601,65417

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,162$2,2833thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,182$2,1883thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)928$1,68518

Every lot

84 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 3200400.00/cwt400.00–400.008001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2214492.87/cwt480.00–500.001,0554
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2482
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1701
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3260400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3312399.95/cwt390.00–405.001,2483
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335420.30/cwt410.00–430.001,4082
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3373356.70/cwt350.00–370.001,3303
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6002
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3414365.41/cwt350.00–370.001,51315
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3479354.89/cwt350.00–360.001,7004
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482373.64/cwt370.00–375.001,80111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508367.54/cwt365.00–370.001,8674
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8036
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6641
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,0767
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9493
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3583320.04/cwt310.00–330.001,8662
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9841
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9676
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3200400.00/cwt400.00–400.008001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205476.67/cwt470.00–490.009773
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2227436.91/cwt430.00–440.009923
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255434.90/cwt430.00–440.001,1092
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2279403.17/cwt400.00–415.001,1255
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1311403.92/cwt400.00–405.001,2565
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326374.84/cwt370.00–390.001,2228
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328362.52/cwt360.00–365.001,1892
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365328.03/cwt320.00–330.001,1975
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,46313
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382365.54/cwt350.00–370.001,3968
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408366.63/cwt365.00–370.001,4969
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430354.91/cwt350.00–360.001,5265
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430321.63/cwt320.00–330.001,3836
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463348.35/cwt345.00–350.001,6133
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468335.80/cwt330.00–340.001,5726
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4982
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,6071
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,66410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3841
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570322.52/cwt320.00–325.001,8382
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586309.73/cwt300.00–317.001,8154
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613288.51/cwt285.00–292.001,7692
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,8571
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677277.02/cwt275.00–285.001,8755
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7001
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9162
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2221
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2248450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1162
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3268394.77/cwt390.00–400.001,0582
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279480.61/cwt475.00–500.001,3414
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1307453.48/cwt450.00–460.001,3923
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340414.45/cwt400.00–420.001,40917
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3346347.42/cwt345.00–365.001,2028
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1392413.73/cwt410.00–425.001,6224
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426374.43/cwt370.00–380.001,5959
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6032
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483339.92/cwt335.00–345.001,6422
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525347.57/cwt345.00–350.001,8252
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9044
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3693265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,458184.28/cwt180.00–186.002,6873
Bulls——1,648172.22/cwt170.00–175.002,8382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,106153.68/cwt151.00–156.001,7005
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138144.60/cwt139.00–149.001,64610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200130.38/cwt125.00–135.001,5652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217164.51/cwt159.00–169.002,00216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244149.29/cwt143.00–155.001,8578
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,295157.01/cwt156.00–158.002,0332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,310150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312175.20/cwt170.00–182.002,2997
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1482,474.84/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,382.54/head2,250.00–2,550.002,3832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1901,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-37931,079.07/head925.00–1,300.001,07910
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-39832,199.81/head2,125.00–2,275.002,2004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,686.57/head2,675.00–2,700.002,6874

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.