Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2025-05-20

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, May 20
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
444 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 379▲ 64 vs year ago 380 · +16.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 65▲ 52 vs year ago 25 · +208.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 39▲ 48 vs year ago 27 · +177.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer and bull calves sharply lower replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.28/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −57.79 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$323.28
36 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,759
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$252
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.50
vs GA average
−10.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538331.871,78526
Medium and Large 2563306.161,7238thin
Medium and Large 3548280.001,5332thin
One grade step is worth $51.87/cwt here — about $252 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale36 hd
323.28
—
GA average15 barns · 463 hd
314.77
+8.50
National average158 barns · 12,726 hd
334.26
−10.98
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
−57.79
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—High1,611170.402,74510
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,259153.001,92641
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,545139.452,1553thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,127132.331,49216

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)1,178$2,22515
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,139$1,90311
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$1,8503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,252$2,52522

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225440.00/cwt440.00–440.009901
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1237490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,1613
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2278458.32/cwt450.00–465.001,2743
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3285330.00/cwt330.00–330.009411
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3300330.00/cwt330.00–330.009901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365434.93/cwt430.00–440.001,5872
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373397.38/cwt395.00–400.001,4822
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added405455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8432
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6032
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,7632
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572347.83/cwt344.00–351.001,99028
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1602325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9575
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3200400.00/cwt400.00–400.008001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1224481.66/cwt470.00–490.001,0797
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1266445.75/cwt430.00–465.001,1864
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1003
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1302436.69/cwt430.00–440.001,3193
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3327341.05/cwt330.00–350.001,1156
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338364.58/cwt360.00–380.001,2329
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2951
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381350.54/cwt350.00–355.001,3369
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414365.42/cwt350.00–375.001,51319
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2901
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436333.83/cwt330.00–335.001,4554
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466330.30/cwt330.00–335.001,53916
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468305.07/cwt300.00–310.001,4283
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,50711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537313.32/cwt310.00–315.001,6833
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1538331.87/cwt327.00–333.001,78526
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578301.87/cwt290.00–310.001,7455
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6661
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,8919
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8361
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,0081
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240400.00/cwt400.00–400.009601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275475.27/cwt470.00–480.001,3072
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275384.18/cwt370.00–400.001,0562
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2288425.04/cwt420.00–430.001,2242
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3321358.83/cwt350.00–375.001,1524
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1344445.60/cwt440.00–455.001,5338
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363442.55/cwt435.00–450.001,6062
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3387351.22/cwt340.00–355.001,3594
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388394.28/cwt370.00–400.001,5305
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2411351.66/cwt350.00–360.001,4456
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4292
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5931
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5041
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480325.81/cwt325.00–330.001,5646
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5971
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1538330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7752
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8151
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,530182.22/cwt180.00–184.002,7882
Bulls——1,629164.22/cwt160.00–171.002,6757
Bulls——1,645190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,1261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,067144.76/cwt143.00–146.001,5453
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,106133.44/cwt130.00–137.001,4769
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215153.31/cwt148.00–158.001,86321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,220120.52/cwt117.00–125.001,4704
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305162.65/cwt159.00–169.002,12310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,306142.68/cwt137.00–147.001,86310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433146.68/cwt145.00–148.002,1022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,770125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,2131
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1251,802.00/head1,700.00–1,925.001,8024
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,686.22/head2,425.00–3,200.002,68618
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0982,171.04/head2,000.00–2,450.002,1715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1221,834.40/head1,600.00–2,000.001,8345
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1331,724.94/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1741,679.49/head1,300.00–1,800.001,6796
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2062,420.38/head2,200.00–2,600.002,42010

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.