Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2025-06-10

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 10
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
331 head
▼ 320 vs last sale 651▼ 116 vs year ago 447 · −26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 88▼ 19 vs year ago 58 · −32.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 122▼ 15 vs year ago 22 · −68.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder steers, heifer, bulls and steer calves lightly tested heifer and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.17/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −65.90 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$315.17
22 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$344
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$65.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.27
vs GA average
−25.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547328.251,79415thin
Medium and Large 2535319.921,7133thin
Medium and Large 3553262.551,4514thin
One grade step is worth $65.70/cwt here — about $344 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
315.17
—
GA average12 barns · 530 hd
317.44
−2.27
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−25.75
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
−65.90
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—Low1,677183.853,0839thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,293158.182,04514
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,413148.002,0912thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,137134.331,5289thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$2,0501thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321460.67/cwt460.00–465.001,4797
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3321400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2844
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1351447.00/cwt447.00–447.001,5695
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1406450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8274
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419404.40/cwt400.00–410.001,6949
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3447375.03/cwt370.00–380.001,6768
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511375.52/cwt365.00–380.001,91910
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2548357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,95611
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1588347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,0404
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,9801
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3660280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8481
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3795250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2233400.00/cwt400.00–400.009323
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3235390.00/cwt390.00–390.009171
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265394.72/cwt390.00–400.001,0462
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271427.05/cwt410.00–450.001,1577
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3277356.75/cwt350.00–370.009883
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334389.88/cwt385.00–400.001,3026
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3334348.31/cwt345.00–350.001,1636
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2347368.76/cwt365.00–370.001,2804
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2781
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1681
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383388.42/cwt375.00–395.001,4889
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413365.10/cwt360.00–370.001,50816
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433341.00/cwt335.00–350.001,4775
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3443315.08/cwt300.00–330.001,3962
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3457306.72/cwt300.00–310.001,4023
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470342.53/cwt340.00–350.001,6106
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473333.35/cwt330.00–335.001,5776
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513336.41/cwt335.00–340.001,7267
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513324.88/cwt320.00–330.001,6672
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4421
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565256.73/cwt250.00–270.001,4513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576321.11/cwt315.00–330.001,8508
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7981
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620304.92/cwt300.00–310.001,8912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8901
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6441
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230400.00/cwt400.00–400.009201
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1041
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260448.43/cwt440.00–455.001,1663
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2381
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3318365.03/cwt350.00–370.001,1615
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335442.28/cwt435.00–450.001,4822
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340415.00/cwt410.00–420.001,4112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1353444.96/cwt440.00–450.001,5712
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378359.90/cwt355.00–365.001,3602
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390404.96/cwt400.00–410.001,5793
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418372.49/cwt370.00–375.001,5572
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423344.91/cwt330.00–350.001,4594
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431388.00/cwt380.00–405.001,6725
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3457337.51/cwt330.00–340.001,5424
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470352.47/cwt350.00–360.001,6574
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520309.96/cwt300.00–320.001,6127
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565312.51/cwt310.00–315.001,7664
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,83511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3595270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6071
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9381
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672308.07/cwt300.00–310.002,0705
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4851
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,590186.22/cwt181.00–190.002,9615
Bulls——1,600172.19/cwt165.00–179.002,7553
Bulls——2,340207.00/cwt207.00–207.004,8441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120126.55/cwt122.00–132.001,4174
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,151140.55/cwt138.00–146.001,6185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216167.93/cwt165.00–172.002,0424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242158.80/cwt154.00–164.001,9725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,1531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,406149.76/cwt145.00–152.002,1065
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,0231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,2752,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501

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.