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Pulaski Co

Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 2

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

382 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 390▼ 66 vs year ago 448 · −14.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 36▲ 10 vs year ago 40 · +25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 21▲ 56 vs year ago 15 · +373.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with slaughter bulls selling 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.63/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −46.43 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.

Average price

$334.63

30 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$29.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.21

vs GA average

−36.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	339.20	1,845	20
Medium and Large 2	528	332.14	1,754	7thin
Medium and Large 3	557	310.00	1,726	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.20/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale30 hd

334.63

—

GA average13 barns · 439 hd

346.84

−12.21

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−36.88

This barn, trailing median34 sales

381.06

−46.43

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

34 sales

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,641	186.53	3,061	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,347	168.11	2,265	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,648	167.82	2,766	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,113	148.67	1,654	12

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,443	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,184	$2,260	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,569	10

Every lot

93 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,354	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	525.75/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,698	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	475.18/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,582	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,468	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	452.37/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,932	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	428.73/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,878	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,094	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,138	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,048	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,297	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,286	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,477	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	228	415.49/cwt	400.00–430.00	947	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	263	404.57/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,064	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	435.00/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,175	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,296	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	456.42/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,424	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	448.61/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,678	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	359.88/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,476	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	431.37/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,794	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	381.03/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,623	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,695	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	399.67/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,870	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	491	335.89/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,649	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	343.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,775	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	334.16/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,744	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	334.41/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,913	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,784	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	326.65/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,993	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,086	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	297.46/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,038	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,209	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,305	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	490.21/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,177	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	281	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,321	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	288	444.87/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,281	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,534	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	302	498.54/cwt	480.00–535.00	1,506	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,492	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	451.60/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,694	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	444.91/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,837	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	410.12/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,764	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	404.86/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,875	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	381.14/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,791	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	343.18/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,623	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	345.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,758	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	375.39/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,952	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	524	322.53/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,690	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,761	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	326.54/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,891	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	352.69/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,049	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	319.02/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,959	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	182.06/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,731	3
Bulls	—	—	1,782	191.00/cwt	188.00–195.00	3,404	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	161.04/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,744	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	153.08/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,696	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	135.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,542	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	157.15/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,914	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	168.07/cwt	163.00–172.00	2,271	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	174.82/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,470	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	167.82/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,766	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,118	1,920.12/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,920	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,186	2,240.41/head	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,240	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,215	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	2,848.39/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,848	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,249	2,599.36/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,599	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,143	2,131.62/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,132	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	2,861.39/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,861	6

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

Tue Sep 2, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 390Year ago 448

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 36Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 21Year ago 15

Compared to last week, feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, with slaughter bulls selling 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	323	500.00–545.00	525.75
1	350–400	360	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	427	450.00–455.00	452.37
7	450–500	487	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	528	405.00	405.00
8	550–600	589	390.00	390.00
2	650–700	655	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	718	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	333	470.00–485.00	475.18
4	400–450	438	425.00–430.00	428.73
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	532	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	635	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	367	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	580.00	580.00
1	250–300	295	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	302	480.00–535.00	498.54
6	350–400	375	450.00–460.00	451.60
4	400–450	413	430.00–450.00	444.91
5	450–500	463	400.00–425.00	404.86
9	500–550	520	360.00–380.00	375.39
9	550–600	581	350.00–370.00	352.69
4	600–650	614	317.00–325.00	319.02
1	650–700	650	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	735	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	480.00–500.00	490.21
4	250–300	281	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	430	400.00–420.00	410.12
8	450–500	470	370.00–390.00	381.14
5	500–550	508	340.00–350.00	345.98
6	550–600	579	320.00–335.00	326.54
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	440.00–450.00	444.87
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	373	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
5	450–500	473	320.00–355.00	343.18
4	500–550	524	310.00–330.00	322.53
2	550–600	568	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	312	450.00–470.00	456.42
7	350–400	374	430.00–470.00	448.61
7	400–450	416	410.00–460.00	431.37
9	450–500	468	390.00–407.00	399.67
10	500–550	516	340.00–350.00	343.98
10	550–600	572	330.00–345.00	334.41
3	600–650	610	325.00–330.00	326.65
3	650–700	652	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	775	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	400.00–430.00	415.49
2	250–300	263	390.00–420.00	404.57
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	410	350.00–370.00	359.88
5	450–500	491	325.00–350.00	335.89
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	585	300.00–310.00	305.00
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	430.00–440.00	435.00
1	300–350	305	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	395	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	426	380.00–385.00	381.03
10	450–500	458	370.00	370.00
6	500–550	522	330.00–335.00	334.16
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	685	295.00–300.00	297.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,243	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,848.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,249	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,599.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,118	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,920.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,186	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,240.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,143	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,131.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,277	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,861.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,648	165.00–170.00	167.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,351	163.00–172.00	168.07
3	—	1,218	155.00–160.00	157.15
5	—	1,413	174.00–175.00	174.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	160.00–162.00	161.04
4	—	1,135	130.00–140.00	135.88
6	—	1,108	147.00–156.00	153.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,782	188.00–195.00	191.00
3	—	1,500	180.00–184.00	182.06

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.