Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2025-09-30

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Sep 30
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
478 head
▲ 155 vs last sale 323▲ 232 vs year ago 246 · +94.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 27▲ 43 vs year ago 3 · +1,433.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 26▼ 13 vs year ago 57 · −22.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes unevenly steady 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 $333.15/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −47.92 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$333.15
31 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$217
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$40.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.70
vs GA average
−35.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529340.731,80124
Medium and Large 2530325.001,7232thin
Medium and Large 3528300.001,5845thin
One grade step is worth $40.73/cwt here — about $217 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 sale31 hd
333.15
—
GA average13 barns · 541 hd
337.85
−4.70
National average182 barns · 13,299 hd
368.91
−35.76
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
−47.92
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—Average1,808194.843,5232thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,371163.062,23522
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,473159.042,3432thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,132139.711,58214

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)1,027$2,7373thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$2,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$2,0776

Every lot

77 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324464.30/cwt450.00–550.001,50412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5252
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376455.24/cwt445.00–470.001,7125
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1409437.53/cwt430.00–445.001,78914
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427411.64/cwt410.00–415.001,7583
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483409.44/cwt400.00–430.001,97820
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6981
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2494395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527387.76/cwt382.00–390.002,04317
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1586
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573354.85/cwt350.00–360.002,0332
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1602362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,1792
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8751
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,2738
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0494
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3258388.47/cwt380.00–405.001,0028
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2296430.01/cwt410.00–435.001,2735
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3300360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333383.40/cwt380.00–390.001,2773
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1551
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373375.37/cwt350.00–385.001,4006
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375403.19/cwt395.00–415.001,51212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416409.45/cwt390.00–420.001,70326
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3421314.89/cwt310.00–320.001,3265
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423347.74/cwt340.00–370.001,47113
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,63513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472334.95/cwt330.00–340.001,5818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3491320.05/cwt310.00–325.001,5716
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6671
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513341.45/cwt330.00–357.001,75218
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515300.00/cwt280.00–310.001,5454
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7761
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575338.58/cwt330.00–342.001,9476
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605339.92/cwt330.00–345.002,0573
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658343.34/cwt340.00–350.002,2593
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8091
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3705270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2228500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1403
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3233445.27/cwt440.00–450.001,0372
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1292570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,6644
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317457.96/cwt450.00–500.001,4528
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3327400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3083
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4791
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379431.47/cwt430.00–435.001,6357
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380403.70/cwt400.00–405.001,5348
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385448.68/cwt440.00–450.001,72715
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1402439.92/cwt420.00–450.001,7683
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423373.50/cwt370.00–380.001,5803
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429400.72/cwt395.00–410.001,7197
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3450330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4851
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1456389.29/cwt380.00–400.001,7757
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487374.93/cwt370.00–377.001,82610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516367.26/cwt362.00–370.001,8958
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520342.40/cwt340.00–345.001,7802
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530352.57/cwt350.00–355.001,8692
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3583317.51/cwt315.00–320.001,8514
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621333.68/cwt330.00–340.002,0724
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667306.60/cwt300.00–310.002,0453
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2732285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,808194.84/cwt193.00–197.003,5232
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080151.32/cwt148.00–155.001,6342
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,152140.30/cwt135.00–145.001,61611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280161.34/cwt159.00–165.002,06511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,455152.47/cwt148.00–155.002,2183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,464169.39/cwt166.00–175.002,4808
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473159.04/cwt158.00–160.002,3432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29153,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0832,380.95/head2,250.00–2,550.002,3812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,3202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2282,541.04/head2,300.00–2,750.002,5414

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.