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Pulaski Co

Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 7

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

533 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 478▲ 144 vs year ago 389 · +37.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 46▲ 19 vs year ago 23 · +82.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and bulls mostly steady, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

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 $320.13/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 6 of 34 comparable sales and sits −60.94 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.

Average price

$320.13

35 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$22.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.94

vs GA average

−64.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	330.00	1,818	6thin
Medium and Large 2	537	327.63	1,759	15thin
Medium and Large 3	537	307.85	1,653	14thin

One grade step is worth $22.15/cwt here — about $165 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 sale35 hd

320.13

—

GA average14 barns · 547 hd

334.06

−13.94

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−64.26

This barn, trailing median34 sales

381.06

−60.94

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	—	Low	1,636	186.75	3,055	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,668	162.08	2,703	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,244	159.80	1,987	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	134.65	1,481	14

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	445.11/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,482	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,785	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	432.01/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,879	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	419.31/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,029	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,140	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,943	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	375.02/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,115	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	388.56/cwt	388.00–390.00	2,226	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	324.00/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,229	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	228	413.43/cwt	410.00–420.00	943	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	253	422.52/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,069	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	459.96/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,288	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,247	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	438.67/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,369	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	319	352.47/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,124	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	412.37/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,546	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	339.87/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,292	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	391.63/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,512	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	410.28/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,731	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	311.29/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,348	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	372.08/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,615	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	386.65/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,752	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	342.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,620	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	486	315.88/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,535	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	329.54/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,740	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	307.85/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,653	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,818	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,830	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,992	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	317.49/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,010	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	304.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,037	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,118	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	537.76/cwt	500.00–600.00	1,479	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	463.98/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,494	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	378.95/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,425	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	445.79/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,694	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	396.58/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,697	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	370.02/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,595	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	422.75/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,831	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	399.90/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,848	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	377.36/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,770	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	354.42/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,705	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	356.05/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,837	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,935	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	338.71/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,795	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	331.65/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,924	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	341.26/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,990	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	343.33/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,094	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	324.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,993	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,978	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,271	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,109	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	194.60/cwt	193.00–197.00	3,178	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	174.98/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,870	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	147.53/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,472	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	124.62/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,264	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	138.13/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,644	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	167.92/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,015	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	157.96/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,967	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	152.79/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,021	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	162.08/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,703	2

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 Oct 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 478Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 46Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	440.00–450.00	445.11
1	400–450	430	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	525	365.00–375.00	370.00
9	550–600	564	360.00–377.00	375.02
5	650–700	688	320.00–325.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	450	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
13	400–450	435	425.00–440.00	432.01
5	450–500	484	410.00–450.00	419.31
6	500–550	522	410.00	410.00
25	550–600	573	388.00–390.00	388.56
1	600–650	600	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	660	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	305	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	428	390.00–400.00	396.58
8	450–500	469	370.00–380.00	377.36
5	500–550	516	350.00–360.00	356.05
4	550–600	583	340.00–345.00	341.26
5	600–650	615	320.00–330.00	324.03
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	430.00	430.00
15	350–400	376	370.00–420.00	378.95
5	400–450	431	365.00–380.00	370.02
7	450–500	481	345.00–365.00	354.42
7	500–550	530	337.00–340.00	338.71
3	550–600	580	330.00–335.00	331.65
4	600–650	628	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	670	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
7	250–300	275	500.00–600.00	537.76
7	300–350	322	450.00–500.00	463.98
12	350–400	380	430.00–460.00	445.79
10	400–450	433	410.00–445.00	422.75
4	450–500	462	390.00–410.00	399.90
1	500–550	530	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	610	335.00–355.00	343.33
5	650–700	684	332.00	332.00
1	700–750	715	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	420.00–425.00	422.52
3	300–350	308	400.00–410.00	405.00
16	350–400	386	375.00–395.00	391.63
9	400–450	434	350.00–380.00	372.08
4	450–500	473	330.00–350.00	342.43
12	500–550	528	325.00–340.00	329.54
3	550–600	572	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	633	310.00–320.00	317.49
2	650–700	668	300.00–310.00	304.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	410.00–420.00	413.43
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	319	350.00–360.00	352.47
2	350–400	380	330.00–350.00	339.87
4	400–450	433	310.00–315.00	311.29
6	450–500	486	300.00–325.00	315.88
14	500–550	537	300.00–320.00	307.85
1	650–700	695	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	440.00–490.00	459.96
14	300–350	312	425.00–460.00	438.67
6	350–400	375	405.00–420.00	412.37
13	400–450	422	395.00–420.00	410.28
6	450–500	453	385.00–395.00	386.65
6	550–600	551	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	613	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,190	131.00–142.00	138.13
5	—	1,014	122.00–129.00	124.62
2	—	998	147.00–148.00	147.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	160.00–164.00	162.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	166.00–170.00	167.92
2	—	1,323	152.00–154.00	152.79
10	—	1,245	155.00–164.00	157.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	174.00–176.00	174.98
3	—	1,633	193.00–197.00	194.60

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.