Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-01-13

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jan 13
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
537 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 438▲ 2 vs year ago 535 · +0.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 80▲ 6 vs year ago 55 · +10.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 25▼ 18 vs year ago 45 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes unevenly steady and replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $429.41/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 14 of 28 comparable sales and sits −4.23 against this barn's trailing median of $433.65.
Average price
$429.41
21 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,306
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$70.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.45
vs GA average
−42.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528442.802,33817thin
Medium and Large 3575372.502,1414thin
One grade step is worth $70.30/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale21 hd
429.41
—
GA average15 barns · 427 hd
416.96
+12.45
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
−42.57
This barn, trailing median28 sales
433.65
−4.23
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

28 sales
480425371316median 433.6503/0304/2106/1608/2510/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $466.18, low $330.08, median $433.65 across 28 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—Average1,530192.342,9437thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,260163.962,06625
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,125139.891,57416

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)925$3,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)881$2,8927
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,203$2,7754thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2210650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3651
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2317530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6804
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3323514.96/cwt510.00–520.001,6632
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,8733
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363492.41/cwt490.00–495.001,7872
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385454.94/cwt450.00–460.001,7522
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418505.72/cwt490.00–516.002,11413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,0371
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1456470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1437
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475444.89/cwt440.00–450.002,1132
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3482418.34/cwt415.00–420.002,0163
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500461.00/cwt461.00–461.002,30510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9191
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568416.81/cwt410.00–422.002,3677
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3598370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2133
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3607310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8823
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2612383.79/cwt370.00–390.002,3494
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614414.98/cwt392.00–417.002,54850
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4891
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2691330.14/cwt320.00–345.002,28133
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712348.36/cwt347.00–355.002,48016
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3257453.31/cwt450.00–460.001,1653
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273484.97/cwt480.00–490.001,3246
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318452.80/cwt445.00–460.001,4402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3324418.82/cwt400.00–430.001,3574
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326491.68/cwt480.00–500.001,60311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3361392.63/cwt370.00–400.001,4174
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375451.83/cwt435.00–475.001,6945
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6492
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421439.76/cwt435.00–460.001,8516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423413.23/cwt400.00–425.001,7483
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5731
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465417.70/cwt405.00–435.001,94211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3482363.29/cwt350.00–370.001,7516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483389.73/cwt380.00–400.001,88222
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523374.97/cwt370.00–385.001,9613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555386.98/cwt350.00–391.002,14820
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613346.83/cwt340.00–355.002,1266
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1652349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,27512
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1921
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3740250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1776327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,5386
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1213654.82/cwt640.00–670.001,3952
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3223565.25/cwt540.00–590.001,2615
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1250625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,5631
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260526.15/cwt500.00–540.001,3683
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265579.81/cwt570.00–590.001,5364
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,6651
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2314514.80/cwt500.00–535.001,61610
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3318464.41/cwt440.00–480.001,4774
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3368440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6192
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369473.69/cwt460.00–480.001,7484
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377498.39/cwt490.00–500.001,8799
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421479.83/cwt470.00–495.002,0205
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2439451.92/cwt430.00–460.001,9848
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3442405.06/cwt395.00–420.001,7903
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1459448.72/cwt440.00–460.002,0604
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473422.28/cwt410.00–430.001,9976
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3477391.85/cwt385.00–395.001,8693
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515410.80/cwt405.00–420.002,1166
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520396.28/cwt380.00–400.002,06111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3527348.45/cwt340.00–355.001,8363
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1559392.48/cwt390.00–400.002,1944
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571369.93/cwt360.00–380.002,1124
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1181
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2681
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668352.47/cwt350.00–355.002,3542
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,438194.29/cwt190.00–199.002,7942
Bulls——1,515182.81/cwt179.00–186.002,7703
Bulls——1,645204.68/cwt203.00–206.003,3672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,099125.08/cwt122.00–129.001,3754
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103154.91/cwt153.00–158.001,7093
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,144141.46/cwt135.00–146.001,6189
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218153.65/cwt152.00–155.001,8714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247161.83/cwt157.00–167.002,01816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,337179.00/cwt175.00–183.002,3935
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-37732,476.05/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29243,058.50/head2,600.00–3,250.003,0595
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29253,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4053,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502

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.