Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-02-03

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 3
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
403 head
▲ 228 vs last sale 175▼ 215 vs year ago 618 · −34.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 26▼ 24 vs year ago 73 · −32.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 10▲ 23 vs year ago 68 · +33.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.41/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 33 of 34 comparable sales and sits +37.35 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$418.41
27 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,269
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$269
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$50.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+24.17
vs GA average
−13.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542424.052,29824
Medium and Large 2544373.292,0293thin
One grade step is worth $50.76/cwt here — about $269 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 sale27 hd
418.41
—
GA average11 barns · 357 hd
394.24
+24.17
National average145 barns · 12,920 hd
431.54
−13.13
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
+37.35
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—Low1,478201.612,9805thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,279187.442,39731
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,082151.921,64315

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)1,073$2,8435
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)974$2,23026
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)944$2,0734thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,089$3,18110

Every lot

80 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3285500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,8611
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365540.41/cwt530.00–550.001,9722
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386582.10/cwt570.00–600.002,2474
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414561.59/cwt540.00–575.002,3256
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9132
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434533.39/cwt525.00–535.002,3156
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472473.50/cwt470.00–480.002,2353
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474527.78/cwt500.00–535.002,50214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9711
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514490.41/cwt470.00–495.002,52119
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527455.02/cwt450.00–460.002,3983
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578432.12/cwt415.00–450.002,4982
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618409.92/cwt405.00–415.002,5339
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657394.47/cwt380.00–396.002,59215
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5331
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765336.12/cwt330.00–342.002,5712
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1831
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225478.67/cwt450.00–500.001,0774
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260465.29/cwt450.00–480.001,2102
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273502.71/cwt500.00–510.001,3724
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318464.17/cwt450.00–480.001,4762
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325524.46/cwt490.00–550.001,7043
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6131
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378493.78/cwt470.00–535.001,86610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413478.29/cwt450.00–490.001,9759
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428435.02/cwt430.00–440.001,8623
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8661
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474450.21/cwt430.00–462.002,13424
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533384.93/cwt370.00–400.002,0522
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534430.17/cwt415.00–475.002,29718
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9781
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566405.69/cwt390.00–425.002,2966
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2634333.77/cwt330.00–335.002,1164
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3683307.53/cwt305.00–310.002,1002
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1581
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1689343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,36310
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3210590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,2391
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,4561
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,8241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3300500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5002
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,9531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1242
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8752
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,1181
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413476.45/cwt470.00–490.001,9683
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427549.87/cwt525.00–565.002,3486
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2458452.54/cwt450.00–455.002,0732
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469493.72/cwt470.00–505.002,3164
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3493367.54/cwt360.00–375.001,8122
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532451.52/cwt445.00–460.002,40210
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562439.01/cwt425.00–445.002,4676
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1202
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9531
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4121
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710327.99/cwt327.00–330.002,3293
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5182
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1803322.49/cwt320.00–325.002,5902
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,408187.97/cwt185.00–190.002,6472
Bulls——1,445203.56/cwt200.00–207.002,9412
Bulls——1,685225.00/cwt225.00–225.003,7911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,057158.25/cwt156.00–160.001,6736
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098147.70/cwt138.00–151.001,6229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169170.71/cwt170.00–173.001,9965
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244180.61/cwt174.00–190.002,24714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365202.37/cwt194.00–214.002,76212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39442,072.85/head1,900.00–2,200.002,0734
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29492,603.32/head2,500.00–2,750.002,6035
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39802,140.63/head1,750.00–2,350.002,14121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0533,296.91/head3,050.00–3,500.003,2972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0872,541.18/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5413
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-35902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2143,301.29/head3,200.00–3,450.003,3018

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.