Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-02-10

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 10
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
393 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 403▼ 24 vs year ago 417 · −5.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 49▲ 10 vs year ago 62 · +16.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 91▲ 22 vs year ago 32 · +68.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cattle lightly tested. Feeder cattle steady. Steer and bull calves mostly steady. Heifer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.95/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +28.88 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$409.95
20 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,235
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.82
vs GA average
−14.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545412.952,25215thin
Medium and Large 2545400.952,1855thin
One grade step is worth $12.00/cwt here — about $67 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale20 hd
409.95
—
GA average14 barns · 462 hd
395.12
+14.82
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−14.00
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
+28.88
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—Average1,604193.993,1124thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,670181.003,0231thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,326180.372,39136
CowsLean 85-90%Low973160.861,56611

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,088$2,56811
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$2,3554thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$2,8002thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3503
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2284612.60/cwt610.00–620.001,7404
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1242
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3366510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8673
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9041
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,2621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422526.56/cwt520.00–530.002,2226
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481480.91/cwt470.00–487.502,31322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3501435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1792
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1544461.40/cwt460.00–470.002,5107
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6043
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2191
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Value Added200650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,3021
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3211539.09/cwt500.00–550.001,1375
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260498.07/cwt490.00–500.001,2955
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270593.81/cwt580.00–610.001,6033
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5024
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added305630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,9221
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321520.80/cwt510.00–525.001,6728
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3327483.47/cwt480.00–490.001,5813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368535.75/cwt530.00–540.001,9727
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378495.09/cwt492.50–505.001,87113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3388462.26/cwt450.00–475.001,7944
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405476.86/cwt470.00–487.501,93113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417460.89/cwt455.00–465.001,92213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420427.41/cwt420.00–430.001,7954
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470420.87/cwt420.00–422.501,9786
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8803
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484454.69/cwt450.00–460.002,20111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528429.42/cwt425.00–435.002,26710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545400.95/cwt395.00–410.002,1855
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2045
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0631
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630349.92/cwt345.00–355.002,2042
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665336.62/cwt330.00–340.002,2393
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,3862
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6504
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,7792
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325594.69/cwt590.00–600.001,9332
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7681
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377521.35/cwt515.00–530.001,96515
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3388496.78/cwt490.00–500.001,9283
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2411500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0556
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3434473.86/cwt465.00–485.002,0578
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9874
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483462.46/cwt460.00–470.002,2344
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513433.68/cwt430.00–440.002,2254
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0602
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575392.28/cwt380.00–400.002,2564
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625364.84/cwt360.00–370.002,2802
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663352.55/cwt350.00–355.002,3372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,592191.99/cwt187.00–195.003,0563
Bulls——1,640200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,2801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%940175.28/cwt172.00–179.001,6484
Cows—Lean 85-90%943148.80/cwt140.00–155.001,4034
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058157.70/cwt155.00–160.001,6683
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259170.05/cwt164.00–175.002,14114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358192.73/cwt189.00–200.002,61710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,377182.12/cwt179.00–187.002,50812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,670181.00/cwt181.00–181.003,0231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39581,976.63/head1,950.00–2,000.001,9772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0002,750.00/head2,200.00–3,300.002,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,732.66/head2,025.00–3,600.002,7332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1072,527.74/head1,850.00–3,000.002,5289
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,3201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,268170.15/cwt164.00–177.002,1583
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,0752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2553,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001

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.