Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-02-17

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 17
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
348 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 393▼ 35 vs year ago 383 · −9.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 72▼ 3 vs year ago 56 · −5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 54▲ 21 vs year ago 5 · +420.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sharply higher, feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls sharply higher and replaement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $420.45/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 34 of 34 comparable sales and sits +39.39 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$420.45
33 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,239
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$555
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$92.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+24.22
vs GA average
−8.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532427.492,27430
Medium and Large 2590380.002,2421thin
Medium and Large 3513335.071,7192thin
One grade step is worth $92.42/cwt here — about $555 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 sale33 hd
420.45
—
GA average14 barns · 587 hd
396.24
+24.22
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
−8.72
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
+39.39
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—Low1,458213.923,11812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,640199.123,2665thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,308194.052,53822
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,011156.441,58110

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)926$2,5045
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$2,5502thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310664.19/cwt640.00–690.002,0592
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3338523.00/cwt500.00–545.001,7682
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,2437
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,2701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,5582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484476.41/cwt470.00–490.002,3063
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1537471.89/cwt465.00–480.002,53410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580467.24/cwt450.00–480.002,71010
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630389.61/cwt385.00–392.002,4556
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680384.86/cwt383.00–410.002,61714
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720357.59/cwt345.00–370.002,5752
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6731
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1936319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,9866
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2231557.62/cwt550.00–580.001,2884
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,7671
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328484.20/cwt470.00–500.001,5882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7681
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377510.71/cwt500.00–520.001,92521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383430.33/cwt420.00–440.001,6482
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390474.94/cwt470.00–480.001,8522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3400420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422487.76/cwt460.00–510.002,05823
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432451.70/cwt450.00–455.001,9513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468467.37/cwt450.00–490.002,1876
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7502
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478424.97/cwt420.00–430.002,0312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3513335.07/cwt320.00–350.001,7192
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524433.54/cwt420.00–445.002,27224
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564403.31/cwt400.00–420.002,2756
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2421
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1421
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2431
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,1093
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3710250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7751
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711325.59/cwt320.00–327.002,3155
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,6421
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4701
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1281679.87/cwt670.00–700.001,9104
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326584.48/cwt570.00–600.001,9054
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3326454.05/cwt450.00–470.001,4805
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376566.62/cwt550.00–580.002,13010
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390502.53/cwt500.00–505.001,9602
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421531.92/cwt520.00–550.002,23917
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9351
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434487.87/cwt475.00–490.002,1177
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473496.07/cwt485.00–500.002,3464
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1742
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522458.75/cwt445.00–470.002,3955
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523423.90/cwt410.00–430.002,2174
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568426.34/cwt420.00–430.002,4224
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578402.40/cwt395.00–410.002,3262
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,5201
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1653362.53/cwt355.00–370.002,3672
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3631
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,122186.86/cwt180.00–190.002,0973
Bulls——1,225208.27/cwt205.00–212.002,5512
Bulls——1,668227.14/cwt219.00–240.003,7897
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%983130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2782
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015168.50/cwt167.00–170.001,7104
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020157.61/cwt150.00–161.001,6084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253179.29/cwt170.00–185.002,2474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,319204.38/cwt199.00–210.002,6968
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,321191.68/cwt188.00–197.002,53210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,567203.53/cwt200.00–207.003,1893
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,750192.50/cwt192.00–193.003,3692
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-37882,017.14/head1,800.00–2,200.002,0172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0182,827.74/head2,650.00–3,050.002,8283
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502

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.