Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-03-10

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 10
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
297 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 345▲ 33 vs year ago 264 · +12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 40▼ 28 vs year ago 50 · −56.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 17▲ 14 vs year ago 13 · +107.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and bulls sharply lower, feeder heifers 10.00 to 15.00 lower and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $382.77/cwt on 19 head, down $0.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 34 comparable sales and sits +1.71 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$382.77
▼ 0.46 vs prior sale
19 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,100
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$377
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$96.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.34
vs GA average
−31.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541396.772,14713thin
Medium and Large 2559362.932,0295thin
Medium and Large 3590300.001,7701thin
One grade step is worth $96.77/cwt here — about $377 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 sale19 hd
382.77
—
GA average13 barns · 332 hd
386.11
−3.34
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−31.01
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
+1.71
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—High1,593194.083,0914thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,228166.192,0418thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,051145.141,5258thin

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)1,085$2,6223thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)680$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,329$2,97926

Every lot

72 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3265560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,4841
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2324534.91/cwt530.00–550.001,73310
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3333465.04/cwt460.00–470.001,5492
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9442
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3381467.38/cwt450.00–480.001,7814
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9404
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1685
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430478.43/cwt470.00–485.002,0573
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3438440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9273
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465474.84/cwt470.00–485.002,2083
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3472413.14/cwt400.00–420.001,9503
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3365
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536416.26/cwt410.00–420.002,2314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572404.09/cwt390.00–418.002,3114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1961
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613393.73/cwt385.00–400.002,4144
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2696345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4014
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,5531
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4591
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825327.50/cwt325.00–330.002,7022
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2227580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,3173
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3240450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3255440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1221
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318465.91/cwt450.00–470.001,48213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375484.96/cwt470.00–515.001,81912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375457.90/cwt450.00–465.001,7172
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415481.39/cwt450.00–510.001,9988
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435382.99/cwt360.00–400.001,6663
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437433.40/cwt420.00–445.001,8943
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469437.00/cwt430.00–460.002,05011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476418.00/cwt410.00–420.001,9905
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3488371.60/cwt350.00–385.001,8133
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9761
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1536398.46/cwt390.00–420.002,13611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569358.66/cwt355.00–370.002,0414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570387.46/cwt385.00–390.002,2092
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2501
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675357.46/cwt350.00–360.002,4134
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678325.02/cwt320.00–330.002,2042
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4031
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3267483.00/cwt460.00–520.001,2903
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1303560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6972
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328482.49/cwt450.00–500.001,5833
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330535.64/cwt520.00–540.001,7687
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0791
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3400430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421482.85/cwt480.00–495.002,0335
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470461.88/cwt445.00–470.002,1715
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0982
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9361
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2702
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2441
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,4342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,442190.10/cwt188.00–194.002,7413
Bulls——2,045206.00/cwt206.00–206.004,2131
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%968128.89/cwt125.00–133.001,2482
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078150.55/cwt145.00–155.001,6236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187159.15/cwt154.00–164.001,8893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,253170.41/cwt165.00–176.002,1355
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-36802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0252,382.32/head2,250.00–2,500.002,3822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2053,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2102,600.02/head2,250.00–2,875.002,60010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4033,215.93/head2,900.00–3,600.003,21616

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.