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Pulaski Co

Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Mar 17

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

272 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 297▼ 275 vs year ago 547 · −50.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 22▼ 62 vs year ago 104 · −59.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 27▼ 117 vs year ago 166 · −70.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls steady to10.00 higher, replacement cows steady.,

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $419.19/cwt on 37 head, up $36.42 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 33 of 34 comparable sales and sits +38.12 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.

Average price

$419.19

▲ 36.42 vs prior sale

37 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$741

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$114.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.54

vs GA average

+3.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	429.21	2,379	32
Medium and Large 2	564	365.08	2,059	4thin
Medium and Large 3	520	315.00	1,638	1thin

One grade step is worth $114.21/cwt here — about $741 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale37 hd

419.19

—

GA average13 barns · 472 hd

389.65

+29.54

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

+3.07

This barn, trailing median34 sales

381.06

+38.12

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,504	193.17	2,905	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,346	166.28	2,239	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	140.16	1,378	16

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	987	$2,587	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$2,373	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,613	10

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,133	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	516.98/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,223	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	472.49/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,046	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	493.27/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,284	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	441.51/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,128	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	457.76/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,431	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	424.98/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,308	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	447.01/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,535	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	412.34/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,408	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,490	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	350.60/cwt	345.00–351.00	2,605	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,323	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	484.92/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,576	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	507.51/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,827	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	406.88/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,477	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	366.53/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,532	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	470.97/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,025	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	438.44/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,898	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	461.23/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,140	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	428.13/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,034	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	429.96/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,171	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	365.08/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,059	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	428.81/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,487	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	294.88/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,808	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,368	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	371.60/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,497	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	315.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,419	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,246	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	479.91/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,718	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,916	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	494.91/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,118	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	455.13/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,975	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,115	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	449.29/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,071	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	392.70/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,877	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	446.56/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,269	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	412.47/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,343	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,552	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	378.17/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,507	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,618	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	181.96/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,466	4
Bulls	—	—	1,470	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,837	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	215.69/cwt	210.00–222.00	3,921	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	159.82/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,504	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	124.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,200	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	146.16/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,527	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	156.57/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,101	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	167.19/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,245	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	178.11/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,428	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	947	2,178.08/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,178	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,006	2,191.18/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,191	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	2,075.00/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,076	3,507.78/head	3,250.00–3,750.00	3,508	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	870	2,231.47/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,231	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,165	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	3,251.92/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,252	4

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

Tue Mar 17, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 297Year ago 547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 22Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 27Year ago 166

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls steady to10.00 higher, replacement cows steady.,

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	470.00–475.00	472.49
1	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	543	420.00–430.00	424.98
6	550–600	584	405.00–425.00	412.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	420.00–455.00	441.51
1	500–550	525	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	540.00	540.00
5	400–450	430	500.00–530.00	516.98
8	450–500	463	480.00–515.00	493.27
7	500–550	531	455.00–470.00	457.76
5	550–600	567	435.00–450.00	447.01
1	600–650	600	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
15	700–750	743	345.00–351.00	350.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	360	490.00–520.00	507.51
11	400–450	430	465.00–500.00	470.97
4	450–500	464	445.00–470.00	461.23
11	500–550	505	415.00–440.00	429.96
21	550–600	580	415.00–430.00	428.81
1	600–650	615	385.00	385.00
3	650–700	672	365.00–385.00	371.60
1	700–750	700	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	325	480.00–490.00	484.92
1	350–400	360	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	433	430.00–445.00	438.44
5	450–500	475	410.00–435.00	428.13
4	550–600	564	350.00–370.00	365.08
2	750–800	768	310.00–320.00	315.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	363	400.00–420.00	406.88
3	400–450	418	350.00–400.00	366.53
1	500–550	520	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	613	285.00–305.00	294.88
1	650–700	650	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	358	470.00–500.00	479.91
4	400–450	434	450.00–470.00	455.13
7	450–500	461	440.00–455.00	449.29
1	500–550	535	430.00	430.00
1	700–750	735	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	425	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	478	370.00–400.00	392.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	428	490.00–500.00	494.91
1	450–500	450	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	508	440.00–455.00	446.56
4	550–600	568	410.00–415.00	412.47
2	600–650	638	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	663	370.00–395.00	378.17
1	750–800	770	340.00	340.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	947	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,178.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,006	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,191.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,076	3,250.00–3,750.00	3,507.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	870	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,231.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,305	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,251.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	963	120.00–130.00	124.65
4	—	941	157.00–162.00	159.82
5	—	1,045	142.00–151.00	146.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	155.00–158.00	156.57
2	—	1,363	176.00–180.00	178.11
6	—	1,343	165.00–170.00	167.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	210.00–222.00	215.69
1	—	1,470	193.00	193.00
4	—	1,355	175.00–189.00	181.96

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.