Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-04-28

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 28
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
396 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 456▲ 36 vs year ago 360 · +10.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 32▼ 27 vs year ago 86 · −31.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 25▼ 21 vs year ago 51 · −41.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 12.00 lower, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $392.73/cwt on 30 head, up $5.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 34 comparable sales and sits +11.67 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$392.73
▲ 5.15 vs prior sale
30 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,100
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$348
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$68.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.53
vs GA average
−31.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537411.832,21017thin
Medium and Large 2524388.762,0367thin
Medium and Large 3543343.231,8626thin
One grade step is worth $68.60/cwt here — about $348 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 sale30 hd
392.73
—
GA average14 barns · 426 hd
397.26
−4.53
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
−31.34
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
+11.67
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—Low1,323200.592,6546thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,582160.202,53529
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,019144.041,46715

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)930$2,2002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)835$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$2,7258

Every lot

76 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3220515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,1331
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1403536.54/cwt532.00–542.002,16211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415516.98/cwt500.00–522.002,14514
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466504.04/cwt497.00–512.002,34914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3468390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8256
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478463.17/cwt460.00–470.002,2143
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512465.01/cwt460.00–467.002,38119
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516439.41/cwt425.00–445.002,2677
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3538410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2062
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2561413.71/cwt410.00–425.002,3214
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564443.73/cwt435.00–460.002,5034
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616420.66/cwt410.00–425.002,5917
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,2921
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220582.50/cwt580.00–585.001,2822
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280566.31/cwt550.00–580.001,5863
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280515.54/cwt500.00–530.001,4442
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320471.61/cwt470.00–475.001,5093
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363458.60/cwt440.00–470.001,6653
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367503.98/cwt500.00–510.001,8505
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385488.74/cwt475.00–490.001,88211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415423.59/cwt410.00–435.001,7583
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419468.59/cwt455.00–475.001,96315
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431490.18/cwt480.00–497.002,11313
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460377.39/cwt360.00–400.001,7364
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467458.88/cwt450.00–465.002,14310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481418.22/cwt410.00–440.002,0127
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510393.27/cwt385.00–402.002,0065
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518349.90/cwt340.00–360.001,8123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519414.34/cwt410.00–435.002,15010
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558377.47/cwt370.00–385.002,1062
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562408.25/cwt395.00–422.002,2947
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3567336.57/cwt325.00–350.001,9083
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622386.82/cwt380.00–395.002,4063
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630337.56/cwt335.00–340.002,1272
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,67039
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3210534.40/cwt510.00–560.001,1222
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220599.55/cwt590.00–605.001,3193
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3269525.00/cwt500.00–555.001,4124
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273591.92/cwt585.00–600.001,6163
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1356557.07/cwt540.00–560.001,9837
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360490.14/cwt460.00–500.001,7654
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371515.11/cwt505.00–525.001,9115
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1403501.69/cwt500.00–505.002,0223
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427471.68/cwt470.00–475.002,0143
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3431442.30/cwt425.00–460.001,9066
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479453.62/cwt445.00–470.002,1734
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3488426.60/cwt415.00–435.002,0823
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505401.75/cwt400.00–405.002,0294
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510448.37/cwt445.00–450.002,2873
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533424.44/cwt420.00–430.002,2628
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553429.98/cwt425.00–435.002,3782
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3569384.64/cwt370.00–392.002,1897
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588407.51/cwt405.00–410.002,3962
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605357.52/cwt355.00–360.002,1632
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4751
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660336.74/cwt320.00–350.002,2223
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665359.96/cwt355.00–365.002,3942
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3710310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,283201.65/cwt200.00–204.002,5874
Bulls——1,403198.47/cwt198.00–199.002,7852
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,014151.20/cwt145.00–159.001,5337
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023137.77/cwt130.00–142.001,4098
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,537172.95/cwt170.00–175.002,6583
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,555153.07/cwt145.00–157.002,38010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,608162.26/cwt158.00–168.002,60916
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38252,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Small 2-38351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0352,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28653,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1302,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1652,550.00/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.