Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-05-12

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, May 12
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
351 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 392▼ 28 vs year ago 379 · −7.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 52▼ 23 vs year ago 65 · −35.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 24▲ 11 vs year ago 39 · +28.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6 00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls unevenly steady 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 $391.76/cwt on 20 head, down $28.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 34 comparable sales and sits +10.70 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$391.76
▼ 28.95 vs prior sale
20 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,156
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$302
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$72.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.22
vs GA average
−25.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538418.712,25311thin
Medium and Large 2568374.932,1294thin
Medium and Large 3564345.961,9505thin
One grade step is worth $72.75/cwt here — about $302 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
391.76
—
GA average14 barns · 342 hd
389.54
+2.22
National average171 barns · 11,385 hd
417.11
−25.35
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
+10.70
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—Average1,684214.233,60711
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,234175.902,17016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,473166.002,4442thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,072152.191,63113

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$3,0722thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$2,31718
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$2,1042thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)635$2,0004thin

Every lot

80 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,4623
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3230520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1961
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,0705
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3373487.58/cwt485.00–490.001,8192
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423512.45/cwt500.00–525.002,16810
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3428442.54/cwt435.00–450.001,8942
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2443490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1714
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3487418.51/cwt400.00–435.002,0383
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3584
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3651
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3577373.73/cwt350.00–390.002,1563
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1251
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2232560.14/cwt550.00–580.001,3003
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1243600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4583
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278535.41/cwt520.00–550.001,4882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323512.98/cwt500.00–525.001,6572
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2357475.92/cwt470.00–485.001,6995
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3364451.76/cwt450.00–460.001,6446
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9603
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8993
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425417.59/cwt415.00–420.001,7752
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1442470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0778
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470459.33/cwt430.00–470.002,15931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6451
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471408.83/cwt400.00–425.001,9265
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9381
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529425.72/cwt410.00–430.002,2528
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8732
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562400.00/cwt390.00–410.002,2483
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3583343.26/cwt330.00–350.002,0013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2587373.24/cwt370.00–380.002,1913
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1002
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690400.22/cwt370.00–430.002,7622
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3205550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1282
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,4081
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3250550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,3751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,5561
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1264650.28/cwt620.00–670.001,7176
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1308622.28/cwt600.00–640.001,9174
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,8915
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333493.33/cwt485.00–500.001,6433
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358546.70/cwt545.00–550.001,9573
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3371481.13/cwt470.00–490.001,7855
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377495.57/cwt495.00–500.001,8689
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8822
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425466.55/cwt460.00–470.001,9833
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435486.69/cwt480.00–495.002,11710
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473450.08/cwt435.00–465.002,1296
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474486.91/cwt470.00–495.002,30810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475407.58/cwt400.00–415.001,9362
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,3751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0861
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2741
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558416.26/cwt410.00–425.002,3234
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,5161
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4181
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635365.04/cwt360.00–370.002,3182
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2751
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666364.97/cwt360.00–370.002,4315
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,158197.83/cwt195.00–200.002,2912
Bulls——1,767226.76/cwt220.00–230.004,0073
Bulls——1,817213.44/cwt209.00–219.003,8786
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050155.13/cwt150.00–160.001,62910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110131.08/cwt127.00–137.001,4552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177175.19/cwt170.00–181.002,0628
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,210165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254189.97/cwt182.00–198.002,3824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,326163.24/cwt155.00–169.002,1654
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,5561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,3181
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-36352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0902,104.13/head2,050.00–2,150.002,1042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1542,222.18/head1,850.00–2,400.002,22212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2403,072.28/head3,000.00–3,150.003,0722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2782,505.48/head2,450.00–2,600.002,5056

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.