Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-06-02

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 2
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
316 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 317▼ 335 vs year ago 651 · −51.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 22▼ 55 vs year ago 88 · −62.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 17▼ 98 vs year ago 122 · −80.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $396.25/cwt on 16 head, down $44.90 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 28 comparable sales and sits +7.58 against this barn's trailing median of $388.68.
Average price
$396.25
▼ 44.90 vs prior sale
16 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,165
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$42.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.75
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2513407.392,0902thin
Medium and Large 1553406.512,24710thin
Medium and Large 3547365.041,9954thin
One grade step is worth $42.35/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale16 hd
396.25
—
GA average13 barns · 289 hd
382.50
+13.75
This barn, trailing median28 sales
388.68
+7.58
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

28 sales
455404352301median 388.6803/0305/0507/2109/1510/27
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $441.15, low $314.67, median $388.68 across 28 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—Average1,643211.873,4806thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,330181.202,4107thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,555170.002,6441thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,057148.931,57310

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)1,087$2,5183thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$2,8002thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3323452.63/cwt410.00–500.001,4623
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7851
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3361403.73/cwt395.00–450.001,45715
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9301
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2709
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534430.89/cwt430.00–435.002,30111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2141
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555425.05/cwt420.00–430.002,3592
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4101
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3265469.25/cwt450.00–490.001,2442
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5663
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5191
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3339415.07/cwt410.00–420.001,4074
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3364388.64/cwt360.00–410.001,4157
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415421.73/cwt420.00–430.001,7506
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419411.19/cwt410.00–415.001,7234
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468420.01/cwt400.00–430.001,96612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471375.97/cwt370.00–390.001,7715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7101
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525397.79/cwt390.00–400.002,0889
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533363.84/cwt345.00–370.001,9394
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562387.86/cwt380.00–400.002,1805
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568357.96/cwt350.00–370.002,0335
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9891
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1351
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8131
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1062
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3690270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8631
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3745275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,4301
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260511.48/cwt500.00–520.001,3306
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265634.15/cwt620.00–650.001,6802
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2269562.82/cwt540.00–590.001,5144
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1303613.41/cwt610.00–620.001,8593
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325517.86/cwt500.00–530.001,6839
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3367410.55/cwt395.00–450.001,50714
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9061
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8102
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3405375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5191
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426467.51/cwt460.00–490.001,99215
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9354
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471437.18/cwt430.00–455.002,0594
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473418.36/cwt410.00–420.001,9796
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3488370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8062
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513407.39/cwt400.00–415.002,0902
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527423.67/cwt420.00–430.002,2334
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535380.09/cwt370.00–390.002,0332
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3558350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9532
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570395.07/cwt380.00–400.002,2526
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625361.63/cwt360.00–370.002,2606
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625347.44/cwt345.00–350.002,1722
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2931
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2882
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9871
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708342.47/cwt340.00–345.002,4252
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3201
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775323.31/cwt320.00–325.002,5063
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,185188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,2281
Bulls——1,718225.68/cwt222.00–231.003,8773
Bulls——1,758203.08/cwt199.00–206.003,5702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041139.54/cwt134.00–144.001,4535
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072158.32/cwt152.00–162.001,6975
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248172.10/cwt169.00–175.002,1483
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350185.04/cwt180.00–188.002,4983
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,515197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,9851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,6441
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29902,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0872,518.25/head2,450.00–2,600.002,5183

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.