Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-06-09

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 9
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
234 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 316▼ 97 vs year ago 331 · −29.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 33▼ 15 vs year ago 39 · −38.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 24▲ 9 vs year ago 7 · +128.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls and feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower, feeder bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower and replacement cow lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.86/cwt on 24 head, down $6.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −8.20 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$372.86
▼ 6.50 vs prior sale
24 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,031
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$367
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$66.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.57
vs GA average
−27.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533393.582,09615thin
Medium and Large 2575341.431,9637thin
Medium and Large 3528327.461,7292thin
One grade step is worth $66.12/cwt here — about $367 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 sale24 hd
372.86
—
GA average14 barns · 353 hd
368.29
+4.57
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−27.66
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
−8.20
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—Low1,643193.713,1834thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,632175.152,85910
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,165157.991,8409thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$2,0562thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,138$3,2504thin

Every lot

65 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3343470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6122
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7302
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3368400.41/cwt380.00–420.001,4742
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423496.98/cwt485.00–510.002,1022
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9132
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1603
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475446.67/cwt440.00–450.002,1223
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520442.40/cwt435.00–445.002,3004
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4352
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8566
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4381
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674367.64/cwt350.00–380.002,47811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2381
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1243590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,4343
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330473.43/cwt470.00–475.001,5623
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358457.45/cwt450.00–465.001,6382
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380423.33/cwt420.00–430.001,6093
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3388394.90/cwt390.00–400.001,5322
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419411.65/cwt400.00–420.001,7256
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8921
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483387.46/cwt380.00–395.001,8712
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490410.10/cwt400.00–420.002,0092
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523400.03/cwt385.00–420.002,09211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528327.46/cwt320.00–335.001,7292
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9802
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559375.84/cwt350.00–400.002,1014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2591330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9505
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625357.07/cwt340.00–360.002,2327
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1291
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675341.72/cwt335.00–345.002,3073
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721328.51/cwt305.00–340.002,3694
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4102
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,4501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2312477.51/cwt470.00–480.001,4904
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4182
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7161
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6561
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422482.09/cwt470.00–490.002,0345
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429441.95/cwt430.00–455.001,8965
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8261
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472439.96/cwt435.00–445.002,0773
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483404.97/cwt400.00–420.001,9564
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518422.46/cwt420.00–425.002,1884
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563380.13/cwt370.00–390.002,1402
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573414.89/cwt405.00–420.002,3774
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1602400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4083
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2431
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3770265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0411
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,493180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,6872
Bulls——1,793207.42/cwt205.00–209.003,7192
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092148.96/cwt145.00–154.001,6275
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,220174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,1231
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,268167.69/cwt160.00–172.002,1263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,625166.28/cwt155.00–174.002,7024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,637181.06/cwt179.00–184.002,9646
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39252,056.49/head1,650.00–2,450.002,0562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-39651,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28903,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3853,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502

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.