Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-06-23

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 23
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
319 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 373▼ 87 vs year ago 406 · −21.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 23▼ 17 vs year ago 60 · −28.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 0▼ 41 vs year ago 55 · −74.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and bulls unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $439.82/cwt on 27 head, down $3.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 28 comparable sales and sits +6.17 against this barn's trailing median of $433.65.
Average price
$439.82
▼ 3.73 vs prior sale
27 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,388
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.19
vs GA average
−28.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507458.852,32610thin
Medium and Large 2569431.792,45515thin
Medium and Large 3530404.912,1462thin
One grade step is worth $53.94/cwt here — about $180 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 sale27 hd
439.82
—
GA average11 barns · 354 hd
440.01
−0.19
National average150 barns · 8,917 hd
468.46
−28.64
This barn, trailing median28 sales
433.65
+6.17
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
480425371316median 433.6503/0304/2106/1608/2510/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $466.18, low $330.08, median $433.65 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—Average1,620209.893,4005thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,410187.632,64617
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,091165.001,79910

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)1,115$2,7472thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)941$2,9898

Every lot

61 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 2310564.13/cwt560.00–565.001,7496
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330497.50/cwt495.00–500.001,6422
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7581
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385482.27/cwt480.00–490.001,8579
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2459461.99/cwt450.00–465.002,12110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464476.22/cwt475.00–477.002,2108
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1507458.85/cwt447.00–462.002,32610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530404.91/cwt400.00–410.002,1462
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533442.44/cwt440.00–445.002,3582
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574430.15/cwt415.00–437.002,46913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,5322
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5681
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1802
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4852
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379431.43/cwt430.00–435.001,6357
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383454.97/cwt450.00–470.001,74310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432458.83/cwt450.00–460.001,98217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460447.76/cwt430.00–455.002,0607
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9431
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528417.76/cwt400.00–430.002,20611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558392.60/cwt385.00–400.002,1912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578359.87/cwt350.00–370.002,0802
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9641
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1931
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1121
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,5232
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,5751
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3681
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,6232
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275559.82/cwt550.00–570.001,5402
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3276500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3804
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7051
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,8882
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3336465.92/cwt450.00–480.001,5655
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5201
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383464.84/cwt460.00–470.001,7802
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422454.88/cwt450.00–460.001,9209
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430413.33/cwt400.00–440.001,7773
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1183
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0091
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2403
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2538380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0442
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9081
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2681
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,495210.28/cwt204.00–217.003,1442
Bulls——1,500181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,7151
Bulls——1,805223.95/cwt220.00–227.004,0422
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%965151.31/cwt145.00–157.001,4603
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113167.80/cwt161.00–172.001,8685
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,223178.51/cwt173.00–184.002,1832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,352199.95/cwt196.00–205.002,7033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,398180.74/cwt175.00–184.002,5277
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,447189.25/cwt185.00–195.002,7387
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29412,989.24/head2,950.00–3,100.002,9898
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,746.75/head2,550.00–3,000.002,7472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

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.