Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-07-07

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 7
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
353 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 319▼ 95 vs year ago 448 · −21.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 43▼ 48 vs year ago 74 · −64.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 14▼ 47 vs year ago 74 · −63.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market closure last week for 4th of July holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $440.26/cwt on 12 head, up $36.82 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 28 comparable sales and sits +51.58 against this barn's trailing median of $388.68.
Average price
$440.26
▲ 36.82 vs prior sale
12 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,354
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$54.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+40.28
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533449.312,39610thin
Medium and Large 2543395.002,1432thin
One grade step is worth $54.31/cwt here — about $253 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 sale12 hd
440.26
—
GA average10 barns · 219 hd
399.98
+40.28
This barn, trailing median28 sales
388.68
+51.58
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—Low1,474198.322,9234thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,326183.002,4278thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,125161.601,81910

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)1,035$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$2,7556
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,178$3,1738

Every lot

70 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 1335600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0102
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360474.65/cwt450.00–500.001,7092
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375564.40/cwt550.00–580.002,1172
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1406523.46/cwt510.00–540.002,12515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5361
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2437466.53/cwt450.00–480.002,0393
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463474.15/cwt470.00–490.002,1955
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473500.96/cwt500.00–505.002,3705
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,40610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1586450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,6377
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,6621
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2207620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,2833
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285574.82/cwt570.00–580.001,6382
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2316485.53/cwt470.00–500.001,5344
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,9262
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364511.02/cwt490.00–530.001,8606
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385440.26/cwt420.00–450.001,6956
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3392389.91/cwt370.00–400.001,5283
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1409460.95/cwt450.00–480.001,88511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420428.87/cwt410.00–445.001,8014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480455.47/cwt440.00–470.002,18622
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8321
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7681
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508388.65/cwt380.00–400.001,9744
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530422.64/cwt415.00–425.002,2404
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1588445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,6172
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0651
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1607411.06/cwt370.00–425.002,4958
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225673.27/cwt650.00–710.001,5157
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2266557.96/cwt550.00–580.001,4846
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290636.49/cwt630.00–650.001,8466
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3300475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,0673
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318564.96/cwt560.00–570.001,7972
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378596.35/cwt590.00–605.002,2548
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380412.83/cwt400.00–450.001,5694
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384500.11/cwt495.00–505.001,9204
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418512.63/cwt500.00–525.002,1439
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7852
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433481.67/cwt470.00–490.002,0863
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471492.10/cwt470.00–505.002,31811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475372.99/cwt350.00–400.001,7725
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483456.62/cwt450.00–460.002,2053
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508459.95/cwt425.00–485.002,3376
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571433.35/cwt410.00–445.002,4744
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2821
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618379.76/cwt360.00–400.002,3472
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1683359.93/cwt355.00–370.002,4584
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3271
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1301
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715360.10/cwt355.00–365.002,5752
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,474198.32/cwt192.00–207.002,9234
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042140.83/cwt135.00–150.001,4673
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,112175.58/cwt174.00–179.001,9523
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,198166.70/cwt164.00–170.001,9974
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288184.79/cwt180.00–189.002,3806
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,440177.62/cwt177.00–178.002,5582
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-37952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0353,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1012,826.52/head2,500.00–3,100.002,8275
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29453,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1002,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3333,207.93/head3,150.00–3,275.003,2084

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.