Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-07-28

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 28
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
219 head
▼ 231 vs last sale 450▼ 171 vs year ago 390 · −43.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 24▼ 16 vs year ago 36 · −44.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 13▲ 14 vs year ago 21 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows mostly steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes sharply lower, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.96/cwt on 20 head, down $59.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −69.10 against this barn's trailing median of $381.06.
Average price
$311.96
▼ 59.66 vs prior sale
20 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.14
vs GA average
−48.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512335.801,7196thin
Medium and Large 2536317.161,7009thin
Medium and Large 3553273.991,5155thin
One grade step is worth $61.81/cwt here — about $205 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
311.96
—
GA average13 barns · 442 hd
335.10
−23.14
National average152 barns · 4,754 hd
360.52
−48.56
This barn, trailing median34 sales
381.06
−69.10
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—Average1,323198.002,6192thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,235189.002,3341thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,175183.952,1619thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,000150.421,5046thin

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)1,114$3,20114
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)959$3,01712
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$2,5004thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5901
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4181
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6604
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7333
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7692
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2503350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7615
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522356.69/cwt355.00–365.001,8626
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1601338.33/cwt337.50–340.002,0333
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3253345.15/cwt330.00–360.008732
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288411.65/cwt410.00–415.001,1863
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3317313.47/cwt300.00–330.009943
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319406.71/cwt390.00–425.001,2974
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320377.27/cwt370.00–385.001,2072
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367353.18/cwt350.00–360.001,2963
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3802
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422364.97/cwt360.00–370.001,5409
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424354.28/cwt350.00–355.001,5027
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425305.24/cwt300.00–310.001,2972
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472347.84/cwt345.00–350.001,6427
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488327.46/cwt320.00–332.501,5983
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512335.80/cwt330.00–340.001,7196
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527317.80/cwt310.00–325.001,6757
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3538283.37/cwt270.00–290.001,5253
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568314.93/cwt310.00–320.001,7892
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575259.91/cwt250.00–270.001,4942
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7421
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3673225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5142
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9601
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3740200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,5411
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1661
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3313360.24/cwt350.00–370.001,1282
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378329.38/cwt320.00–350.001,2453
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383387.10/cwt370.00–410.001,4836
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410397.47/cwt395.00–400.001,6302
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428352.91/cwt350.00–360.001,5105
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464346.94/cwt335.00–355.001,61010
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3466317.24/cwt300.00–330.001,4784
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470368.43/cwt360.00–380.001,7326
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2502328.29/cwt315.00–340.001,6483
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513358.46/cwt350.00–365.001,8393
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3555277.52/cwt275.00–280.001,5402
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564325.57/cwt310.00–330.001,8368
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623315.18/cwt310.00–320.001,9642
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668307.53/cwt300.00–315.002,0542
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670244.93/cwt240.00–250.001,6412
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0811
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,145186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,1301
Bulls——1,500210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,1501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%895157.44/cwt155.00–160.001,4092
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017137.55/cwt134.00–144.001,3993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,088183.73/cwt180.00–189.001,9996
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,0301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,235189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,3341
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340194.09/cwt193.00–195.002,6012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,2521
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2-38001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,1003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38651,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29603,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,20010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0452,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,626.31/head3,500.00–3,950.003,6268
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1332,634.22/head2,350.00–2,800.002,6346

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.