Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-08-11

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 11
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
297 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 355▼ 31 vs year ago 328 · −9.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 66▼ 9 vs year ago 61 · −14.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 30▲ 12 vs year ago 41 · +29.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $341.76/cwt on 23 head, down $9.77 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 28 comparable sales and sits −46.91 against this barn's trailing median of $388.68.
Average price
$341.76
▼ 9.77 vs prior sale
23 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,869
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$299
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.28
vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546360.671,9689thin
Medium and Large 2556343.771,9108thin
Medium and Large 3537310.731,6696thin
One grade step is worth $49.94/cwt here — about $299 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 sale23 hd
341.76
—
GA average13 barns · 400 hd
344.04
−2.28
This barn, trailing median28 sales
388.68
−46.91
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—Low1,333192.842,5713thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,645185.003,0431thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,302166.262,16522
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,267144.271,82817

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)1,020$2,2752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,028$2,2336
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)859$1,9514thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,410$3,1502thin

Every lot

72 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
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2393420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6512
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,9204
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7752
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8561
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9537
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6802
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563361.02/cwt350.00–370.002,0339
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725308.14/cwt300.00–312.002,2343
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4244
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200460.00/cwt460.00–460.009201
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4181
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3231425.60/cwt410.00–440.009836
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270404.88/cwt395.00–420.001,0933
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277452.31/cwt440.00–470.001,2534
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2402
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373384.02/cwt370.00–390.001,4325
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380334.41/cwt320.00–350.001,2714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408375.09/cwt370.00–380.001,5302
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418357.54/cwt350.00–365.001,4952
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3801
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461370.58/cwt365.00–377.001,70810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480304.84/cwt290.00–320.001,4632
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522363.21/cwt340.00–367.001,89619
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563338.79/cwt330.00–365.001,9074
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5661
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635335.90/cwt330.00–355.002,1334
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663322.99/cwt320.00–335.002,1415
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,3401
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1262553.31/cwt550.00–560.001,4503
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3283390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1042
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3571
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3312400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2483
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318452.60/cwt450.00–455.001,4392
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1348460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6016
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5752
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5541
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415413.59/cwt400.00–425.001,7163
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7976
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420349.18/cwt335.00–370.001,4674
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3453339.85/cwt320.00–350.001,5403
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9002
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482372.50/cwt370.00–380.001,79512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3512313.29/cwt300.00–320.001,6043
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9026
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528343.38/cwt340.00–350.001,8133
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3562308.16/cwt300.00–315.001,7323
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572344.01/cwt335.00–350.001,9685
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1595352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,0943
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6472
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2627318.38/cwt315.00–320.001,9963
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675299.96/cwt295.00–305.002,0252
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3720272.52/cwt270.00–280.001,9624
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3795220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,333192.84/cwt190.00–198.002,5713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238169.63/cwt165.00–179.002,10010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,253151.46/cwt146.00–155.001,8988
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,279137.88/cwt130.00–143.001,7639
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350154.05/cwt145.00–160.002,0808
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,368182.25/cwt180.00–187.002,4934
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,0431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38101,553.09/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38301,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29082,349.59/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0252,110.91/head1,850.00–2,350.002,1114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0332,477.12/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4103,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502

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.