Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6 00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.76/cwt on 20 head, down $28.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 33 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$391.76

▼ 28.95 vs prior sale

20 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$72.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.22

vs GA average

−25.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	418.71	2,253	11thin
Medium and Large 2	568	374.93	2,129	4thin
Medium and Large 3	564	345.96	1,950	5thin

One grade step is worth $72.75/cwt here — about $302 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.17, low $311.96, median $391.76 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

391.76

—

GA average14 barns · 342 hd

389.54

+2.22

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−25.35

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,684	214.23	3,607	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	175.90	2,170	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,473	166.00	2,444	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	152.19	1,631	13

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,072	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,317	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,104	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	635	$2,000	4thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	400.22/cwt	370.00–430.00	2,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	475.92/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	459.33/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,159	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	408.83/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	373.24/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	343.26/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	417.59/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	232	560.14/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	373.73/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,077	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	442.54/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	451.76/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	418.51/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	425.72/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,252	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	512.45/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,168	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	487.58/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	486.91/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,308	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	466.55/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	622.28/cwt	600.00–640.00	1,917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,516	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,318	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	175.19/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,062	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	131.08/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,455	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,997	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	155.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,629	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	163.24/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,165	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	189.97/cwt	182.00–198.00	2,382	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,556	1
Bulls	—	—	1,817	213.44/cwt	209.00–219.00	3,878	6
Bulls	—	—	1,158	197.83/cwt	195.00–200.00	2,291	2
Bulls	—	—	1,767	226.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	4,007	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	635	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,154	2,222.18/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,222	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,072.28/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,072	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	2,505.48/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,505	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	2,104.13/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	365.04/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	407.58/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	495.57/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,868	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	493.33/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	364.97/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	450.08/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,129	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	546.70/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	416.26/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	481.13/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	650.28/cwt	620.00–670.00	1,717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	400.00/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	535.41/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	512.98/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	486.69/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,117	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,375	1

How this sale compares

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.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

Tue May 12, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 392Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 52Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 24Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	550.00–580.00	560.14
2	250–300	278	520.00–550.00	535.41
2	300–350	323	500.00–525.00	512.98
5	350–400	357	470.00–485.00	475.92
3	400–450	422	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	471	400.00–425.00	408.83
1	500–550	510	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	587	370.00–380.00	373.24
2	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	270	600.00	600.00
3	350–400	377	520.00	520.00
8	400–450	442	470.00	470.00
31	450–500	470	430.00–470.00	459.33
8	500–550	529	410.00–430.00	425.72
3	550–600	562	390.00–410.00	400.00
2	650–700	690	370.00–430.00	400.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	328	460.00	460.00
6	350–400	364	450.00–460.00	451.76
2	400–450	425	415.00–420.00	417.59
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	583	330.00–350.00	343.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	373	485.00–490.00	487.58
2	400–450	428	435.00–450.00	442.54
3	450–500	487	400.00–435.00	418.51
3	550–600	577	350.00–390.00	373.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	535	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	550	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	680.00	680.00
5	350–400	360	575.00	575.00
10	400–450	423	500.00–525.00	512.45
4	500–550	524	450.00	450.00
1	700–750	745	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	640.00	640.00
6	250–300	264	620.00–670.00	650.28
4	300–350	308	600.00–640.00	622.28
3	350–400	358	545.00–550.00	546.70
10	400–450	435	480.00–495.00	486.69
10	450–500	474	470.00–495.00	486.91
1	500–550	500	475.00	475.00
1	550–600	585	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	620	390.00	390.00
5	650–700	666	360.00–370.00	364.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	610.00	610.00
5	300–350	326	580.00	580.00
9	350–400	377	495.00–500.00	495.57
3	400–450	425	460.00–470.00	466.55
6	450–500	473	435.00–465.00	450.08
1	500–550	535	425.00	425.00
4	550–600	558	410.00–425.00	416.26
2	600–650	635	360.00–370.00	365.04
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	250	550.00	550.00
3	300–350	333	485.00–500.00	493.33
5	350–400	371	470.00–490.00	481.13
2	400–450	423	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	475	400.00–415.00	407.58
1	500–550	515	405.00	405.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,420	180.00	180.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,177	170.00–181.00	175.19
4	—	1,326	155.00–169.00	163.24
4	—	1,254	182.00–198.00	189.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	127.00–137.00	131.08
1	—	1,210	165.00	165.00
10	—	1,050	150.00–160.00	155.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,817	209.00–219.00	213.44
2	—	1,158	195.00–200.00	197.83
3	—	1,767	220.00–230.00	226.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	635	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,154	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,222.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,104.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,240	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,072.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,278	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,505.48

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

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