Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.30/cwt on 31 head, up $15.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +15.54 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$407.30

▲ 15.54 vs prior sale

31 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$68.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.29

vs GA average

−10.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	418.51	2,217	22
Medium and Large 2	547	383.65	2,097	8thin
Medium and Large 3	570	350.00	1,995	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.51/cwt here — about $222 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 sale31 hd

407.30

—

GA average15 barns · 473 hd

392.02

+15.29

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−10.96

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

+15.54

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	—	Low	1,709	213.67	3,652	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,469	176.46	2,591	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	153.97	1,665	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,137	$2,420	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,216	$2,253	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,184	$3,183	10

Every lot, as filed

84 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	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	559.53/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	517.41/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,940	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	464.95/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	513.63/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,942	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	297	526.81/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,565	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	425.10/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,981	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	433.42/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,855	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	393.70/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	468.22/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	373.60/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,141	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	449.22/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,120	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	241	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,374	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	457.00/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,723	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	447.51/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,893	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	2,287.86/head	1,650.00–2,450.00	2,288	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,216	2,253.03/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	460.00/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	484.89/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,257	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	885	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	465.00/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	424.73/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	166.17/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,227	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	191.24/cwt	187.00–196.00	2,888	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,641	182.06/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,988	7
Bulls	—	—	1,503	206.25/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,100	3
Bulls	—	—	2,205	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	4,983	1
Bulls	—	—	1,734	215.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	408.38/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	572.38/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,202	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	149.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,727	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,472	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	156.28/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	493.95/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,065	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	413.39/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	405.15/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	452.24/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	452.49/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	436.58/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	493.25/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,358	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	606.90/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	451.94/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,341	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	460.34/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,970	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	433.11/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,304	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	289	566.94/cwt	565.00–590.00	1,638	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	404.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	526.60/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,806	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	462.99/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,144	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	478.56/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,307	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	3,439.14/head	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,439	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,661.35/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	359.78/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	419.86/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,208	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	602.73/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	587.52/cwt	585.00–590.00	2,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	493.42/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	409.94/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	464.51/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,411	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	591.21/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,644	8

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 483Last week 351Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 42Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 50Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	241	570.00	570.00
10	250–300	297	520.00–570.00	526.81
2	300–350	328	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	365	450.00–480.00	468.22
6	400–450	428	425.00–445.00	433.42
6	450–500	466	420.00–430.00	425.10
4	500–550	520	385.00–400.00	393.70
4	550–600	573	370.00–385.00	373.60
2	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	440.00–490.00	465.00
2	300–350	340	435.00–470.00	452.24
6	350–400	373	410.00–440.00	424.73
6	400–450	423	395.00–410.00	405.15
3	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	765	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	278	580.00–600.00	591.21
6	300–350	318	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	370	490.00–495.00	493.42
10	400–450	428	450.00–470.00	460.34
5	450–500	463	445.00–470.00	462.99
20	500–550	526	410.00–430.00	419.86
2	550–600	568	400.00–410.00	404.98
6	650–700	663	340.00–370.00	359.78
1	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	289	565.00–590.00	566.94
2	300–350	320	550.00–570.00	559.53
7	350–400	378	495.00–520.00	513.63
4	400–450	437	470.00	470.00
9	450–500	472	435.00–460.00	449.22
5	500–550	532	415.00–440.00	433.11
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	745	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	210	570.00–580.00	572.38
2	300–350	343	470.00–500.00	484.89
5	350–400	377	445.00–480.00	457.00
4	400–450	423	440.00–455.00	447.51
3	450–500	478	400.00–415.00	408.38
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	765	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	600.00–620.00	606.90
4	300–350	311	600.00–610.00	602.73
2	350–400	353	585.00–590.00	587.52
5	400–450	418	490.00–495.00	493.95
14	450–500	482	470.00–485.00	478.56
5	500–550	518	445.00–460.00	451.94
3	550–600	565	430.00–440.00	436.58
3	600–650	605	405.00–420.00	413.39
2	800–850	815	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	650.00	650.00
1	250–300	295	600.00	600.00
13	300–350	343	520.00–550.00	526.60
6	350–400	375	500.00–550.00	517.41
3	400–450	442	490.00	490.00
3	450–500	480	460.00–470.00	464.95
1	500–550	535	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	450.00–470.00	460.00
2	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	660.00	660.00
1	250–300	280	640.00	640.00
13	450–500	478	480.00–510.00	493.25
10	500–550	519	460.00–475.00	464.51
2	550–600	578	450.00–455.00	452.49
2	600–650	608	405.00–415.00	409.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,305	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,439.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,115	1,650.00–2,450.00	2,287.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,216	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,253.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,178	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,661.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,340	160.00–171.00	166.17
5	—	1,510	187.00–196.00	191.24
7	—	1,641	176.00–186.00	182.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	145.00–150.00	149.01
1	—	920	160.00	160.00
6	—	1,056	154.00–158.00	156.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	200.00–212.00	206.25
1	—	2,205	226.00	226.00
5	—	1,734	210.00–220.00	215.65

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle