Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-06-09

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 9
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
234 head
82 vs last sale 316 97 vs year ago 331 · 29.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
9 vs last sale 33 15 vs year ago 39 · 38.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
8 vs last sale 24 9 vs year ago 7 · +128.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls and feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower, feeder bulls 5.00 to 10.00 lower and replacement cow lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.86/cwt on 24 head, down $6.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits 18.90 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.
Average price
$372.86
6.50 vs prior sale
24 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,031
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$367
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$66.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.57
vs GA average
27.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533393.582,09615thin
Medium and Large 2575341.431,9637thin
Medium and Large 3528327.461,7292thin
One grade step is worth $66.12/cwt here — about $367 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
448398348298median 391.7612/1602/2404/2106/1608/18
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 sale24 hd
372.86
GA average14 barns · 353 hd
368.29
+4.57
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−27.66
This barn, trailing median33 sales
391.76
−18.90
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,643193.713,1834thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,632175.152,85910
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,165157.991,8409thin

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)925$2,0562thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,138$3,2504thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0601
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4352
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350312477.51/cwt470.00–480.001,4904
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600563380.13/cwt370.00–390.002,1402
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300250500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2501
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550505420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1211
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600559375.84/cwt350.00–400.002,1014
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9802
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9132
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475446.67/cwt440.00–450.002,1223
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2381
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450419411.65/cwt400.00–420.001,7256
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300250580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,4501
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500483404.97/cwt400.00–420.001,9564
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400368470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7302
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500483387.46/cwt380.00–395.001,8712
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800770265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0411
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450440415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8261
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380423.33/cwt420.00–430.001,6093
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39651,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600591330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9505
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650645330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1291
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28903,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450429441.95/cwt430.00–455.001,8965
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4281
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400385430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6561
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350315450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4182
Bulls1,493180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,6872
Bulls1,793207.42/cwt205.00–209.003,7192
CowsLean 85-90%1,268167.69/cwt160.00–172.002,1263
CowsBoner 80-85%1,637181.06/cwt179.00–184.002,9646
CowsBoner 80-85%1,625166.28/cwt155.00–174.002,7024
CowsLean 85-90%1,220174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,1231
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8566
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400368400.41/cwt380.00–420.001,4742
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350343470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6122
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550528327.46/cwt320.00–335.001,7292
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400388394.90/cwt390.00–400.001,5322
CowsLean 85-90%1,092148.96/cwt145.00–154.001,6275
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4381
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520442.40/cwt435.00–445.002,3004
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600573414.89/cwt405.00–420.002,3774
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700650345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2431
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472439.96/cwt435.00–445.002,0773
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39252,056.49/head1,650.00–2,450.002,0562
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330473.43/cwt470.00–475.001,5623
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250243590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,4343
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625357.07/cwt340.00–360.002,2327
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650602400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4083
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423496.98/cwt485.00–510.002,1022
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500490410.10/cwt400.00–420.002,0092
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450435435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8921
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750721328.51/cwt305.00–340.002,3694
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500450480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1603
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422482.09/cwt470.00–490.002,0345
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5131
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675341.72/cwt335.00–345.002,3073
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250235600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,4102
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3853,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400358457.45/cwt450.00–465.001,6382
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700674367.64/cwt350.00–380.002,47811
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518422.46/cwt420.00–425.002,1884
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523400.03/cwt385.00–420.002,09211
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400365470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7161
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800790305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4101

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.