Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-08-18

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Aug 18
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
319 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 297▼ 24 vs year ago 343 · −7.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 52▼ 9 vs year ago 28 · −32.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 53▼ 6 vs year ago 15 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows, bulls and feeder steers lightly tested, heifer and bull calves 5.00 to 15.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.51/cwt on 39 head, down $14.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits −61.17 against this barn's trailing median of $388.68.
Average price
$327.51
▼ 14.25 vs prior sale
39 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,795
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$344
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$45.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.10
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557350.001,9506thin
Medium and Large 2551327.721,80427
Medium and Large 3528304.071,6056thin
One grade step is worth $45.93/cwt here — about $344 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 sale39 hd
327.51
—
GA average12 barns · 231 hd
331.61
−4.10
This barn, trailing median28 sales
388.68
−61.17
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—High1,673202.003,3782thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,380167.002,3051thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,233162.412,0038thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,018134.131,3656thin

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)1,026$2,4384thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)820$2,3001thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3260420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0921
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3971
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310486.56/cwt470.00–500.001,5083
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3379362.51/cwt340.00–380.001,3744
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6381
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3427343.79/cwt320.00–360.001,4685
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470339.28/cwt330.00–355.001,5955
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483361.10/cwt360.00–370.001,7449
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1545370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3545290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1587360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1136
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628313.26/cwt310.00–320.001,9673
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223664.72/cwt640.00–690.001,4822
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1255500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0181
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318506.93/cwt490.00–530.001,6124
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1841
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329401.80/cwt400.00–420.001,32211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375344.93/cwt340.00–350.001,2933
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377382.26/cwt370.00–410.001,44113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2408353.29/cwt350.00–355.001,4413
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424366.15/cwt360.00–370.001,5524
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428322.87/cwt310.00–335.001,3822
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477361.73/cwt350.00–375.001,7255
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5462
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6343
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510350.10/cwt340.00–360.001,7864
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510321.02/cwt310.00–330.001,6375
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3522293.55/cwt280.00–300.001,5323
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added526380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,99911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569317.57/cwt315.00–320.001,8074
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added580385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2332
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613302.49/cwt300.00–305.001,8542
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6072
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664301.87/cwt300.00–305.002,0048
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8771
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added700355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200780.00/cwt780.00–780.001,5601
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0131
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278563.89/cwt550.00–570.001,5683
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2602
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1314520.22/cwt500.00–550.001,6335
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4542
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3332
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360482.05/cwt450.00–510.001,7354
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379415.05/cwt400.00–420.001,5734
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3392339.85/cwt335.00–350.001,3323
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417381.80/cwt370.00–390.001,5925
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425421.42/cwt400.00–450.001,79112
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428327.02/cwt315.00–350.001,4005
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1452388.30/cwt380.00–400.001,7553
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479349.15/cwt345.00–365.001,6727
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5042
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515336.97/cwt320.00–340.001,73512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528304.07/cwt295.00–310.001,6056
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1557350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9506
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579320.32/cwt315.00–330.001,85515
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3613265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6243
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9381
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7491
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2687282.00/cwt280.00–300.001,93710
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2716269.97/cwt265.00–275.001,9334
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,550189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,9301
Bulls——1,795215.00/cwt215.00–215.003,8591
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,5421
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013115.60/cwt110.00–125.001,1713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048149.50/cwt149.00–150.001,5672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,2001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209167.59/cwt162.00–172.002,0264
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287146.98/cwt145.00–150.001,8923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,3051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38202,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29553,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0502,200.40/head2,100.00–2,350.002,2003

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.