Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.72/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −141.04 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$250.72

32 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$21.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.51

vs GA average

−54.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	261.98	1,441	9thin
Medium and Large 2	548	249.60	1,368	15thin
Medium and Large 3	546	240.15	1,311	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.83/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale32 hd

250.72

—

GA average11 barns · 322 hd

260.23

−9.51

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−54.52

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−141.04

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	1,547	144.46	2,235	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	124.33	1,793	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	122.96	1,478	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	109.67	1,028	9thin

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)	923	$1,386	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	—	—	1,370	136.93/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,876	3
Bulls	—	—	1,647	151.80/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,500	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	125.24/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,846	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,060	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,133	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	102.49/cwt	100.00–107.00	943	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	877	1,131.18/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,131	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	351.30/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	253.80/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,312	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	212.65/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	236.04/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	242.61/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,281	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	244.81/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,430	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	275.72/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,558	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	308.29/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	233.75/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	276.59/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	295.90/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	301.00/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,114	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	255.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,508	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,539.58/head	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	293.89/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	294.00/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	372.57/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	272.09/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	260	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	260.42/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	218.34/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	305.43/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	315.65/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,187	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	267.43/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	337.55/cwt	335.00–340.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	321.65/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,071	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	389.86/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	240.66/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,649	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	282.57/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	254.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,217	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	333.05/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,432	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	202.70/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	256.73/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,463	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	132.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,802	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	115.68/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,296	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	134.54/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,951	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,646	6
Bulls	—	—	1,780	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,581	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	123.07/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,457	11

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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 689Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 72Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 51Year ago 17

No trends available.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	135.00–138.00	136.93
3	—	1,647	150.00–155.00	151.80
1	—	1,780	145.00	145.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,474	124.00–127.00	125.24
3	—	1,450	131.00–137.00	134.54
6	—	1,395	117.00–119.00	118.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	944	110.00–115.00	112.31
1	—	960	118.00	118.00
3	—	920	100.00–107.00	102.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,356	130.00–135.00	132.90
7	—	1,120	113.00–119.00	115.68
11	—	1,184	120.00–126.00	123.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	877	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,131.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	950	1,300.00–1,800.00	1,539.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,025.00	2,025.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	350.00–355.00	351.30
5	400–450	430	330.00–340.00	333.05
5	450–500	478	290.00–300.00	295.90
3	500–550	527	275.00–280.00	276.59
3	550–600	570	250.00–260.00	256.73
4	700–750	715	200.00–208.00	202.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	395.00–400.00	397.50
2	350–400	361	370.00–375.00	372.57
6	450–500	478	305.00–310.00	308.29
5	550–600	574	270.00–280.00	272.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	385.00–395.00	389.86
4	500–550	515	290.00–300.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	300.00–305.00	301.00
5	400–450	420	290.00–295.00	294.00
8	500–550	517	250.00–260.00	253.80
7	550–600	584	242.00–250.00	244.81
4	600–650	608	230.00–235.00	233.75
3	650–700	654	215.00–220.00	218.34
3	700–750	733	210.00–218.00	212.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	479	250.00–260.00	254.05
5	500–550	528	240.00–248.00	242.61
3	550–600	576	235.00–238.00	236.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	335.00–340.00	337.55
3	300–350	333	320.00–325.00	321.65
8	350–400	376	315.00–320.00	315.65
2	500–550	516	265.00–270.00	267.43
7	550–600	560	258.00–265.00	260.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	461	303.00–310.00	305.43
9	500–550	536	290.00–295.00	293.89
7	550–600	565	270.00–280.00	275.72
2	600–650	615	250.00–260.00	255.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	315.00–320.00	317.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	280.00–285.00	282.57
9	650–700	685	240.00–243.00	240.66

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle