Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers steady. Steer and bull calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves sharply higher. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.48/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −146.28 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$245.48

34 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$21.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.35

vs GA average

−58.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	263.31	1,538	6thin
Medium and Large 3	562	241.66	1,359	28

One grade step is worth $21.65/cwt here — about $179 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 sale34 hd

245.48

—

GA average16 barns · 477 hd

266.83

−21.35

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−58.55

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−146.28

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	—	High	1,437	157.71	2,266	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	133.39	2,137	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	130.75	1,674	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	105.86	1,011	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,768	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$1,689	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,658	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	300–350	326	350.56/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,143	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	373.09/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,597	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	285.79/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,369	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	362.43/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	651	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,667	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	332.57/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	299	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	252.91/cwt	252.00–253.00	1,826	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	367.33/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	348.86/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,266	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	313.65/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,694	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	266.36/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,747	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	421.66/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	402.99/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,487	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	300.16/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	251.15/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,959	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	343.66/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	327.48/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	438.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	396.18/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	382.50/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	267	426.50/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	368.89/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,568	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	137.62/cwt	134.00–141.00	2,276	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	124.32/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,865	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,357	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,528	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	134.02/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,795	15
Bulls	—	—	1,500	163.07/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,446	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,366	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	126.82/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,535	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	103.14/cwt	100.00–105.00	905	3
Bulls	—	—	1,310	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,926	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	886	1,617.33/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,617	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	1,598.91/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,599	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,658.33/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,658	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	301.28/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,283	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	242.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,251	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	449.03/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,257	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	395.65/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,480	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	414.92/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	241.22/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,394	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	351.94/cwt	350.00–355.00	978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	333.60/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	263.31/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	405.11/cwt	400.00–410.00	952	2

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 440Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 92Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 31Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	365.00–375.00	367.33
8	300–350	326	345.00–355.00	350.56
14	350–400	363	348.00–350.00	348.86
2	400–450	420	310.00–315.00	312.50
6	450–500	479	285.00–290.00	285.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	400.00–410.00	405.11
2	350–400	361	360.00–365.00	362.43
6	550–600	584	263.00–265.00	263.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	650–700	651	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	350.00–355.00	351.94
4	300–350	320	330.00–340.00	333.60
20	400–450	426	300.00–305.00	301.28
7	500–550	515	240.00–250.00	242.97
21	550–600	578	235.00–244.00	241.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	369	395.00–405.00	402.99
17	400–450	428	370.00–380.00	373.09
8	450–500	471	340.00–350.00	343.66
4	500–550	515	325.00–335.00	332.57
13	750–800	780	250.00–255.00	251.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	299	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	420.00–425.00	421.66
6	450–500	475	320.00–330.00	327.48
12	500–550	540	310.00–320.00	313.65
17	650–700	656	263.00–268.00	266.36
11	700–750	722	252.00–253.00	252.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	533	298.00–305.00	300.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	445.00–450.00	449.03
5	300–350	325	430.00–440.00	438.03
4	350–400	368	410.00–420.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	410.00–420.00	414.92
7	350–400	374	390.00–400.00	395.65
2	500–550	506	295.00–300.00	297.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	420.00–430.00	426.50
4	300–350	308	390.00–400.00	396.18
2	350–400	390	380.00–385.00	382.50
9	400–450	425	365.00–375.00	368.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,654	134.00–141.00	137.62
3	—	1,500	124.00–125.00	124.32
1	—	1,340	114.00	114.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	114.00	114.00
3	—	877	100.00–105.00	103.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,339	131.00–138.00	134.02
2	—	1,120	122.00	122.00
8	—	1,210	123.00–130.00	126.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	161.00–165.00	163.07
1	—	1,310	147.00	147.00

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)	5	—	886	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,617.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,598.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,658.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,050.00	2,050.00

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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Pulaski Co

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle