Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

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 $270.12/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −121.64 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$270.12

30 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.89

vs GA average

−34.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	273.26	1,443	21
Medium and Large 2	526	262.81	1,384	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.45/cwt here — about $60 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 sale30 hd

270.12

—

GA average10 barns · 442 hd

271.02

−0.89

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−34.52

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−121.64

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	—	Average	1,901	180.05	3,423	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	143.51	1,950	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,660	137.66	2,285	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,087	122.13	1,327	13

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)	1,390	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,805	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,385	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	284.77/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	396.53/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	348.40/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	290	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	368.21/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	271.00/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	320.95/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	251	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	370.77/cwt	370.00–373.00	1,631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	334.94/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	322.57/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	331.30/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	343.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	318.01/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,364	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	354.88/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	649	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	242.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	257	407.98/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	269.95/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	365.04/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	354.93/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,157	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	265.76/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,371	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	283.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,325	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	422.53/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	344.93/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	274.29/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,402	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	300.85/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,324	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	341.68/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	272.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,308	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,982.66/head	1,900.00–2,075.00	1,983	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	1,189.78/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,190	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	175.09/cwt	173.00–178.00	3,047	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,180	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	3,248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	129.65/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,452	3
Bulls	—	—	1,998	183.03/cwt	181.00–186.00	3,657	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	142.45/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,191	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	132.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,194	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	125.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,404	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	143.03/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,849	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	112.18/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,130	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	137.86/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,896	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	152.46/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,134	4

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 454Last week 535Year ago 587

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 55Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 45Year ago 20

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	411	360.00–370.00	368.21
6	450–500	468	340.00–350.00	344.93
6	550–600	564	280.00–290.00	284.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	390.00–400.00	396.53
3	400–450	419	345.00–350.00	348.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	420.00–425.00	422.53
2	500–550	513	320.00–325.00	322.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	360.00–370.00	365.04
2	400–450	420	350.00–360.00	354.88
4	450–500	473	330.00–335.00	331.30
5	500–550	529	320.00–325.00	320.95
7	650–700	664	265.00–273.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	251	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	370.00–373.00	370.77
5	450–500	460	340.00–350.00	343.92
7	500–550	526	330.00–340.00	334.94
7	550–600	573	320.00–323.00	322.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	257	400.00–410.00	407.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	340.00–345.00	341.68
9	400–450	429	315.00–325.00	318.01
8	450–500	468	280.00–290.00	283.09
7	500–550	516	260.00–270.00	265.76
2	550–600	563	250.00–255.00	252.47
4	600–650	608	240.00–250.00	242.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	350.00–360.00	354.93
16	500–550	511	272.00–280.00	274.29
5	550–600	583	268.00–275.00	269.95
2	600–650	649	278.00	278.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	440	300.00–305.00	300.85
2	450–500	480	270.00–275.00	272.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	1,900.00–2,075.00	1,982.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	795	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,189.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,740	173.00–178.00	175.09
5	—	1,998	181.00–186.00	183.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,180	149.00	149.00
4	—	1,538	140.00–144.00	142.45
6	—	1,655	130.00–137.00	132.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	129.00–130.00	129.65
6	—	1,123	122.00–126.00	125.01
4	—	1,007	110.00–115.00	112.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,293	142.00–145.00	143.03
6	—	1,375	135.00–139.00	137.86
4	—	1,400	149.00–155.00	152.46

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle