Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cattle 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, heifers and steer calves steady. Bull and heifer calves sold uneven, mostly 10.00 lower. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.90/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −118.86 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$272.90

17 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$5.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.46

vs GA average

−25.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	273.88	1,427	14thin
Medium and Large 2	510	268.33	1,368	3thin

One grade step is worth $5.55/cwt here — about $58 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 sale17 hd

272.90

—

GA average16 barns · 574 hd

265.44

+7.46

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−25.96

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−118.86

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	1,818	158.36	2,878	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	131.01	1,722	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	128.16	1,864	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	111.52	1,104	10

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)	1,235	$2,195	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,079	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$2,446	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,488	9

Every lot, as filed

55 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	400–450	409	367.62/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,504	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	296.87/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,372	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	314.67/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,237	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	352.41/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	334.94/cwt	330.00–340.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	293.28/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,683	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	306.68/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	273.88/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,427	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	275.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	392.46/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	371.66/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,342	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	386.95/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	322.12/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	305.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	261.22/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	263.97/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,232	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	273.41/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	373.43/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	402.10/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,110	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	126.02/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,537	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	133.11/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,899	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	120.84/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,169	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	989	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	126.20/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,909	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,659	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	111.92/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,142	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,778	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	155.85/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,899	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	160.86/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,855	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,194.74/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,195	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,531	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,305.50/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,306	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,445.99/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,446	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	2,442.52/head	2,275.00–2,625.00	2,443	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,327	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,506	2,626.00/head	2,550.00–2,725.00	2,626	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	930	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,130	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	1,767.98/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,768	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	317.57/cwt	310.00–320.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	315.83/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	268.33/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	380.02/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,546	3

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 454Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 73Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 29Year ago 16

Compared to a week ago slaughter cattle 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, heifers and steer calves steady. Bull and heifer calves sold uneven, mostly 10.00 lower. Replacement cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	395.00–400.00	397.50
13	400–450	409	360.00–370.00	367.62
3	500–550	507	300.00–310.00	305.00
7	650–700	657	260.00–267.00	263.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	400.00–410.00	402.10
3	350–400	374	370.00–375.00	373.43
3	550–600	567	270.00–280.00	273.41
2	650–700	685	245.00–250.00	247.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	423	375.00–385.00	380.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	393	310.00–320.00	314.67
19	450–500	462	290.00–300.00	296.87
14	500–550	521	270.00–280.00	273.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	330.00–340.00	334.94
7	300–350	318	310.00–320.00	315.83
4	350–400	378	295.00–300.00	297.48
2	450–500	456	270.00–280.00	275.05
3	500–550	510	265.00–270.00	268.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	310.00–320.00	317.57
2	600–650	620	230.00–235.00	232.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	390.00–395.00	392.46
6	350–400	361	370.00–380.00	371.66
4	400–450	426	350.00–360.00	352.41
7	450–500	476	320.00–323.00	322.12
3	550–600	557	305.00–310.00	306.68
2	600–650	610	275.00–280.00	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	460	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	525	300.00–310.00	305.93
11	550–600	574	290.00–295.00	293.28
4	600–650	625	255.00–265.00	261.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	385.00–395.00	386.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,220	122.00–129.00	126.02
9	—	1,427	130.00–137.00	133.11
2	—	1,235	144.00	144.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	118.00–125.00	120.84
3	—	973	100.00–105.00	101.66
4	—	1,020	110.00–115.00	111.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,513	125.00–129.00	126.20
1	—	1,220	136.00	136.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	155.00–157.00	155.85
2	—	1,775	160.00–162.00	160.86

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,235	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,194.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	132.00	132.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,165	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,305.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	134.00	134.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,090	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,767.98
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,445.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	2,275.00–2,625.00	2,442.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,506	2,550.00–2,725.00	2,626.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	2,000.00	2,000.00

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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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

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