Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cattle 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold uneven, mostly steady. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.49/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −136.28 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$255.49

14 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$17.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.32

vs GA average

−41.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	527	269.19	1,419	3thin
Medium and Large 3	535	251.75	1,347	11thin

One grade step is worth $17.44/cwt here — about $72 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale14 hd

255.49

—

GA average16 barns · 445 hd

262.80

−7.32

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−41.51

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−136.28

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	—	Low	1,320	147.00	1,940	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	125.41	1,598	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,620	121.18	1,963	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	113.92	1,206	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,007	$1,668	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,225	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1Value Added	300–350	328	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,099	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	113.07/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,199	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	122.32/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,211	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	103.00/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	292.19/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,221	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	268.10/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,292	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	406	316.10/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,283	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	727	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	389.90/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	227.93/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	352	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	316.34/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	302.49/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,307	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	242.65/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	346.64/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	302.55/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,395	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	321.75/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	317.44/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	362.56/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,490	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	920	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	233.24/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	300.80/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,122	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	302.66/cwt	300.00–310.00	987	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	258.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,353	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	288.38/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,537	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	118.29/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,916	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	124.06/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,010	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	116.00/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,508	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	135.20/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,794	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	123.14/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,479	10
Bulls	—	—	1,320	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,726.39/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,726	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	302.22/cwt	298.00–305.00	1,553	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	451	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	269.19/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,797	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	328.75/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,292	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	295.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,388	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	256	467.54/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,197	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	361.68/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	306.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	300.91/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,492	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 Feb 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 618Year ago 483

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 73Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 68Year ago 31

Compared to a week ago slaughter cattle 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold uneven, mostly steady. Replacement cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	335.00	335.00
5	700–750	727	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	326	300.00–310.00	302.66
6	350–400	373	300.00–305.00	300.80
7	400–450	418	290.00–295.00	292.19
8	450–500	482	265.00–270.00	268.10
8	500–550	523	250.00–260.00	258.69
3	550–600	567	230.00–240.00	233.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	320.00–325.00	321.75
8	350–400	382	310.00–320.00	316.34
6	400–450	432	300.00–310.00	302.49
3	500–550	527	265.00–275.00	269.19
3	600–650	627	240.00–245.00	242.65
2	650–700	670	223.00–233.00	227.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	393	325.00–330.00	328.75
5	450–500	469	290.00–300.00	295.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	340.00–350.00	346.64
9	400–450	406	315.00–320.00	316.10
2	450–500	461	300.00–305.00	302.55
3	500–550	533	285.00–290.00	288.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	352	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	451	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	514	298.00–305.00	302.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	256	465.00–470.00	467.54
2	450–500	470	315.00–320.00	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	385.00–395.00	389.90
4	400–450	411	360.00–365.00	362.56
4	500–550	518	310.00–320.00	317.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	650–700	663	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	360.00–365.00	361.68
5	450–500	482	300.00–310.00	306.10
6	500–550	529	295.00–305.00	300.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,060	110.00–115.00	113.07
3	—	990	120.00–124.00	122.32
2	—	1,160	100.00–106.00	103.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,620	117.00–120.00	118.29
3	—	1,620	122.00–128.00	124.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,300	114.00–117.00	116.00
10	—	1,327	132.00–139.00	135.20
10	—	1,201	120.00–127.00	123.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,726.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	125.00	125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	121.00	121.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	2,675.00	2,675.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle