Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady to 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.56/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −115.20 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$276.56

22 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.34

vs GA average

−28.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	276.56	1,482	22

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale22 hd

276.56

—

GA average16 barns · 414 hd

278.90

−2.34

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−28.46

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−115.20

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	1,605	171.96	2,760	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	149.74	1,890	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	148.50	2,079	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	127.17	1,344	6thin

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)	947	$1,522	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,176	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,975	187.10/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,695	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	162.07/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,018	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	142.96/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,851	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	173.11/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,475	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,266	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	1,176.47/head	900.00–1,400.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	266.61/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,608	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	276.56/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,482	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	385.18/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	428.66/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,397	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	342.79/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,388	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	145.94/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	275.47/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	362.89/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,611	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	308.63/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,818	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	281.28/cwt	273.00–282.00	1,977	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,872	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	367.44/cwt	363.00–373.00	1,235	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	414.70/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,369	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	405.08/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	314.83/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,802	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	382.46/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,752	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	1,507.26/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	314.15/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,184	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	489	332.98/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	278.33/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,790	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	390.26/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	353.44/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,364	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	159.95/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,639	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	131.68/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,383	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,180	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,369	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	155.08/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,292	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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 411Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 65Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 51Year ago 67

Compared to a week ago slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle steady to 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,975	184.00–190.00	187.10
5	—	1,430	171.00–175.00	173.11
3	—	1,650	159.00–161.00	159.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	160.00–164.00	162.07
6	—	1,295	140.00–147.00	142.96
3	—	1,207	154.00–157.00	155.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,390	163.00	163.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	130.00–136.00	131.68
1	—	1,000	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,095	125.00	125.00

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)	2	—	850	900.00–1,400.00	1,176.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	118.00	118.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	133.00	133.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,507.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	145.00–147.00	145.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,550.00	1,550.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	308.00–310.00	308.63
22	500–550	536	276.00–280.00	276.56
18	600–650	603	260.00–267.00	266.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	360.00–370.00	365.00
6	350–400	377	310.00–320.00	314.15
2	400–450	420	305.00–310.00	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	336	363.00–373.00	367.44
3	350–400	386	350.00–360.00	353.44
9	400–450	405	340.00–345.00	342.79
6	450–500	465	323.00	323.00
25	700–750	715	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	425.00–430.00	428.66
2	400–450	425	380.00–390.00	385.18
22	550–600	598	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	421	418.00	418.00
4	450–500	458	380.00–390.00	382.46
9	500–550	523	358.00	358.00
25	700–750	703	273.00–282.00	281.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	385.00–395.00	390.26
8	450–500	489	332.00–340.00	332.98
13	600–650	643	270.00–279.00	278.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	444	360.00–365.00	362.89
6	600–650	624	273.00–280.00	275.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	410.00–420.00	414.70
3	350–400	377	400.00–410.00	405.08
4	500–550	516	313.00–320.00	314.83

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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