Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls, heifers and steer calves steady. Bull calves steady 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 $279.47/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −112.29 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$279.47

18 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$35.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

vs GA average

−35.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	289.99	1,553	6thin
Medium and Large 2	538	278.08	1,496	10thin
Medium and Large 3	570	254.91	1,453	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.08/cwt here — about $100 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 sale18 hd

279.47

—

GA average15 barns · 302 hd

284.54

−5.07

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−35.49

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−112.29

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	1,601	185.47	2,970	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	152.92	1,862	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	152.00	2,402	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,088	127.49	1,387	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)	950	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 3	700–750	736	224.36/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	394.94/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	364.10/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	332.52/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	393.35/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	257.41/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	314.50/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,500	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,704	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	334.78/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	254.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	345.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	372.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,073	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	353.42/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,138	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	322.85/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	260	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	293.74/cwt	293.00–295.00	1,848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	342.03/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	312.59/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	403.86/cwt	398.00–410.00	1,737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	382.08/cwt	375.00–383.00	1,651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	278.08/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,496	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	298.74/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,871	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,373	177.70/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,440	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	182.78/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,659	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	161.89/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,072	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,402	1
Bulls	—	—	1,741	189.57/cwt	187.00–191.00	3,300	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	137.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,428	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,045	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	142.10/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,648	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	153.71/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,869	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	127.12/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,433	6

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 420Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 41Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 36Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	521	310.00–315.00	312.59
3	700–750	736	223.00–225.00	224.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	390.00–400.00	394.94
9	400–450	432	375.00–383.00	382.08
5	450–500	472	360.00–370.00	364.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	398.00–410.00	403.86
3	450–500	473	390.00–395.00	393.35
4	500–550	525	330.00–340.00	332.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	340.00–350.00	345.05
9	450–500	477	310.00–320.00	314.50
10	500–550	538	270.00–280.00	278.08
4	600–650	608	250.00–260.00	257.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	401	370.00–380.00	372.00
5	450–500	453	330.00–338.00	334.78
4	500–550	516	295.00–300.00	298.74
2	550–600	575	270.00–275.00	272.48
6	650–700	665	264.00	264.00
4	750–800	773	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	350.00–360.00	353.42
7	400–450	436	320.00–330.00	322.85
2	550–600	570	250.00–260.00	254.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	463	368.00	368.00
5	500–550	515	340.00–345.00	342.03
8	600–650	629	293.00–295.00	293.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	730	284.00	284.00

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	—	950	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	177.00–178.00	177.70
2	—	1,455	181.00–184.00	182.78
7	—	1,741	187.00–191.00	189.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	159.00–164.00	161.89
3	—	1,160	140.00–146.00	142.10
7	—	1,216	151.00–156.00	153.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	152.00	152.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	135.00–140.00	137.33
1	—	950	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,127	125.00–130.00	127.12

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

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Slaughter Cattle