Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested. steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer and bull calves sharply higher snd replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.22/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −84.22 against this barn's trailing median of $441.43.

Average price

$357.22

22 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$67.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.71

vs GA average

−7.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	367.15	2,011	16thin
Medium and Large 2	525	336.86	1,769	5thin
Medium and Large 3	555	300.00	1,665	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.15/cwt here — about $346 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.13, low $353.34, median $441.43 across 28 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

357.22

—

GA average16 barns · 369 hd

350.50

+6.71

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−7.54

This barn, trailing median28 sales

441.43

−84.22

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	1,580	162.87	2,573	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	141.93	1,825	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,339	140.64	1,883	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,189	122.74	1,459	12

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)	1,025	$2,002	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,942	38
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$1,819	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,389	61

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1	500–550	519	335.16/cwt	334.00–338.00	1,739	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	321.52/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,858	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	293.34/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,775	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	309.94/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	374.23/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,340	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	419.80/cwt	412.00–427.00	1,599	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	336.86/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,338	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	370.90/cwt	362.00–377.00	1,988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	338.30/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,141	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	365.45/cwt	360.00–366.00	2,021	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	406.53/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,752	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,132	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	435.17/cwt	430.00–437.00	1,436	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	446.86/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	139.99/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,894	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	113.31/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,496	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,446	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,281	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	134.30/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,618	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	151.19/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,893	6
Bulls	—	—	1,782	168.86/cwt	166.00–170.00	3,009	3
Bulls	—	—	1,479	159.88/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,365	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	124.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,424	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	133.29/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,586	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,111	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,107	2,117.16/head	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,117	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	866	1,897.26/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,897	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	918	2,302.45/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,302	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	2,382.21/head	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,382	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,024	1,728.27/head	1,400.00–2,150.00	1,728	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,001	1,685.68/head	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,686	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	2,548.98/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,549	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	2,300.45/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	916	1,577.93/head	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,578	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,794.33/head	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,794	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	330.07/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,416	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	362.91/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,528	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	541	307.02/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	394.82/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	296.14/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	377.45/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	218	405.29/cwt	400.00–410.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	231	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	855	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,144	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	332.56/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,397	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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 447Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 75Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 157Last week 56Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	370.00–380.00	374.23
4	400–450	413	370.00–380.00	377.45
6	450–500	464	335.00–340.00	337.45
15	500–550	519	334.00–338.00	335.16
13	550–600	578	315.00–329.00	321.52
9	600–650	612	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	700	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
6	250–300	286	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
4	400–450	420	330.00–340.00	332.56
1	450–500	490	327.00	327.00
3	500–550	524	290.00–300.00	293.34
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	231	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	265	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	310	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	482	285.00	285.00
3	500–550	507	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	645	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	525	330.00–347.00	336.86
2	600–650	608	305.00–315.00	309.94
1	650–700	690	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	304	440.00	440.00
22	350–400	381	412.00–427.00	419.80
14	400–450	431	400.00–415.00	406.53
5	500–550	536	362.00–377.00	370.90
11	550–600	553	360.00–366.00	365.45
9	600–650	633	337.00–340.00	338.30
6	650–700	661	320.00–325.00	322.52
4	750–800	755	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	470.00	470.00
3	250–300	265	440.00–450.00	446.86
8	300–350	330	430.00–437.00	435.17
2	400–450	418	402.00	402.00
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	383	370.00	370.00
9	400–450	421	355.00–370.00	362.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	400.00–410.00	405.29
2	250–300	285	390.00–400.00	394.82
2	300–350	310	350.00–360.00	355.00
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	429	320.00–332.00	330.07
1	450–500	470	330.00	330.00
5	500–550	541	300.00–315.00	307.02
4	550–600	576	290.00–300.00	296.14
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,353	136.00–146.00	139.99
5	—	1,205	132.00–135.00	134.30
6	—	1,252	148.00–154.00	151.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,320	112.00–117.00	113.31
2	—	1,063	135.00–137.00	135.99
6	—	1,143	120.00–130.00	124.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	143.00	143.00
2	—	1,190	131.00–135.00	133.29
1	—	1,380	153.00	153.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,782	166.00–170.00	168.86
6	—	1,479	155.00–165.00	159.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,107	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,117.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	866	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,897.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	918	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,302.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,183	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,794.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,007	2,200.00–2,750.00	2,382.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,026	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,548.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,117	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,300.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,024	1,400.00–2,150.00	1,728.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,001	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,685.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	916	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,577.93

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

Steers · 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