Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers an bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady and replacement cows steady.l

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.20/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −94.57 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$297.20

20 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$31.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.80

vs GA average

−32.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	303.27	1,692	12thin
Medium and Large 2	540	297.94	1,609	5thin
Medium and Large 3	530	271.66	1,441	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.61/cwt here — about $252 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 sale20 hd

297.20

—

GA average14 barns · 406 hd

310.99

−13.80

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−32.75

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−94.57

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	1,274	163.14	2,078	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	139.85	1,892	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	139.00	2,168	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,229	123.72	1,520	22

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)	1,230	$2,299	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	999	$2,186	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,657	12

Every lot, as filed

83 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 3	300–350	324	327.05/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	352.02/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,162	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	345.10/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,287	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	303.24/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	331.24/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	243.37/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	239.44/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	259.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	379.05/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	393.14/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,081	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	232	413.42/cwt	410.00–415.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	382.83/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,290	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	360.08/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,469	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	402.45/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	362.60/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	363.73/cwt	362.00–365.00	2,081	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	452.43/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	329.78/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,172	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	345.81/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	447	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	387.51/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	323.98/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,681	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,558	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	945	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,168	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	117.11/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,414	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	125.66/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,552	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	142.62/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,903	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	130.99/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,747	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,467	155.82/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,286	5
Bulls	—	—	1,428	155.36/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,219	2
Bulls	—	—	1,120	170.92/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,914	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	1,672.24/head	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,672	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	2,406.66/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,407	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	2,442.50/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,443	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,042	1,831.52/head	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,832	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,406	2,771.96/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,772	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,313	2,425.81/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,426	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	354.32/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	396.07/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,291	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	327.46/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	245.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	308.30/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	262.62/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	287.43/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	353.10/cwt	350.00–370.00	989	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	335.81/cwt	327.00–350.00	1,585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	295.18/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	380.28/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	243.50/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	298.43/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,692	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	392.42/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 576Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 60Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 157Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	350.00–370.00	353.10
5	300–350	324	320.00–340.00	327.05
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	418	275.00–300.00	287.43
2	450–500	488	255.00–270.00	262.62
2	500–550	518	270.00–275.00	272.49
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	633	237.00–250.00	243.37
2	650–700	675	237.00–242.00	239.44
1	700–750	730	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	400.00	400.00
14	250–300	275	390.00–395.00	393.14
10	300–350	330	350.00–360.00	352.02
6	350–400	373	340.00–355.00	345.10
4	400–450	425	320.00–345.00	331.24
3	450–500	482	300.00–325.00	308.30
3	500–550	530	300.00–310.00	303.24
2	550–600	555	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	670	255.00	255.00
2	700–750	733	240.00–250.00	245.05
2	750–800	790	230.00–232.00	230.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	358	370.00–385.00	379.05
8	400–450	408	355.00–365.00	360.08
5	450–500	472	327.00–350.00	335.81
2	500–550	513	320.00–335.00	327.46
10	550–600	567	295.00–300.00	298.43
6	600–650	616	290.00–297.00	295.18
2	650–700	688	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	723	255.00–265.00	259.98
2	750–800	753	242.00–245.00	243.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	410.00–415.00	413.42
6	250–300	273	375.00	375.00
11	300–350	337	380.00–400.00	382.83
4	350–400	356	350.00–370.00	362.60
5	400–450	427	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	450.00–455.00	452.43
3	300–350	343	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	388	400.00–405.00	402.45
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
7	550–600	572	362.00–365.00	363.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	279	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	386	380.00–390.00	387.51
3	400–450	447	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
6	500–550	524	340.00–350.00	345.81
2	550–600	573	320.00–340.00	329.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	255	410.00	410.00
4	300–350	326	390.00–400.00	396.07
2	350–400	360	370.00–390.00	380.28
7	400–450	426	350.00–370.00	354.32
7	450–500	472	330.00	330.00
8	500–550	519	322.00–335.00	323.98
2	800–850	808	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	415.00	415.00
3	350–400	352	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	413	390.00–395.00	392.42
2	600–650	620	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	675	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	139.00	139.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,207	114.00–120.00	117.11
17	—	1,235	121.00–130.00	125.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,334	139.00–149.00	142.62
14	—	1,334	125.00–136.00	130.99
5	—	1,467	151.00–160.00	155.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	150.00–159.00	155.36
2	—	1,120	170.00–172.00	170.92

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	—	815	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,672.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,042	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,831.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,273	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,406.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,091	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,442.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,406	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,771.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,313	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,425.81

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