Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves mostly steady, bull calves sharply higher and heifer calves 8.00 higher. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $366.69/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits −74.75 against this barn's trailing median of $441.43.

Average price

$366.69

13 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.80

vs GA average

−7.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	526	366.69	1,928	13thin

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

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 sale13 hd

366.69

—

GA average14 barns · 257 hd

357.89

+8.80

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−7.74

This barn, trailing median28 sales

441.43

−74.75

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	1,521	163.84	2,491	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,611	150.60	2,427	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	148.16	1,925	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	122.52	1,345	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)	1,219	$2,461	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,417	$2,701	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1	600–650	625	307.02/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	316.98/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	231.51/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	287.94/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	394.90/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	346.65/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	413.50/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,489	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	2,925.84/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	492.56/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,197	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	493.13/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	403.37/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	387.63/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	376.23/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,821	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,458	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	295	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,460	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	156.32/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,578	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	144.77/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,244	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	156.44/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,957	11
Bulls	—	—	2,055	176.43/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,626	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	125.89/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,463	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	112.22/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,150	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,397	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	2,120	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	148.61/cwt	143.00–152.00	2,082	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	136.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,688	8
Bulls	—	—	1,251	155.20/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,942	4
Bulls	—	—	1,523	166.19/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,531	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,308	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,016	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	2,460.51/head	2,050.00–2,750.00	2,461	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	349.80/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	405.03/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	333.53/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	718	297.39/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	407.80/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	332.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,029	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,210	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	372.70/cwt	370.00–373.00	1,897	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	330.79/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	302.58/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	287	423.29/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,215	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	424.96/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	352.62/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,492	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,919	25

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 347Year ago 439

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 73Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 63Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	271	490.00–500.00	493.13
3	600–650	625	305.00–308.00	307.02
2	650–700	656	290.00–295.00	292.48
4	750–800	760	260.00–270.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	490.00–495.00	492.56
2	300–350	333	420.00–430.00	424.96
9	350–400	360	410.00–420.00	413.50
7	500–550	506	330.00–335.00	333.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	420.00–425.00	423.29
2	400–450	428	345.00–355.00	349.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	390.00–400.00	394.90
13	400–450	423	350.00–358.00	352.62
8	550–600	553	310.00–318.00	316.98
2	750–800	795	230.00–233.00	231.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	400.00–410.00	403.37
2	500–550	510	330.00–335.00	332.50
25	550–600	587	327.00	327.00
5	600–650	633	285.00–295.00	287.94
2	700–750	735	265.00–270.00	267.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	523	300.00–310.00	302.58
7	700–750	713	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	400.00–410.00	405.03
10	500–550	509	370.00–373.00	372.70
3	550–600	582	340.00–350.00	346.65
5	600–650	611	330.00–340.00	332.03
5	650–700	656	328.00–335.00	330.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	385.00–390.00	387.63
9	450–500	484	370.00–378.00	376.23
26	600–650	617	356.00	356.00
8	750–800	768	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	405.00–410.00	407.80
4	700–750	718	290.00–300.00	297.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,485	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,925.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	143.00	143.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,225	150.00	150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	160.00	160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,219	2,050.00–2,750.00	2,460.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,649	153.00–160.00	156.32
3	—	1,550	142.00–149.00	144.77
2	—	1,553	136.00–137.00	136.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,251	154.00–164.00	156.44
10	—	1,401	143.00–152.00	148.61
8	—	1,239	130.00–140.00	136.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	125.00–128.00	125.89
2	—	1,025	110.00–115.00	112.22
1	—	1,050	133.00	133.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,055	173.00–180.00	176.43
4	—	1,251	154.00–158.00	155.20
4	—	1,523	162.00–169.00	166.19

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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Pulaski Co

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle