Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.01/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −84.42 against this barn's trailing median of $441.43.

Average price

$357.01

64 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$29.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.66

vs GA average

−21.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	368.02	2,007	27
Medium and Large 2	543	353.47	1,920	26
Medium and Large 3	572	338.36	1,936	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about $72 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

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 sale64 hd

357.01

—

GA average13 barns · 400 hd

362.68

−5.66

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−21.78

This barn, trailing median28 sales

441.43

−84.42

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	1,466	164.70	2,415	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,380	147.04	2,030	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,736	135.86	2,358	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,230	122.53	1,508	18

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)	1,320	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	138.75/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,793	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	124.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,552	14
Bulls	—	—	1,530	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	165.26/cwt	165.00–166.00	2,388	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	144.42/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,445	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,754	132.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,319	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	390.53/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,586	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	389.14/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	348.49/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	316.66/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	343.72/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	370.74/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,920	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	408.00/cwt	407.00–410.00	1,681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	334.46/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	407.45/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	349.82/cwt	348.00–352.00	2,001	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	434.46/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	336.68/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	368.49/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,559	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,130	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,091	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	367.15/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,773	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	332.07/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,561	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,926	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	159.32/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,090	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	146.85/cwt	142.00–151.00	2,110	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	114.47/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	639	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	322.49/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	343.37/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,494	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	365.09/cwt	358.00–377.00	2,099	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	334.34/cwt	320.00–350.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,984	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	290.00/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	265.89/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	758	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	900–950	932	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	331.86/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,570	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	347.48/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	311.04/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	326.29/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,103	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	339.75/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	278.41/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	356.15/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,859	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	405.06/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	427.56/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,381	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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 360Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 86Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 51Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,292	136.00–140.00	138.75
5	—	1,312	153.00–164.00	159.32
17	—	1,437	142.00–151.00	146.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,243	120.00–130.00	124.83
4	—	1,186	110.00–119.00	114.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,693	141.00–147.00	144.42
7	—	1,754	130.00–135.00	132.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,445	165.00–166.00	165.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	260	445.00	445.00
21	400–450	423	360.00–390.00	368.49
4	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	513	332.00–337.00	334.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	420.00	420.00
7	300–350	308	367.00	367.00
2	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
17	450–500	470	330.00–335.00	332.07
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
7	550–600	559	310.00–317.00	311.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	555	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	320.00–350.00	334.34
8	300–350	338	300.00–330.00	326.29
2	350–400	380	310.00–330.00	320.00
4	400–450	426	320.00–330.00	322.49
3	500–550	540	270.00–300.00	290.00
3	550–600	580	270.00–295.00	278.41
7	600–650	639	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	400.00–410.00	405.06
11	400–450	406	375.00–400.00	390.53
21	450–500	483	365.00–375.00	367.15
15	500–550	522	350.00–362.00	356.15
11	550–600	572	348.00–352.00	349.82
6	600–650	606	345.00	345.00
3	800–850	820	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	412	407.00–410.00	408.00
8	450–500	475	385.00	385.00
14	500–550	518	370.00–372.00	370.74
13	550–600	575	358.00–377.00	365.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	350	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	435	340.00–350.00	343.37
2	450–500	477	330.00–350.00	339.75
2	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
9	550–600	587	338.00	338.00
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	758	262.00	262.00
3	900–950	932	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	370	415.00–455.00	434.46
6	400–450	405	385.00–400.00	389.14
1	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	513	347.00–350.00	348.49
4	550–600	561	340.00–345.00	343.72
3	600–650	608	315.00–320.00	316.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	420.00–435.00	427.56
2	350–400	388	405.00–410.00	407.45
2	400–450	410	360.00–380.00	370.00
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	522	335.00–340.00	336.68
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	263	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	413	345.00–355.00	347.48
8	450–500	473	320.00–340.00	331.86
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	638	297.00	297.00
2	700–750	720	262.00–270.00	265.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	2,450.00	2,450.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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