Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2025-06-24

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jun 24
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
406 head
22 vs last sale 428 17 vs year ago 423 · 4.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
30 vs last sale 30 5 vs year ago 65 · 7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
24 vs last sale 31 47 vs year ago 8 · +587.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher,slaughter bulls , feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers steady, steer calves sharply higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves steady to 5.00 higher and replacement cows unevenly steady. This market will not be covered next week due to July 4'TH holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.48/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits 68.28 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.
Average price
$323.48
31 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,756
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$31
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.72
vs GA average
12.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532331.561,76421
Medium and Large 2566306.511,73410thin
One grade step is worth $25.05/cwt here — about $31 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
448398348298median 391.7612/1602/2404/2106/1608/18
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 sale31 hd
323.48
GA average14 barns · 371 hd
316.76
+6.72
National average145 barns · 7,340 hd
335.91
−12.43
This barn, trailing median33 sales
391.76
−68.28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,539181.302,7917thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,125168.001,8901thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,202167.862,01728
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,069144.521,5469thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,101$2,2378
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)984$1,7934thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)675$1,5502thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350345445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5351
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450410360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4762
Bulls1,733186.57/cwt186.00–187.003,2332
Bulls1,462179.19/cwt173.00–182.002,6205
CowsLean 85-90%961144.35/cwt140.00–147.001,3874
CowsLean 85-90%1,275126.83/cwt125.00–130.001,6172
CowsLean 85-90%1,077156.55/cwt155.00–158.001,6863
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,125168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,8901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0812,476.18/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4765
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,195166.43/cwt160.00–169.001,98911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,106157.01/cwt154.00–159.001,7375
CowsBoner 80-85%1,248173.68/cwt170.00–179.002,16812
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550513327.46/cwt320.00–335.001,6802
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500476360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,71412
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400389364.51/cwt362.00–375.001,41811
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1552
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750745240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7881
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250220400.00/cwt400.00–400.008802
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900888260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3098
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350321443.44/cwt425.00–465.001,42312
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600559310.29/cwt307.00–315.001,7357
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650615280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7222
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4701
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700678269.02/cwt260.00–280.001,8243
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250248470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1662
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0101
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650630305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9221
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350337416.63/cwt410.00–420.001,4043
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800771240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,85010
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500467339.66/cwt335.00–340.001,58615
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300263460.82/cwt450.00–465.001,2125
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418389.94/cwt380.00–400.001,6302
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520334.12/cwt330.00–340.001,73716
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600553359.33/cwt350.00–365.001,9878
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500479373.62/cwt370.00–390.001,7908
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374410.94/cwt400.00–425.001,5374
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450408410.00/cwt405.00–415.001,6733
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550519367.59/cwt360.00–375.001,9086
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350327383.13/cwt370.00–385.001,25311
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700663297.07/cwt290.00–315.001,9707
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571323.37/cwt320.00–330.001,8465
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550500340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2-36751,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7032
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300289411.19/cwt405.00–415.001,1885
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250215395.00/cwt395.00–395.008491
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400374330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2344
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250232425.47/cwt410.00–460.009873
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1351,838.18/head1,600.00–2,050.001,8383
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39771,724.40/head1,600.00–1,800.001,7243
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500460302.58/cwt300.00–310.001,3924
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400376350.78/cwt350.00–360.001,31913
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0361
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400375350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3131
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350305330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0071
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600590300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7702
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450435355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5441
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7751
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650645280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8061
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550530315.02/cwt310.00–320.001,6704
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400353344.96/cwt340.00–350.001,2182
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650635235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4921
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450431335.35/cwt330.00–340.001,44518
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500464347.07/cwt340.00–350.001,6105
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450445300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3351
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700665250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6631
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750740220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6281
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500467328.73/cwt320.00–330.001,5358
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450443385.88/cwt385.00–390.001,70911
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450414333.44/cwt320.00–345.001,3804
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600582298.32/cwt295.00–300.001,7363
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500490326.73/cwt320.00–330.001,6013
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350337360.00/cwt350.00–370.001,2133
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400367371.99/cwt370.00–380.001,3655
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650627313.35/cwt310.00–315.001,9653
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600594300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7826
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523316.27/cwt310.00–320.001,6544
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650645296.00/cwt292.00–300.001,9092
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550535350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8731

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.