Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers , bulls lightly tested, steer , heifer, bulls calves unevenly steady and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $320.01/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −90.17 against this barn's trailing median of $410.18.

Average price

$320.01

21 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.08

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	324.53	1,753	11thin
Medium and Large 3	535	315.03	1,685	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about $69 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $441.15, low $326.24, median $410.18 across 26 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 sale21 hd

320.01

—

GA average15 barns · 461 hd

324.09

−4.08

This barn, trailing median26 sales

410.18

−90.17

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	1,693	201.11	3,406	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,313	180.06	2,364	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	172.80	2,288	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	145.25	1,677	15

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)	1,202	$2,475	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$2,348	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,819	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,075	6

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	423.41/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,660	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	326.97/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	336.45/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	406.13/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,105	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,128	1,825.48/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,825	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,138	2,212.20/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	360.19/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	307.39/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	350.64/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,872	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	313.27/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	327.49/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	495.53/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	1,608.25/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,608	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	1,798.62/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,816	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	323.56/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,508	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	286.81/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	422.34/cwt	420.00–430.00	971	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	860	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	315.79/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	353.57/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	309.95/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,497	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	148.61/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,765	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	135.86/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,466	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	157.29/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,950	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	180.06/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,364	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	162.27/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,098	8
Bulls	—	—	1,250	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	182.18/cwt	178.00–186.00	2,543	13
Bulls	—	—	1,786	210.31/cwt	207.00–214.00	3,756	4
Bulls	—	—	1,730	191.78/cwt	188.00–195.00	3,318	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	169.38/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,138	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	507.70/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	303.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	334.75/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,272	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,435	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	410.13/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,990	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	214	554.15/cwt	520.00–600.00	1,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	370.82/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	347.54/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,054	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	474.40/cwt	450.00–500.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	402.50/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	343.48/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,807	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,938	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	2,865.33/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,865	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	438.64/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	318.37/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	443.29/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	379.86/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	480.98/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	309.13/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	372.36/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	435.99/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	2,677.22/head	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	425.86/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,702	5

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 Aug 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 328Last week 564Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 48Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 41Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	470.00–510.00	495.53
5	300–350	324	430.00–440.00	435.99
9	350–400	392	410.00–425.00	423.41
4	400–450	413	360.00–380.00	372.36
1	450–500	455	345.00	345.00
5	500–550	513	325.00–330.00	326.97
6	550–600	563	320.00–325.00	322.50
1	600–650	645	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	438	325.00–330.00	327.49
7	450–500	466	315.00–330.00	323.56
7	500–550	524	305.00–320.00	315.79
3	550–600	560	310.00–320.00	313.27
3	600–650	612	280.00–300.00	286.81
1	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	214	520.00–600.00	554.15
5	250–300	270	490.00–540.00	507.70
5	300–350	315	470.00–500.00	480.98
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
7	400–450	418	390.00–420.00	402.50
6	600–650	618	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	445.00	445.00
3	250–300	272	400.00–420.00	406.13
2	350–400	365	375.00–385.00	379.86
5	400–450	413	350.00–370.00	360.19
5	450–500	477	330.00–342.00	336.45
5	500–550	532	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	565	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	420.00–430.00	422.34
1	250–300	255	370.00	370.00
4	300–350	320	350.00–365.00	353.57
5	350–400	380	330.00–340.00	334.75
1	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	483	300.00–320.00	309.95
5	500–550	516	300.00–310.00	303.88
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	635	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	450.00–500.00	474.40
3	250–300	268	430.00–450.00	443.29
3	300–350	312	425.00–450.00	438.64
1	350–400	365	410.00	410.00
4	400–450	405	380.00–420.00	410.13
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
19	500–550	526	335.00–352.00	343.48
3	550–600	562	315.00–320.00	318.37
4	600–650	626	300.00–312.00	309.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	470	370.00	370.00
10	500–550	534	330.00–355.00	350.64
2	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	637	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	660	300.00–315.00	307.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	483	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	638	300.00–305.00	302.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	287	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	389	420.00–445.00	425.86
1	400–450	415	405.00	405.00
3	450–500	497	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	506	365.00–372.00	370.82
14	550–600	591	340.00–365.00	347.54

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)	3	—	1,128	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,825.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,030	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,608.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	965	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,798.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,246	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,865.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,216	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,677.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,138	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,212.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,188	145.00–152.00	148.61
6	—	1,079	130.00–143.00	135.86
3	—	1,240	156.00–158.00	157.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	179.00–181.00	180.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,293	154.00–167.00	162.27
13	—	1,396	178.00–186.00	182.18
11	—	1,262	164.00–176.00	169.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	183.00	183.00
4	—	1,786	207.00–214.00	210.31
2	—	1,730	188.00–195.00	191.78

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

Bulls · 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