Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle lightly tested. Bull and heifer calves 10.00 higher, steers calves 8.00 higher. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.63/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −62.13 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$329.63

29 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$39.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs GA average

−40.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	346.88	1,842	7thin
Medium and Large 2	551	330.46	1,821	16thin
Medium and Large 3	522	307.32	1,604	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.56/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale29 hd

329.63

—

GA average13 barns · 415 hd

329.12

+0.52

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−40.18

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−62.13

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	1,444	189.28	2,733	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,293	174.95	2,262	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	168.71	2,061	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	135.00	1,367	2thin

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)	1,129	$2,564	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	300–350	340	424.10/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	346.88/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,842	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	424.91/cwt	418.00–430.00	1,997	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	440.92/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	470.13/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	481.27/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	383.06/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,770	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	339.25/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,767	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	367.52/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	457.50/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	201	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,126	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	413.30/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	433.28/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	324.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	292.54/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	322.47/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	301	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,158	182.34/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,111	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	192.05/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,992	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,307	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,428	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	174.95/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,262	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	154.50/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,899	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,804.71/head	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,805	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	166.26/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,955	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	181.86/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	393.30/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	335.37/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	353.38/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	375.77/cwt	375.00–378.00	1,755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	358.42/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	307.32/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	377.53/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	332.47/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	392.34/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	324.14/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,874	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	542	320.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,737	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	467.41/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	383.82/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	495.04/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	462.58/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	379.90/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	384.31/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,998	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	424.88/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	324.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,847	6

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 343Year ago 603

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 28Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 29

Compared to a week ago slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder cattle lightly tested. Bull and heifer calves 10.00 higher, steers calves 8.00 higher. Replacement cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	420.00–425.00	424.10
3	350–400	388	390.00–400.00	393.30
8	450–500	467	375.00–378.00	375.77
9	500–550	530	330.00–338.00	335.37
7	550–600	578	320.00–328.00	324.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	365	445.00	445.00
11	400–450	437	390.00–395.00	392.34
13	450–500	462	380.00–385.00	383.06
7	500–550	531	340.00–348.00	346.88
2	600–650	637	320.00–330.00	324.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	375.00–380.00	377.53
6	400–450	428	350.00–365.00	358.42
3	450–500	473	350.00–360.00	353.38
6	500–550	522	300.00–315.00	307.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	201	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	360	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	405	450.00–465.00	457.50
7	450–500	470	418.00–430.00	424.91
4	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
4	600–650	615	360.00–370.00	367.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	465.00–475.00	470.13
2	400–450	420	420.00–430.00	424.88
7	500–550	520	380.00–385.00	384.31
2	600–650	643	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	340.00–350.00	344.95
2	550–600	558	330.00–335.00	332.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	490.00–500.00	495.04
4	300–350	314	480.00–485.00	481.27
7	350–400	385	435.00–445.00	440.92
5	400–450	424	380.00–390.00	383.82
2	450–500	485	375.00–385.00	379.90
7	500–550	521	335.00–345.00	339.25
6	550–600	570	320.00–330.00	324.11
2	700–750	713	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	387	460.00–465.00	462.58
3	400–450	437	420.00–440.00	433.28
6	450–500	456	410.00–420.00	413.30
2	650–700	688	315.00–330.00	322.47
2	750–800	783	290.00–295.00	292.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	301	540.00	540.00
3	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	465.00–470.00	467.41
10	500–550	542	320.00–325.00	320.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	140.00	140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,195	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,804.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	178.00–188.00	182.34
5	—	1,558	190.00–196.00	192.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,020	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	172.00–178.00	174.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,229	150.00–157.00	154.50
9	—	1,176	162.00–170.00	166.26
6	—	1,286	180.00–184.00	181.86

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle