Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $339.99/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −70.18 against this barn's trailing median of $410.18.

Average price

$339.99

19 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$21.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.89

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	536	351.10	1,882	9thin
Medium and Large 2	574	330.00	1,894	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.11/cwt here — about −$12 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

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 sale19 hd

339.99

—

GA average9 barns · 224 hd

344.89

−4.89

This barn, trailing median26 sales

410.18

−70.18

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	1,600	162.62	2,602	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	157.57	2,112	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,567	154.64	2,423	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	140.74	1,567	3thin

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	$2,525	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,909	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,768	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	450–500	459	358.94/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	368.77/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,095	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	475.10/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	403.44/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,739	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	371.80/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,573	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	334.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	391.92/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,719	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	161.22/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,175	20
Bulls	—	—	1,600	162.62/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,602	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	136.11/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,558	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,575	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,342	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	159.46/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,460	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,087	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	2,114.24/head	1,500.00–2,500.00	2,114	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,524.62/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,796	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,424	166.08/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,365	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	151.28/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,982	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	325.55/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,888	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	597	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	351.10/cwt	345.00–353.00	1,882	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	382.40/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,614	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	938	1,566.79/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,567	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,768.34/head	1,200.00–2,300.00	1,768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	402.47/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	286	396.01/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,133	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	373.87/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	417.37/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	346.99/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	314.68/cwt	313.00–320.00	2,008	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,816	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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 426Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 58Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 19Year ago 51

No trends available due to market being closed last week for Thanksgiving holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	390.00–400.00	395.00
11	400–450	423	370.00–375.00	371.80
5	450–500	459	355.00–360.00	358.94
3	500–550	514	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	570	330.00–340.00	334.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	369	390.00–400.00	391.92
2	450–500	467	368.00	368.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	286	390.00–400.00	396.01
4	300–350	325	370.00–380.00	373.87
2	350–400	365	360.00–370.00	364.93
5	450–500	473	345.00–350.00	346.99
2	550–600	597	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	435.00	435.00
6	450–500	451	425.00	425.00
8	550–600	568	360.00–370.00	368.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	470.00–480.00	475.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	415.00–420.00	417.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	383	425.00	425.00
10	400–450	431	400.00–410.00	403.44
2	450–500	478	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
9	550–600	580	325.00–330.00	325.55
7	600–650	638	313.00–320.00	314.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	474	395.00	395.00
5	750–800	771	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	370	400.00–405.00	402.47
4	400–450	422	380.00–390.00	382.40
9	500–550	536	345.00–353.00	351.10

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	1	—	1,380	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	147.00	147.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,152	1,500.00–2,500.00	2,114.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,320	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,524.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	142.00	142.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,118	1,200.00–2,300.00	1,768.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	938	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,566.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,349	158.00–164.00	161.22
4	—	1,424	165.00–168.00	166.08
17	—	1,310	145.00–156.00	151.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	135.00–137.00	136.11
1	—	1,050	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,543	158.00–161.00	159.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	161.00–164.00	162.62

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