Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-02-10

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Feb 10
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
393 head
10 vs last sale 403 24 vs year ago 417 · 5.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
23 vs last sale 49 10 vs year ago 62 · +16.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
37 vs last sale 91 22 vs year ago 32 · +68.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cattle lightly tested. Feeder cattle steady. Steer and bull calves mostly steady. Heifer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.95/cwt on 20 head, down $8.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 33 comparable sales and sits +18.18 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.
Average price
$409.95
8.46 vs prior sale
20 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,235
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.82
vs GA average
14.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545412.952,25215thin
Medium and Large 2545400.952,1855thin
One grade step is worth $12.00/cwt here — about $67 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

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 sale20 hd
409.95
GA average14 barns · 462 hd
395.12
+14.82
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−14.00
This barn, trailing median33 sales
391.76
+18.18
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,604193.993,1124thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,670181.003,0231thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,326180.372,39136
CowsLean 85-90%Low973160.861,56611

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,088$2,56811
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$2,3554thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$2,8002thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250210620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,3021
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450417460.89/cwt455.00–465.001,92213
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8803
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470420.87/cwt420.00–422.501,9786
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665336.62/cwt330.00–340.002,2393
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350321520.80/cwt510.00–525.001,6728
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750715315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2521
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0631
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300273550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5024
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added200–250200650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450405476.86/cwt470.00–487.501,93113
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500484454.69/cwt450.00–460.002,20111
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270593.81/cwt580.00–610.001,6033
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550545400.95/cwt395.00–410.002,1855
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650630349.92/cwt345.00–355.002,2042
SteersMedium and Large 3200–250225600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3503
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550501435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1792
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400360590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1242
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750730350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5551
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,2621
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added300–350305630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,9221
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400366510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8673
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4781
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650625355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2191
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9201
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600585380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2231
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450405470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9041
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450422526.56/cwt520.00–530.002,2226
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300284612.60/cwt610.00–620.001,7404
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700690350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4151
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550544461.40/cwt460.00–470.002,5107
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6043
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500481480.91/cwt470.00–487.502,31322
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250245650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5931
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550513433.68/cwt430.00–440.002,2254
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500483462.46/cwt460.00–470.002,2344
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250220630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,3862
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700663352.55/cwt350.00–355.002,3372
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625364.84/cwt360.00–370.002,2802
CowsLean 85-90%943148.80/cwt140.00–155.001,4034
CowsLean 85-90%940175.28/cwt172.00–179.001,6484
CowsLean 85-90%1,058157.70/cwt155.00–160.001,6683
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,670181.00/cwt181.00–181.003,0231
CowsBoner 80-85%1,259170.05/cwt164.00–175.002,14114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,358192.73/cwt189.00–200.002,61710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,377182.12/cwt179.00–187.002,50812
Bulls1,640200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,2801
Bulls1,592191.99/cwt187.00–195.003,0563
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0002,750.00/head2,200.00–3,300.002,7502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,3201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,268170.15/cwt164.00–177.002,1583
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1072,527.74/head1,850.00–3,000.002,5289
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39581,976.63/head1,950.00–2,000.001,9772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,732.66/head2,025.00–3,600.002,7332
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0752,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2553,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450434473.86/cwt465.00–485.002,0578
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500473420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9874
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1881
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450411500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0556
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575392.28/cwt380.00–400.002,2564
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325594.69/cwt590.00–600.001,9332
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350340520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7681
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400377521.35/cwt515.00–530.001,96515
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300275600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,6504
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400388496.78/cwt490.00–500.001,9283
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550515400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0602
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300278640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,7792
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350327483.47/cwt480.00–490.001,5813
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250211539.09/cwt500.00–550.001,1375
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450420427.41/cwt420.00–430.001,7954
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528429.42/cwt425.00–435.002,26710
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400368535.75/cwt530.00–540.001,9727
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600580380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2045
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400388462.26/cwt450.00–475.001,7944
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300260498.07/cwt490.00–500.001,2955
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400378495.09/cwt492.50–505.001,87113

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.