Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls steady to10.00 higher, replacement cows steady.,

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $419.19/cwt on 37 head, up $36.42 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 30 of 33 comparable sales and sits +27.42 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$419.19

▲ 36.42 vs prior sale

37 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$741

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

$114.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.54

vs GA average

+3.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	429.21	2,379	32
Medium and Large 2	564	365.08	2,059	4thin
Medium and Large 3	520	315.00	1,638	1thin

One grade step is worth $114.21/cwt here — about $741 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale37 hd

419.19

—

GA average13 barns · 472 hd

389.65

+29.54

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

+3.07

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

+27.42

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	—	High	1,504	193.17	2,905	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,346	166.28	2,239	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	140.16	1,378	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	987	$2,587	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$2,373	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,613	10

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	507.51/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,827	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	484.92/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	449.29/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,071	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	455.13/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	479.91/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	315.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	424.98/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	472.49/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	412.34/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,408	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	947	2,178.08/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,178	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	428.13/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	365.08/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	392.70/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	438.44/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,246	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,006	2,191.18/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,191	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,060	2,075.00/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	870	2,231.47/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	441.51/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	294.88/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	124.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,200	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	159.82/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,504	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	146.16/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,527	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	156.57/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,101	3
Bulls	—	—	1,818	215.69/cwt	210.00–222.00	3,921	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	366.53/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	406.88/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,477	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	178.11/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,428	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	167.19/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,245	6
Bulls	—	—	1,355	181.96/cwt	175.00–189.00	2,466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	378.17/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	493.27/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,284	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	428.81/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,487	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	494.91/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	470.97/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,025	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	412.47/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	371.60/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	350.60/cwt	345.00–351.00	2,605	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	457.76/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	461.23/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	446.56/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	429.96/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,171	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	447.01/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,535	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	3,507.78/head	3,250.00–3,750.00	3,508	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	3,251.92/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	516.98/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,223	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 Mar 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 297Year ago 547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 22Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 27Year ago 166

compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls steady to10.00 higher, replacement cows steady.,

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	470.00–475.00	472.49
1	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	543	420.00–430.00	424.98
6	550–600	584	405.00–425.00	412.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	420.00–455.00	441.51
1	500–550	525	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	540.00	540.00
5	400–450	430	500.00–530.00	516.98
8	450–500	463	480.00–515.00	493.27
7	500–550	531	455.00–470.00	457.76
5	550–600	567	435.00–450.00	447.01
1	600–650	600	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
15	700–750	743	345.00–351.00	350.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	360	490.00–520.00	507.51
11	400–450	430	465.00–500.00	470.97
4	450–500	464	445.00–470.00	461.23
11	500–550	505	415.00–440.00	429.96
21	550–600	580	415.00–430.00	428.81
1	600–650	615	385.00	385.00
3	650–700	672	365.00–385.00	371.60
1	700–750	700	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	325	480.00–490.00	484.92
1	350–400	360	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	433	430.00–445.00	438.44
5	450–500	475	410.00–435.00	428.13
4	550–600	564	350.00–370.00	365.08
2	750–800	768	310.00–320.00	315.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	363	400.00–420.00	406.88
3	400–450	418	350.00–400.00	366.53
1	500–550	520	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	613	285.00–305.00	294.88
1	650–700	650	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	358	470.00–500.00	479.91
4	400–450	434	450.00–470.00	455.13
7	450–500	461	440.00–455.00	449.29
1	500–550	535	430.00	430.00
1	700–750	735	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	425	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	478	370.00–400.00	392.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	428	490.00–500.00	494.91
1	450–500	450	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	508	440.00–455.00	446.56
4	550–600	568	410.00–415.00	412.47
2	600–650	638	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	663	370.00–395.00	378.17
1	750–800	770	340.00	340.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	947	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,178.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,006	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,191.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,076	3,250.00–3,750.00	3,507.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	870	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,231.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,305	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,251.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	963	120.00–130.00	124.65
4	—	941	157.00–162.00	159.82
5	—	1,045	142.00–151.00	146.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	155.00–158.00	156.57
2	—	1,363	176.00–180.00	178.11
6	—	1,343	165.00–170.00	167.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	210.00–222.00	215.69
1	—	1,470	193.00	193.00
4	—	1,355	175.00–189.00	181.96

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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Pulaski Co

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

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Replacement Cattle

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