Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-04-21

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Apr 21
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
456 head
62 vs last sale 518 109 vs year ago 347 · +31.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
9 vs last sale 41 41 vs year ago 73 · 56.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
4 vs last sale 21 38 vs year ago 63 · 60.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls lightly tested, all feeder classes unevenly steady and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.58/cwt on 61 head, down $17.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 33 comparable sales and sits 4.18 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.
Average price
$387.58
17.06 vs prior sale
61 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,069
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.66
vs GA average
34.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532394.512,09746
Medium and Large 2551371.642,0499thin
Medium and Large 3525358.351,8816thin
One grade step is worth $36.16/cwt here — about $216 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 sale61 hd
387.58
GA average13 barns · 482 hd
395.24
−7.66
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
−34.59
This barn, trailing median33 sales
391.76
−4.18
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
BullsLow1,843214.143,9464thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,740185.003,2191thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,433175.052,50816
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,142157.771,8026thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$2,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,039$2,5508
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)912$2,1774thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,383$2,6254thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0302,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-38982,068.83/head1,800.00–2,300.002,0693
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800785330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5911
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250240590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,4161
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400372474.14/cwt470.00–485.001,7646
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750735320.07/cwt310.00–325.002,3533
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2402
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1382
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500472476.82/cwt470.00–480.002,2513
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3991
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380480.13/cwt470.00–490.001,8247
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450413475.00/cwt470.00–480.001,9625
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6241
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423465.03/cwt460.00–470.001,9672
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800773327.51/cwt325.00–330.002,5322
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250228630.11/cwt620.00–640.001,4372
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518377.49/cwt375.00–380.001,9552
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450428495.70/cwt485.00–510.002,1225
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700690350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4151
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600561369.97/cwt360.00–380.002,0767
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600552392.90/cwt390.00–410.002,1697
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7353,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650625380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3759
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550516360.02/cwt350.00–370.001,8585
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473424.95/cwt420.00–430.002,0103
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600568399.69/cwt390.00–410.002,2702
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350305490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4951
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250225550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2382
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400365450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6431
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450422418.77/cwt405.00–430.001,7673
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600585390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39892,288.37/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2885
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400382526.64/cwt510.00–540.002,0123
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350335470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5751
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500478379.93/cwt370.00–400.001,8163
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8451
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750737300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2116
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600570350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9951
CowsLean 85-90%1,127161.36/cwt159.00–164.001,8193
CowsLean 85-90%1,157154.18/cwt150.00–157.001,7843
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,740185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,2191
CowsBoner 80-85%1,473168.21/cwt164.00–172.002,4784
CowsBoner 80-85%1,135189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,1451
CowsBoner 80-85%1,445176.27/cwt173.00–183.002,54711
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650645310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0001
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600570400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2802
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450430475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0431
Bulls2,180192.00/cwt192.00–192.004,1861
Bulls1,645227.00/cwt227.00–227.003,7341
Bulls1,773218.79/cwt216.00–221.003,8792
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600564431.13/cwt425.00–445.002,43217
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600573428.26/cwt420.00–435.002,4546
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500473467.62/cwt460.00–475.002,2122
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250240500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2002
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300275530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4581
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300279537.08/cwt520.00–560.001,4986
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500471497.30/cwt490.00–510.002,34215
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400355526.67/cwt520.00–530.001,8703
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700660375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4751
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350320600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,9201
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700678402.87/cwt400.00–405.002,7317
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650638435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,7752
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350340600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0401
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300250640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550513448.36/cwt440.00–465.002,3003
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300253640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,6193
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670352.20/cwt340.00–395.002,36018
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400365590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1541
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528394.80/cwt390.00–400.002,08539
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800759313.88/cwt310.00–325.002,3824
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550513464.65/cwt460.00–480.002,38417
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750731367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,68614
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323546.98/cwt540.00–570.001,76718
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500463457.05/cwt445.00–465.002,1167
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450412482.03/cwt480.00–490.001,98612
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450424531.00/cwt525.00–550.002,2515
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400364544.92/cwt530.00–550.001,98413
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618352.53/cwt350.00–355.002,1792
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650634330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0924
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350310570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,7672
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416522.01/cwt520.00–540.002,17215
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300263599.71/cwt590.00–610.001,5772
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650629363.67/cwt360.00–375.002,2874
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1222,985.29/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9853
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0632
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350328496.70/cwt490.00–510.001,6293

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.