Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 12.00 lower, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $392.73/cwt on 30 head, up $5.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 33 comparable sales and sits +0.97 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$392.73

▲ 5.15 vs prior sale

30 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$68.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

vs GA average

−31.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	411.83	2,210	17thin
Medium and Large 2	524	388.76	2,036	7thin
Medium and Large 3	543	343.23	1,862	6thin

One grade step is worth $68.60/cwt here — about $348 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

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 sale30 hd

392.73

—

GA average14 barns · 426 hd

397.26

−4.53

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−31.34

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

+0.97

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	1,323	200.59	2,654	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,582	160.20	2,535	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	144.04	1,467	15

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)	930	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	835	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,725	8

Every lot, as filed

76 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	481	418.22/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	515.54/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	423.59/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	386.82/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	490.18/cwt	480.00–497.00	2,113	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	458.88/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,143	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	337.56/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	566.31/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	336.57/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	393.27/cwt	385.00–402.00	2,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	582.50/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	463.17/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,670	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	377.39/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	516.98/cwt	500.00–522.00	2,145	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	465.01/cwt	460.00–467.00	2,381	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	420.66/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	377.47/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	349.90/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	536.54/cwt	532.00–542.00	2,162	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	413.71/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	443.73/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	439.41/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,267	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	504.04/cwt	497.00–512.00	2,349	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	407.51/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	453.62/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,173	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	501.69/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	599.55/cwt	590.00–605.00	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	429.98/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,475	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,608	162.26/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,609	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	137.77/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,409	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	151.20/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,533	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	153.07/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,380	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,537	172.95/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,658	3
Bulls	—	—	1,403	198.47/cwt	198.00–199.00	2,785	2
Bulls	—	—	1,283	201.65/cwt	200.00–204.00	2,587	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	825	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	835	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	860	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,165	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	534.40/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	269	525.00/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	384.64/cwt	370.00–392.00	2,189	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	424.44/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,262	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	591.92/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	557.07/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,983	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	442.30/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,906	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	471.68/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	336.74/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	490.14/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	357.52/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	408.25/cwt	395.00–422.00	2,294	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	503.98/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	515.11/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,911	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	426.60/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	401.75/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	359.96/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	414.34/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,150	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	471.61/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	488.74/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,882	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	448.37/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	458.60/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	468.59/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,963	15

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 Apr 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 456Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 32Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 25Year ago 51

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 12.00 lower, all feeder classes unevenly steady, replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	580.00–585.00	582.50
3	250–300	280	550.00–580.00	566.31
11	350–400	385	475.00–490.00	488.74
15	400–450	419	455.00–475.00	468.59
7	450–500	481	410.00–440.00	418.22
5	500–550	510	385.00–402.00	393.27
2	550–600	558	370.00–385.00	377.47
2	600–650	630	335.00–340.00	337.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	500.00–530.00	515.54
3	300–350	320	470.00–475.00	471.61
3	350–400	363	440.00–470.00	458.60
3	400–450	415	410.00–435.00	423.59
4	450–500	460	360.00–400.00	377.39
3	500–550	518	340.00–360.00	349.90
3	550–600	567	325.00–350.00	336.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	615.00	615.00
5	350–400	367	500.00–510.00	503.98
13	400–450	431	480.00–497.00	490.18
10	450–500	467	450.00–465.00	458.88
10	500–550	519	410.00–435.00	414.34
7	550–600	562	395.00–422.00	408.25
3	600–650	622	380.00–395.00	386.82
39	850–900	890	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	515.00	515.00
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
6	450–500	468	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	538	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	540.00	540.00
14	400–450	415	500.00–522.00	516.98
3	450–500	478	460.00–470.00	463.17
7	500–550	516	425.00–445.00	439.41
4	550–600	561	410.00–425.00	413.71
1	650–700	660	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	600.00	600.00
11	400–450	403	532.00–542.00	536.54
14	450–500	466	497.00–512.00	504.04
19	500–550	512	460.00–467.00	465.01
4	550–600	564	435.00–460.00	443.73
7	600–650	616	410.00–425.00	420.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	590.00–605.00	599.55
3	250–300	273	585.00–600.00	591.92
5	350–400	371	505.00–525.00	515.11
3	400–450	427	470.00–475.00	471.68
4	450–500	479	445.00–470.00	453.62
8	500–550	533	420.00–430.00	424.44
2	550–600	588	405.00–410.00	407.51
2	650–700	665	355.00–365.00	359.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	356	540.00–560.00	557.07
3	400–450	403	500.00–505.00	501.69
3	500–550	510	445.00–450.00	448.37
2	550–600	553	425.00–435.00	429.98
1	650–700	660	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	510.00–560.00	534.40
4	250–300	269	500.00–555.00	525.00
4	350–400	360	460.00–500.00	490.14
6	400–450	431	425.00–460.00	442.30
3	450–500	488	415.00–435.00	426.60
4	500–550	505	400.00–405.00	401.75
7	550–600	569	370.00–392.00	384.64
2	600–650	605	355.00–360.00	357.52
3	650–700	660	320.00–350.00	336.74
1	700–750	710	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,608	158.00–168.00	162.26
10	—	1,555	145.00–157.00	153.07
3	—	1,537	170.00–175.00	172.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,023	130.00–142.00	137.77
7	—	1,014	145.00–159.00	151.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	198.00–199.00	198.47
4	—	1,283	200.00–204.00	201.65

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)	1	—	1,035	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	2,750.00	2,750.00

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

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