Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 6.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher, feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls steady and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $420.72/cwt on 55 head, up $27.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 33 comparable sales and sits +28.95 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$420.72

▲ 27.99 vs prior sale

55 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

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

$95.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.67

vs GA average

−7.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	435.82	2,335	42
Medium and Large 2	560	386.09	2,163	9thin
Medium and Large 3	570	340.06	1,939	4thin

One grade step is worth $95.76/cwt here — about $395 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 sale55 hd

420.72

—

GA average13 barns · 460 hd

397.05

+23.67

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−7.18

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

+28.95

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	1,733	204.41	3,542	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	168.87	2,171	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	163.67	2,565	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,181	142.02	1,677	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	958	$2,095	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$2,051	2thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 3	350–400	371	487.75/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	274	516.50/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,415	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	421.98/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	486.79/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	417.53/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	534.91/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	493.24/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,086	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,461	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	958	2,094.78/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,095	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	2,050.79/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	468.77/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,992	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	404.92/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	371.02/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,170	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	426.46/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	448.29/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	472.11/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	434.40/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	395.07/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	475.42/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	279	505.83/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,411	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	421.52/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	743	342.47/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	444.00/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	319.84/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,983	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,587	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,520	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	160.34/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,113	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	184.25/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,386	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	171.79/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,156	7
Bulls	—	—	1,659	185.58/cwt	180.00–197.00	3,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,867	3
Bulls	—	—	1,846	222.30/cwt	220.00–224.00	4,104	5
Bulls	—	—	1,693	205.35/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,477	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	155.25/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,902	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	147.40/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,957	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	131.38/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	418.69/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	425.32/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,224	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	347.56/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	343.41/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	675.17/cwt	660.00–690.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	623.15/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	340.17/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,289	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	464.99/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	385.18/cwt	365.00–410.00	2,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,225	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	433.28/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,026	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	510.31/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	427.55/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,232	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	634.95/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	434.37/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,246	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	508.97/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	434.99/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	466.29/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,108	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	363.36/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	411.96/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,307	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	481.43/cwt	476.00–500.00	2,528	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	480.44/cwt	478.00–485.00	2,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	438.17/cwt	395.00–455.00	2,480	16

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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 396Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 59Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 30Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	510.00	510.00
7	300–350	343	470.00–510.00	475.42
8	350–400	371	480.00–500.00	487.75
2	400–450	425	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	478	430.00–465.00	448.29
5	500–550	523	400.00–435.00	425.32
3	550–600	577	385.00–410.00	395.07
2	650–700	675	345.00–350.00	347.56
2	700–750	743	335.00–350.00	342.47
1	750–800	795	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	423	490.00–500.00	493.24
1	450–500	470	485.00	485.00
1	500–550	535	440.00	440.00
3	550–600	567	425.00–440.00	433.28
2	600–650	608	410.00–425.00	417.53
1	650–700	665	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	745	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	760	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	610.00	610.00
7	450–500	454	490.00	490.00
17	500–550	525	476.00–500.00	481.43
4	550–600	554	450.00–470.00	464.99
6	600–650	626	430.00–440.00	434.99
1	650–700	665	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	500.00–540.00	516.50
3	350–400	389	480.00	480.00
8	400–450	414	415.00–450.00	434.40
5	450–500	460	400.00–440.00	421.98
1	500–550	540	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	323	570.00	570.00
2	400–450	405	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
6	500–550	522	420.00–435.00	427.55
5	550–600	560	400.00–420.00	411.96
3	650–700	662	360.00–365.00	363.36
2	750–800	765	320.00–325.00	322.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	660.00–690.00	675.17
2	250–300	263	630.00–640.00	634.95
3	300–350	307	610.00–640.00	623.15
1	350–400	350	570.00	570.00
3	450–500	469	478.00–485.00	480.44
1	500–550	525	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	565	435.00	435.00
4	600–650	609	400.00–435.00	418.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	530.00–540.00	534.91
2	300–350	320	500.00–520.00	510.31
3	350–400	363	475.00–495.00	486.79
17	400–450	425	450.00–470.00	468.77
3	450–500	475	415.00–440.00	426.46
4	500–550	529	400.00–410.00	404.92
5	550–600	585	365.00–380.00	371.02
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	560.00	560.00
7	250–300	279	480.00–530.00	505.83
4	300–350	319	450.00–480.00	472.11
5	350–400	388	435.00–450.00	444.00
6	400–450	421	410.00–430.00	421.52
1	450–500	465	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	582	330.00–350.00	343.41
2	600–650	620	310.00–330.00	319.84
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	600.00	600.00
5	350–400	388	500.00–515.00	508.97
6	400–450	422	480.00	480.00
8	450–500	452	460.00–475.00	466.29
26	500–550	517	420.00–440.00	434.37
16	550–600	566	395.00–455.00	438.17
3	600–650	618	365.00–410.00	385.18
4	650–700	673	330.00–350.00	340.17

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	958	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,094.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,050.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,565	161.00	161.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,318	156.00–165.00	160.34
2	—	1,295	178.00–190.00	184.25
7	—	1,255	169.00–174.00	171.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	154.00–157.00	155.25
3	—	1,328	144.00–150.00	147.40
4	—	1,049	127.00–140.00	131.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,659	180.00–197.00	185.58
5	—	1,846	220.00–224.00	222.30
5	—	1,693	200.00–215.00	205.35

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle