Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-07-07

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Jul 7
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
353 head
34 vs last sale 319 95 vs year ago 448 · 21.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
17 vs last sale 43 48 vs year ago 74 · 64.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
13 vs last sale 14 47 vs year ago 74 · 63.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market closure last week for 4th of July holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $440.26/cwt on 12 head, up $36.82 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 25 of 26 comparable sales and sits +30.08 against this barn's trailing median of $410.18.
Average price
$440.26
36.82 vs prior sale
12 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,354
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$54.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+40.28
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533449.312,39610thin
Medium and Large 2543395.002,1432thin
One grade step is worth $54.31/cwt here — about $253 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales
455408360312median 410.1812/1602/2404/2807/0708/18
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $441.15, low $326.24, median $410.18 across 26 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 sale12 hd
440.26
GA average10 barns · 219 hd
399.98
+40.28
This barn, trailing median26 sales
410.18
+30.08
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
BullsLow1,474198.322,9234thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,326183.002,4278thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,125161.601,81910

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$2,7556
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)985$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,178$3,1738

Every lot, as filed

70 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
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300290636.49/cwt630.00–650.001,8466
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250207620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,2833
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500463474.15/cwt470.00–490.002,1955
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285574.82/cwt570.00–580.001,6382
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378596.35/cwt590.00–605.002,2548
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350332580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,9262
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420428.87/cwt410.00–445.001,8014
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600585390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2821
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350318564.96/cwt560.00–570.001,7972
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1881
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450433481.67/cwt470.00–490.002,0863
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1012,826.52/head2,500.00–3,100.002,8275
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450425420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7852
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750710300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-37952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400385440.26/cwt420.00–450.001,6956
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300266557.96/cwt550.00–580.001,4846
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350316485.53/cwt470.00–500.001,5344
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0651
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400360474.65/cwt450.00–500.001,7092
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500495370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8321
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550508388.65/cwt380.00–400.001,9744
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450437466.53/cwt450.00–480.002,0393
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400380412.83/cwt400.00–450.001,5694
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29453,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,1002,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8752
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550500400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350300475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4251
CowsLean 85-90%1,042140.83/cwt135.00–150.001,4673
CowsLean 85-90%1,112175.58/cwt174.00–179.001,9523
CowsLean 85-90%1,198166.70/cwt164.00–170.001,9974
CowsBoner 80-85%1,440177.62/cwt177.00–178.002,5582
CowsBoner 80-85%1,288184.79/cwt180.00–189.002,3806
Bulls1,474198.32/cwt192.00–207.002,9234
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300295500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4751
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500475372.99/cwt350.00–400.001,7725
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450415370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5361
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400392389.91/cwt370.00–400.001,5283
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550505350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7681
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250245570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,3971
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0102
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750740360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6641
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650605440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,6621
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471492.10/cwt470.00–505.002,31811
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350318650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,0673
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700683359.93/cwt355.00–370.002,4584
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550530422.64/cwt415.00–425.002,2404
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,40610
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480455.47/cwt440.00–470.002,18622
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618379.76/cwt360.00–400.002,3472
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715360.10/cwt355.00–365.002,5752
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418512.63/cwt500.00–525.002,1439
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450409460.95/cwt450.00–480.001,88511
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250225673.27/cwt650.00–710.001,5157
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600571433.35/cwt410.00–445.002,4744
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600586450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,6377
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400364511.02/cwt490.00–530.001,8606
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450406523.46/cwt510.00–540.002,12515
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0353,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3333,207.93/head3,150.00–3,275.003,2084
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600588445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,6172
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500473500.96/cwt500.00–505.002,3705
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375564.40/cwt550.00–580.002,1172
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750705330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3271
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400384500.11/cwt495.00–505.001,9204
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500483456.62/cwt450.00–460.002,2053
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550508459.95/cwt425.00–485.002,3376
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650607411.06/cwt370.00–425.002,4958

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.