Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $290.58/cwt on 9 head, down $24.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −117.39 against this barn's trailing median of $407.97.

Average price

$290.58

▼ 24.09 vs prior sale

9 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$28.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.32

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	506	300.00	1,518	6thin
Medium and Large 3	535	271.75	1,455	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.25/cwt here — about $63 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

28 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $441.15, low $314.67, median $407.97 across 28 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 sale9 hd

290.58

—

GA average13 barns · 382 hd

310.90

−20.32

This barn, trailing median28 sales

407.97

−117.39

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	—	Average	1,635	196.22	3,208	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	153.99	1,996	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	136.50	1,559	12

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)	1,120	$2,034	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	868	$1,893	6

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	340.21/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,518	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	341.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	484.82/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	454.86/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	346.23/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,620	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	2,033.93/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,034	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	460.02/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,504	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	275.12/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	391	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,290	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	284.94/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	750	1,639.17/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,639	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	141.55/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,632	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,824	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	129.71/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,457	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	143.84/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,505	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	171.92/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,185	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,563	152.18/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,379	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	317.57/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	293.38/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	294.27/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	307.31/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,742	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	283.84/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,774	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	325.29/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,568	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	736.87/cwt	710.00–750.00	1,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	459.81/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	376.44/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,769	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	276.67/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,328	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,498	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,538	187.10/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,878	3
Bulls	—	—	1,898	210.50/cwt	209.00–212.00	3,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	317.54/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1

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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 398Year ago 382

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 26Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 71

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	480.00–490.00	484.82
8	300–350	327	455.00–480.00	460.02
2	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
5	400–450	446	340.00–350.00	341.97
4	450–500	468	320.00–350.00	340.21
6	500–550	506	300.00	300.00
13	600–650	625	275.00–285.00	283.84
1	650–700	680	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	288	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	391	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	423	275.00–295.00	284.94
6	450–500	480	275.00–285.00	276.67
2	500–550	523	270.00–280.00	275.12
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	710.00–750.00	736.87
2	250–300	288	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	340	530.00	530.00
3	350–400	357	450.00–480.00	459.81
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	457	380.00	380.00
7	600–650	620	290.00–295.00	294.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	440.00–470.00	454.86
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	535	300.00–305.00	302.52
1	600–650	630	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	422	375.00	375.00
17	450–500	482	320.00–350.00	325.29
7	500–550	500	315.00	315.00
18	550–600	567	300.00–310.00	307.31
1	600–650	645	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	667	290.00–295.00	293.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	335.00–350.00	346.23
2	500–550	515	315.00–320.00	317.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	478	310.00–325.00	317.54
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	613	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	470	375.00–380.00	376.44
5	550–600	586	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	748	280.00	280.00

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)	2	—	1,120	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,033.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	750	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,639.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,153	138.00–145.00	141.55
1	—	1,200	152.00	152.00
6	—	1,123	125.00–135.00	129.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,046	140.00–146.00	143.84
4	—	1,271	168.00–177.00	171.92
6	—	1,563	150.00–155.00	152.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	195.00	195.00
3	—	1,538	183.00–190.00	187.10
2	—	1,898	209.00–212.00	210.50

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

Bulls · 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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