Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers , feeder heifers unevenly steady, feeder bulls steady to 5.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.52/cwt on 60 head, down $4.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −59.93 against this barn's trailing median of $388.45.

Average price

$328.52

▼ 4.51 vs prior sale

60 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$45.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs GA average

−22.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	337.82	1,815	45
Medium and Large 2	559	308.08	1,721	8thin
Medium and Large 3	549	292.13	1,603	7thin

One grade step is worth $45.69/cwt here — about $212 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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.17, low $308.95, median $388.45 across 34 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 sale60 hd

328.52

—

GA average15 barns · 626 hd

326.40

+2.12

National average172 barns · 11,766 hd

351.40

−22.88

This barn, trailing median34 sales

388.45

−59.93

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	1,613	186.02	3,000	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	139.88	1,847	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	127.50	1,380	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	865	$1,837	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 3	200–250	215	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	456.42/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	397.95/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	274.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	303.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	416.98/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	282.52/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	375.04/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,590	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	365.20/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	298.31/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	354.96/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,984	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	313.40/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	297.30/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	370.95/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	325.85/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	440.22/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	301.79/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	287.49/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	435.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	391.09/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,291	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Bulls	—	—	1,718	186.68/cwt	183.00–190.00	3,207	2
Bulls	—	—	2,068	202.28/cwt	197.00–208.00	4,183	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	133.28/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,797	6
Bulls	—	—	1,333	177.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,367	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	132.78/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,435	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	120.89/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,312	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	142.56/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,883	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	1,836.99/head	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	313.33/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	328.07/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,873	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	391.52/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	504.44/cwt	470.00–540.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	401.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,851	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	325.32/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,864	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	392.44/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	353.51/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	348.75/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,765	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	413.11/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,562	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,231	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	318.71/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,119	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	483.68/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,311	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	507.99/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	335.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	519.70/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	321.33/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	419.52/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	283.36/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	400.17/cwt	360.00–407.00	1,721	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	279.93/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	294.92/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	400.03/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	325.06/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,557	5

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 454Last week 316Year ago 478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 57Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 10Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	460.00	460.00
2	250–300	280	420.00–450.00	435.00
3	300–350	320	400.00–430.00	416.98
3	350–400	370	350.00–400.00	370.95
6	400–450	433	315.00–350.00	325.85
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	520	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	550	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	620	270.00–280.00	274.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	271	470.00–510.00	483.68
3	300–350	322	450.00–470.00	456.42
2	350–400	368	410.00–430.00	419.52
14	400–450	430	360.00–407.00	400.17
5	500–550	523	330.00–340.00	335.98
4	600–650	620	290.00–300.00	294.92
1	650–700	680	285.00	285.00
4	700–750	721	275.00–285.00	282.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	520.00	520.00
6	300–350	320	490.00–530.00	507.99
2	500–550	513	345.00–350.00	347.49
11	550–600	571	320.00–340.00	328.07
6	600–650	607	310.00–315.00	313.33
2	650–700	673	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	520.00	520.00
3	250–300	282	500.00–530.00	519.70
1	300–350	300	460.00	460.00
9	350–400	391	390.00–402.00	400.03
10	400–450	424	370.00–380.00	375.04
5	450–500	479	320.00–335.00	325.06
3	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
5	550–600	576	300.00–310.00	303.92
6	600–650	627	270.00–290.00	279.93
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	420.00–460.00	440.22
1	250–300	285	420.00	420.00
5	300–350	330	370.00–420.00	391.09
2	350–400	370	360.00–370.00	365.20
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	475	295.00–310.00	301.79
3	500–550	523	295.00–300.00	298.31
4	550–600	568	280.00–290.00	287.49
1	650–700	670	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	470.00–540.00	504.44
11	350–400	378	405.00–425.00	413.11
9	400–450	444	390.00–405.00	391.52
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
24	500–550	506	330.00–360.00	348.75
21	550–600	573	315.00–330.00	325.32
1	600–650	610	305.00	305.00
11	650–700	665	300.00–325.00	318.71
3	700–750	735	280.00–290.00	283.36
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	390.00–400.00	397.95
2	450–500	458	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	540	352.00–355.00	353.51
22	550–600	559	350.00–357.00	354.96
3	600–650	632	310.00–320.00	313.40
3	650–700	687	320.00–322.00	321.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	565	290.00–305.00	297.30
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	405	415.00	415.00
7	450–500	461	400.00–405.00	401.50
4	500–550	504	385.00–400.00	392.44
15	550–600	550	380.00	380.00
11	650–700	664	336.00	336.00
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	865	1,300.00–2,150.00	1,836.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	183.00–190.00	186.68
2	—	2,068	197.00–208.00	202.28
4	—	1,333	175.00–180.00	177.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	150.00	150.00
6	—	1,348	131.00–136.00	133.28
11	—	1,321	137.00–149.00	142.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,081	127.00–137.00	132.78
4	—	1,085	117.00–126.00	120.89

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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