Sale reports / Georgia / Pulaski Co / 2026-10-20

Pulaski Co

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 20
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937
Feeder Cattle receipts
323 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 433▼ 121 vs year ago 444 · −27.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 33▼ 31 vs year ago 56 · −55.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 8▼ 7 vs year ago 25 · −28.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.33/cwt on 23 head, up $4.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −68.92 against this barn's trailing median of $396.25.
Average price
$327.33
▲ 4.10 vs prior sale
23 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,750
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$106
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.06
vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512355.001,8183thin
Medium and Large 2524333.171,74614thin
Medium and Large 3571299.881,7126thin
One grade step is worth $55.12/cwt here — about $106 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale23 hd
327.33
—
GA average13 barns · 421 hd
334.39
−7.06
This barn, trailing median29 sales
396.25
−68.92
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
455404352301median 396.2502/2404/2807/1409/0810/27
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $441.15, low $314.67, median $396.25 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Low1,842165.113,0413thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,325144.371,9137thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,069116.111,2429thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,235$2,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,183$2,0263thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)835$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$2,6698

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473345.09/cwt340.00–350.001,6323
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1495445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7002
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9841
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1984
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1756336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,54019
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2218466.21/cwt450.00–490.001,0164
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3230440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0121
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260482.74/cwt480.00–500.001,2557
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290468.75/cwt460.00–470.001,3598
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313437.68/cwt430.00–450.001,3707
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319469.53/cwt460.00–480.001,4985
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2431
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371427.48/cwt410.00–455.001,58610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393389.94/cwt380.00–400.001,5322
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412394.09/cwt380.00–397.501,6249
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420326.63/cwt320.00–330.001,3723
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463353.64/cwt345.00–375.001,63719
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470324.94/cwt320.00–335.001,5275
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4341
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519307.54/cwt300.00–310.001,5964
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1534320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7094
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3576281.27/cwt270.00–295.001,6204
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620272.62/cwt265.00–280.001,6902
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3665240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,2194
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1262523.61/cwt500.00–530.001,37213
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280455.09/cwt450.00–460.001,2743
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315496.51/cwt490.00–500.001,5643
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320461.69/cwt450.00–470.001,4775
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3121
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358453.30/cwt440.00–470.001,6233
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6474
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420349.10/cwt340.00–355.001,4665
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427398.05/cwt385.00–400.001,7008
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434417.30/cwt410.00–420.001,8119
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8201
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3481327.40/cwt310.00–350.001,5754
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482384.90/cwt380.00–390.001,8553
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8183
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5971
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524333.17/cwt320.00–350.001,74614
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3582297.86/cwt280.00–315.001,7345
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1603320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9302
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625272.46/cwt265.00–280.001,7034
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628297.51/cwt290.00–300.001,8684
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7551
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9041
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0441
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733297.49/cwt295.00–300.002,1812
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,650157.16/cwt150.00–165.002,5932
Bulls——2,225181.00/cwt181.00–181.004,0271
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%957108.51/cwt105.00–110.001,0385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145144.54/cwt144.00–145.001,6552
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,210125.60/cwt121.00–130.001,5204
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,332156.99/cwt153.00–161.002,0913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,495125.26/cwt123.00–128.001,8732
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-38351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,0752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1051,764.25/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-31,2452,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3032,713.87/head2,700.00–2,725.002,7144

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.