Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower with outstanding cows 90.00 to 93.00, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer and bull calves steady to 4.00 higher and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.32/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$149.32

106 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$21.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.98

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	158.16	689	52
Medium and Large 2	429	143.42	615	32
Medium and Large 3	361	136.98	494	22

One grade step is worth $21.19/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale106 hd

149.32

—

GA average15 barns · 1,743 hd

143.34

+5.98

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	1,665	102.06	1,699	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	76.82	978	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,624	68.04	1,105	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	64.52	673	13

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	129.25/cwt	127.00–130.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.85/cwt	142.00–152.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	151.46/cwt	146.00–156.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	155.35/cwt	150.00–158.00	758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	150.41/cwt	146.00–154.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	162.08/cwt	156.00–166.00	663	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	271	154.03/cwt	152.00–157.00	417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	127.75/cwt	126.00–130.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	154.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,017	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	166.38/cwt	162.00–170.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	147.60/cwt	144.00–152.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	163.06/cwt	160.00–166.00	528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	180.13/cwt	176.00–186.00	474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	118.45/cwt	115.00–122.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	173.04/cwt	170.00–176.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	192.90/cwt	188.00–197.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	189.11/cwt	186.00–192.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	168.45/cwt	168.00–170.00	893	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	146.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,055	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	150.98/cwt	148.00–154.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	204.06/cwt	202.00–206.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,231	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	76.64/cwt	74.00–81.00	976	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	64.59/cwt	60.00–67.00	700	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	69.06/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,038	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	66.58/cwt	63.00–70.00	826	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	85.15/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,105	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	53.69/cwt	50.00–57.00	483	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	72.53/cwt	72.00–73.00	791	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	96.71/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,576	6
Bulls	—	—	1,788	114.13/cwt	113.00–115.00	2,041	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	103.38/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,714	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,027.05/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	12,201	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	855	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,558	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	409	154.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	133.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	175.41/cwt	174.00–177.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	179.74/cwt	175.00–184.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	164.02/cwt	162.00–166.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	192.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	127.62/cwt	126.00–130.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	128.94/cwt	125.00–133.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	142.50/cwt	141.00–144.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	186.12/cwt	182.00–190.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	173.39/cwt	170.00–177.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	289	143.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	139.50/cwt	138.00–140.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	491	127.03/cwt	122.00–130.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	236	146.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	121.07/cwt	116.00–126.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	135.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	703	2

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 Feb 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 603Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 145Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 12Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	127.00–130.00	129.25
5	—	425	142.00–152.00	145.85
4	—	321	146.00–156.00	151.46
2	—	480	140.00	140.00
5	—	376	146.00–154.00	150.41
6	—	271	152.00–157.00	154.03
4	—	631	126.00–130.00	127.75
2	—	520	130.00–140.00	135.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
5	—	289	140.00–150.00	143.20
4	—	325	138.00–140.00	139.50
4	—	491	122.00–130.00	127.03
4	—	236	140.00–150.00	146.12
2	—	533	116.00–126.00	121.07
2	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	150.00–158.00	155.35
15	—	409	156.00–166.00	162.08
7	—	366	162.00–170.00	166.38
3	—	527	144.00–152.00	147.60
1	—	700	124.00	124.00
7	—	324	160.00–166.00	163.06
2	—	660	125.00–133.00	128.94
2	—	560	141.00–144.00	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	167.00	167.00
2	—	325	172.00	172.00
1	—	605	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	658	150.00–155.00	154.49
5	—	425	188.00–197.00	192.90
2	—	468	186.00–192.00	189.11
1	—	365	198.00	198.00
13	—	530	168.00–170.00	168.45
5	—	719	140.00–150.00	146.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	147.00	147.00
1	—	200	185.00	185.00
1	—	570	145.00	145.00
1	—	480	162.00	162.00
3	—	263	176.00–186.00	180.13
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	184.00	184.00
2	—	680	115.00–122.00	118.45
2	—	405	170.00–176.00	173.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	190.00	190.00
1	—	490	180.00	180.00
1	—	425	180.00	180.00
1	—	695	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	148.00–154.00	150.98
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
4	—	370	175.00–184.00	179.74
3	—	478	162.00–166.00	164.02
2	—	338	190.00–195.00	192.56
5	—	413	170.00–177.00	173.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	190.00	190.00
2	—	310	202.00–206.00	204.06
1	—	555	158.00	158.00
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
1	—	455	190.00	190.00
2	—	433	182.00–190.00	186.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	150.00–160.00	154.13
2	—	240	170.00	170.00
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
3	—	465	130.00–140.00	133.94
2	—	320	174.00–177.00	175.41
3	—	522	126.00–130.00	127.62
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
2	—	273	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	66.00	66.00
2	—	1,503	68.00–70.00	69.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,273	74.00–81.00	76.64
15	—	1,240	63.00–70.00	66.58
19	—	1,298	82.00–89.00	85.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,083	60.00–67.00	64.59
3	—	900	50.00–57.00	53.69
4	—	1,090	72.00–73.00	72.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,630	94.00–99.00	96.71
2	—	1,788	113.00–115.00	114.13
6	—	1,658	100.00–106.00	103.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,027.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	625.00	625.00

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 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle