Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer calves 1.00 to 3.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.95/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$145.95

121 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$20.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	152.16	722	55
Medium and Large 2	398	147.64	588	37
Medium and Large 3	431	132.02	569	29

One grade step is worth $20.15/cwt here — about $153 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 sale121 hd

145.95

—

GA average16 barns · 1,680 hd

143.36

+2.59

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	1,560	106.04	1,654	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	81.95	1,042	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,129	70.05	791	47

Every lot, as filed

80 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 3	—	517	125.11/cwt	122.00–129.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	144.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	127.05/cwt	120.00–129.00	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	152.24/cwt	149.00–154.00	772	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	259	141.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	367	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	142.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	169.50/cwt	166.00–172.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	145.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	136.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	153.74/cwt	148.00–158.00	486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	154.83/cwt	152.00–158.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	164.97/cwt	162.00–168.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	171.97/cwt	170.00–174.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	146.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	133.47/cwt	130.00–137.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	161.67/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	171.23/cwt	170.00–175.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	191.03/cwt	190.00–193.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	136.50/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	170.34/cwt	170.00–171.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	155.04/cwt	150.00–159.00	727	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	157.00/cwt	152.00–162.00	813	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	153.58/cwt	150.00–156.00	875	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	859	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	71.49/cwt	67.00–74.00	811	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	64.06/cwt	59.00–66.00	708	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	82.81/cwt	80.00–87.00	995	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	77.67/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,014	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	90.50/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,234	6
Bulls	—	—	1,545	104.36/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,612	4
Bulls	—	—	1,350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,906	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,001	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,310	1,216.60/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	15,937	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,489	1,467.18/cwt	1,325.00–1,650.00	21,846	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	152.87/cwt	150.00–156.00	546	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	154.33/cwt	152.00–157.00	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	137.90/cwt	134.00–140.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	105.43/cwt	103.00–108.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	133.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	160.85/cwt	156.00–166.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	150.44/cwt	148.00–153.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	153.22/cwt	151.00–158.00	423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	144.82/cwt	140.00–147.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	154.95/cwt	151.00–158.00	651	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	149.85/cwt	144.00–153.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	157.81/cwt	155.00–160.00	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	422	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 Apr 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 541Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 68Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 23Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	122.00–129.00	125.11
3	—	240	140.00–147.00	144.38
7	—	582	120.00–129.00	127.05
1	—	430	128.00	128.00
5	—	259	140.00–145.00	141.88
5	—	368	130.00–140.00	136.86
2	—	668	103.00–108.00	105.43
2	—	468	130.00–136.00	133.05
1	—	320	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	507	149.00–154.00	152.24
2	—	613	140.00–146.00	142.96
5	—	458	152.00–158.00	154.83
2	—	655	130.00–137.00	133.47
6	—	569	140.00–147.00	144.82
18	—	420	151.00–158.00	154.95
1	—	305	159.00	159.00
5	—	378	155.00–160.00	157.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
7	—	426	140.00–150.00	145.93
7	—	316	148.00–158.00	153.74
8	—	456	140.00–150.00	146.25
2	—	588	136.00–138.00	136.99
4	—	276	151.00–158.00	153.22
1	—	210	154.00	154.00
6	—	367	144.00–153.00	149.85
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
1	—	410	162.00	162.00
1	—	570	138.00	138.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	166.00–172.00	169.50
3	—	505	162.00–168.00	164.97
1	—	770	129.00	129.00
1	—	260	187.00	187.00
4	—	418	170.00–175.00	171.23
1	—	670	142.00	142.00
1	—	355	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	170.00–174.00	171.97
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
3	—	632	157.00–164.00	161.67
3	—	382	190.00–193.00	191.03
6	—	810	136.00–138.00	136.50
1	—	300	196.00	196.00
3	—	530	170.00–171.00	170.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	168.00–170.00	168.98
2	—	383	165.00–166.00	165.50
7	—	469	150.00–159.00	155.04
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
1	—	500	148.00	148.00
1	—	570	149.00	149.00
1	—	800	122.00	122.00
1	—	770	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	518	152.00–162.00	157.00
1	—	320	186.00	186.00
7	—	570	150.00–156.00	153.58
2	—	620	148.00–153.00	150.44
1	—	495	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	357	150.00–156.00	152.87
6	—	422	152.00–157.00	154.33
2	—	260	165.00–166.00	165.51
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
3	—	467	134.00–140.00	137.90
1	—	235	170.00	170.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
2	—	330	156.00–166.00	160.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	75.00	75.00
32	—	1,135	67.00–74.00	71.49
11	—	1,105	59.00–66.00	64.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,201	80.00–87.00	82.81
15	—	1,305	75.00–79.00	77.67
6	—	1,363	88.00–93.00	90.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,545	101.00–108.00	104.36
1	—	1,350	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,695	110.00–115.00	112.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,310	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,216.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,489	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,467.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	600.00	600.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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