Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls 3.00 lower, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower, steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, 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 $139.22/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$139.22

154 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$13.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	143.52	712	73
Medium and Large 2	476	139.97	666	43
Medium and Large 3	439	130.12	572	38

One grade step is worth $13.40/cwt here — about $141 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 sale154 hd

139.22

—

GA average15 barns · 1,343 hd

141.57

−2.35

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	1,598	100.68	1,609	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	80.93	1,031	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	66.28	693	16

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	573	120.08/cwt	118.00–124.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	140.50/cwt	137.00–143.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	147.19/cwt	145.00–150.00	680	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	121.03/cwt	118.00–124.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.08/cwt	137.00–144.00	669	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	144.98/cwt	144.00–147.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	129.28/cwt	128.00–130.00	792	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	145.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	158.56/cwt	157.00–160.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	168.69/cwt	168.00–170.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	178.80/cwt	176.00–180.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	150.69/cwt	150.00–152.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	148.01/cwt	144.00–150.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	169.25/cwt	168.00–170.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	162.49/cwt	161.00–164.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	172.99/cwt	172.00–174.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	154.79/cwt	153.00–156.00	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	161.80/cwt	155.00–165.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	158.68/cwt	158.00–160.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	148.03/cwt	146.00–150.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	163.54/cwt	160.00–167.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	165.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	58.87/cwt	57.00–61.00	666	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	68.75/cwt	65.00–72.00	699	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	86.50/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,128	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	79.62/cwt	76.00–83.00	995	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	74.11/cwt	73.00–75.00	959	7
Bulls	—	—	1,473	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,370	2
Bulls	—	—	1,629	102.60/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,671	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	939.12/cwt	900.00–975.00	10,978	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	163.53/cwt	162.00–165.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	138.45/cwt	132.00–142.00	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	150.44/cwt	147.00–155.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.28/cwt	148.00–154.00	634	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	150.99/cwt	150.00–153.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	357	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	312	151.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	135.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	434	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	146.74/cwt	146.00–148.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	151.66/cwt	150.00–152.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	118.67/cwt	118.00–119.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	129.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	136.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	132.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	135.82/cwt	130.00–139.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	143.75/cwt	140.00–147.00	614	11

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 May 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 443Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 79Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	118.00–124.00	120.08
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
2	—	240	140.00	140.00
8	—	320	130.00–140.00	135.47
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
6	—	471	125.00–135.00	129.02
4	—	385	130.00–140.00	136.93
6	—	529	120.00–130.00	124.90
2	—	295	146.00	146.00
4	—	438	130.00–139.00	135.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	126.00	126.00
6	—	519	137.00–143.00	140.50
2	—	688	118.00–124.00	121.03
15	—	474	137.00–144.00	141.08
4	—	328	146.00–148.00	146.74
2	—	568	130.00–134.00	132.03
1	—	700	114.00	114.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
11	—	427	140.00–147.00	143.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	462	145.00–150.00	147.19
6	—	518	144.00–147.00	144.98
7	—	613	128.00–130.00	129.28
6	—	695	130.00	130.00
21	—	425	148.00–154.00	149.28
2	—	553	140.00–143.00	141.51
6	—	385	150.00–152.00	151.66
3	—	718	118.00–119.00	118.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	164.00	164.00
7	—	521	140.00–150.00	145.06
2	—	375	157.00–160.00	158.56
1	—	780	118.00	118.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
4	—	441	144.00–150.00	148.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	184.00	184.00
4	—	459	168.00–170.00	169.25
2	—	543	161.00–164.00	162.49
2	—	423	172.00–174.00	172.99
3	—	562	158.00–160.00	158.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	168.00–170.00	168.69
6	—	365	176.00–180.00	178.80
3	—	567	150.00–152.00	150.69
2	—	768	127.00–128.00	127.49
10	—	520	153.00–156.00	154.79
2	—	678	140.00	140.00
2	—	643	150.00–151.00	150.50
7	—	475	155.00–165.00	161.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
2	—	488	146.00–150.00	148.03
2	—	420	160.00–167.00	163.54
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
3	—	357	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	152.00–153.00	152.50
2	—	458	160.00–170.00	165.03
1	—	320	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	162.00–165.00	163.53
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
6	—	461	132.00–142.00	138.45
4	—	420	147.00–155.00	150.44
1	—	560	129.00	129.00
3	—	388	150.00–153.00	150.99
2	—	520	134.00–135.00	134.50
3	—	312	150.00–155.00	151.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	57.00–61.00	58.87
12	—	1,017	65.00–72.00	68.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,304	84.00–91.00	86.50
23	—	1,250	76.00–83.00	79.62
7	—	1,294	73.00–75.00	74.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	93.00	93.00
8	—	1,629	101.00–104.00	102.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,169	900.00–975.00	939.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	950.00	950.00

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