Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady with one outstanding cow at 94.00, slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bulls 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 $136.00/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$136.00

89 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.86

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	452	138.75	626	58
Medium and Large 1	572	133.70	764	10thin
Medium and Large 3	429	129.51	555	21

One grade step is worth $9.24/cwt here — about $71 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 sale89 hd

136.00

—

GA average16 barns · 2,177 hd

141.86

−5.86

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	1,489	104.50	1,555	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	79.55	994	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	65.00	962	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	64.68	653	25

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	433	141.88/cwt	135.00–144.00	614	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	136.34/cwt	136.00–138.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	738	102.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	158.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	139.03/cwt	135.00–143.00	659	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	134.15/cwt	130.00–138.00	506	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	713	114.01/cwt	110.00–118.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	150.72/cwt	147.00–155.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	144.61/cwt	140.00–148.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	144.39/cwt	142.00–148.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	150.59/cwt	146.00–153.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	127.94/cwt	124.00–132.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	145.00/cwt	140.00–148.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	155.03/cwt	154.00–156.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	151.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	625	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	71.99/cwt	68.00–75.00	932	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	87.49/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,186	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	79.17/cwt	76.00–83.00	869	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	766	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	962	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	102.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,509	6
Bulls	—	—	1,481	96.68/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,432	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	68.47/cwt	65.00–72.00	710	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	56.11/cwt	54.00–60.00	539	9
Bulls	—	—	1,517	111.21/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,687	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	825	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,219	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,137	894.61/cwt	750.00–975.00	10,172	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	508	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	150.33/cwt	145.00–155.00	543	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	160.21/cwt	156.00–165.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	134.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	151.88/cwt	150.00–154.00	718	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	530	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	127.35/cwt	125.00–132.00	735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	131.92/cwt	130.00–134.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	128.66/cwt	126.00–130.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	146.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	624	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	143.76/cwt	140.00–147.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.43/cwt	127.00–134.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	561	3

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 450Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 87Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 25Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	433	135.00–144.00	141.88
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
14	—	474	135.00–143.00	139.03
5	—	321	142.00–148.00	144.39
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
10	—	368	140.00–148.00	144.04
8	—	577	125.00–132.00	127.35
2	—	510	127.00–134.00	130.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	136.00–138.00	136.34
1	—	710	123.00	123.00
1	—	600	129.00	129.00
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	675	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	100.00–106.00	102.99
1	—	245	148.00	148.00
2	—	278	140.00–144.00	142.02
1	—	510	118.00	118.00
6	—	377	130.00–138.00	134.15
2	—	323	130.00–134.00	131.92
3	—	472	126.00–130.00	128.66
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
3	—	422	132.00–134.00	132.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	143.00	143.00
1	—	340	154.00	154.00
2	—	713	110.00–118.00	114.01
3	—	430	147.00–155.00	150.72
3	—	520	140.00–148.00	144.61
5	—	466	146.00–153.00	150.59
3	—	685	124.00–132.00	127.94
1	—	280	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	150.00–160.00	158.02
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
2	—	485	154.00	154.00
1	—	765	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
2	—	417	172.00	172.00
2	—	625	145.00–148.00	146.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	140.00–148.00	145.00
1	—	570	136.00	136.00
2	—	423	154.00–156.00	155.03
1	—	340	162.00	162.00
5	—	372	156.00–165.00	160.21
11	—	473	150.00–154.00	151.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
1	—	575	121.00	121.00
10	—	328	150.00–160.00	154.85
8	—	361	145.00–155.00	150.33
3	—	530	130.00–138.00	134.05
1	—	295	158.00	158.00
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
1	—	640	124.00	124.00
11	—	425	140.00–150.00	146.80
7	—	477	140.00–147.00	143.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	150.00–154.00	151.00
2	—	358	174.00–175.00	174.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,295	68.00–75.00	71.99
9	—	1,356	84.00–91.00	87.49
9	—	1,098	76.00–83.00	79.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	74.00	74.00
13	—	1,037	65.00–72.00	68.47
9	—	961	54.00–60.00	56.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,465	101.00–105.00	102.99
4	—	1,481	94.00–100.00	96.68
6	—	1,517	110.00–114.00	111.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,137	750.00–975.00	894.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,320	1,250.00	1,250.00

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