Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 2.00 higher, heifer and 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 $149.81/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$149.81

86 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$15.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.11

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	156.67	750	37
Medium and Large 2	463	147.35	683	26
Medium and Large 3	410	141.57	580	23

One grade step is worth $15.10/cwt here — about $170 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 sale86 hd

149.81

—

GA average15 barns · 1,954 hd

146.71

+3.11

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	1,370	102.13	1,399	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	85.27	959	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,725	79.00	1,363	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	72.14	716	43

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	967	$781	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$983	6

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	578	143.25/cwt	143.00–144.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	145.63/cwt	144.00–148.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	151.85/cwt	148.00–155.00	339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	135.62/cwt	132.00–139.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	152.03/cwt	150.00–157.00	564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	131.71/cwt	128.00–135.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	154.39/cwt	150.00–159.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	178.66/cwt	178.00–180.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	168.55/cwt	168.00–170.00	946	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	156.01/cwt	154.00–158.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.78/cwt	149.00–155.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	174.66/cwt	170.00–177.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	177.69/cwt	175.00–180.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	144.13/cwt	140.00–148.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	177.09/cwt	177.00–178.00	903	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	184.63/cwt	184.00–185.00	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	189.02/cwt	187.00–190.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	170.66/cwt	167.00–175.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	181.73/cwt	180.00–185.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	191.55/cwt	188.00–195.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	182.26/cwt	180.00–185.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	173.23/cwt	170.00–180.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	194.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	532	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	74.62/cwt	71.00–78.00	737	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	79.38/cwt	79.00–80.00	741	3
Bulls	—	—	1,451	104.91/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,522	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	66.55/cwt	63.00–70.00	673	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,363	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	78.38/cwt	74.00–81.00	823	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	93.19/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,156	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	85.51/cwt	82.00–89.00	951	19
Bulls	—	—	1,289	99.36/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,281	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	921	707.40/head	575.00–825.00	707	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	800	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	173.62/cwt	170.00–176.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	216	167.08/cwt	165.00–170.00	361	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	162.33/cwt	160.00–170.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	150.18/cwt	148.00–153.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	143.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	162.44/cwt	157.00–167.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	154.08/cwt	152.00–156.00	797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	148.19/cwt	146.00–150.00	828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	180.44/cwt	175.00–185.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	141.91/cwt	137.00–146.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	148.72/cwt	145.00–152.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	137.91/cwt	135.00–141.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	167.49/cwt	167.00–168.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	157.58/cwt	156.00–160.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	157.13/cwt	153.00–158.00	756	15

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 Aug 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 547Last week 512Year ago 376

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 75Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 16Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	143.00–144.00	143.25
3	—	482	144.00–148.00	145.63
7	—	371	150.00–157.00	152.03
3	—	608	128.00–135.00	131.71
2	—	343	154.00–158.00	156.01
2	—	515	148.00	148.00
5	—	430	149.00–155.00	150.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	223	148.00–155.00	151.85
6	—	465	132.00–139.00	135.62
2	—	383	140.00–148.00	144.13
9	—	425	137.00–146.00	141.91
2	—	273	145.00–152.00	148.72
2	—	525	135.00–141.00	137.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	557	156.00	156.00
8	—	517	152.00–156.00	154.08
3	—	383	160.00	160.00
7	—	427	156.00–160.00	157.58
15	—	481	153.00–158.00	157.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	150.00–159.00	154.39
3	—	332	178.00–180.00	178.66
2	—	270	175.00–180.00	177.69
4	—	568	158.00	158.00
1	—	350	182.00	182.00
3	—	430	167.00–175.00	170.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	561	168.00–170.00	168.55
11	—	510	177.00–178.00	177.09
8	—	471	184.00–185.00	184.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	460	170.00–177.00	174.66
4	—	324	195.00	195.00
5	—	410	184.00	184.00
3	—	550	166.00	166.00
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
3	—	392	187.00–190.00	189.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	180.00–185.00	181.73
1	—	270	182.00	182.00
3	—	432	170.00–176.00	173.62
2	—	525	150.00	150.00
5	—	559	146.00–150.00	148.19
4	—	383	175.00–185.00	180.44
2	—	465	167.00–168.00	167.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	188.00–195.00	191.55
3	—	417	180.00–185.00	182.26
3	—	465	170.00–180.00	173.23
2	—	273	190.00–200.00	194.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	216	165.00–170.00	167.08
4	—	338	160.00–170.00	162.33
6	—	482	148.00–153.00	150.18
5	—	527	140.00–148.00	143.57
5	—	417	157.00–167.00	162.44
1	—	270	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	988	71.00–78.00	74.62
3	—	933	79.00–80.00	79.38
15	—	1,011	63.00–70.00	66.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,050	74.00–81.00	78.38
9	—	1,241	91.00–95.00	93.19
19	—	1,112	82.00–89.00	85.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,451	102.00–107.00	104.91
4	—	1,289	98.00–100.00	99.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	921	575.00–825.00	707.40
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	800.00	800.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

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Slaughter Cattle

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