Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.86/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$166.86

58 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$19.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.63

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	490	172.62	846	11thin
Medium and Large 1	575	170.84	983	33
Medium and Large 3	507	152.95	775	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.67/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 sale58 hd

166.86

—

GA average15 barns · 904 hd

171.50

−4.63

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	—	High	1,660	105.36	1,749	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	85.58	1,094	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	82.50	1,238	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	72.13	741	24

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	420	150.37/cwt	148.00–154.00	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	131.07/cwt	127.00–137.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	138.33/cwt	136.00–142.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	151.13/cwt	148.00–154.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	166.07/cwt	160.00–170.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	186.66/cwt	186.00–187.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	186.28/cwt	184.00–187.00	889	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	152.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	193.32/cwt	190.00–198.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	177.44/cwt	175.00–180.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	174.91/cwt	172.00–178.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	158.85/cwt	155.00–162.50	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	142.94/cwt	140.00–147.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	875	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	74.41/cwt	72.00–78.00	781	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,236	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,231	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	77.07/cwt	75.00–80.00	928	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	68.93/cwt	65.00–71.00	687	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	97.08/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,351	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	87.60/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,126	4
Bulls	—	—	1,690	113.98/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,926	2
Bulls	—	—	1,667	104.46/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,741	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	98.09/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,589	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	985	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	199.48/cwt	197.00–202.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	135.99/cwt	134.00–138.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	190.38/cwt	189.00–192.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	157.68/cwt	155.00–159.00	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	150.35/cwt	148.00–152.00	723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	138.02/cwt	136.00–140.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	140.54/cwt	137.00–144.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	176.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	145.00/cwt	142.00–148.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	156.60/cwt	153.00–159.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	601	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 Sep 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 547Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 136Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 44Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	148.00–154.00	150.37
1	—	605	139.00	139.00
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
7	—	470	148.00–154.00	151.13
2	—	575	140.00	140.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
3	—	518	142.00–148.00	145.00
1	—	390	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	127.00–137.00	131.07
3	—	430	136.00–142.00	138.33
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
1	—	715	121.00	121.00
4	—	473	137.00–144.00	140.54
2	—	573	134.00–136.00	135.00
1	—	275	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	161.00	161.00
1	—	310	164.00	164.00
6	—	479	155.00–159.00	157.68
1	—	560	155.00	155.00
3	—	512	153.00–159.00	156.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	205.00	205.00
15	—	640	160.00	160.00
7	—	477	184.00–187.00	186.28
1	—	355	202.00	202.00
3	—	423	190.00–198.00	193.32
2	—	518	175.00–180.00	177.44
4	—	763	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	192.00	192.00
3	—	437	186.00–187.00	186.66
1	—	695	149.00	149.00
4	—	526	162.00	162.00
2	—	475	172.00–178.00	174.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	160.00–170.00	166.07
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
2	—	627	133.00	133.00
4	—	510	148.00	148.00
3	—	563	150.00–154.00	152.70
1	—	465	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	155.00–162.50	158.85
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	154.00	154.00
3	—	568	140.00–147.00	142.94
1	—	445	166.00	166.00
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
3	—	618	136.00–140.00	138.02
4	—	374	170.00–180.00	176.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	165.00–167.00	166.01
1	—	550	159.00	159.00
2	—	343	197.00–202.00	199.48
3	—	425	189.00–192.00	190.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	134.00–138.00	135.99
2	—	625	130.00–135.00	132.54
1	—	775	111.00	111.00
6	—	481	148.00–152.00	150.35
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,050	72.00–78.00	74.41
10	—	997	65.00–71.00	68.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,415	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,204	75.00–80.00	77.07
3	—	1,392	95.00–98.00	97.08
4	—	1,285	85.00–92.00	87.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	111.00–117.00	113.98
3	—	1,667	103.00–105.00	104.46
2	—	1,620	95.00–101.00	98.09

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	825.00	825.00

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

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle