Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 5.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 7.00 lower, bull calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.43/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$143.43

81 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$7.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	146.12	797	22
Medium and Large 2	488	144.96	708	37
Medium and Large 3	409	138.17	566	22

One grade step is worth $7.95/cwt here — about $232 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 sale81 hd

143.43

—

GA average15 barns · 1,915 hd

142.79

+0.64

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	1,645	98.94	1,627	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,622	73.61	1,194	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,365	72.96	996	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,186	64.92	770	26

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	141.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	153.99/cwt	146.00–156.00	588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	163.51/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,001	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	163.99/cwt	161.00–166.00	915	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	140.21/cwt	134.00–142.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	155.25/cwt	150.00–159.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	153.02/cwt	152.00–154.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	141.78/cwt	139.00–148.00	676	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	153.42/cwt	152.00–155.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	161.29/cwt	160.00–162.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	185.97/cwt	185.00–187.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	183.51/cwt	182.00–185.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	181.09/cwt	177.00–185.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	692	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	73.61/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,194	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	69.33/cwt	66.00–72.00	897	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	59.43/cwt	56.00–62.00	692	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	66.23/cwt	63.00–70.00	789	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,193	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	75.19/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,062	22
Bulls	—	—	1,663	109.46/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,820	3
Bulls	—	—	1,948	99.59/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,940	2
Bulls	—	—	1,512	92.36/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,396	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	149.73/cwt	147.00–154.00	807	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	155.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	133.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	142.67/cwt	139.00–147.00	812	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	156.28/cwt	154.00–160.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	143.52/cwt	140.00–146.00	817	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	165.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	134.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	175.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	140.45/cwt	137.00–144.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	141.64/cwt	138.00–145.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	150.59/cwt	150.00–153.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	147.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	145.50/cwt	140.00–146.00	783	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	137.98/cwt	137.00–139.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	143.20/cwt	137.00–147.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	131.05/cwt	127.00–136.00	695	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 Sep 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 383Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 54Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 28Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
4	—	330	140.00–146.00	141.94
6	—	421	134.00–142.00	140.21
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
3	—	370	138.00–145.00	141.64
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
3	—	278	137.00–147.00	143.20
3	—	530	127.00–136.00	131.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	132.00–133.00	132.50
6	—	382	146.00–156.00	153.99
1	—	675	127.00	127.00
9	—	477	139.00–148.00	141.78
2	—	323	152.00–155.00	153.42
3	—	433	145.00–150.00	147.63
12	—	538	140.00–146.00	145.50
2	—	575	137.00–139.00	137.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	154.00	154.00
1	—	670	138.00	138.00
2	—	615	139.00–140.00	139.50
11	—	569	140.00–146.00	143.52
1	—	455	158.00	158.00
5	—	510	150.00–153.00	150.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	152.00	152.00
2	—	465	152.00–154.00	153.02
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
3	—	418	160.00–162.00	161.29
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	154.00–155.00	154.50
15	—	612	158.00–165.00	163.51
10	—	558	161.00–166.00	163.99
1	—	390	195.00	195.00
2	—	413	185.00–187.00	185.97
6	—	543	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	150.00–159.00	155.25
1	—	435	180.00	180.00
1	—	390	187.00	187.00
2	—	540	157.00	157.00
1	—	700	145.00	145.00
1	—	465	166.00	166.00
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	124.00	124.00
1	—	410	162.00	162.00
2	—	338	177.00–185.00	181.09
7	—	539	147.00–154.00	149.73
2	—	633	132.00–136.00	133.99
9	—	569	139.00–147.00	142.67
3	—	483	154.00–160.00	156.28
2	—	360	170.00–180.00	175.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	192.00	192.00
2	—	433	182.00–185.00	183.51
1	—	370	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	182.00	182.00
2	—	373	150.00–160.00	155.10
2	—	328	160.00–170.00	165.04
2	—	528	130.00–140.00	134.83
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
2	—	488	137.00–144.00	140.45
1	—	595	127.00	127.00
1	—	290	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	70.00–76.00	73.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,294	66.00–72.00	69.33
1	—	1,455	82.00	82.00
22	—	1,412	72.00–79.00	75.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,164	56.00–62.00	59.43
21	—	1,191	63.00–70.00	66.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,663	109.00–110.00	109.46
2	—	1,948	99.00–100.00	99.59
5	—	1,512	88.00–95.00	92.36

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle