Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls 4.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves 4.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves 2.00 to 7.00 lower and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.86/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$133.86

104 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$13.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	138.77	713	45
Medium and Large 2	482	132.36	638	41
Medium and Large 3	436	125.03	545	18thin

One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $168 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 sale104 hd

133.86

—

GA average14 barns · 1,506 hd

131.14

+2.72

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	89.92	1,437	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	65.73	871	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,174	56.12	659	8thin

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)	1,020	$717	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$925	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	—	390	143.34/cwt	140.00–146.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	137.90/cwt	133.00–143.00	714	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	118.94/cwt	115.00–123.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	135.36/cwt	131.00–138.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	149.60/cwt	148.00–150.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	292	135.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	125.77/cwt	124.00–128.00	729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	127.35/cwt	127.00–131.00	669	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	738	121.02/cwt	116.00–126.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	144.61/cwt	144.00–145.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	140.49/cwt	140.00–142.00	781	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	51.51/cwt	51.00–52.00	617	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	57.66/cwt	55.00–61.00	672	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	66.95/cwt	65.00–71.00	880	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	819	2
Bulls	—	—	1,548	84.34/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,306	8
Bulls	—	—	1,681	98.07/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,649	4
Bulls	—	—	1,670	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,703	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	686.02/head	600.00–770.00	686	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,300	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	136.08/cwt	130.00–139.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	134.96/cwt	131.00–141.00	699	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	120.54/cwt	118.00–124.00	743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	109.29/cwt	106.00–115.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	154.72/cwt	150.00–158.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.28/cwt	126.00–135.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	109.99/cwt	104.00–113.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	511	123.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	149.88/cwt	146.00–156.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	158.88/cwt	154.00–164.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	127.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	148.60/cwt	148.00–152.00	502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	120.94/cwt	115.00–124.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	146.79/cwt	146.00–150.00	408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.14/cwt	132.00–142.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	128.99/cwt	125.00–132.00	476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	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 Oct 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 390Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 79Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	140.00–146.00	143.34
1	—	345	144.00	144.00
2	—	608	122.00–124.00	123.00
9	—	580	124.00–128.00	125.77
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
14	—	525	127.00–131.00	127.35
5	—	278	146.00–150.00	146.79
6	—	430	132.00–142.00	137.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	518	133.00–143.00	137.90
7	—	700	129.00	129.00
5	—	574	131.00–138.00	135.36
5	—	362	148.00–150.00	149.60
1	—	630	127.00	127.00
2	—	660	126.00–128.00	127.01
1	—	245	162.00	162.00
6	—	338	148.00–152.00	148.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	102.00	102.00
3	—	520	115.00–123.00	118.94
3	—	292	130.00–140.00	135.73
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
4	—	423	125.00–130.00	127.40
5	—	369	125.00–132.00	128.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
1	—	645	138.00	138.00
1	—	575	136.00	136.00
2	—	738	116.00–126.00	121.02
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	154.00–156.00	154.99
1	—	490	171.00	171.00
1	—	610	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	165.00	165.00
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
1	—	690	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	177.00	177.00
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
4	—	556	140.00–142.00	140.49
1	—	520	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
5	—	482	144.00–145.00	144.61
28	—	518	131.00–141.00	134.96
9	—	616	118.00–124.00	120.54
3	—	427	146.00–156.00	149.88
1	—	565	126.00	126.00
2	—	333	170.00	170.00
1	—	240	177.50	177.50
1	—	680	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	130.00–139.00	136.08
3	—	617	106.00–115.00	109.29
3	—	385	150.00–158.00	154.72
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
4	—	470	126.00–135.00	130.28
3	—	673	104.00–113.00	109.99
6	—	511	120.00–130.00	123.30
2	—	313	154.00–164.00	158.88
1	—	770	101.00	101.00
4	—	573	115.00–124.00	120.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	51.00–52.00	51.51
6	—	1,166	55.00–61.00	57.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,314	65.00–71.00	66.95
2	—	1,388	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,548	81.00–87.00	84.34
4	—	1,681	96.00–99.00	98.07
1	—	1,670	102.00	102.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	988	600.00–770.00	686.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	925.00	925.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle