Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.58/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$149.58

113 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$22.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	156.13	732	60
Medium and Large 2	441	148.97	658	29
Medium and Large 3	453	133.92	607	24

One grade step is worth $22.21/cwt here — about $125 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 sale113 hd

149.58

—

GA average6 barns · 661 hd

148.63

+0.95

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	1,637	98.36	1,610	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	74.69	973	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	70.00	1,124	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,269	62.89	798	12

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)	963	$598	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,460	$1,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1	—	479	157.72/cwt	155.00–160.00	755	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	145.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	155.38/cwt	150.00–158.00	830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	134.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	157.03/cwt	152.00–158.00	524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	160.82/cwt	160.00–161.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	209.75/cwt	205.00–215.00	810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	145.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	169.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	975	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	166.33/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,048	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	205.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	162.03/cwt	160.00–164.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	180.83/cwt	180.00–182.00	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	148.35/cwt	145.00–155.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	163.48/cwt	160.00–167.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	408	206.99/cwt	206.00–208.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.17/cwt	160.00–169.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	122.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	156.05/cwt	155.00–158.00	652	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	150.45/cwt	149.00–152.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	148.79/cwt	145.00–150.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	129.87/cwt	125.00–135.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	653	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	152.00/cwt	151.00–153.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	203.48/cwt	202.00–205.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	147.39/cwt	142.00–150.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	163.07/cwt	160.00–170.00	784	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	963	598.03/head	575.00–620.00	598	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	106.55/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,854	2
Bulls	—	—	1,461	93.22/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,362	5
Bulls	—	—	1,750	99.91/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,748	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	81.33/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,126	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	68.58/cwt	63.00–70.00	830	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	75.91/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,005	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,124	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	64.71/cwt	62.00–69.00	791	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,407	57.43/cwt	54.00–61.00	808	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 Jan 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 505Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 95Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 17Year ago 14

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	479	155.00–160.00	157.72
10	—	534	150.00–158.00	155.38
6	—	313	160.00–161.00	160.82
5	—	674	145.00	145.00
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
3	—	373	160.00–169.00	165.17
18	—	418	155.00–158.00	156.05
2	—	565	151.00–153.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	135.00	135.00
9	—	334	152.00–158.00	157.03
10	—	431	150.00	150.00
1	—	270	162.00	162.00
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
4	—	465	145.00–150.00	148.79
2	—	673	125.00–135.00	129.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
2	—	263	140.00–150.00	145.14
7	—	457	130.00–140.00	134.00
2	—	313	140.00–150.00	145.04
2	—	410	140.00–145.00	142.47
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
4	—	570	120.00–130.00	122.43
3	—	523	132.00	132.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	138.00	138.00
1	—	345	175.00	175.00
2	—	528	160.00–164.00	162.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	386	205.00–215.00	209.75
3	—	755	158.00	158.00
1	—	525	180.00	180.00
1	—	305	217.00	217.00
13	—	575	165.00–170.00	169.62
11	—	630	160.00–168.00	166.33
1	—	665	160.00	160.00
2	—	413	200.00–210.00	205.15
6	—	480	180.00–182.00	180.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	182.00	182.00
1	—	515	170.00	170.00
8	—	480	179.00	179.00
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
3	—	631	145.00–155.00	148.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	160.00–167.00	163.48
6	—	410	187.00	187.00
1	—	500	165.00	165.00
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
2	—	305	202.00–205.00	203.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	210.00	210.00
2	—	408	206.00–208.00	206.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	150.00–155.00	152.53
1	—	250	180.00	180.00
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
1	—	595	137.00	137.00
3	—	532	142.00–150.00	147.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	149.00–152.00	150.45
10	—	359	182.00	182.00
2	—	313	180.00–190.00	185.04
1	—	295	187.00	187.00
1	—	440	176.00	176.00
9	—	481	160.00–170.00	163.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,460	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	963	575.00–620.00	598.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	106.00–107.00	106.55
5	—	1,461	91.00–95.00	93.22
6	—	1,750	98.00–102.00	99.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,384	80.00–84.00	81.33
11	—	1,210	63.00–70.00	68.58
28	—	1,324	72.00–79.00	75.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,223	62.00–69.00	64.71
3	—	1,407	54.00–61.00	57.43

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

Replacement Cattle

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