Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady with one out standing cow at 1.00, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and bull calves lightly tested, steer calves 6.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $196.40/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$196.40

106 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$29.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.37

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	200.22	1,112	90
Medium and Large 2	583	177.37	1,034	10thin
Medium and Large 3	505	170.84	863	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.38/cwt here — about $249 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 sale106 hd

196.40

—

GA average14 barns · 1,351 hd

191.03

+5.37

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	1,715	101.00	1,732	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,374	88.60	1,218	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	77.00	1,190	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	75.59	773	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	865	$675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	561	168.27/cwt	165.00–172.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	205.78/cwt	200.00–210.00	969	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	203.04/cwt	198.00–207.00	1,092	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	193.81/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,136	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	891	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	180.45/cwt	177.00–185.00	682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	152.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	160.69/cwt	155.00–165.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	175.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	913	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	181.62/cwt	177.00–187.00	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	166.99/cwt	160.00–170.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	168.62/cwt	162.00–170.00	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	597	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	179.51/cwt	177.00–182.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	226.67/cwt	225.00–230.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	233.45/cwt	230.00–237.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	183.32/cwt	177.00–186.00	1,234	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	173.89/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	205.06/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,169	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	227.60/cwt	225.00–230.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	220.60/cwt	215.00–225.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	924	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	77.71/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,051	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	67.58/cwt	65.00–72.00	677	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,190	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	93.73/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,275	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	86.61/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,206	12
Bulls	—	—	1,765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,871	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	946	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	78.50/cwt	75.00–81.00	805	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,598	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	975	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	163.45/cwt	160.00–167.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	196.05/cwt	195.00–197.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	214.63/cwt	212.00–217.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	188.32/cwt	185.00–190.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	151.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	151.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	177.29/cwt	175.00–180.00	482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	375	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	150.98/cwt	145.00–155.00	861	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	178.76/cwt	175.00–183.00	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	185.84/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,176	6

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 Feb 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 357Year ago 603

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 71Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	165.00–172.00	168.27
10	—	378	177.00–185.00	180.45
2	—	340	190.00	190.00
7	—	519	170.00–180.00	175.91
10	—	428	177.00–187.00	181.62
2	—	665	150.00	150.00
3	—	618	150.00–155.00	151.62
8	—	482	175.00–183.00	178.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	150.00–155.00	152.28
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
3	—	468	150.00–155.00	151.65
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
3	—	530	155.00–165.00	160.69
6	—	421	160.00–170.00	166.99
6	—	371	162.00–170.00	168.62
1	—	610	145.00	145.00
3	—	272	175.00–180.00	177.29
10	—	570	145.00–155.00	150.98
1	—	755	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	182.00	182.00
2	—	375	190.00–192.00	190.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	200.00–210.00	205.78
11	—	538	198.00–207.00	203.04
26	—	586	190.00–196.00	193.81
9	—	389	229.00	229.00
3	—	405	225.00–230.00	226.67
2	—	320	230.00–237.00	233.45
4	—	735	170.00	170.00
10	—	673	177.00–186.00	183.32
6	—	633	185.00–190.00	185.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	170.00	170.00
1	—	415	200.00	200.00
1	—	375	207.00	207.00
1	—	485	195.00	195.00
3	—	690	160.00	160.00
3	—	633	171.00–180.00	173.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	210.00	210.00
10	—	570	200.00–207.00	205.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	597	157.00	157.00
2	—	433	177.00–182.00	179.51
1	—	325	197.00	197.00
1	—	645	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	225.00	225.00
2	—	323	225.00–230.00	227.60
2	—	458	190.00	190.00
3	—	375	215.00–225.00	220.60
3	—	522	185.00–190.00	188.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	185.00	185.00
1	—	365	190.00	190.00
2	—	280	212.00–217.00	214.63
1	—	415	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
2	—	523	160.00–167.00	163.45
1	—	575	162.00	162.00
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
2	—	268	195.00–197.00	196.05
1	—	485	170.00	170.00
1	—	395	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	73.00–81.00	77.71
11	—	1,360	91.00–98.00	93.73
12	—	1,393	83.00–90.00	86.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	65.00–72.00	67.58
1	—	1,075	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,026	75.00–81.00	78.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	77.00	77.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,665	96.00	96.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	750.00	750.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

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