Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher with two outstanding cows at 1.07, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $200.23/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$200.23

130 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$10.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	201.50	1,095	101
Medium and Large 2	509	197.72	1,007	21
Medium and Large 3	410	190.89	783	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.60/cwt here — about $312 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 sale130 hd

200.23

—

GA average14 barns · 684 hd

200.82

−0.58

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	1,517	106.36	1,614	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	96.46	1,263	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	88.00	1,197	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,051	80.79	849	14

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)	790	$913	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	288	176.71/cwt	175.00–180.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	159.55/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	193.43/cwt	192.00–195.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	170.59/cwt	170.00–175.00	740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	186.82/cwt	180.00–190.00	781	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	169.40/cwt	162.00–171.00	949	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	206.60/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,066	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	209.32/cwt	206.00–214.00	965	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	184.92/cwt	179.00–187.00	852	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	194.94/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,131	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	197.63/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,067	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	186.79/cwt	185.00–190.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	228.91/cwt	225.00–235.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	223.25/cwt	220.00–225.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	219.02/cwt	217.00–220.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	187.80/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,251	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	175.98/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	188.24/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,173	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	340	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,325	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	170.50/cwt	170.00–172.00	972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	235.25/cwt	230.00–240.00	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	887	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	89.28/cwt	86.00–91.00	975	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	81.13/cwt	78.00–85.00	820	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	95.61/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,204	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	73.84/cwt	71.00–76.00	805	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,197	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,498	85.81/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,285	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	101.95/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,364	11
Bulls	—	—	1,175	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,128	2
Bulls	—	—	1,591	110.59/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,759	4
Bulls	—	—	1,595	107.12/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,709	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	206.80/cwt	200.00–210.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	190.71/cwt	190.00–195.00	822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	183.78/cwt	180.00–190.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	171.63/cwt	165.00–175.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	218.55/cwt	217.00–220.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	181.02/cwt	180.00–182.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	658	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	238	195.16/cwt	190.00–200.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	155.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	198.11/cwt	195.00–200.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	179.99/cwt	177.00–185.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	187.34/cwt	185.00–190.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	170.89/cwt	165.00–174.00	815	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	823	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 Feb 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 513Last week 348Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 45Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	175.00–180.00	176.71
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
2	—	480	150.00–160.00	155.16
2	—	420	160.00	160.00
1	—	365	162.00	162.00
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
2	—	533	147.00–150.00	148.49
1	—	560	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	157.00–167.00	159.55
5	—	523	170.00	170.00
14	—	418	180.00–190.00	186.82
6	—	339	195.00	195.00
2	—	765	135.00	135.00
2	—	745	140.00	140.00
11	—	560	162.00–171.00	169.40
1	—	390	190.00	190.00
15	—	461	179.00–187.00	184.92
4	—	673	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	192.00–195.00	193.43
1	—	665	140.00	140.00
8	—	434	170.00–175.00	170.59
3	—	568	160.00	160.00
2	—	618	145.00–150.00	147.53
7	—	375	177.00–185.00	179.99
6	—	327	185.00–190.00	187.34
11	—	477	165.00–174.00	170.89
1	—	530	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	165.00	165.00
2	—	618	170.00–175.00	172.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	232.00	232.00
1	—	510	212.00	212.00
1	—	340	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	516	200.00–210.00	206.60
23	—	461	206.00–214.00	209.32
10	—	580	192.00–198.00	194.94
5	—	376	225.00–235.00	228.91
3	—	420	220.00–225.00	223.25
2	—	285	247.00	247.00
5	—	330	227.00	227.00
15	—	666	185.00–188.00	187.80
4	—	718	170.00–172.00	171.01
8	—	623	188.00–190.00	188.24
8	—	784	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	195.00	195.00
8	—	540	195.00–198.00	197.63
1	—	335	222.00	222.00
3	—	382	217.00–220.00	219.02
5	—	615	175.00–180.00	175.98
2	—	418	210.00–212.00	211.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	185.00–190.00	186.79
1	—	380	190.00	190.00
1	—	335	210.00	210.00
2	—	455	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	245	222.00	222.00
3	—	338	200.00–210.00	206.80
7	—	431	190.00–195.00	190.71
1	—	290	220.00	220.00
1	—	700	145.00	145.00
2	—	468	180.00–182.00	181.02
4	—	376	195.00–200.00	198.11
1	—	530	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	232.00	232.00
1	—	305	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	170.00–172.00	170.50
6	—	271	230.00–240.00	235.25
1	—	455	195.00	195.00
1	—	315	222.00	222.00
2	—	363	217.00–220.00	218.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	369	180.00–190.00	183.78
1	—	570	152.00	152.00
2	—	528	160.00	160.00
6	—	472	165.00–175.00	171.63
2	—	658	132.00	132.00
2	—	418	180.00–185.00	182.40
1	—	315	182.00	182.00
2	—	238	190.00–200.00	195.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	86.00–91.00	89.28
7	—	1,011	78.00–85.00	81.13
4	—	1,090	71.00–76.00	73.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,259	92.00–98.00	95.61
4	—	1,498	84.00–87.00	85.81
11	—	1,338	99.00–106.00	101.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	88.00	88.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	96.00	96.00
4	—	1,591	110.00–112.00	110.59
5	—	1,595	106.00–109.00	107.12

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)	1	—	795	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	975.00	975.00

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

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