Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.95/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$191.95

132 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$19.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.46

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	198.93	916	68
Medium and Large 2	450	188.09	846	39
Medium and Large 3	419	178.96	750	25

One grade step is worth $19.98/cwt here — about $167 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 sale132 hd

191.95

—

GA average13 barns · 1,402 hd

186.49

+5.46

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	1,368	109.31	1,495	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,369	96.45	1,320	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,582	89.06	1,409	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	85.33	823	13

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)	940	$1,044	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	762	$750	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,188	8

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,044.28/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	218.37/cwt	218.00–220.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	218.58/cwt	210.00–220.00	855	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	167.21/cwt	162.00–170.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	161.32/cwt	157.00–167.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	184.27/cwt	180.00–187.00	868	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	191.01/cwt	190.00–195.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	191.32/cwt	187.00–195.00	813	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	234.54/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,138	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	199.02/cwt	195.00–202.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	185.57/cwt	185.00–186.00	950	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	171.69/cwt	170.00–175.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	172.98/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,102	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	402	202.76/cwt	202.00–205.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	217.46/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	201.57/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,284	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,345	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	227.56/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,229	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	184.06/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,263	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	242.98/cwt	240.00–245.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	253.47/cwt	252.00–255.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	769	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	84.52/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,352	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	91.33/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,437	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	86.64/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,212	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	103.69/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,430	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	86.24/cwt	82.00–90.00	803	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	96.21/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,307	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	92.03/cwt	91.00–93.00	987	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	71.62/cwt	70.00–73.00	672	2
Bulls	—	—	1,523	105.55/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,608	2
Bulls	—	—	1,306	110.81/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,447	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	750.38/head	675.00–825.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	175.43/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,009	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	203.14/cwt	200.00–207.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	183.36/cwt	180.00–190.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	211.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	193.19/cwt	189.00–195.00	920	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	204.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	220	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	865	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	181.35/cwt	180.00–182.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	277	185.63/cwt	182.00–190.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	205.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	189.44/cwt	187.00–190.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	844	5

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 Apr 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 282Year ago 483

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 48Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,044.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	762	675.00–825.00	750.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,157	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	850.00	850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	152.00	152.00
1	—	650	155.00	155.00
1	—	305	222.00	222.00
1	—	540	177.00	177.00
6	—	575	170.00–180.00	175.43
6	—	423	200.00–207.00	203.14
3	—	472	180.00–190.00	183.36
5	—	363	210.00–220.00	211.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	220.00–225.00	222.48
2	—	383	242.00	242.00
2	—	270	252.00–255.00	253.47
1	—	305	252.00	252.00
2	—	523	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	240.00–245.00	242.98
1	—	500	190.00	190.00
2	—	403	210.00	210.00
1	—	565	182.00	182.00
1	—	495	200.00	200.00
1	—	225	247.00	247.00
11	—	376	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	341	218.00–220.00	218.37
18	—	391	210.00–220.00	218.58
14	—	512	185.00–186.00	185.57
7	—	637	171.00–177.00	172.98
1	—	270	215.00	215.00
18	—	476	189.00–195.00	193.19
5	—	422	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	162.00	162.00
1	—	725	155.00	155.00
12	—	471	180.00–187.00	184.27
9	—	425	187.00–195.00	191.32
4	—	371	195.00–202.00	199.02
3	—	573	170.00–175.00	171.69
4	—	334	200.00–210.00	204.98
3	—	520	180.00–182.00	181.35
2	—	280	200.00–210.00	205.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	170.00–172.00	170.99
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
4	—	531	162.00–170.00	167.21
3	—	565	157.00–167.00	161.32
1	—	440	185.00	185.00
5	—	342	190.00–195.00	191.01
1	—	220	190.00	190.00
3	—	277	182.00–190.00	185.63
5	—	383	187.00–190.00	189.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	210.00–220.00	215.00
4	—	402	202.00–205.00	202.76
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
4	—	563	197.00–207.00	201.57
1	—	540	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	485	230.00–235.00	234.54
3	—	555	221.00	221.00
16	—	620	217.00	217.00
12	—	540	220.00–229.00	227.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	210.00	210.00
6	—	472	210.00–220.00	217.46
19	—	642	200.00	200.00
1	—	390	232.00	232.00
3	—	686	180.00–186.00	184.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	84.00–85.00	84.52
4	—	1,573	90.00–94.00	91.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,399	85.00–88.00	86.64
6	—	1,379	101.00–108.00	103.69
17	—	1,358	92.00–100.00	96.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	931	82.00–90.00	86.24
3	—	1,073	91.00–93.00	92.03
2	—	938	70.00–73.00	71.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	105.00–106.00	105.55
5	—	1,306	109.00–112.00	110.81

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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