Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, feeder steers steady, steer calves steady to 5.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.25/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$185.25

116 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$27.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.40

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	195.66	1,014	49
Medium and Large 2	499	186.25	930	35
Medium and Large 3	513	168.23	863	32

One grade step is worth $27.42/cwt here — about $151 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 sale116 hd

185.25

—

GA average16 barns · 1,642 hd

195.65

−10.40

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	1,405	108.12	1,519	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,405	93.08	1,307	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,535	87.15	1,338	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,111	83.96	933	24

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)	919	$1,043	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,325	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	710	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	201.71/cwt	200.00–205.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	161.22/cwt	160.00–162.00	913	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	196.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	823	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	203.66/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	184.69/cwt	182.00–190.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,157	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	207.39/cwt	202.00–210.00	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	235.99/cwt	235.00–237.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	220.42/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,248	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	220.54/cwt	215.00–225.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	200.99/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	586	192.67/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,129	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	206.06/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,082	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	222.67/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,118	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	194.61/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,304	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	235.80/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	229.46/cwt	225.00–232.00	968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	231.58/cwt	230.00–235.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,312	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	201.16/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,129	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	221.77/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,060	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	231.03/cwt	230.00–232.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	213.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	188.47/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,234	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	78.68/cwt	75.00–81.00	910	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	84.82/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,211	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	102.19/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,510	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	914	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	85.89/cwt	82.00–89.00	943	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,136	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	86.25/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,341	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,544	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	92.84/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,278	28
Bulls	—	—	1,475	111.56/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,646	3
Bulls	—	—	1,335	104.68/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,397	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,089.51/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,090	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	207.66/cwt	200.00–210.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	213.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	195.18/cwt	190.00–200.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	195.69/cwt	190.00–200.00	924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	156.00/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	211.69/cwt	210.00–215.00	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	194.38/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,221	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	187.52/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	204.04/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	226.34/cwt	225.00–227.00	955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	222.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	828	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	169.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	888	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	174.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	163.96/cwt	162.00–165.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	175.96/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,040	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	209.20/cwt	205.00–215.00	904	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	167.49/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,094	2

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 385Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 91Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 51Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	152.00	152.00
3	—	380	200.00–205.00	201.71
1	—	330	205.00	205.00
12	—	418	190.00–200.00	196.90
3	—	467	182.00–190.00	184.69
1	—	755	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	175.00	175.00
1	—	290	220.00	220.00
10	—	591	175.00–185.00	175.96
2	—	653	165.00–170.00	167.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	160.00–162.00	161.22
1	—	275	200.00	200.00
11	—	525	160.00–170.00	169.08
4	—	418	170.00–180.00	174.73
3	—	465	162.00–165.00	163.96
1	—	790	147.00	147.00
2	—	383	190.00–195.00	192.42
1	—	655	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	509	200.00–210.00	203.66
14	—	710	163.00	163.00
1	—	600	187.00	187.00
4	—	370	210.00–215.00	212.47
5	—	463	202.00–210.00	207.39
4	—	321	215.00–225.00	220.54
1	—	670	182.00	182.00
1	—	565	200.00	200.00
1	—	295	227.00	227.00
11	—	432	205.00–215.00	209.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	220.00	220.00
1	—	620	170.00	170.00
2	—	473	200.00	200.00
11	—	586	185.00–195.00	192.67
9	—	525	198.00–208.00	206.06
1	—	315	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	185.00	185.00
2	—	415	235.00–237.00	235.99
12	—	566	220.00–221.00	220.42
6	—	502	222.00–223.00	222.67
6	—	670	192.00–200.00	194.61
6	—	453	230.00–237.00	235.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	195.00–203.00	200.99
1	—	515	217.00	217.00
7	—	422	225.00–232.00	229.46
3	—	322	230.00–235.00	231.58
9	—	698	188.00	188.00
6	—	561	200.00–207.00	201.16
4	—	478	215.00–225.00	221.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	230.00–232.00	231.03
2	—	470	210.00–215.00	212.53
3	—	433	210.00–215.00	211.69
2	—	630	185.00–190.00	187.52
3	—	513	200.00–207.00	204.04
10	—	373	220.00–230.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	210.00–220.00	213.96
1	—	450	220.00	220.00
1	—	245	260.00	260.00
2	—	655	185.00–192.00	188.47
5	—	628	192.00–195.00	194.38
3	—	422	225.00–227.00	226.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	200.00–210.00	207.66
3	—	328	210.00–220.00	213.20
2	—	563	180.00–182.00	180.99
2	—	425	190.00–200.00	195.18
5	—	472	190.00–200.00	195.69
2	—	720	152.00–160.00	156.00
1	—	290	220.00	220.00
1	—	245	240.00	240.00
1	—	535	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,156	75.00–81.00	78.68
1	—	1,015	90.00	90.00
16	—	1,098	82.00–89.00	85.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,428	84.00–87.00	84.82
8	—	1,478	99.00–106.00	102.19
28	—	1,377	89.00–97.00	92.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,555	85.00–88.00	86.25
1	—	1,625	95.00	95.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	109.00–113.00	111.56
3	—	1,335	104.00–106.00	104.68

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	—	978	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,089.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,245	1,325.00	1,325.00

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

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