Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.78/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$197.78

115 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$24.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.23

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	204.51	983	61
Medium and Large 2	455	196.23	894	34
Medium and Large 3	446	179.91	802	20

One grade step is worth $24.60/cwt here — about $181 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 sale115 hd

197.78

—

GA average16 barns · 1,537 hd

197.55

+0.23

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	1,474	110.10	1,622	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,354	90.28	1,222	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,258	85.03	1,070	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	83.06	860	42

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)	900	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	843	$788	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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	221.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	176.68/cwt	176.00–180.00	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	145.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	230.97/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,009	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	194.78/cwt	190.00–198.00	935	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	195.22/cwt	190.00–197.00	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	209.30/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	212.42/cwt	210.00–215.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	202.32/cwt	200.00–210.00	937	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	221.60/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	220.71/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	232.40/cwt	230.00–235.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,127	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	226.17/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	234.17/cwt	230.00–237.00	845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	207.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	884	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	212.98/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,001	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	215.99/cwt	215.00–217.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	240.96/cwt	240.00–242.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	209.85/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,064	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,161	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,654	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	93.50/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,158	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	85.36/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,243	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	84.71/cwt	80.00–89.00	889	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	83.05/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,026	2
Bulls	—	—	1,343	103.26/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,387	2
Bulls	—	—	1,517	112.38/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,705	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	75.33/cwt	70.00–79.00	737	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	92.81/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,021	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	245.74/cwt	242.00–250.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	178.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	846	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	227.81/cwt	225.00–230.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	204.47/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,069	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	507	193.39/cwt	190.00–200.00	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	197.70/cwt	190.00–200.00	834	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	203.63/cwt	200.00–207.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	218.38/cwt	215.00–222.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	687	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	218.50/cwt	217.00–220.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	227.35/cwt	220.00–230.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	208.67/cwt	205.00–211.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	191.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,088	17

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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 459Last week 446Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 97Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	220.00–225.00	221.67
1	—	280	237.00	237.00
2	—	313	230.00–235.00	232.40
1	—	240	240.00	240.00
11	—	542	208.00	208.00
7	—	361	230.00–237.00	234.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	437	230.00–235.00	230.97
1	—	640	200.00	200.00
3	—	525	220.00–225.00	221.60
1	—	205	262.00	262.00
4	—	485	225.00–230.00	226.17
1	—	310	260.00	260.00
1	—	355	240.00	240.00
1	—	270	260.00	260.00
1	—	595	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	206.00–214.00	209.30
7	—	561	220.00–225.00	220.71
4	—	532	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	176.00–180.00	176.68
1	—	395	192.00	192.00
1	—	510	180.00	180.00
2	—	675	140.00–150.00	145.11
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
3	—	335	190.00	190.00
2	—	260	200.00–207.00	203.63
2	—	575	160.00–162.00	160.97
2	—	223	215.00–222.00	218.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	180.00–182.00	180.98
9	—	480	190.00–198.00	194.78
4	—	508	190.00–197.00	195.22
2	—	325	210.00–215.00	212.42
1	—	785	147.00	147.00
1	—	690	160.00	160.00
10	—	422	190.00–200.00	197.70
2	—	275	217.00–220.00	218.50
3	—	367	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	463	200.00–210.00	202.32
5	—	327	225.00–230.00	227.81
13	—	523	199.00–209.00	204.47
4	—	368	220.00–230.00	227.35
1	—	290	227.00	227.00
5	—	417	205.00–211.00	208.67
17	—	567	190.00–200.00	191.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	200.00–210.00	207.42
1	—	735	152.00	152.00
2	—	268	242.00–250.00	245.74
1	—	750	140.00	140.00
2	—	638	177.00–180.00	178.49
11	—	376	220.00–230.00	225.08
1	—	555	190.00	190.00
1	—	215	240.00	240.00
3	—	507	190.00–200.00	193.39
2	—	335	220.00	220.00
4	—	687	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	212.00–215.00	212.98
2	—	443	215.00–217.00	215.99
2	—	365	240.00–242.00	240.96
9	—	507	205.00–212.00	209.85
1	—	640	192.00	192.00
1	—	270	262.00	262.00
1	—	315	247.00	247.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,235	80.00–86.00	83.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	104.00	104.00
11	—	1,239	90.00–99.00	93.50
10	—	1,456	80.00–89.00	85.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,049	80.00–89.00	84.71
10	—	978	70.00–79.00	75.33
3	—	1,100	90.00–96.00	92.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	100.00–106.00	103.26
6	—	1,517	109.00–117.00	112.38

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	—	805	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	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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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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