Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower, bull calves and replacement cows unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.95/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$189.95

48 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.92

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	197.42	1,019	14thin
Medium and Large 3	382	188.14	718	19thin
Medium and Large 2	527	185.26	976	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.16/cwt here — about $43 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 sale48 hd

189.95

—

GA average15 barns · 1,450 hd

196.87

−6.92

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	1,466	106.48	1,561	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	87.24	1,112	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	75.31	804	17

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)	1,114	$1,033	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,004	$836	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$814	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,107	24

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	510	190.68/cwt	190.00–192.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	187.12/cwt	180.00–190.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	199.39/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,023	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	200.32/cwt	200.00–202.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	234.96/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,102	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	231.02/cwt	230.00–232.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	211.04/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	251.68/cwt	250.00–255.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	200.49/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	245.66/cwt	240.00–250.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	205.33/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,183	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	193.45/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,277	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	67.69/cwt	65.00–72.00	752	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	84.52/cwt	84.00–85.00	892	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	79.68/cwt	76.00–83.00	822	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	88.89/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,151	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	81.33/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,006	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	95.04/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,206	4
Bulls	—	—	1,350	98.63/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,332	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	111.71/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,724	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	950.93/head	825.00–1,100.00	951	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	982	817.74/head	700.00–950.00	818	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	910	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,116	1,005.83/head	925.00–1,075.00	1,006	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	978	719.99/head	625.00–875.00	720	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	984.02/head	900.00–1,050.00	984	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,125.75/head	975.00–1,350.00	1,126	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	728.94/head	600.00–800.00	729	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	1,341.02/head	1,175.00–1,550.00	1,341	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	204.20/cwt	202.00–205.00	952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	199.69/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	246.19/cwt	242.00–250.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	197.38/cwt	190.00–200.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	203.37/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,094	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	214.32/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	219.00/cwt	215.00–220.00	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	184.21/cwt	180.00–190.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	183.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,030	3

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 459Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 108Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 15Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	190.00–192.00	190.68
3	—	430	200.00	200.00
1	—	790	152.00	152.00
2	—	375	200.00	200.00
1	—	645	165.00	165.00
1	—	735	150.00	150.00
1	—	475	190.00	190.00
3	—	562	180.00–185.00	183.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	180.00–190.00	187.12
1	—	545	170.00	170.00
4	—	329	190.00–200.00	197.38
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
6	—	413	180.00–190.00	184.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	197.00–200.00	199.39
6	—	483	200.00–202.00	200.32
1	—	555	190.00	190.00
2	—	603	185.00–190.00	187.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	226.00	226.00
1	—	625	210.00	210.00
1	—	290	267.00	267.00
11	—	469	233.00–237.00	234.96
3	—	312	250.00–255.00	251.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	237.00	237.00
2	—	573	185.00–190.00	187.51
2	—	265	230.00–232.00	231.02
1	—	505	205.00	205.00
1	—	390	230.00	230.00
1	—	490	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	172.00	172.00
1	—	450	230.00	230.00
1	—	380	240.00	240.00
1	—	510	220.00	220.00
2	—	737	185.00	185.00
2	—	565	207.00–215.00	211.04
1	—	785	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	215.00	215.00
1	—	455	222.00	222.00
4	—	620	200.00–202.00	200.49
3	—	375	240.00–250.00	245.66
6	—	576	205.00–207.00	205.33
2	—	660	190.00–197.00	193.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	200.00	200.00
1	—	575	190.00	190.00
4	—	466	202.00–205.00	204.20
1	—	280	230.00	230.00
3	—	665	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	195.00–202.00	199.69
2	—	263	242.00–250.00	246.19
3	—	538	200.00–210.00	203.37
3	—	493	212.00–219.00	214.32
5	—	422	215.00–220.00	219.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,111	65.00–72.00	67.69
2	—	1,055	84.00–85.00	84.52
8	—	1,032	76.00–83.00	79.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,295	85.00–93.00	88.89
12	—	1,237	78.00–84.00	81.33
4	—	1,269	94.00–96.00	95.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	97.00–100.00	98.63
3	—	1,543	110.00–113.00	111.71

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	998	825.00–1,100.00	950.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,037	900.00–1,050.00	984.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,171	975.00–1,350.00	1,125.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	982	700.00–950.00	817.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	978	625.00–875.00	719.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,098	600.00–800.00	728.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,116	925.00–1,075.00	1,005.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,176	1,175.00–1,550.00	1,341.02

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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