Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls , feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves steady to 3.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.13/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$201.13

71 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$30.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.74

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	208.41	1,083	34
Medium and Large 2	452	201.35	910	26
Medium and Large 3	473	178.12	843	11thin

One grade step is worth $30.29/cwt here — about $240 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 sale71 hd

201.13

—

GA average16 barns · 1,911 hd

195.40

+5.74

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	1,425	108.46	1,546	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	90.48	1,198	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,538	84.00	1,292	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	78.68	764	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)	1,225	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	825	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	200.51/cwt	200.00–202.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	211.45/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,315	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	206.90/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,111	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	202.84/cwt	195.00–205.00	941	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	232.75/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,292	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	224.51/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	246.00/cwt	245.00–247.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	230.13/cwt	225.00–235.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	206.00/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	207.55/cwt	205.00–210.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	242.40/cwt	240.00–245.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	211.34/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	241.52/cwt	237.00–245.00	778	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	82.18/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,166	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	91.62/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,177	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	73.65/cwt	70.00–77.00	704	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	82.46/cwt	78.00–85.00	811	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,369	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,205	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	103.20/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,401	2
Bulls	—	—	1,230	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,218	1
Bulls	—	—	1,474	110.83/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,634	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	187.43/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	198.43/cwt	190.00–200.00	948	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	243.42/cwt	242.00–245.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	197.23/cwt	192.00–200.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	162.34/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	202.08/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,138	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	215.58/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,005	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	208.49/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	218.06/cwt	215.00–220.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	220.97/cwt	220.00–222.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	191.76/cwt	190.00–195.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,102	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 May 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 296Year ago 364

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 83Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 88Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	190.00	190.00
4	—	419	200.00–202.00	200.51
8	—	464	195.00–205.00	202.84
1	—	650	157.00	157.00
2	—	283	225.00–235.00	230.13
4	—	323	215.00–220.00	218.06
1	—	750	157.00	157.00
2	—	380	220.00–222.00	220.97
1	—	725	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	195.00	195.00
2	—	360	225.00	225.00
17	—	537	205.00–209.00	206.90
7	—	563	195.00–205.00	202.08
7	—	466	210.00–218.00	215.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	142.00	142.00
1	—	430	175.00	175.00
1	—	480	170.00	170.00
3	—	618	160.00–167.00	162.34
3	—	375	190.00–195.00	191.76
1	—	275	210.00	210.00
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	240.00	240.00
6	—	622	210.00–217.00	211.45
4	—	555	230.00–235.00	232.75
1	—	790	190.00	190.00
6	—	520	230.00	230.00
4	—	416	237.00	237.00
2	—	655	205.00–207.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	250.00	250.00
1	—	575	215.00	215.00
1	—	290	250.00	250.00
2	—	473	222.00–227.00	224.51
2	—	380	245.00–247.00	246.00
2	—	635	205.00	205.00
1	—	410	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	190.00	190.00
2	—	480	205.00–210.00	207.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	242.00	242.00
1	—	610	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	225.00	225.00
2	—	380	240.00–245.00	242.40
1	—	505	215.00	215.00
3	—	557	210.00–212.00	211.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	237.00	237.00
3	—	322	237.00–245.00	241.52
1	—	475	210.00	210.00
2	—	275	242.00–245.00	243.42
2	—	423	220.00–225.00	222.43
2	—	513	207.00–210.00	208.49
2	—	570	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	185.00–190.00	187.43
1	—	710	160.00	160.00
1	—	610	180.00	180.00
2	—	240	220.00–222.00	221.00
6	—	478	190.00–200.00	198.43
2	—	650	175.00	175.00
1	—	530	190.00	190.00
3	—	413	192.00–200.00	197.23
1	—	250	220.00	220.00
3	—	335	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,419	78.00–86.00	82.18
14	—	1,285	89.00–96.00	91.62
2	—	1,358	102.00–105.00	103.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	956	70.00–77.00	73.65
8	—	983	78.00–85.00	82.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,385	87.00	87.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	99.00	99.00
4	—	1,474	108.00–113.00	110.83

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)	1	—	1,225	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	925.00	925.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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