Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2023-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls mostly steady, Steer calves steady, Heifer calves and Bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $232.09/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$232.09

111 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$188

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

$13.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.22

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	552	240.04	1,326	42
Medium and Large 3	511	233.56	1,193	9thin
Medium and Large 1	669	226.30	1,514	60

One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about −$188 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 sale111 hd

232.09

—

GA average14 barns · 1,211 hd

244.31

−12.22

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	1,550	116.00	1,798	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	106.58	1,576	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	93.89	1,162	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	88.22	885	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$1,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	283.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	272.56/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	274.77/cwt	270.00–280.00	893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	223.39/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	461	234.41/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	215.23/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	203.76/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,616	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	223.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,392	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	256.11/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,201	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	241.87/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,316	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	233.56/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,193	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	237.18/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,359	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	217.90/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,216	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	221.65/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	242.62/cwt	240.00–245.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	215.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	233.89/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,466	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	253.44/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,325	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	217.90/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,135	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	223.36/cwt	220.00–225.00	978	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	245.15/cwt	240.00–248.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	233.09/cwt	230.00–238.00	888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	201.72/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	265.83/cwt	260.00–270.00	994	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	244.29/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,155	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	264.09/cwt	260.00–270.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	251.73/cwt	250.00–255.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	407	243.28/cwt	240.00–245.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	236.14/cwt	230.00–238.00	975	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,798	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	97.53/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,154	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	110.54/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,431	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	86.72/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,078	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	108.97/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,618	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,411	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	88.54/cwt	84.00–92.00	921	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	98.09/cwt	95.00–102.00	952	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	77.71/cwt	76.00–80.00	748	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 Jun 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 568Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 88Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year ago 23

Slaughter Cows 2.00 higher, Slaughter Bulls steady, Feeder Steers, Heifers, and Bulls mostly steady, Steer calves steady, Heifer calves and Bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	280.00–285.00	283.48
4	—	371	270.00–280.00	272.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	270.00–280.00	274.77
5	—	374	260.00–270.00	265.83
6	—	473	240.00–248.00	244.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	220.00–225.00	223.39
4	—	461	230.00–238.00	234.41
4	—	580	210.00–218.00	215.23
5	—	320	260.00–270.00	264.09
3	—	357	250.00–255.00	251.73
3	—	407	240.00–245.00	243.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	793	203.00–208.00	203.76
35	—	627	230.00–234.00	233.89
6	—	523	250.00–260.00	253.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	220.00–225.00	223.40
7	—	469	250.00–259.00	256.11
15	—	544	240.00–246.00	241.87
14	—	573	230.00–239.00	237.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	511	230.00–234.00	233.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	558	210.00–220.00	217.90
3	—	517	220.00–225.00	221.65
3	—	670	200.00–205.00	201.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	240.00–245.00	242.62
4	—	483	210.00–220.00	215.08
10	—	438	220.00–225.00	223.36
7	—	381	230.00–238.00	233.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	521	216.00–219.00	217.90
4	—	305	250.00–255.00	252.46
5	—	372	240.00–248.00	245.15
12	—	413	230.00–238.00	236.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,183	92.00–100.00	97.53
3	—	1,295	105.00–113.00	110.54
9	—	1,243	84.00–90.00	86.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,485	105.00–113.00	108.97
1	—	1,455	97.00	97.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,040	84.00–92.00	88.54
5	—	971	95.00–102.00	98.09
5	—	963	76.00–80.00	77.71

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle