Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and heifers lightly tested, feeder bulls unevenly steady, steer and bull calves steady, heifer 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 $217.22/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$217.22

95 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$23.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.08

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	222.75	1,061	54
Medium and Large 2	459	213.75	982	30
Medium and Large 3	450	199.51	897	11thin

One grade step is worth $23.24/cwt here — about $164 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 sale95 hd

217.22

—

GA average15 barns · 1,483 hd

211.14

+6.08

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	1,649	120.33	1,984	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,460	104.72	1,528	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	91.42	995	11

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1Value Added	—	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	210.15/cwt	205.00–215.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	223.46/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	246.74/cwt	240.00–250.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	212.93/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,020	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	239.08/cwt	235.00–242.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	244.85/cwt	240.00–250.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	261.78/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	230.32/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,299	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	242.41/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	251.22/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,279	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	254.19/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,192	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,194	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	217.18/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	212.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,310	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,439	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	85.53/cwt	80.00–89.00	918	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,630	102.00/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,663	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	96.33/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,062	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	96.12/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,231	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,536	114.94/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,765	5
Bulls	—	—	1,663	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,062	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,831	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	253.45/cwt	252.00–255.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	219.39/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,172	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	259.23/cwt	255.00–265.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	244.84/cwt	240.00–250.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	204.01/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	358	255.33/cwt	252.00–257.00	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	220.70/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,064	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	225.18/cwt	220.00–230.00	831	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	219.94/cwt	215.00–225.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	203.43/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	216.00/cwt	212.00–220.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	180.50/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	223.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,032	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	210.51/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	211.91/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,077	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	229.25/cwt	225.00–232.00	967	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	203.41/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	196.86/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,056	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 Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 324Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 42Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 20Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	245.00	245.00
3	—	358	252.00–257.00	255.33
1	—	455	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
4	—	384	205.00–215.00	210.15
2	—	320	212.00–220.00	216.00
4	—	575	180.00–182.00	180.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	195.00	195.00
1	—	685	207.00	207.00
3	—	307	240.00–250.00	246.74
3	—	373	235.00–242.00	239.08
2	—	608	210.00–212.00	210.99
1	—	265	247.00	247.00
7	—	461	220.00–230.00	223.95
4	—	556	210.00–212.00	210.51
16	—	508	210.00–215.00	211.91
9	—	422	225.00–232.00	229.25
2	—	720	192.00–202.00	196.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	210.00	210.00
10	—	479	210.00–215.00	212.93
5	—	528	200.00–205.00	204.01
1	—	330	230.00	230.00
8	—	369	220.00–230.00	225.18
1	—	635	195.00	195.00
2	—	570	200.00–207.00	203.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	185.00	185.00
2	—	258	240.00–250.00	244.85
1	—	590	202.00	202.00
7	—	526	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	220.00–227.00	223.46
2	—	570	240.00–245.00	242.50
4	—	408	260.00–267.00	261.78
1	—	615	235.00	235.00
4	—	509	245.00–255.00	251.22
4	—	481	250.00–257.00	254.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	250.00–255.00	252.54
1	—	660	220.00	220.00
1	—	310	260.00	260.00
1	—	395	262.00	262.00
6	—	564	227.00–235.00	230.32
1	—	510	240.00	240.00
2	—	473	240.00–245.00	242.41
2	—	623	212.00–222.00	217.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	200.00	200.00
2	—	368	252.00–255.00	253.45
5	—	534	217.00–220.00	219.39
3	—	323	255.00–265.00	259.23
1	—	480	230.00	230.00
1	—	415	230.00	230.00
1	—	745	180.00	180.00
2	—	623	200.00–207.00	203.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	210.00–215.00	212.39
2	—	418	252.00	252.00
2	—	513	225.00	225.00
2	—	568	220.00	220.00
1	—	695	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	240.00–250.00	244.84
13	—	482	220.00–225.00	220.70
1	—	295	247.00	247.00
1	—	535	212.00	212.00
2	—	425	215.00–225.00	219.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,073	80.00–89.00	85.53
6	—	1,102	92.00–99.00	96.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	100.00–106.00	102.00
5	—	1,281	95.00–98.00	96.12
5	—	1,536	110.00–119.00	114.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,620	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	103.00	103.00

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Pulaski Co

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle