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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady 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 $221.16/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$221.16

137 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$17.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.43

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	225.94	1,106	57
Medium and Large 2	431	222.18	958	55
Medium and Large 3	408	208.01	848	25

One grade step is worth $17.93/cwt here — about $258 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 sale137 hd

221.16

—

GA average15 barns · 1,456 hd

214.73

+6.43

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	1,328	123.37	1,639	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	107.00	1,407	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	106.57	1,281	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	91.78	847	31

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$775	2thin

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 3	—	418	211.71/cwt	210.00–215.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	212.38/cwt	210.00–217.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	235.05/cwt	232.00–236.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	203.39/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	219.03/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,049	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	242.40/cwt	237.00–245.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	242.94/cwt	242.00–245.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	246.45/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,286	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	220.99/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,151	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	213.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,225	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	234.51/cwt	230.00–237.00	978	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	235.66/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	251.23/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,198	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	491	227.52/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,117	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	214.01/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	220.68/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	234.61/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,494	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	204.47/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	256.34/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,069	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,373	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	88.19/cwt	85.00–90.00	818	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,010	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	93.71/cwt	91.00–98.00	858	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	106.31/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,263	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,407	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	96.10/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,223	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	115.36/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,346	5
Bulls	—	—	1,355	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,585	1
Bulls	—	—	1,323	124.64/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,649	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	795	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	216.84/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,245	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	232.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	175.94/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	250.84/cwt	247.00–255.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	231.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,072	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	217.82/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,019	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	222.45/cwt	220.00–227.00	925	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	223.73/cwt	220.00–227.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	260.96/cwt	260.00–262.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	210.50/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,101	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	219.47/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,119	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	214.83/cwt	210.00–220.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	208.61/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,093	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	228.41/cwt	222.00–232.00	852	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	207.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	954	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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 409Last week 273Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 27Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	210.00–215.00	211.71
3	—	333	210.00–217.00	212.38
1	—	280	225.00	225.00
2	—	225	220.00–227.00	223.73
2	—	630	170.00	170.00
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
8	—	368	210.00–220.00	214.83
4	—	476	200.00–210.00	207.45
1	—	510	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	324	232.00–236.00	235.05
2	—	568	200.00–207.00	203.39
2	—	633	200.00–205.00	202.53
14	—	479	216.00–222.00	219.03
3	—	287	237.00–245.00	242.40
3	—	238	242.00–245.00	242.94
1	—	725	180.00	180.00
8	—	416	220.00–227.00	222.45
7	—	524	200.00–210.00	208.61
9	—	373	222.00–232.00	228.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	237.00	237.00
19	—	521	217.00–225.00	220.99
7	—	575	210.00–220.00	213.07
14	—	417	230.00–237.00	234.51
2	—	625	217.00	217.00
14	—	464	225.00–235.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	241.00–250.00	246.45
1	—	435	265.00	265.00
3	—	583	235.00–236.00	235.66
10	—	477	250.00–252.00	251.23
13	—	637	230.00–235.00	234.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	215.00	215.00
1	—	405	245.00	245.00
1	—	285	260.00	260.00
4	—	491	225.00–235.00	227.52
3	—	580	210.00–220.00	214.01
3	—	540	217.00–225.00	220.68
2	—	385	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	227.00	227.00
1	—	590	225.00	225.00
1	—	700	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	262.00	262.00
1	—	310	280.00	280.00
1	—	255	300.00	300.00
3	—	417	255.00–257.00	256.34
1	—	715	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	202.00–207.00	204.47
9	—	574	212.00–220.00	216.84
1	—	470	230.00	230.00
1	—	290	270.00	270.00
2	—	370	247.00–255.00	250.84
2	—	318	260.00–262.00	260.96
14	—	510	215.00–225.00	219.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	230.00–235.00	232.53
2	—	660	172.00–180.00	175.94
2	—	428	225.00	225.00
1	—	320	230.00	230.00
7	—	468	215.00–220.00	217.82
1	—	625	190.00	190.00
6	—	523	205.00–212.00	210.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	927	85.00–90.00	88.19
1	—	1,010	100.00	100.00
18	—	916	91.00–98.00	93.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,188	102.00–110.00	106.31
4	—	1,273	93.00–100.00	96.10
5	—	1,167	111.00–119.00	115.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	107.00	107.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	117.00	117.00
5	—	1,323	122.00–126.00	124.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	775.00	775.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement Cattle