Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifer calves unevenly steady, bull calves 2.00 to 5.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.92/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$218.92

139 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.98

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	449	221.35	993	48
Medium and Large 1	565	219.47	1,239	63
Medium and Large 3	431	213.49	919	28

One grade step is worth $7.86/cwt here — about $73 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 sale139 hd

218.92

—

GA average16 barns · 1,217 hd

220.90

−1.98

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	1,673	116.00	1,940	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,314	107.46	1,412	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	90.12	925	15

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)	805	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	745	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$775	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1	—	631	214.99/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	212.31/cwt	210.00–217.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	607	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	216.38/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,225	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	317.04/cwt	312.00–322.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	294.34/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	252.32/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,335	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	223.60/cwt	222.00–227.00	964	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	253.50/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	232.40/cwt	230.00–235.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	246.72/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	219.77/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,040	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	220.43/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,155	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	260.97/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	254.83/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,226	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	248.49/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,404	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	213.47/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	286.04/cwt	282.00–290.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	117.34/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,678	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	108.90/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,310	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	93.79/cwt	91.00–97.00	981	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,181	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	85.89/cwt	82.00–89.00	862	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,102	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,777	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,108	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	204.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	232.59/cwt	230.00–235.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	218.74/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,043	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	226.23/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	241.77/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	213.98/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,143	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	259.82/cwt	259.00–262.00	972	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	212.01/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	294.69/cwt	290.00–300.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	231.02/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	228.13/cwt	225.00–232.00	837	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	219.49/cwt	217.00–220.00	961	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	216.65/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,146	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	215.99/cwt	210.00–220.00	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	218.28/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,094	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 300Year ago 547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 48Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 15Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	631	210.00–220.00	214.99
2	—	772	191.00	191.00
2	—	432	235.00	235.00
11	—	566	215.00–220.00	216.38
27	—	524	220.00–222.00	220.43
4	—	480	230.00–232.00	231.02
3	—	663	215.00–220.00	218.28
1	—	720	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	210.00–217.00	212.31
1	—	745	175.00	175.00
1	—	280	230.00	230.00
5	—	482	210.00–215.00	212.01
3	—	510	210.00	210.00
6	—	438	217.00–220.00	219.49
7	—	388	210.00–220.00	215.99
1	—	225	225.00	225.00
1	—	570	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	607	229.00	229.00
2	—	655	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	230.00	230.00
11	—	431	222.00–227.00	223.60
10	—	473	217.00–222.00	219.77
1	—	675	192.00	192.00
1	—	565	210.00	210.00
14	—	367	225.00–232.00	228.13
9	—	529	215.00–218.00	216.65
1	—	600	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	312.00–322.00	317.04
4	—	652	235.00	235.00
3	—	378	294.00–295.00	294.34
14	—	529	245.00–255.00	252.32
5	—	410	260.00–265.00	260.97
19	—	481	252.00–256.00	254.83
2	—	602	243.00	243.00
11	—	565	240.00–250.00	248.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	250.00–257.00	253.50
4	—	465	240.00–250.00	246.72
1	—	370	270.00	270.00
2	—	620	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	235.00	235.00
2	—	423	230.00–235.00	232.40
2	—	318	240.00	240.00
1	—	555	225.00	225.00
1	—	625	210.00	210.00
1	—	275	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	212.00–215.00	213.47
2	—	283	282.00–290.00	286.04
1	—	450	240.00	240.00
1	—	335	280.00	280.00
5	—	429	237.00–245.00	241.77
1	—	517	217.00	217.00
1	—	700	190.00	190.00
6	—	374	259.00–262.00	259.82
1	—	690	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	285.00	285.00
1	—	250	300.00	300.00
1	—	430	250.00	250.00
2	—	320	290.00–300.00	294.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	200.00–210.00	204.93
2	—	368	230.00–235.00	232.59
8	—	477	215.00–220.00	218.74
4	—	443	225.00–230.00	226.23
10	—	534	210.00–215.00	213.98
1	—	295	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	115.00–119.00	117.34
3	—	1,203	105.00–111.00	108.90
2	—	1,305	90.00–91.00	90.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,046	91.00–97.00	93.79
8	—	1,004	82.00–89.00	85.89
1	—	1,080	102.00	102.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,700	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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