Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls Steady, Feeder Steers and Steer calves Steady, Heifers and Heifer calves Steady, Bulls and Bull calves Steady to 5.00 lower, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $244.70/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$244.70

59 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$17.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.46

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	248.40	1,400	45
Medium and Large 2	548	235.81	1,292	6thin
Medium and Large 3	542	230.56	1,250	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.84/cwt here — about $151 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 sale59 hd

244.70

—

GA average15 barns · 970 hd

242.25

+2.46

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	1,452	119.60	1,737	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	92.48	1,404	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	89.05	1,035	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	83.77	864	17

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	760	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,189	$1,134	16

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	—	427	233.71/cwt	230.00–240.00	998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	246.82/cwt	240.00–250.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	222.16/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,037	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	220.10/cwt	215.00–225.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	219.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,176	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	205.55/cwt	202.00–210.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	206.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	225.65/cwt	220.00–230.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	243.95/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,517	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	233.28/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	264.25/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	245.70/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	244.87/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	214.63/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	224.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	238.34/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,232	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	248.45/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,324	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	225.40/cwt	220.00–230.00	958	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	609	193.58/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,179	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	284.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	214.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,212	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	232.17/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,107	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	78.35/cwt	75.00–81.00	802	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	86.72/cwt	82.00–89.00	898	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	86.55/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,380	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	96.44/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,415	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	85.80/cwt	82.00–89.00	986	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	92.95/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,095	5
Bulls	—	—	1,323	113.21/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,498	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,139	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	123.99/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,922	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,078	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	865.73/head	800.00–1,000.00	866	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	1,294.69/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,295	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	214.77/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	224.57/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,170	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	203.32/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	226.71/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,088	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	253.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	214.97/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	217.61/cwt	215.00–220.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	203.33/cwt	200.00–207.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	208.00/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,252	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	244.73/cwt	240.00–250.00	803	2

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 Sep 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 577Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 87Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 18Year ago 12

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls Steady, Feeder Steers and Steer calves Steady, Heifers and Heifer calves Steady, Bulls and Bull calves Steady to 5.00 lower, Replacement cows lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	230.00–240.00	233.71
3	—	367	240.00–250.00	246.82
5	—	609	192.00–200.00	193.58
4	—	524	212.00–217.00	214.77
3	—	567	200.00–205.00	203.32
4	—	480	220.00–230.00	226.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	220.00–230.00	225.40
3	—	268	250.00–260.00	253.17
2	—	478	210.00–220.00	214.97
2	—	328	240.00–250.00	244.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	280.00–290.00	284.95
2	—	288	290.00–300.00	294.96
5	—	566	210.00–220.00	214.11
5	—	477	230.00–237.00	232.17
9	—	521	220.00–230.00	224.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	220.00–225.00	222.16
9	—	536	215.00–220.00	219.44
10	—	602	207.00–217.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	215.00–225.00	220.10
3	—	520	200.00–210.00	206.57
6	—	318	220.00–230.00	225.65
3	—	473	210.00–217.00	214.63
4	—	421	215.00–220.00	217.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	202.00–210.00	205.55
2	—	473	200.00–207.00	203.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	622	241.00–247.00	243.95
5	—	407	260.00–267.00	264.25
4	—	558	240.00–248.00	245.70
7	—	679	240.00–246.00	244.87
19	—	533	245.00–251.00	248.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	230.00–235.00	233.28
3	—	523	235.00–240.00	238.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	220.00–230.00	224.89
6	—	530	230.00–235.00	232.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,024	75.00–81.00	78.35
11	—	1,036	82.00–89.00	86.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	85.00–88.00	86.55
3	—	1,467	94.00–98.00	96.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,149	82.00–89.00	85.80
5	—	1,178	90.00–98.00	92.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	110.00–115.00	113.21
1	—	1,645	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,550	120.00–128.00	123.99

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	82.00	82.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,065	800.00–1,000.00	865.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,264	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,294.69

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle