Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls steady, feeder steers, bulls, and heifers lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 higher, bull calves steady, heifer calves unevenly steady, replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.30/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$218.30

76 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,055

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$41

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

$16.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.82

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	224.60	1,047	46
Medium and Large 3	313	220.99	692	2thin
Medium and Large 2	524	207.74	1,088	28

One grade step is worth $16.86/cwt here — about −$41 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 sale76 hd

218.30

—

GA average16 barns · 2,176 hd

211.47

+6.82

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	1,497	110.54	1,655	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	89.02	1,284	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	87.46	1,027	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	76.79	757	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	409	253.16/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,035	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	231.99/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,132	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	237.41/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	225.69/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,169	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	253.64/cwt	250.00–257.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	243.58/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	253.02/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	210.35/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,176	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	260.17/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,519	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	275.09/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,329	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	279.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,056	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	255.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	224.55/cwt	220.00–228.00	957	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	188.76/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	244.99/cwt	242.00–246.00	921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	216.94/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,124	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	221.09/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,046	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	210.98/cwt	210.00–217.00	989	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	198.49/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	266.13/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	198.42/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	203.29/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,279	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	211.78/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,311	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	263.87/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	213.96/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	228.47/cwt	227.00–230.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	209.37/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,072	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	106.71/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,675	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	73.96/cwt	70.00–77.00	747	10
Bulls	—	—	1,479	111.50/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,649	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	90.89/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,039	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	83.34/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,011	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	90.00/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,276	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	99.86/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,571	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	82.14/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,161	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	80.84/cwt	79.00–82.00	769	7

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 Oct 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 458Last week 415Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 41Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	409	247.00–257.00	253.16
5	—	488	230.00–235.00	231.99
2	—	343	290.00–300.00	294.96
6	—	518	220.00–230.00	225.69
4	—	619	210.00–217.00	211.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	235.00–240.00	237.41
4	—	629	200.00–205.00	203.29
5	—	382	260.00–270.00	263.87
3	—	535	210.00–217.00	213.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	250.00–257.00	253.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	240.00–247.00	243.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	250.00–257.00	253.02
3	—	410	250.00–260.00	255.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	584	257.00–264.00	260.17
18	—	483	270.00–278.00	275.09
18	—	378	275.00–280.00	279.49
6	—	534	265.00–270.00	266.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	559	210.00–212.00	210.35
2	—	413	210.00–212.00	210.99
4	—	664	185.00–190.00	188.76
7	—	469	210.00–217.00	210.98
2	—	610	197.00–200.00	198.49
2	—	383	227.00–230.00	228.47
5	—	512	207.00–210.00	209.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	220.00	220.00
11	—	426	220.00–228.00	224.55
8	—	376	242.00–246.00	244.99
7	—	518	212.00–220.00	216.94
15	—	473	220.00–225.00	221.09
2	—	680	195.00–202.00	198.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	220.00–222.00	220.99

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	1	—	1,305	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	104.00–109.00	106.71
8	—	1,479	110.00–116.00	111.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,010	70.00–77.00	73.96
7	—	951	79.00–82.00	80.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,143	89.00–95.00	90.89
5	—	1,213	80.00–87.00	83.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	88.00–92.00	90.00
2	—	1,573	97.00–103.00	99.86
4	—	1,413	79.00–85.00	82.14

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

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

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Replacement Cattle

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