Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 6.00 to 10.00 lower, heifer calves 3.00 to 8.00 lower, bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.90/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$207.90

81 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$18.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.96

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	214.65	1,059	42
Medium and Large 2	489	205.70	1,006	18thin
Medium and Large 3	444	196.29	872	21

One grade step is worth $18.35/cwt here — about $187 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 sale81 hd

207.90

—

GA average16 barns · 1,222 hd

202.94

+4.96

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	1,468	106.02	1,556	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	86.00	1,127	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	83.31	1,040	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	74.18	799	13

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)	1,080	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,176	6

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	481	214.19/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	192.40/cwt	190.00–197.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	244.51/cwt	237.50–248.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	196.04/cwt	190.00–200.00	827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	219.83/cwt	217.00–222.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	236.31/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	223.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	250.69/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,181	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	246.33/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	223.25/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	197.27/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,136	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	250.51/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	185.62/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	244.40/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,281	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	239.33/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	233.20/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,383	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,126	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	70.25/cwt	65.00–72.00	726	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	77.56/cwt	73.00–80.00	935	13
Bulls	—	—	1,308	106.54/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,394	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	75.92/cwt	74.00–80.00	833	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,127	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	92.64/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,126	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	85.64/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,097	20
Bulls	—	—	1,463	103.02/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,507	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,112	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,213.85/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,214	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	184.89/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	198.27/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,031	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	228.02/cwt	227.00–230.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	182.28/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	214.40/cwt	210.00–220.00	898	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	205.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	938	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	184.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	206.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	211.59/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,113	24

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 458Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 94Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 8Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	212.00–217.00	214.19
1	—	280	232.00	232.00
3	—	340	229.00	229.00
1	—	380	225.00	225.00
5	—	431	217.00–222.00	219.83
1	—	660	207.00	207.00
1	—	640	204.00	204.00
1	—	560	212.00	212.00
24	—	526	208.00–216.00	211.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	190.00–197.00	192.40
5	—	422	190.00–200.00	196.04
1	—	320	220.00	220.00
4	—	575	180.00–187.00	182.28
2	—	528	180.00–190.00	184.93
1	—	275	215.00	215.00
5	—	380	200.00–210.00	206.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	190.00–200.00	197.27
2	—	333	225.00–227.00	226.01
6	—	430	210.00	210.00
1	—	615	187.00	187.00
1	—	485	210.00	210.00
2	—	502	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	561	237.50–248.00	244.51
3	—	670	220.00–230.00	223.33
10	—	471	250.00–255.00	250.69
1	—	605	230.00	230.00
10	—	524	244.00–245.00	244.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	235.00–237.00	236.31
1	—	560	220.00	220.00
1	—	720	185.00	185.00
3	—	528	220.00–230.00	223.25
1	—	385	247.00	247.00
1	—	430	245.00	245.00
3	—	770	180.00–190.00	185.62
1	—	615	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	245.00–247.00	246.33
1	—	390	255.00	255.00
1	—	340	267.00	267.00
4	—	431	250.00–252.00	250.51
3	—	538	239.00–240.00	239.33
1	—	605	225.00	225.00
10	—	593	232.00–234.00	233.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	230.00	230.00
1	—	490	215.00	215.00
2	—	568	180.00–190.00	184.89
3	—	520	195.00–200.00	198.27
3	—	372	227.00–230.00	228.02
5	—	419	210.00–220.00	214.40
1	—	290	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	235.00	235.00
9	—	512	220.00	220.00
1	—	600	195.00	195.00
2	—	475	220.00	220.00
2	—	570	200.00–210.00	205.13
7	—	408	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	265.00	265.00
5	—	316	270.00–280.00	274.94
1	—	530	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	65.00–72.00	70.25
9	—	1,097	74.00–80.00	75.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,205	73.00–80.00	77.56
3	—	1,215	92.00–93.00	92.64
20	—	1,281	82.00–90.00	85.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	86.00	86.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	106.00–107.00	106.54
4	—	1,463	100.00–105.00	103.02
1	—	1,805	117.00	117.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,155	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,213.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

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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