Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $243.06/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$243.06

76 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$24.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.21

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	251.11	1,408	40
Medium and Large 2	518	240.84	1,247	19thin
Medium and Large 3	439	226.60	996	17thin

One grade step is worth $24.51/cwt here — about $412 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

243.06

—

GA average15 barns · 503 hd

236.85

+6.21

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	1,622	109.75	1,781	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	84.49	1,113	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	82.00	1,279	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	75.45	763	9thin

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)	950	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	820	$575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	372	223.93/cwt	220.00–227.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	203.52/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	203.92/cwt	200.00–207.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	197.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	217.54/cwt	215.00–220.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	215.96/cwt	215.00–217.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	252.74/cwt	252.00–253.00	1,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	233.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,443	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	261.18/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,147	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	212.91/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	239.90/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,300	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	254.51/cwt	254.00–255.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	244.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	232.31/cwt	230.00–237.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	224.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,032	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	256.80/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,464	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	235.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	246.96/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,176	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	219.24/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	225.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	75.01/cwt	72.00–79.00	742	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	920	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,279	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	80.25/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,151	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	91.33/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,229	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	84.68/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,089	34
Bulls	—	—	1,515	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,545	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,308	1
Bulls	—	—	1,579	110.00/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,737	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	875	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	221.02/cwt	220.00–225.00	842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	220.00/cwt	215.00–225.00	957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	197.57/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	240.62/cwt	240.00–245.00	792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	238.30/cwt	235.00–240.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	198.53/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	245.44/cwt	240.00–250.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	194.01/cwt	190.00–200.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	189.32/cwt	185.00–190.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,334	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 Oct 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 475Year ago 617

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 56Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 17Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	220.00–227.00	223.93
2	—	340	230.00	230.00
1	—	440	215.00	215.00
5	—	578	204.00	204.00
1	—	715	195.00	195.00
6	—	532	209.00–217.00	212.91
5	—	486	216.00	216.00
1	—	695	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	200.00–207.00	203.52
1	—	760	160.00	160.00
2	—	313	215.00–217.00	215.96
2	—	378	210.00	210.00
4	—	471	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	200.00–207.00	203.92
5	—	420	190.00–200.00	197.95
3	—	470	190.00	190.00
2	—	280	215.00–220.00	217.54
1	—	630	170.00	170.00
5	—	369	190.00–200.00	194.01
7	—	526	185.00–190.00	189.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	190.00–192.00	191.00
2	—	310	254.00–255.00	254.51
3	—	372	240.00–250.00	244.89
3	—	420	230.00–237.00	232.31
6	—	459	220.00–230.00	224.93
1	—	635	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	252.00–253.00	252.74
10	—	618	230.00–235.00	233.46
5	—	439	261.00–262.00	261.18
21	—	570	251.00–259.00	256.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	542	237.00–242.00	239.90
1	—	600	215.00	215.00
1	—	400	250.00	250.00
2	—	553	230.00–240.00	235.02
6	—	476	245.00–248.00	246.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	215.00–225.00	219.24
1	—	650	190.00	190.00
2	—	628	195.00–200.00	197.57
1	—	530	210.00	210.00
3	—	407	235.00–240.00	238.30
2	—	560	197.00–200.00	198.53
2	—	315	255.00–260.00	257.46
5	—	373	240.00–250.00	245.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	210.00	210.00
2	—	513	220.00–230.00	225.02
1	—	610	205.00	205.00
1	—	370	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	200.00	200.00
1	—	455	210.00	210.00
5	—	381	220.00–225.00	221.02
4	—	435	215.00–225.00	220.00
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
8	—	329	240.00–245.00	240.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	989	72.00–79.00	75.01
1	—	1,085	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,095	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,434	79.00–81.00	80.25
4	—	1,346	90.00–95.00	91.33
34	—	1,286	82.00–88.00	84.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,990	116.00	116.00
6	—	1,579	108.00–113.00	110.00

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	—	820	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	600.00	600.00

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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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