Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.10/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$209.10

123 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$35.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.93

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	221.34	1,047	55
Medium and Large 2	465	212.11	986	34
Medium and Large 3	539	186.31	1,005	34

One grade step is worth $35.03/cwt here — about $43 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 sale123 hd

209.10

—

GA average14 barns · 1,486 hd

207.17

+1.93

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	1,564	113.97	1,783	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,606	94.08	1,511	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	88.76	1,096	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	82.21	847	14

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)	735	$778	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	840	$775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	210.64/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,121	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	203.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	945	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	232.33/cwt	230.00–235.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	218.29/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,043	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,324	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	263.08/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,126	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	279.00/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	233.99/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,175	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	292	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	231.23/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,117	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,334	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	198.52/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	614	171.98/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,056	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	303.42/cwt	300.00–307.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	179.65/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	287.60/cwt	285.00–290.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	223.03/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,158	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	239.43/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,125	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	294.83/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,114	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	91.04/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,113	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	103.51/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,762	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	99.87/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,368	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	82.74/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,014	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	75.80/cwt	72.00–79.00	768	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	92.70/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,035	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	83.62/cwt	80.00–87.00	836	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	84.65/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,278	3
Bulls	—	—	1,489	111.75/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,664	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	118.40/cwt	118.00–119.00	2,031	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	778.06/head	700.00–850.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	235.70/cwt	235.00–242.00	891	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	278.47/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	213.50/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	204.50/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	222.22/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	220.36/cwt	220.00–221.00	972	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	218.18/cwt	215.00–220.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	203.71/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	205.13/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,171	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	249.15/cwt	245.00–255.00	840	8

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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 478Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 107Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 12Year ago 20

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	300.00	300.00
3	—	292	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	234.00	234.00
21	—	428	260.00–267.00	263.08
12	—	702	190.00	190.00
2	—	670	197.00–200.00	198.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	277.00–280.00	279.00
2	—	430	250.00	250.00
15	—	502	230.00–235.00	233.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	483	230.00–235.00	231.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	180.00	180.00
3	—	333	230.00–235.00	232.33
2	—	495	210.00	210.00
2	—	675	175.00	175.00
14	—	441	220.00–221.00	220.36
5	—	366	225.00	225.00
4	—	510	200.00–205.00	203.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	532	207.00–212.00	210.64
7	—	478	218.00–219.00	218.29
13	—	378	235.00–242.00	235.70
18	—	571	200.00–207.00	205.13
8	—	337	245.00–255.00	249.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	464	200.00–205.00	203.66
20	—	614	170.00–174.00	171.98
3	—	316	215.00–220.00	218.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	300.00–307.00	303.42
3	—	718	177.00–185.00	179.65
5	—	519	222.00–227.00	223.03
5	—	470	235.00–242.00	239.43
2	—	378	290.00–300.00	294.83
2	—	413	277.00–280.00	278.47
4	—	575	220.00–225.00	222.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	285.00–290.00	287.60
2	—	550	210.00–217.00	213.50
2	—	605	202.00–207.00	204.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,222	88.00–95.00	91.04
2	—	1,370	97.00–103.00	99.87
9	—	1,225	80.00–87.00	82.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,702	101.00–107.00	103.51
3	—	1,510	82.00–87.00	84.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,013	72.00–79.00	75.80
3	—	1,117	92.00–94.00	92.70
5	—	1,000	80.00–87.00	83.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,489	110.00–114.00	111.75
2	—	1,715	118.00–119.00	118.40

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	—	840	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	735	700.00–850.00	778.06

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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