Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note: This market will not be covered for next two weeks due to holidays. Coverage will resume on 1/09/2024.

Compared to one week ago slaughter cows unevenly steady, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls and steer calves lightly tested, heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher, bull calves unevenly steady and replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.54/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$216.54

97 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$31.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.75

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	228.71	1,061	44
Medium and Large 2	452	214.44	968	28
Medium and Large 3	473	197.47	934	25

One grade step is worth $31.23/cwt here — about $127 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 sale97 hd

216.54

—

GA average16 barns · 1,493 hd

206.79

+9.75

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	—	High	1,409	111.32	1,568	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	92.36	1,157	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	83.35	839	16

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)	924	$900	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	864	$812	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	615	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 3	—	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	231.41/cwt	227.00–235.00	951	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	208.48/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	218.25/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	225.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	205	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	211.69/cwt	210.00–215.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	243.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	230.91/cwt	225.00–240.00	974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	197.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	202.32/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	193.33/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	250.16/cwt	247.00–252.00	956	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	218.34/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,151	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	216.45/cwt	210.00–222.00	937	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	211.43/cwt	210.00–217.00	981	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	84.78/cwt	81.00–88.00	833	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	73.33/cwt	71.00–76.00	862	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	84.06/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,034	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	100.46/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,298	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	91.95/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,148	19
Bulls	—	—	1,565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,909	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,007	1
Bulls	—	—	1,163	104.13/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,211	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	919.06/head	825.00–975.00	919	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	698	650.54/head	600.00–700.00	651	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	872	858.65/head	775.00–900.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	276.29/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	295.24/cwt	290.00–300.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	234.51/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,226	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	261.31/cwt	260.00–265.00	862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	260.02/cwt	255.00–265.00	978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	247.60/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	273.14/cwt	270.00–280.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	712	155.71/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	168.47/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	205.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	215.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	734	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	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 Dec 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 406Year ago 505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 51Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 10Year ago 17

Special note: This market will not be covered for next two weeks due to holidays. Coverage will resume on 1/09/2024.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	150.00	150.00
10	—	411	227.00–235.00	231.41
1	—	590	200.00	200.00
1	—	485	200.00	200.00
1	—	270	250.00	250.00
2	—	673	167.00–170.00	168.47
2	—	515	200.00–210.00	205.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	207.00–210.00	208.48
1	—	400	275.00	275.00
3	—	367	272.00–280.00	276.29
1	—	260	295.00	295.00
3	—	318	290.00–300.00	295.24
3	—	523	230.00–242.00	234.51
4	—	465	240.00–250.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	212.00	212.00
1	—	720	172.00	172.00
4	—	330	260.00–265.00	261.31
4	—	376	255.00–265.00	260.02
2	—	555	215.00	215.00
2	—	423	245.00–250.00	247.60
3	—	265	270.00–280.00	273.14
1	—	480	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	210.00–225.00	218.25
1	—	415	240.00	240.00
3	—	512	220.00–230.00	225.02
1	—	205	250.00	250.00
1	—	735	170.00	170.00
1	—	475	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	267	290.00	290.00
1	—	370	300.00	300.00
3	—	603	220.00	220.00
2	—	332	297.00	297.00
1	—	460	252.00	252.00
1	—	430	265.00	265.00
1	—	525	250.00	250.00
3	—	728	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	225.00–230.00	227.50
2	—	630	210.00–215.00	212.44
1	—	480	240.00	240.00
2	—	675	210.00	210.00
3	—	398	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	170.00	170.00
3	—	380	210.00–215.00	211.69
5	—	454	190.00–200.00	197.93
1	—	265	230.00	230.00
3	—	712	147.00–160.00	155.71
8	—	330	220.00–225.00	222.50
1	—	765	140.00	140.00
1	—	595	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	227.00	227.00
1	—	285	250.00	250.00
1	—	685	172.00	172.00
3	—	327	240.00–245.00	243.47
3	—	522	197.00–210.00	202.32
3	—	550	190.00–200.00	193.33
11	—	433	210.00–222.00	216.45
5	—	464	210.00–217.00	211.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	225.00–240.00	230.91
11	—	382	247.00–252.00	250.16
11	—	527	215.00–222.00	218.34
3	—	552	210.00–220.00	215.02
5	—	338	255.00	255.00
2	—	700	172.00	172.00
4	—	471	220.00	220.00
2	—	630	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	983	81.00–88.00	84.78
2	—	1,175	71.00–76.00	73.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	83.00–85.00	84.06
3	—	1,292	98.00–105.00	100.46
19	—	1,249	90.00–95.00	91.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,745	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,163	103.00–105.00	104.13

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	615	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	698	600.00–700.00	650.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	872	775.00–900.00	858.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	975	825.00–975.00	919.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,025.00	1,025.00

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

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

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