Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls lightly tested, steer and bull calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.10/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$234.10

177 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$21.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.86

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	238.18	1,038	97
Medium and Large 2	429	231.92	995	65
Medium and Large 3	425	217.16	922	15thin

One grade step is worth $21.03/cwt here — about $116 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 sale177 hd

234.10

—

GA average16 barns · 2,022 hd

218.24

+15.86

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	1,426	126.59	1,804	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	123.64	1,503	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,652	108.29	1,789	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	93.50	986	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)	990	$1,050	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	232.54/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,116	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	248.43/cwt	245.00–255.00	889	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	251.80/cwt	250.00–252.00	793	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	243.90/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,037	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	228.28/cwt	225.00–230.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,184	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	347	248.53/cwt	240.00–249.00	862	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	250.27/cwt	250.00–252.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	296.58/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,044	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,153	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	257.47/cwt	255.00–260.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,345	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	299.68/cwt	297.00–300.00	911	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	248.23/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,405	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	285.24/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	274.37/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,180	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	279.65/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,063	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	263.38/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	273.81/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	278.27/cwt	275.00–280.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	247.31/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,279	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	252.43/cwt	250.00–260.00	934	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	504	223.61/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,127	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	100.97/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,119	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	132.21/cwt	125.00–146.00	1,624	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	121.64/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,500	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	108.02/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,075	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	93.31/cwt	90.00–99.00	995	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	82.94/cwt	80.00–87.00	894	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,677	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,872	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	108.82/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,790	3
Bulls	—	—	1,253	124.42/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,559	3
Bulls	—	—	1,280	113.63/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,454	3
Bulls	—	—	1,664	137.93/cwt	134.00–144.00	2,295	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	273.33/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,226	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	265.52/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	274.03/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	254.00/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	227.48/cwt	220.00–230.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	238.49/cwt	237.00–240.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	215.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	225.92/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,152	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	208.47/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	303	231.96/cwt	227.00–237.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	215.38/cwt	210.00–222.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	238.04/cwt	232.00–242.00	864	6

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 Jan 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 317Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 59Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	260.00	260.00
36	—	480	230.00–245.00	232.54
22	—	358	245.00–255.00	248.43
10	—	315	250.00–252.00	251.80
9	—	425	235.00–245.00	243.90
13	—	510	225.00–232.00	225.92
3	—	585	220.00	220.00
2	—	603	202.00–215.00	208.47
1	—	240	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	225.00–230.00	228.28
21	—	538	220.00	220.00
4	—	471	225.00	225.00
17	—	347	240.00–249.00	248.53
7	—	274	250.00–252.00	250.27
5	—	607	190.00	190.00
2	—	213	255.00–260.00	257.47
6	—	363	232.00–242.00	238.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	200.00	200.00
4	—	392	220.00–230.00	227.48
2	—	293	237.00–240.00	238.49
1	—	790	155.00	155.00
1	—	595	190.00	190.00
2	—	303	227.00–237.00	231.96
4	—	436	210.00–222.00	215.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	250.00	250.00
1	—	250	310.00	310.00
4	—	755	211.00	211.00
16	—	352	295.00–300.00	296.58
5	—	538	250.00	250.00
10	—	304	297.00–300.00	299.68
9	—	566	248.00–249.00	248.23
3	—	417	282.00–287.00	285.24
4	—	476	270.00–275.00	273.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	280.00	280.00
1	—	760	207.00	207.00
1	—	560	242.00	242.00
26	—	430	268.00–276.00	274.37
15	—	380	279.00–285.00	279.65
3	—	473	260.00–265.00	263.38
3	—	293	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	265.00	265.00
1	—	305	260.00	260.00
3	—	270	275.00–280.00	278.27
1	—	545	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	300.00	300.00
3	—	517	245.00–250.00	247.31
1	—	340	300.00	300.00
3	—	468	260.00–270.00	265.52
3	—	433	270.00–277.00	274.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	250.00–260.00	252.43
1	—	600	170.00	170.00
6	—	504	217.00–225.00	223.61
2	—	305	250.00	250.00
1	—	445	235.00	235.00
1	—	465	230.00	230.00
2	—	680	170.00–180.00	175.04
2	—	275	270.00	270.00
2	—	558	210.00–220.00	215.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	270.00–280.00	273.33
1	—	320	270.00	270.00
2	—	445	255.00	255.00
5	—	533	230.00	230.00
2	—	622	190.00	190.00
3	—	478	252.00–255.00	254.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,108	99.00–106.00	100.97
21	—	1,228	125.00–146.00	132.21
22	—	1,233	110.00–129.00	121.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	107.00–109.00	108.02
7	—	1,066	90.00–99.00	93.31
4	—	1,078	80.00–87.00	82.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,560	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,645	106.00–114.00	108.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	123.00–125.00	124.42
3	—	1,280	110.00–119.00	113.63
4	—	1,664	134.00–144.00	137.93

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	918	975.00	975.00

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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