Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.47/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$232.47

109 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$32.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	242.63	1,171	45
Medium and Large 2	450	234.98	1,057	39
Medium and Large 3	506	210.25	1,063	25

One grade step is worth $32.38/cwt here — about $108 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 sale109 hd

232.47

—

GA average14 barns · 1,292 hd

232.26

+0.20

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	1,451	117.81	1,709	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	107.30	1,367	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	100.48	1,738	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	91.90	980	16

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2	—	304	259.01/cwt	255.00–260.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	231.47/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,236	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	268.40/cwt	265.00–270.00	910	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	758	165.98/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	168.51/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	226.22/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,201	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	239.15/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,014	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,340	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	556	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	306.50/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,287	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,293	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	223.49/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	236.36/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,477	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	247.96/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	244.35/cwt	240.00–252.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	308.48/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	253.51/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,361	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	227.59/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,181	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	91.77/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,248	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	100.48/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,738	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	106.22/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,333	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	116.36/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,549	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	85.32/cwt	80.00–89.00	856	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	100.09/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,161	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	94.04/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,017	7
Bulls	—	—	1,292	114.60/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,481	5
Bulls	—	—	1,583	120.48/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,907	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	268.71/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,292	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	268.99/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	242.54/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	294.11/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	235.52/cwt	235.00–237.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	292.60/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	289.00/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	197.49/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	228.02/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,104	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	235.95/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,151	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,078	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	219.77/cwt	215.00–222.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	212.28/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	210.97/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,203	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 Jan 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 533Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 102Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 21Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	304	255.00–260.00	259.01
1	—	670	200.00	200.00
10	—	531	220.00–228.00	226.22
7	—	424	235.00–242.00	239.15
5	—	354	240.00–252.00	244.35
8	—	484	225.00–232.00	228.02
1	—	290	265.00	265.00
2	—	570	210.00–212.00	210.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	534	230.00–240.00	231.47
9	—	339	265.00–270.00	268.40
8	—	612	219.00	219.00
4	—	567	228.00	228.00
7	—	488	235.00–242.00	235.95
8	—	410	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	160.00–172.00	165.98
2	—	740	167.00–170.00	168.51
3	—	556	200.00	200.00
4	—	380	235.00–237.00	235.52
3	—	450	220.00	220.00
5	—	433	215.00–222.00	219.77
5	—	524	205.00–217.00	212.28
1	—	320	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	420	300.00–309.00	306.50
3	—	298	322.00	322.00
1	—	350	305.00	305.00
1	—	330	322.00	322.00
5	—	528	261.00	261.00
1	—	550	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	260.00	260.00
2	—	608	220.00–227.00	223.49
1	—	590	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	625	235.00–242.00	236.36
5	—	571	245.00–250.00	247.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	305.00–312.00	308.48
6	—	537	250.00–260.00	253.51
3	—	307	310.00	310.00
4	—	430	287.00–300.00	294.11
3	—	453	282.00–295.00	289.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	270.00	270.00
4	—	519	220.00–230.00	227.59
3	—	478	260.00	260.00
1	—	550	220.00	220.00
2	—	613	195.00–200.00	197.49
1	—	390	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	265.00–275.00	268.71
3	—	442	267.00–270.00	268.99
2	—	528	240.00–245.00	242.54
1	—	690	195.00	195.00
2	—	365	290.00–295.00	292.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	89.00–94.00	91.77
30	—	1,255	100.00–112.00	106.22
7	—	1,331	113.00–124.00	116.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	100.00–101.00	100.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,003	80.00–89.00	85.32
3	—	1,160	99.00–102.00	100.09
7	—	1,081	90.00–98.00	94.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,292	112.00–117.00	114.60
6	—	1,583	118.00–127.00	120.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	109.00	109.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle