Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower, feeder steers 5.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls lightly tested, steer calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 10 .00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $235.57/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$235.57

155 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$31.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.24

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	252.29	1,200	70
Medium and Large 3	442	223.96	991	25
Medium and Large 2	544	220.90	1,202	60

One grade step is worth $31.39/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale155 hd

235.57

—

GA average16 barns · 1,830 hd

235.33

+0.24

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	1,430	118.60	1,696	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	108.78	1,664	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	107.12	1,387	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	92.65	913	22

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)	875	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,027	$969	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	879	$944	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	—	464	310.20/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,439	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	248.31/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	271.72/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,413	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	214.83/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	240.02/cwt	235.00–245.00	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	223.27/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	206.53/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	221.92/cwt	215.00–230.00	941	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	247.51/cwt	235.00–255.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	217.71/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,247	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	277.55/cwt	275.00–280.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	227.40/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	237.27/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,120	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	331.82/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	257.75/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	301.69/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	263.03/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	324.82/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,338	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	223.36/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	342.57/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	202.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	294.52/cwt	285.00–305.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	293.54/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	821	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	318.33/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	277.69/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	214.89/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,231	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	108.39/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,360	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	87.08/cwt	80.00–90.00	836	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,176	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	96.60/cwt	92.00–102.00	963	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	108.78/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,664	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	97.52/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,291	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	121.26/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,694	5
Bulls	—	—	1,345	114.35/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,538	6
Bulls	—	—	1,385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,801	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	121.43/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,870	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,002	942.10/head	900.00–975.00	942	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	965.29/head	925.00–1,000.00	965	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	292.65/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,343	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	277.70/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	337.89/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,051	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	231.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	249.68/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,396	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	312.37/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,342	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	453	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	236.86/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,232	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	271.76/cwt	265.00–275.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	266.12/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,144	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	281.88/cwt	280.00–290.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	233.99/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	258.66/cwt	255.00–260.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	258.87/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,212	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	825	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 Jan 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 587Last week 374Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 88Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 6Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	295.00–320.00	310.20
3	—	622	245.00–250.00	248.31
1	—	705	220.00	220.00
8	—	520	267.00–275.00	271.72
1	—	565	267.00	267.00
5	—	370	325.00–340.00	331.82
6	—	412	315.00–335.00	324.82
5	—	755	217.00–225.00	223.36
2	—	335	340.00–345.00	342.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	260.00	260.00
3	—	622	220.00–225.00	223.27
1	—	240	300.00	300.00
5	—	678	200.00–210.00	202.02
2	—	315	285.00–305.00	294.52
1	—	410	250.00	250.00
3	—	382	280.00–300.00	293.54
3	—	821	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	562	257.00–260.00	257.75
3	—	423	300.00–305.00	301.69
4	—	538	260.00–265.00	263.03
1	—	450	290.00	290.00
5	—	635	235.00	235.00
2	—	373	310.00–315.00	312.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	190.00	190.00
2	—	523	210.00–220.00	214.83
2	—	680	180.00–182.00	180.99
8	—	424	215.00–230.00	221.92
1	—	460	220.00	220.00
6	—	322	235.00–255.00	247.51
1	—	645	190.00	190.00
1	—	380	230.00	230.00
2	—	278	270.00	270.00
1	—	720	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	235.00–245.00	240.02
4	—	750	175.00	175.00
4	—	620	200.00–217.00	206.53
4	—	710	180.00	180.00
16	—	573	210.00–222.00	217.71
5	—	684	190.00	190.00
2	—	275	275.00–280.00	277.55
5	—	529	222.00–230.00	227.40
10	—	472	230.00–245.00	237.27
4	—	368	255.00–260.00	258.66
1	—	300	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	305.00	305.00
12	—	520	232.00–242.00	236.86
3	—	365	265.00–275.00	271.76
23	—	430	260.00–275.00	266.12
5	—	329	280.00–290.00	281.88
4	—	605	225.00	225.00
3	—	558	232.00–235.00	233.99
13	—	468	250.00–270.00	258.87
6	—	672	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	290.00	290.00
1	—	230	330.00	330.00
3	—	577	230.00–235.00	231.62
1	—	745	195.00	195.00
2	—	328	310.00–315.00	312.37
7	—	671	200.00	200.00
2	—	453	275.00–280.00	277.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	315.00–320.00	318.33
1	—	400	300.00	300.00
9	—	459	289.00–300.00	292.65
5	—	311	330.00–345.00	337.89
1	—	605	240.00	240.00
1	—	265	340.00	340.00
1	—	690	215.00	215.00
8	—	559	240.00–252.00	249.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	180.00	180.00
4	—	434	270.00–280.00	277.69
2	—	573	210.00–220.00	214.89
2	—	370	270.00–285.00	277.70
1	—	720	182.00	182.00
1	—	470	260.00	260.00
1	—	545	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,255	104.00–115.00	108.39
10	—	1,324	92.00–102.00	97.52
5	—	1,397	117.00–126.00	121.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	960	80.00–90.00	87.08
1	—	1,120	105.00	105.00
11	—	997	92.00–102.00	96.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,530	106.00–110.00	108.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,345	110.00–118.00	114.35
1	—	1,385	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,540	118.00–125.00	121.43

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,002	900.00–975.00	942.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	908	925.00–1,000.00	965.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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