Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves 2.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves sharply higher, bull calves steady and replacement cows sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.74/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −148.02 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$243.74

15 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,338

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$30.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.28

vs GA average

−28.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	255.41	1,422	5thin
Medium and Large 2	544	243.41	1,324	7thin
Medium and Large 3	547	225.07	1,231	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.33/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $434.17, low $311.96, median $391.76 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

243.74

—

GA average10 barns · 236 hd

250.02

−6.28

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−28.17

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−148.02

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	1,404	133.99	1,881	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	120.78	1,549	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,702	118.33	2,014	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	101.19	951	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	882	$1,577	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,027	$1,571	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	880	$1,371	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,047	$1,709	24

Every lot, as filed

89 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	350–400	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	1,570.50/head	1,325.00–1,725.00	1,571	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	255.01/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	319.88/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,612	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	316.29/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,455	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,713	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	233.65/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,556	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,001.97/head	1,775.00–2,300.00	2,002	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,370.88/head	1,175.00–1,525.00	1,371	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	1,673.60/head	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	246.66/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	309.32/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,596	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	349.02/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	273.08/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,177	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	284.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	322.08/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,362	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	235.99/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	233.25/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,439	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	346.22/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	288.17/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	309.20/cwt	300.00–312.00	983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	252	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	336.17/cwt	322.00–339.00	1,597	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	780	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	842	1,625.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,145	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,886	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,281	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	111.65/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,391	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	93.36/cwt	90.00–96.00	859	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	947	3
Bulls	—	—	1,397	133.31/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	100.99/cwt	97.00–104.00	973	9
Bulls	—	—	1,110	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,388	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,494	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	136.61/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,937	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	120.89/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,522	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	257.55/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	286.29/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,311	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	297.80/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	311.41/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,317	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	341.61/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,346	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	302.34/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	336.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	927	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	262.48/cwt	255.00–270.00	953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	233.38/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	265.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	254.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	225.11/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	335.10/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	322.41/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	260.84/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,255	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	240.97/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	311.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	272.43/cwt	270.00–275.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	243	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	729	3

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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 519Year ago 505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 45Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 25Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	315.00	315.00
5	300–350	318	300.00–312.00	309.20
2	350–400	385	295.00	295.00
8	400–450	422	285.00–292.00	288.17
24	450–500	458	275.00–290.00	286.29
1	500–550	520	257.00	257.00
4	550–600	566	252.00–256.00	255.01
7	600–650	617	229.00–240.00	233.25
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
5	350–400	375	280.00–290.00	284.08
8	400–450	431	270.00–280.00	273.08
7	450–500	481	257.00–270.00	260.84
3	500–550	523	240.00–250.00	246.66
4	550–600	560	237.00–247.00	240.97
2	600–650	622	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	283	270.00–275.00	272.43
2	300–350	328	260.00–270.00	265.04
4	350–400	363	255.00–270.00	262.48
8	400–450	429	255.00–262.00	257.55
3	450–500	463	230.00–240.00	233.38
1	500–550	515	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	563	220.00–230.00	225.11
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	340.00–352.00	349.02
3	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
5	400–450	423	320.00–325.00	322.08
7	450–500	460	312.00–317.00	316.29
20	500–550	516	300.00–311.00	309.32
5	600–650	624	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	379	345.00–350.00	346.22
15	450–500	475	322.00–339.00	336.17
13	500–550	504	312.00–322.00	319.88
5	550–600	568	285.00	285.00
7	600–650	606	276.00	276.00
8	650–700	659	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	705	235.00–237.00	235.99
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	313	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	410	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	330.00–340.00	335.10
2	350–400	363	320.00–325.00	322.41
1	400–450	405	302.00	302.00
2	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
18	650–700	666	232.00–237.00	233.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	327	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	394	340.00–342.00	341.61
5	400–450	423	310.00–315.00	311.41
3	450–500	473	300.00–307.00	302.34
5	500–550	516	295.00–300.00	297.80
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	276	330.00–340.00	336.03
5	300–350	319	310.00–320.00	311.94
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	455	250.00–260.00	254.95
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	750	212.00	212.00

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)	20	—	1,027	1,325.00–1,725.00	1,570.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	1,175.00–1,525.00	1,370.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	891	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,673.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,168	1,775.00–2,300.00	2,001.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	842	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,825	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,246	109.00–115.00	111.65
13	—	1,418	130.00–141.00	136.61
39	—	1,259	116.00–126.00	120.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	90.00–96.00	93.36
3	—	885	105.00–109.00	107.00
9	—	963	97.00–104.00	100.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	128.00–137.00	133.31
1	—	1,110	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,720	145.00	145.00

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Pulaski County Stockyard - Hawkinsville, GA

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle