Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers and bulls lightly tested, feeder heifers and heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher, steer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves 5.00 to 7.00 higher and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.48/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −139.28 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$252.48

12 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$23.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

vs GA average

−23.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	261.35	1,333	3thin
Medium and Large 1	559	259.16	1,449	5thin
Medium and Large 3	560	237.49	1,331	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.86/cwt here — about $2 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale12 hd

252.48

—

GA average14 barns · 355 hd

251.81

+0.67

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−23.69

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−139.28

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	1,707	138.33	2,361	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	121.96	1,469	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	107.71	1,612	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	105.43	1,070	4thin

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)	1,230	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	775	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,939	6

Every lot, as filed

80 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	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	268.01/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,001	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,938.59/head	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	315.61/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	365.11/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	296.50/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	310.19/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	325.09/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,554	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	329.49/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	286.16/cwt	282.00–290.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,098	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	352.75/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,312	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	290.29/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,245	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	235.82/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	264.91/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	343.31/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	257.20/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	301.60/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,146	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	312.31/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	241.76/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	347.11/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,270	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	306.54/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,015	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	106.35/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,207	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	802	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,319	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,174	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,829	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	134.51/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,213	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	104.07/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,509	2
Bulls	—	—	1,672	145.66/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,435	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	122.21/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,440	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	112.27/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,387	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	284.86/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,330	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	303.27/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	254.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,230	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	236.65/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	330.30/cwt	320.00–340.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	262.41/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,254	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	255.85/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	261.35/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	234.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	290.53/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	288.29/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	284.98/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	296.98/cwt	290.00–305.00	820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	207.53/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,532	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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 507Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 115Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 67Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	295.00	295.00
6	250–300	276	290.00–305.00	296.98
2	300–350	318	282.00–290.00	286.16
3	350–400	370	285.00–290.00	288.29
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	510	260.00–262.00	261.35
2	600–650	620	230.00–240.00	234.88
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	738	205.00–210.00	207.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	325.00	325.00
8	300–350	331	300.00–315.00	306.54
5	350–400	380	300.00–302.00	301.60
15	400–450	429	280.00–305.00	290.29
16	450–500	467	280.00–300.00	284.86
1	500–550	535	267.00	267.00
4	550–600	565	252.00–262.00	257.20
4	600–650	603	240.00–245.00	241.76
6	650–700	679	230.00–237.00	235.82
9	700–750	745	223.00	223.00
10	800–850	846	201.00	201.00
4	850–900	892	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	440	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	480	245.00–250.00	247.47
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	577	230.00–240.00	236.65
1	850–900	850	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	320.00–340.00	330.30
1	350–400	370	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	423	280.00–300.00	290.53
2	450–500	478	260.00–265.00	262.41
3	550–600	581	267.00–270.00	268.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	372.00	372.00
2	300–350	338	360.00–370.00	365.11
5	350–400	372	350.00–360.00	352.75
3	400–450	415	340.00–345.00	343.31
10	450–500	478	320.00–335.00	325.09
8	500–550	516	315.00–320.00	315.61
3	550–600	553	307.00	307.00
1	600–650	600	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	340.00–350.00	345.04
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	780	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	345.00–350.00	347.48
2	300–350	323	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	437	300.00–320.00	310.19
3	450–500	467	290.00–300.00	296.50
2	500–550	523	280.00–290.00	284.98
2	550–600	585	260.00–270.00	264.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	362.00	362.00
10	350–400	366	345.00–352.00	347.11
7	400–450	426	325.00–340.00	329.49
3	450–500	477	307.00–315.00	312.31
6	500–550	514	300.00–310.00	303.27
1	550–600	565	302.00	302.00
1	600–650	640	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	690	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	350	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
5	450–500	484	250.00–260.00	254.03
3	500–550	517	245.00–262.00	255.85
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	755	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,275	1,725.00–2,150.00	1,938.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	105.00–108.00	106.35
1	—	835	96.00	96.00
1	—	955	113.00	113.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,450	103.00–105.00	104.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,244	130.00–138.00	134.51
25	—	1,178	118.00–128.00	122.21
11	—	1,235	108.00–117.00	112.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	138.00–140.00	139.00
1	—	1,890	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,672	143.00–149.00	145.66

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle