Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $250.88/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −140.88 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$250.88

27 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$36.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs GA average

−19.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	265.01	1,434	14thin
Medium and Large 2	559	241.70	1,352	7thin
Medium and Large 3	546	228.64	1,248	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.36/cwt here — about $185 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale27 hd

250.88

—

GA average16 barns · 435 hd

253.19

−2.31

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−19.71

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−140.88

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	—	High	1,494	140.91	2,105	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	128.28	1,642	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,605	121.00	1,942	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	114.95	1,185	25

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)	1,043	$1,413	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,280	6

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2	450–500	469	327.57/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	279.05/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,155	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	237.32/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,355	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	316.60/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	280.86/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	356.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	288.31/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	354.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,556	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,434.14/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,434	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,412.65/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	280.31/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,360	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	311.00/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	240.95/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	268.34/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,420	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	366.69/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	246.20/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,440	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	117.30/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,223	15
Bulls	—	—	1,400	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,142	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	108.17/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,075	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,942	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	131.61/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,648	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	124.47/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	281.70/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	346.67/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,456	3
Bulls	—	—	1,293	144.60/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,870	3
Bulls	—	—	1,843	129.34/cwt	129.00–130.00	2,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	121.34/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,571	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	225.10/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	232.19/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	282.31/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	358.55/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,316	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	335.35/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	277.47/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	184.91/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	256.03/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	294.34/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,236	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,154	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	305.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	298.77/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	273.29/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	238	297.47/cwt	295.00–300.00	708	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	1,126.20/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	252.64/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	337.99/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	308.51/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	295.02/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	230.97/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,462	7

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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 313Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 93Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 46Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	350.00–360.00	354.96
3	400–450	413	337.00–340.00	337.99
4	450–500	469	320.00–330.00	327.57
2	500–550	510	307.00–310.00	308.51
5	550–600	569	285.00–300.00	295.02
1	600–650	645	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	750	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	543	295.00–300.00	298.77
3	550–600	572	270.00–280.00	273.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	360	285.00–290.00	288.31
10	400–450	414	270.00–282.00	279.05
2	450–500	460	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	530	245.00–260.00	252.64
5	550–600	571	232.00–240.00	237.32
7	600–650	633	230.00–237.00	230.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
18	450–500	485	275.00–287.00	280.31
7	500–550	529	265.00–279.00	268.34
4	550–600	585	245.00–250.00	246.20
7	600–650	631	238.00–250.00	240.95
1	650–700	650	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	295.00–300.00	297.47
1	250–300	250	295.00	295.00
3	300–350	323	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	471	240.00–250.00	245.07
3	500–550	517	225.00–240.00	232.19
3	550–600	575	220.00–230.00	225.10
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	510	280.00–285.00	282.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	350.00–360.00	356.00
2	350–400	383	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	433	315.00–320.00	316.60
2	450–500	488	290.00–295.00	292.49
6	500–550	529	280.00–285.00	280.86
1	600–650	610	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	365.00–370.00	366.69
10	350–400	367	355.00–365.00	358.55
3	400–450	420	345.00–350.00	346.67
2	450–500	465	310.00–312.00	311.00
2	500–550	505	290.00–295.00	292.52
4	550–600	575	280.00–287.00	281.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	323	330.00–340.00	335.35
2	350–400	370	300.00–310.00	305.14
7	400–450	420	290.00–300.00	294.34
4	450–500	480	270.00–280.00	277.47
1	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	570	255.00–257.00	256.03
2	650–700	683	180.00–190.00	184.91

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)	3	—	1,148	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,434.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,412.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	940	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,126.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,043	114.00–121.00	117.30
8	—	994	104.00–113.00	108.17
2	—	1,090	124.00–125.00	124.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	121.00	121.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,252	127.00–135.00	131.61
12	—	1,295	114.00–125.00	121.34
2	—	1,440	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	153.00	153.00
3	—	1,293	142.00–147.00	144.60
2	—	1,843	129.00–130.00	129.34

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