Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.92/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −144.84 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$246.92

32 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$31.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.84

vs GA average

−20.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	260.00	1,365	4thin
Medium and Large 2	525	250.45	1,315	21
Medium and Large 3	534	228.86	1,223	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.14/cwt here — about $142 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 sale32 hd

246.92

—

GA average16 barns · 398 hd

244.08

+2.84

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−20.67

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−144.84

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	1,645	145.32	2,391	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	124.99	1,595	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	107.54	1,058	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$1,293	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	813	$944	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 3	550–600	570	273.59/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	294.56/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,543	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	318.75/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	285.20/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	274.90/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,174	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	1,201.67/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	322.49/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	335.08/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	226.52/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,434	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	984	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,233	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	287.75/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	291.86/cwt	289.00–296.00	1,629	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	323.36/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	208	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	283.17/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,339	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	122.50/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,608	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	102.80/cwt	100.00–105.00	986	7
Bulls	—	—	1,623	150.36/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,440	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	137.12/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,276	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,212	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	131.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	315.30/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	273.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,676	26
Bulls	—	—	1,675	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,647	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	112.72/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	297.55/cwt	295.00–300.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	317.55/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	385.31/cwt	382.00–395.00	1,191	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	294.15/cwt	290.00–297.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	249.76/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	242.86/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,151	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	165.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	292.70/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,206	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	944.23/head	850.00–1,025.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	270.48/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,152	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	276.75/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	316.55/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	274.98/cwt	270.00–280.00	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,382	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	252.03/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	254.88/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	263.74/cwt	260.00–275.00	989	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	452	261.68/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	232.41/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	250.45/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,315	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	337.90/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,031	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	199.96/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	306	289.95/cwt	285.00–300.00	887	6

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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 439Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 48Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 20Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	310.00–320.00	316.55
7	400–450	412	287.00–300.00	292.70
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	525	267.00–280.00	276.75
2	550–600	570	270.00–277.00	273.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	305	330.00–340.00	335.08
5	350–400	375	320.00–327.00	322.49
4	400–450	444	315.00–320.00	318.75
2	450–500	473	300.00	300.00
9	500–550	524	285.00–299.00	294.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	309	382.00–395.00	385.31
6	450–500	474	310.00–320.00	315.30
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
24	550–600	558	289.00–296.00	291.86
26	600–650	613	270.00–275.00	273.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	295.00–300.00	297.55
3	250–300	272	290.00–297.00	294.15
6	300–350	306	285.00–300.00	289.95
2	350–400	370	280.00–290.00	285.20
3	400–450	427	265.00–280.00	274.90
3	450–500	452	260.00–265.00	261.68
2	500–550	528	240.00–260.00	249.76
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	745	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	208	330.00	330.00
10	300–350	305	320.00–340.00	337.90
3	350–400	367	320.00–330.00	323.36
5	400–450	411	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	473	280.00–290.00	283.17
5	500–550	512	270.00	270.00
5	600–650	609	250.00–255.00	252.03
1	650–700	670	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	307.00	307.00
8	300–350	328	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	375	290.00	290.00
13	400–450	426	270.00–272.00	270.48
4	450–500	472	261.00	261.00
21	500–550	525	245.00–255.00	250.45
8	600–650	633	220.00–230.00	226.52
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	310.00–320.00	317.55
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	412	285.00–290.00	287.75
3	450–500	463	265.00	265.00
4	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	275	290.00	290.00
4	300–350	321	270.00–280.00	274.98
8	350–400	375	260.00–275.00	263.74
2	400–450	430	250.00–260.00	254.88
7	450–500	474	240.00–250.00	242.86
5	500–550	518	230.00–242.00	232.41
2	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	628	190.00–210.00	199.96
1	650–700	660	192.00	192.00
2	700–750	728	160.00–170.00	165.02

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)	2	—	900	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,201.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	813	850.00–1,025.00	944.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,313	117.00–126.00	122.50
4	—	1,185	130.00–135.00	131.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	959	100.00–105.00	102.80
1	—	1,010	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,020	108.00–116.00	112.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,623	147.00–153.00	150.36
4	—	1,660	135.00–139.00	137.12
1	—	1,675	158.00	158.00

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

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