Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls, feeder steers, heifers, bulls lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, bull calves steady and replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.63/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −152.81 against this barn's trailing median of $441.43.

Average price

$288.63

16 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.63

vs GA average

−22.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	294.34	1,571	9thin
Medium and Large 2	541	288.00	1,558	4thin
Medium and Large 3	552	272.33	1,502	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $69 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.13, low $353.34, median $441.43 across 28 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 sale16 hd

288.63

—

GA average14 barns · 332 hd

294.25

−5.63

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−22.14

This barn, trailing median28 sales

441.43

−152.81

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	1,355	134.50	1,822	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	124.74	1,628	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	114.07	1,273	7thin

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)	1,170	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	250–300	274	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	325.13/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,213	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	281.71/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,296	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	250.22/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,326	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	291.66/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	203.67/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	238.64/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,358	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	312.39/cwt	310.00–315.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	267.55/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	353.26/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,461	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	344.04/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,087	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	203	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	285.52/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	309.10/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,428	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	256.01/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	297.14/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,254	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	124.22/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,636	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	111.48/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,391	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	112.93/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,200	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,138	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	106.51/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,220	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	133.54/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	307.75/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,028	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	307.99/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	301.39/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,524	1
Bulls	—	—	1,225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,531	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	119.86/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	266.82/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	240.67/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	306.59/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	262.52/cwt	260.00–270.00	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	232	293.38/cwt	280.00–300.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	304.72/cwt	300.00–310.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	284.88/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	248.78/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	245.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	234.03/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	256.03/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	303.14/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,261	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	259.13/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,119	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	281.62/cwt	280.00–285.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 May 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 451Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 41Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	310.00–315.00	312.39
4	250–300	274	300.00–305.00	302.49
3	300–350	318	280.00–285.00	281.62
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	475	255.00–257.00	256.03
9	500–550	530	250.00–252.00	250.22
5	550–600	569	235.00–241.00	238.64
3	600–650	615	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	300.00–320.00	307.75
5	350–400	380	300.00–315.00	307.99
3	400–450	422	290.00–307.00	297.14
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	508	255.00–257.00	256.01
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	280.00–300.00	293.38
1	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
4	350–400	368	260.00–270.00	262.52
5	400–450	432	250.00–265.00	259.13
4	450–500	465	245.00–250.00	248.78
3	500–550	528	230.00–237.00	234.03
2	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	623	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
6	300–350	316	335.00–350.00	344.04
8	350–400	373	320.00–330.00	325.13
5	400–450	416	300.00–315.00	303.14
5	450–500	487	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	523	290.00–295.00	291.66
1	550–600	595	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	350.00–360.00	353.26
2	400–450	410	327.00	327.00
10	450–500	462	305.00–312.00	309.10
5	500–550	513	300.00–307.00	301.39
4	550–600	560	280.00–292.00	285.52
8	600–650	609	265.00–275.00	267.55
1	750–800	770	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	318	300.00–310.00	304.72
3	350–400	372	300.00–310.00	306.59
2	400–450	415	280.00–290.00	284.88
2	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	595	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	203	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	338	325.00–330.00	327.52
4	450–500	460	280.00–287.00	281.71
1	500–550	540	277.00	277.00
2	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	740	207.00	207.00
3	750–800	782	202.00–207.00	203.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	405	322.00	322.00
1	550–600	550	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	435	280.00	280.00
4	450–500	475	260.00–277.00	266.82
2	550–600	590	240.00–250.00	245.04
3	600–650	628	240.00–242.00	240.67
2	650–700	663	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,317	117.00–128.00	124.22
3	—	1,248	109.00–114.00	111.48
5	—	1,321	131.00–139.00	133.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	111.00–115.00	112.93
2	—	1,145	106.00–107.00	106.51
3	—	1,132	118.00–124.00	119.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,225	125.00	125.00

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)	1	—	1,170	1,350.00	1,350.00

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle