Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 4.00 to 7.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 3.00 higher, Steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.47/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −149.96 against this barn's trailing median of $441.43.

Average price

$291.47

27 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$20.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

vs GA average

−22.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	297.36	1,656	18thin
Medium and Large 2	591	283.01	1,673	4thin
Medium and Large 3	557	277.03	1,543	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.33/cwt here — about $113 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

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 sale27 hd

291.47

—

GA average15 barns · 254 hd

294.98

−3.50

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−22.63

This barn, trailing median28 sales

441.43

−149.96

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	1,677	154.65	2,593	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	147.50	2,187	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	137.06	1,617	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	126.05	1,358	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Bulls	—	—	1,798	161.30/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,900	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,301	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	123.17/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,389	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	127.97/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,336	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	144.04/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,756	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	133.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,549	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	292.04/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,662	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	273.31/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,320	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,463	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	123.33/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	282.45/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	294.68/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	271.57/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	260.96/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,237	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	272.34/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	333.29/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	283.01/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	283.01/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,197	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	336.77/cwt	329.00–339.00	1,623	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	291.65/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	282.57/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	273.34/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,580	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,108	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	316.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	273.55/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	298.09/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,157	5

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 277Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 29Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 6Year ago 7

Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls 4.00 to 7.00 higher, Feeder steers, heifers, and bulls 3.00 higher, Steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves 5.00 to 8.00 higher, Replacement cows steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	160.00–162.00	161.30
2	—	1,555	148.00	148.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	120.00–126.00	123.17
3	—	1,044	127.00–129.00	127.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,219	140.00–147.00	144.04
8	—	1,160	130.00–138.00	133.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,470	154.00	154.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	482	329.00–339.00	336.77
4	500–550	514	310.00–320.00	316.00
14	550–600	569	290.00–295.00	292.04
2	650–700	660	270.00–277.00	273.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	330.00–335.00	333.29
4	550–600	591	280.00–285.00	283.01
6	600–650	604	270.00–275.00	272.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	280.00–285.00	282.57
3	550–600	578	270.00–275.00	273.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	290.00–300.00	298.09
5	400–450	423	280.00–285.00	283.01
3	450–500	483	270.00–275.00	273.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	270.00–275.00	271.57
12	450–500	474	260.00–265.00	260.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	290.00–297.00	294.68
2	550–600	578	280.00–285.00	282.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	290.00–295.00	291.65
2	500–550	508	280.00–285.00	282.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	320.00–325.00	322.52

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	2	—	1,190	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	142.00	142.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	117.00–128.00	123.33

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle