Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.72/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −145.05 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$246.72

18 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$27.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.56

vs GA average

−11.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	260.11	1,418	6thin
Medium and Large 2	522	247.48	1,292	6thin
Medium and Large 3	544	232.56	1,265	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.55/cwt here — about $152 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 sale18 hd

246.72

—

GA average15 barns · 495 hd

243.16

+3.56

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−11.74

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−145.05

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	1,507	153.30	2,309	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	133.22	1,635	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,865	128.00	2,387	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	108.94	1,220	8thin

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)	770	$1,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	141.03/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,818	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	126.32/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,438	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	102.97/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,137	4
Bulls	—	—	1,573	158.01/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	247.93/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,413	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	348.34/cwt	345.00–350.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	272.20/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,228	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	285.66/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,214	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	253.46/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	270.91/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	253.44/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	266.32/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,116	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	318.13/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	263.73/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	261.97/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,236	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	311.37/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	237.26/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,518	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	355.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	320.99/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,342	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,561	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	114.90/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,305	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	263.45/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	236.76/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	252	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	983	2
Bulls	—	—	1,440	148.58/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,140	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	274	289.74/cwt	280.00–300.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	239.28/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,129	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	273.45/cwt	270.00–285.00	900	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	248.62/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,318	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	293.77/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,251	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	236.63/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	295.44/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,087	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	332.59/cwt	330.00–335.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	259.34/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,227	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	226.72/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	266.77/cwt	260.00–272.00	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	255.24/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,057	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	257.49/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	355.17/cwt	350.00–360.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	236	310.16/cwt	305.00–320.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	238.40/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,292	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	223.27/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	271.71/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,046	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	321.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,352	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 Jul 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 359Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 27Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 17Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,289	134.00–148.00	141.03
6	—	1,138	125.00–132.00	126.32
1	—	1,335	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,104	100.00–105.00	102.97
4	—	1,136	112.00–118.00	114.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	155.00–160.00	158.01
3	—	1,440	145.00–152.00	148.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	345.00–350.00	348.34
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
10	400–450	425	280.00–297.00	285.66
5	450–500	451	270.00–275.00	272.20
2	500–550	515	260.00–265.00	262.43
5	550–600	570	245.00–250.00	247.93
3	700–750	723	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	330.00–335.00	332.59
3	300–350	327	320.00–325.00	321.68
6	350–400	368	290.00–305.00	295.44
5	400–450	427	265.00–277.00	270.91
10	450–500	473	250.00–267.00	259.34
10	500–550	530	240.00–255.00	248.62
3	550–600	578	230.00–240.00	236.63
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	330	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	400	310.00	310.00
7	600–650	640	236.00–240.00	237.26
4	650–700	661	235.00–240.00	236.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	350.00–360.00	355.17
2	250–300	288	295.00–300.00	297.48
4	300–350	320	300.00–330.00	318.13
1	350–400	370	317.00	317.00
4	400–450	426	280.00–300.00	293.77
1	450–500	490	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	513	255.00–260.00	257.49
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	435	317.00	317.00
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	581	260.00–270.00	263.73
2	600–650	613	250.00–257.00	253.46
1	700–750	700	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	418	320.00–322.00	320.99
4	450–500	466	307.00–317.00	311.37
2	500–550	523	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	305.00–320.00	310.16
8	250–300	274	280.00–300.00	289.74
7	300–350	329	270.00–285.00	273.45
5	350–400	374	260.00–272.00	266.77
18	400–450	414	245.00–262.00	255.24
6	450–500	472	230.00–250.00	239.28
3	500–550	525	235.00–240.00	238.40
3	550–600	563	220.00–230.00	226.72
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	680	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	710	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	775	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	350.00–360.00	355.29
4	450–500	469	267.00	267.00
4	500–550	535	260.00–267.00	263.45
2	550–600	565	250.00–257.00	253.44
1	600–650	645	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	720	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	765	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	270.00–275.00	271.71
7	400–450	419	265.00–270.00	266.32
6	450–500	472	260.00–265.00	261.97
6	500–550	522	245.00–250.00	247.48
3	600–650	611	220.00–230.00	223.27
1	700–750	725	195.00	195.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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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