Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows sharply lower, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers steady. Steer calves steady, bull calves unevenly steady and heifer calves lightly tested. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $207.35/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −184.41 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$207.35

12 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.62

vs GA average

−29.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	532	214.32	1,140	7thin
Medium and Large 3	560	197.59	1,107	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.73/cwt here — about $34 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale12 hd

207.35

—

GA average16 barns · 947 hd

215.97

−8.62

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−29.66

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−184.41

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	1,385	151.48	2,098	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,570	116.00	1,821	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	113.75	1,346	9thin

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)	1,045	$1,274	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$939	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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%	—	1,213	114.28/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,386	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	109.03/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,139	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,542	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,821	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	154.72/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,421	2
Bulls	—	—	1,025	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	264.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,131	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	174.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	210.98/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	195.33/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	206.80/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,082	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	322.42/cwt	320.00–325.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	213.27/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,098	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	253.26/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	214.32/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,140	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	204.00/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,489	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	939.14/head	900.00–975.00	939	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	225.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,042	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	202.52/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	254.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	243.22/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	294.77/cwt	290.00–300.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	244.29/cwt	240.00–250.00	884	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,727	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,273.92/head	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,274	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	341.10/cwt	335.00–345.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	258.40/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,106	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	243.37/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	262.54/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	274.52/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	225.92/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,389	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	249.50/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,033	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	251	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	242.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	284.81/cwt	280.00–290.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	197.59/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,107	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	223.81/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,061	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	237.78/cwt	230.00–240.00	994	8

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 Sep 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 507Year ago 577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 103Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 25Year ago 18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,213	112.00–117.00	114.28
2	—	1,045	107.00–111.00	109.03
1	—	1,285	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	116.00	116.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	152.00–157.00	154.72
1	—	1,025	145.00	145.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	280.00–290.00	284.81
13	400–450	427	260.00–270.00	264.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	290.00–300.00	294.77
3	450–500	470	250.00–260.00	253.26
3	500–550	538	240.00–250.00	243.22
2	700–750	730	200.00–208.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	268.00–278.00	274.52
2	500–550	518	260.00–265.00	262.54
3	550–600	558	240.00–250.00	243.37
12	600–650	615	220.00–229.00	225.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	240.00–250.00	242.69
8	400–450	418	230.00–240.00	237.78
6	450–500	474	220.00–225.00	223.81
5	550–600	560	195.00–200.00	197.59
2	600–650	618	170.00–180.00	174.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	279	250.00–260.00	254.98
21	350–400	362	240.00–250.00	244.29
7	500–550	532	210.00–215.00	214.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	414	245.00–251.00	249.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	320.00–325.00	322.42
2	250–300	251	300.00–310.00	305.00
3	450–500	477	210.00–213.00	210.98
5	500–550	523	205.00–208.00	206.80
3	600–650	610	193.00–200.00	195.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	215	335.00–345.00	341.10
2	300–350	345	320.00–325.00	322.47
6	400–450	428	250.00–260.00	258.40
6	450–500	463	220.00–230.00	225.03
7	500–550	515	210.00–217.00	213.27
6	550–600	571	200.00–210.00	202.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	340.00–350.00	345.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	900.00–975.00	939.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,515	114.00	114.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,273.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	115.00	115.00

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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