Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $223.06/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −187.12 against this barn's trailing median of $410.18.

Average price

$223.06

14 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$0.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.67

vs GA average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	551	223.30	1,229	10thin
Medium and Large 3	538	222.47	1,197	4thin

One grade step is worth $0.82/cwt here — about $32 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

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $441.15, low $326.24, median $410.18 across 26 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 sale14 hd

223.06

—

GA average14 barns · 345 hd

226.73

−3.67

This barn, trailing median26 sales

410.18

−187.12

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	1,663	138.02	2,294	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	117.90	1,492	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	115.00	983	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	113.75	1,810	4thin

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)	1,026	$1,407	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	878	$1,251	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,269	$2,012	5

Every lot, as filed

53 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	550–600	562	218.41/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	209.34/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	293.93/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,199	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	897	1,377.79/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	272.87/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,222	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	259.00/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	212.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,210	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	306	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	269.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,011	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	279.87/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	207.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	986	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	1,250.95/head	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,251	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,230	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	186.66/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	331.79/cwt	330.00–335.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	256.59/cwt	255.00–260.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	308.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,035	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	222.47/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,197	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	116.52/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,812	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,807	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	109.35/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,334	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	125.55/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,593	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	116.66/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	298.28/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	234.07/cwt	230.00–238.00	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	297.45/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	323.79/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,085	4
Bulls	—	—	1,423	135.32/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,926	3
Bulls	—	—	1,902	140.71/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	269.86/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	202.49/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	185.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	348.44/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	257.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,058	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,173	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	294.74/cwt	290.00–300.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	361	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	304.02/cwt	303.00–305.00	1,253	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	342.66/cwt	340.00–345.00	918	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	2,071.55/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,072	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	123.96/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,436.08/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	233.61/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,245	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	228.23/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,086	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 Oct 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 389Year ago 458

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 23Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 80Year ago 8

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement cattle steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	275.00–280.00	277.46
10	350–400	376	265.00–275.00	269.00
5	450–500	476	225.00–229.00	228.23
3	550–600	562	215.00–225.00	218.41
3	650–700	653	180.00–190.00	186.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	306	270.00–275.00	272.54
3	350–400	369	255.00–260.00	256.59
2	400–450	413	230.00–238.00	234.07
4	450–500	476	200.00–210.00	207.08
2	650–700	680	170.00–175.00	172.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	290.00–300.00	294.74
4	500–550	525	230.00–235.00	232.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	340.00–345.00	342.66
2	300–350	340	335.00–340.00	337.46
7	400–450	448	270.00–275.00	272.87
5	500–550	533	230.00–238.00	233.61
5	550–600	568	210.00–220.00	212.98
3	600–650	640	208.00–210.00	209.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	330.00–335.00	331.79
4	300–350	335	320.00–330.00	323.79
2	350–400	373	295.00–300.00	297.45
5	400–450	410	250.00–260.00	257.98
4	500–550	538	215.00–225.00	222.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	345.00–350.00	348.44
2	400–450	415	285.00–290.00	287.47
4	650–700	687	200.00–210.00	202.49
3	750–800	773	180.00–190.00	185.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	290.00–298.00	293.93
2	450–500	473	270.00–275.00	272.49
2	500–550	543	258.00–260.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	300.00–310.00	308.10
3	350–400	382	295.00–300.00	298.28
3	400–450	436	275.00–285.00	279.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	412	303.00–305.00	304.02
3	500–550	520	265.00–275.00	269.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	325.00	325.00

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)	3	—	897	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,377.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	878	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,250.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	114.00	114.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	122.00–126.00	123.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,436.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	122.00	122.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,279	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,071.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	115.00	115.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	116.00–117.00	116.52
2	—	1,628	110.00–112.00	110.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	106.00–112.00	109.35
4	—	1,269	124.00–128.00	125.55
4	—	1,296	113.00–120.00	116.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	134.00–137.00	135.32
3	—	1,902	138.00–142.00	140.71

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

Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle