Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.07/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −168.69 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$223.07

14 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$16.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.97

vs GA average

−36.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	230.59	1,277	5thin
Medium and Large 2	523	223.01	1,166	5thin
Medium and Large 3	515	213.74	1,101	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.85/cwt here — about $177 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

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 sale14 hd

223.07

—

GA average14 barns · 405 hd

215.10

+7.97

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−36.56

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−168.69

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	1,590	138.79	2,207	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	114.62	1,388	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	110.05	1,632	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	941	$1,343	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,500	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	350–400	368	269.84/cwt	265.00–275.00	993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	244.01/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	284.49/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,152	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	312.62/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,157	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	991	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,255	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	876	1,249.86/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	257.57/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,352	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	313.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,202	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	263.27/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	243.39/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,134	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	213.74/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,101	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	297.08/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,099	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	304.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	222.59/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,057	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,075	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	890	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	110.05/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,632	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	110.51/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,296	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,690	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	117.09/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,426	7
Bulls	—	—	2,005	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	3,048	1
Bulls	—	—	1,452	134.38/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	223.01/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	239.73/cwt	235.00–245.00	985	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	114.33/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	211.50/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	194.00/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	230.59/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	234.61/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,105	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	241.36/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,475	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	302.57/cwt	300.00–305.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	216.59/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,579	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,527.80/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	191.50/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	296.65/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	219.28/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,338	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	281.73/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	266.98/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,225	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	251.58/cwt	250.00–253.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	226.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	983	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	318.07/cwt	315.00–320.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	396	306.18/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,212	6

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 483Last week 317Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 34Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 51Year ago 17

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder cattle mostly 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
3	350–400	368	265.00–275.00	269.84
17	400–450	411	235.00–245.00	239.73
5	500–550	523	220.00–225.00	223.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	250.00–253.00	251.58
10	400–450	435	220.00–230.00	226.07
12	450–500	475	220.00–228.00	222.59
4	500–550	515	210.00–220.00	213.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	300.00–305.00	302.57
2	300–350	335	290.00–295.00	292.50
14	450–500	471	233.00–240.00	234.61
5	550–600	554	225.00–232.00	230.59
13	600–650	610	215.00–223.00	219.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	310.00–315.00	312.62
4	400–450	405	280.00–288.00	284.49
5	500–550	522	240.00–245.00	244.01
2	550–600	580	210.00–213.00	211.50
2	650–700	670	190.00–198.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	315.00–320.00	318.07
5	300–350	319	300.00–310.00	304.04
7	350–400	370	290.00–300.00	297.08
3	400–450	418	260.00–270.00	263.27
11	450–500	466	240.00–250.00	243.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	295.00–300.00	296.65
2	700–750	703	190.00–193.00	191.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	384	310.00–320.00	313.02
12	500–550	525	250.00–260.00	257.57
4	550–600	575	235.00–240.00	237.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	396	300.00–308.00	306.18
3	400–450	420	280.00–285.00	281.73
5	450–500	459	260.00–270.00	266.98
2	550–600	590	220.00–225.00	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	611	235.00–245.00	241.36
10	700–750	729	216.00–217.00	216.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	345.00	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 cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	840	118.00	118.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	876	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,249.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,105	109.00–120.00	114.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	110.00	110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,527.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	107.00–112.00	110.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,173	110.00–112.00	110.51
1	—	1,385	122.00	122.00
7	—	1,218	114.00–120.00	117.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	152.00	152.00
3	—	1,452	131.00–137.00	134.38

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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Pulaski Co

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle