Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder cattle unevenly steady, replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.95/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −168.81 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$222.95

28 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$17.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.65

vs GA average

−37.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	227.37	1,253	21
Medium and Large 3	576	209.70	1,208	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.67/cwt here — about $45 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 sale28 hd

222.95

—

GA average14 barns · 465 hd

212.30

+10.65

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−37.51

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−168.81

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	1,595	138.44	2,207	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	113.75	1,422	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,403	112.66	1,581	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	904	100.37	907	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	770	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,978	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
Bulls	—	—	1,579	135.32/cwt	134.00–137.00	2,137	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	141.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,279	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	110.29/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,340	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	115.75/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,462	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	109.30/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,448	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	103.23/cwt	100.00–105.00	918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	191.28/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,192	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	269.91/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	302.87/cwt	300.00–310.00	966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	227.55/cwt	220.00–230.00	978	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	248.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,134	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	209.70/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,208	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	259.80/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	233.78/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,106	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	204.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,259	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	111.69/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	247.62/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,293	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	306.92/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,126	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	238.33/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,020	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	273.85/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,027	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	289.00/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	240	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	224.01/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,281	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	297.76/cwt	293.00–300.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	247.47/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	231.84/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,213	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,978.11/head	1,875.00–2,075.00	1,978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	250.20/cwt	245.00–255.00	931	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	300.02/cwt	295.00–305.00	960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	263.30/cwt	260.00–270.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	330.51/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,061	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,626	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	114.10/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,640	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,058	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	91.69/cwt	90.00–95.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	220.98/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	264.58/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,225	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 483Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 39Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 45Year ago 8

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows and bulls steady, feeder cattle unevenly steady, replacement cattle steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,579	134.00–137.00	135.32
4	—	1,610	140.00–145.00	141.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,215	108.00–112.00	110.29
11	—	1,263	114.00–118.00	115.75
2	—	1,355	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,325	106.00–112.00	109.30
7	—	1,437	113.00–115.00	114.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	889	100.00–105.00	103.23
1	—	920	115.00	115.00
3	—	918	90.00–95.00	91.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	300.00–310.00	302.87
5	400–450	420	265.00–275.00	269.91
13	450–500	457	240.00–250.00	248.05
4	600–650	623	190.00–195.00	191.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	367	300.00–310.00	306.92
5	500–550	522	245.00–250.00	247.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	321	325.00–335.00	330.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	260.00–270.00	263.30
17	350–400	372	245.00–255.00	250.20
12	400–450	430	220.00–230.00	227.55
3	450–500	465	220.00–223.00	220.98
7	550–600	576	208.00–210.00	209.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	375	270.00–275.00	273.85
18	400–450	428	237.00–240.00	238.33
12	450–500	473	230.00–238.00	233.78
5	600–650	617	200.00–210.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	293.00–300.00	297.76
4	400–450	415	245.00–255.00	247.47
9	500–550	523	228.00–238.00	231.84
12	550–600	572	220.00–226.00	224.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	288.00–290.00	289.00
5	500–550	519	258.00–263.00	259.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	295.00–305.00	300.02
3	350–400	370	290.00–300.00	295.05
5	450–500	463	260.00–270.00	264.58

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	120.00	120.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	109.00–115.00	111.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	1,875.00–2,075.00	1,978.11

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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