Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers steady. Steer and bull calves sharply higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.96/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −152.80 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$238.96

14 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,248

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$10.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.72

vs GA average

−28.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	517	242.05	1,251	10thin
Medium and Large 3	535	231.24	1,237	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.81/cwt here — about $14 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 sale14 hd

238.96

—

GA average15 barns · 512 hd

232.24

+6.72

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−28.09

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−152.80

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	—	Low	1,631	135.37	2,208	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	110.96	1,291	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	109.75	1,604	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	94.88	970	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)	1,155	$1,675	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,340	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,682	128.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,160	5
Bulls	—	—	1,615	149.52/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,415	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	113.42/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,330	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	112.92/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,511	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,605	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	138.55/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	213.89/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,318	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	221	298.84/cwt	295.00–305.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	337.58/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	252.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	254.04/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,219	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	292.55/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	233	324.84/cwt	320.00–330.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	316.48/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	291.35/cwt	290.00–295.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	242.05/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,251	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	282.62/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,097	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	282.62/cwt	280.00–285.00	904	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,675.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	309	305.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	265.70/cwt	260.00–270.00	832	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	108.39/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,223	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	927	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,107	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	108.69/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,634	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	300.71/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,516	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	231.24/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	297.92/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,272	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	272.40/cwt	270.00–280.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	251.69/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,080	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	303.29/cwt	300.00–305.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,400	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	273.22/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	268.91/cwt	263.00–273.00	1,164	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	293.26/cwt	290.00–295.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	337.66/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	241	346.59/cwt	345.00–350.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	263.87/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,277	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	248.95/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,429	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 Nov 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 427Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 37Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to a week ago slaughter cattle mostly steady. Feeder steers, bulls and heifers steady. Steer and bull calves sharply higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,682	125.00–130.00	128.44
2	—	1,615	149.00–150.00	149.52
2	—	1,520	137.00–140.00	138.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	112.00–115.00	113.42
1	—	1,349	119.00	119.00
6	—	1,128	105.00–110.00	108.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	112.00–114.00	112.92
6	—	1,503	108.00–110.00	108.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	90.00–95.00	92.51
1	—	1,085	102.00	102.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	320.00–330.00	324.84
6	300–350	309	300.00–310.00	305.67
6	400–450	427	290.00–300.00	297.92
8	600–650	616	213.00–220.00	213.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	241	345.00–350.00	346.59
2	300–350	310	320.00–325.00	322.46
2	400–450	406	315.00–318.00	316.48
2	450–500	475	290.00–295.00	292.55
5	550–600	574	245.00–255.00	248.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	335.00–340.00	337.66
6	400–450	417	320.00–325.00	322.46
6	500–550	518	270.00–280.00	273.22
2	600–650	640	230.00–240.00	234.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	295.00–305.00	298.84
4	250–300	277	290.00–295.00	291.35
2	300–350	320	280.00–285.00	282.62
2	450–500	480	250.00–258.00	254.04
10	500–550	517	239.00–248.00	242.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	300.00–305.00	303.29
3	300–350	320	290.00–295.00	293.26
8	350–400	388	275.00–285.00	282.62
8	400–450	433	263.00–273.00	268.91
20	450–500	484	260.00–265.00	263.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	270.00–280.00	272.40
7	300–350	313	260.00–270.00	265.70
6	400–450	429	250.00–255.00	251.69
4	500–550	535	230.00–235.00	231.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	335.00–340.00	337.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	590	250.00–260.00	252.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	504	300.00–301.00	300.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
13	400–450	413	339.00	339.00
8	750–800	795	230.00	230.00

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)	2	—	840	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	102.00	102.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,155	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,082	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle