Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.37/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −152.07 against this barn's trailing median of $441.43.

Average price

$289.37

9 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$17.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs GA average

−36.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	299.10	1,678	4thin
Medium and Large 3	568	281.58	1,599	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.52/cwt here — about $79 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

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $481.13, low $353.34, median $441.43 across 28 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 sale9 hd

289.37

—

GA average9 barns · 195 hd

287.86

+1.51

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−36.00

This barn, trailing median28 sales

441.43

−152.07

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	1,690	139.48	2,358	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	109.22	1,292	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,612	108.85	1,755	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	97.20	965	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)	1,292	$1,632	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	928	$975	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,152	$1,688	6

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	346.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	324.89/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,527	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	338.76/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,128	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,884.58/head	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	227.39/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	281.49/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	298.31/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,560	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	321.31/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,224	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,249	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	273.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	264.39/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	254.03/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,666	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	888	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	867	941.92/head	800.00–1,100.00	942	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	110.29/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,301	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	106.15/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,255	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,427	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	92.37/cwt	90.00–95.00	901	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	101.06/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,019	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	106.07/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	306.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,439	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	255.18/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,799	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	308.32/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,162	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,843	114.40/cwt	110.00–117.00	2,108	3
Bulls	—	—	1,910	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,521	1
Bulls	—	—	1,617	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	338.59/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,219	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	258.96/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,461	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	347.62/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	281.58/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	335.12/cwt	330.00–340.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	292.45/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	325.18/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	369.35/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,381	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	409.05/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	347.54/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	373.43/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	299.10/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,678	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,347	1,742.05/head	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,742	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,404	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	314.28/cwt	311.00–320.00	1,540	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	343.24/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	370.13/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	355.20/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,332	2

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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 554Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 53Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 35Year ago 4

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	370.00–380.00	373.43
2	350–400	375	350.00–360.00	355.20
5	400–450	410	340.00–350.00	346.05
3	450–500	470	320.00–330.00	324.89
2	650–700	656	250.00–258.00	254.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	300.00–310.00	306.09
3	500–550	523	295.00–305.00	298.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	266	405.00–415.00	409.05
7	350–400	374	365.00–375.00	369.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	335.00–340.00	338.76
7	350–400	381	320.00–325.00	321.31
2	550–600	580	235.00–245.00	240.00
6	600–650	634	225.00–235.00	227.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	330.00–340.00	335.12
3	350–400	377	305.00–310.00	308.32
2	400–450	440	290.00–295.00	292.45
5	450–500	480	270.00–280.00	273.00
4	500–550	522	260.00–270.00	264.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	345.00–350.00	347.54
7	350–400	360	335.00–340.00	338.59
2	400–450	425	320.00–330.00	325.18
5	550–600	564	253.00–263.00	258.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	340.00–350.00	343.24
8	450–500	490	311.00–320.00	314.28
2	600–650	606	280.00–283.00	281.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	568	280.00–288.00	281.58
27	700–750	705	254.00–256.00	255.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	386	365.00–375.00	370.13
3	400–450	417	345.00–350.00	347.62
4	550–600	561	297.00–305.00	299.10

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	108.00	108.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	867	800.00–1,100.00	941.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,347	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,742.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	108.00	108.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,212	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,884.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,249	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	888	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,180	110.00–113.00	110.29
6	—	1,182	105.00–109.00	106.15
1	—	1,220	117.00	117.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	90.00–95.00	92.37
5	—	1,008	99.00–103.00	101.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,497	105.00–108.00	106.07
3	—	1,843	110.00–117.00	114.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	132.00	132.00
3	—	1,617	140.00–144.00	141.98

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

Steers · 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