Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.42/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −132.35 against this barn's trailing median of $391.76.

Average price

$259.42

31 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$1.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.32

vs GA average

−20.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	259.97	1,397	22
Medium and Large 1	578	258.06	1,492	9thin

One grade step is worth $1.91/cwt here — about −$95 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 sale31 hd

259.42

—

GA average15 barns · 409 hd

244.10

+15.32

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−20.88

This barn, trailing median33 sales

391.76

−132.35

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	1,747	141.01	2,463	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	114.80	1,443	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	830	100.00	830	1thin

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)	922	$1,299	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$937	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	113.94/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,379	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	122.00/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,763	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	106.05/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,117	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	143.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,124	2
Bulls	—	—	2,270	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	3,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	1,073.33/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,073	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	937.43/head	925.00–950.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	232.67/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	306.94/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	285.65/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,371	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	289.51/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	336.37/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,393	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	311.35/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	272.19/cwt	268.00–273.00	1,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	297.42/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	346.33/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,299	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	328.73/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,358	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	346.24/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	319.54/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,495	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,637.86/head	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	266.31/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,377	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	246.39/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,432	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	374.01/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,212	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	210.44/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	368	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	276.67/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	365.05/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	258.06/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,492	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	319.72/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	333.41/cwt	333.00–335.00	1,607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	390.09/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	195.06/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	371.26/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	290.31/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,269	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	220.03/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	297.45/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	316	362.61/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	661	206.55/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	306.38/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,124	8

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 436Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 66Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 51Year ago 10

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	112.00–115.00	113.94
4	—	1,445	119.00–124.00	122.00
3	—	1,053	104.00–110.00	106.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	140.00–146.00	143.01
1	—	2,270	137.00	137.00

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	—	850	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,073.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	895	925.00–950.00	937.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,637.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	100.00	100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	412	300.00–310.00	306.94
2	450–500	475	295.00–300.00	297.42
15	500–550	517	260.00–270.00	266.31
7	550–600	581	240.00–250.00	246.39
3	600–650	640	230.00–238.00	232.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	367	300.00–310.00	306.38
10	400–450	437	285.00–295.00	290.31
8	450–500	480	280.00–290.00	285.65
2	600–650	640	218.00–222.00	220.03
2	650–700	661	203.00–210.00	206.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	409	318.00–325.00	319.72
9	550–600	578	257.00–262.00	258.06
2	750–800	780	208.00–213.00	210.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	578	288.00–290.00	289.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	360.00–370.00	365.05
4	350–400	363	340.00–350.00	346.24
6	400–450	414	335.00–340.00	336.37
4	450–500	468	315.00–325.00	319.54
6	500–550	517	310.00–312.00	311.35
6	600–650	601	276.00–280.00	276.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	482	333.00–335.00	333.41
2	500–550	520	320.00–330.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	385.00–395.00	390.09
5	300–350	324	370.00–380.00	374.01
4	500–550	515	310.00–315.00	312.50
6	550–600	574	268.00–273.00	272.19
2	750–800	770	190.00–200.00	195.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	316	360.00–365.00	362.61
4	350–400	375	340.00–350.00	346.33
4	400–450	413	325.00–330.00	328.73
4	500–550	520	295.00–300.00	297.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	365.00–375.00	371.26
2	450–500	456	330.00–335.00	332.48

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle