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Pulaski Co

Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hawkinsville, Georgia · Tue, Oct 15

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1937

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

317 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 389▼ 141 vs year ago 458 · −30.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 23▼ 60 vs year ago 94 · −63.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 80▲ 43 vs year ago 8 · +537.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle steady. Replacement cattle steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $223.06/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −165.62 against this barn's trailing median of $388.68.

Average price

$223.06

14 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$0.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.67

vs GA average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	551	223.30	1,229	10thin
Medium and Large 3	538	222.47	1,197	4thin

One grade step is worth $0.82/cwt here — about $32 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

223.06

—

GA average14 barns · 345 hd

226.73

−3.67

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.68

−165.62

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $441.15, low $314.67, median $388.68 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,663	138.02	2,294	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	117.90	1,492	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	115.00	983	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	113.75	1,810	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,026	$1,407	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	878	$1,251	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,269	$2,012	5

Every lot

53 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	336	308.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,035	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	361	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,173	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	298.28/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,139	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	293.93/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,199	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	304.02/cwt	303.00–305.00	1,253	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	279.87/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,220	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,289	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	269.86/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,403	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	259.00/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,406	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	294.74/cwt	290.00–300.00	657	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	805	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	306	272.54/cwt	270.00–275.00	834	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	256.59/cwt	255.00–260.00	947	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	269.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,011	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	234.07/cwt	230.00–238.00	967	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	228.23/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,086	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	207.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	986	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,221	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	218.41/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,227	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	186.66/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,219	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,173	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	342.66/cwt	340.00–345.00	918	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	331.79/cwt	330.00–335.00	896	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	348.44/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,139	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	323.79/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,085	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,147	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	297.45/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,109	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	257.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,058	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,193	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	272.87/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,222	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	233.61/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,245	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	222.47/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,197	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	212.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,210	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	209.34/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,340	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	202.49/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,391	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	185.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,430	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,423	135.32/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,926	3
Bulls	—	—	1,902	140.71/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,676	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	109.35/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,334	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	125.55/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,593	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	116.66/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,512	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	116.52/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,812	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,628	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,807	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	878	1,250.95/head	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,251	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	897	1,377.79/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,378	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,294	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,436.08/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,436	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,415	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	123.96/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,475	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,230	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,279	2,071.55/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,072	4

This sale against other markets

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 389Year ago 458

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 23Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 80Year ago 8

Compared to a week ago slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Feeder cattle 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
2	250–300	290	275.00–280.00	277.46
10	350–400	376	265.00–275.00	269.00
5	450–500	476	225.00–229.00	228.23
3	550–600	562	215.00–225.00	218.41
3	650–700	653	180.00–190.00	186.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	306	270.00–275.00	272.54
3	350–400	369	255.00–260.00	256.59
2	400–450	413	230.00–238.00	234.07
4	450–500	476	200.00–210.00	207.08
2	650–700	680	170.00–175.00	172.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	290.00–300.00	294.74
4	500–550	525	230.00–235.00	232.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	405	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	340.00–345.00	342.66
2	300–350	340	335.00–340.00	337.46
7	400–450	448	270.00–275.00	272.87
5	500–550	533	230.00–238.00	233.61
5	550–600	568	210.00–220.00	212.98
3	600–650	640	208.00–210.00	209.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	330.00–335.00	331.79
4	300–350	335	320.00–330.00	323.79
2	350–400	373	295.00–300.00	297.45
5	400–450	410	250.00–260.00	257.98
4	500–550	538	215.00–225.00	222.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	345.00–350.00	348.44
2	400–450	415	285.00–290.00	287.47
4	650–700	687	200.00–210.00	202.49
3	750–800	773	180.00–190.00	185.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	290.00–298.00	293.93
2	450–500	473	270.00–275.00	272.49
2	500–550	543	258.00–260.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	300.00–310.00	308.10
3	350–400	382	295.00–300.00	298.28
3	400–450	436	275.00–285.00	279.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	412	303.00–305.00	304.02
3	500–550	520	265.00–275.00	269.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	325.00	325.00

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	—	897	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,377.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	878	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,250.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	114.00	114.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	122.00–126.00	123.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,436.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	122.00	122.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,279	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,071.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	116.00–117.00	116.52
2	—	1,628	110.00–112.00	110.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	106.00–112.00	109.35
4	—	1,269	124.00–128.00	125.55
4	—	1,296	113.00–120.00	116.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	134.00–137.00	135.32
3	—	1,902	138.00–142.00	140.71

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.