Name: Pulaski Co livestock auction prices — 2019-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls 2.00 higher, feeder steers, heifers, and bulls mostly steady, steer calves, heifer calves, and bull calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher, replacement cows steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $163.17/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −46.00 against this barn's trailing median of $209.17.

Average price

$163.17

92 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$19.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.18

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	392	173.71	680	28
Medium and Large 2	388	161.03	624	41
Medium and Large 3	373	154.15	575	23

One grade step is worth $19.56/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.23, low $194.44, median $209.17 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale92 hd

163.17

—

GA average8 barns · 797 hd

144.99

+18.18

This barn, trailing median4 sales

209.17

−46.00

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	1,416	82.80	1,173	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	68.63	1,086	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	63.82	717	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	975	50.77	495	12

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	221.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	192.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	183.08/cwt	180.00–188.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	158.97/cwt	155.00–165.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	150.92/cwt	148.00–155.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	213	189.05/cwt	185.00–193.00	403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	139.75/cwt	137.00–145.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	159.07/cwt	155.00–163.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	147.57/cwt	143.00–152.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	167.64/cwt	165.00–173.00	560	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	165.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	598	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	119.79/cwt	113.00–123.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	163.91/cwt	160.00–167.00	529	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	154.70/cwt	150.00–160.00	586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	163.69/cwt	160.00–167.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	157.16/cwt	155.00–160.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	143.52/cwt	138.00–149.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	151.47/cwt	147.00–155.00	577	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	145.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	792	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	141.94/cwt	137.00–145.00	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	127.64/cwt	123.00–130.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.07/cwt	135.00–140.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	145.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	143.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	116.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	137.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	164.05/cwt	160.00–168.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	169.90/cwt	165.00–175.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	157.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	158.42/cwt	155.00–165.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	143.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	155.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	146.76/cwt	145.00–150.00	702	5
Bulls	—	—	1,291	77.58/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,002	7
Bulls	—	—	1,514	86.86/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,315	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	60.07/cwt	56.00–63.00	665	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	66.94/cwt	64.00–72.00	761	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,017	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	70.36/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,097	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	46.23/cwt	41.00–48.00	447	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	53.18/cwt	50.00–57.00	522	6

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 Apr 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	235	220.00–225.00	221.52
3	—	280	190.00–200.00	192.98
5	—	312	180.00–188.00	183.08
5	—	464	155.00–165.00	158.97
6	—	410	165.00–170.00	167.44
6	—	513	148.00–155.00	150.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	213	185.00–193.00	189.05
5	—	514	137.00–145.00	139.75
6	—	421	155.00–163.00	159.07
7	—	474	143.00–152.00	147.57
9	—	334	165.00–173.00	167.64
10	—	362	160.00–170.00	165.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	113.00–123.00	119.79
10	—	323	160.00–167.00	163.91
10	—	379	150.00–160.00	154.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	160.00–167.00	163.69
5	—	330	155.00–160.00	157.16
8	—	478	138.00–149.00	143.52
9	—	381	147.00–155.00	151.47
9	—	421	140.00–150.00	145.88
9	—	573	135.00–140.00	138.18
10	—	521	137.00–145.00	141.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	123.00–130.00	127.64
5	—	430	135.00–140.00	137.07
7	—	322	140.00–150.00	145.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	230	140.00–150.00	143.19
3	—	508	115.00–120.00	116.66
4	—	278	135.00–140.00	137.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	160.00–168.00	164.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	165.00–175.00	169.90
5	—	523	150.00–160.00	157.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	155.00–165.00	158.42
3	—	517	140.00–145.00	143.39
5	—	421	150.00–160.00	155.77
5	—	478	145.00–150.00	146.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,291	75.00–82.00	77.58
9	—	1,514	83.00–90.00	86.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,107	56.00–63.00	60.07
12	—	1,137	64.00–72.00	66.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	60.00	60.00
5	—	1,559	68.00–74.00	70.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	59.00	59.00
5	—	966	41.00–48.00	46.23
6	—	981	50.00–57.00	53.18

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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